The Fair Play for Women Act addresses gender discrimination in school and college sports by strengthening enforcement of Title IX, the 1972 law barring sex discrimination in federally funded education programs. The bill requires colleges to report detailed data on athletic participation, funding, and scholarships broken down by gender, and mandates that schools collect and publicly disclose similar information about high school and elementary sports programs. It creates new legal rights allowing athletes and institutions to sue athletic associations directly for discrimination and requires annual training on Title IX rights for coaches, athletic staff, and athletes at all levels. The bill also establishes civil penalties for colleges found in repeated noncompliance and directs the Department of Education to publish biennial reports analyzing gender equity gaps in college athletics and to create a searchable database of Title IX coordinators. No specific funding amounts are allocated, but colleges must make their equity disclosures publicly available by February 15 each year, with the federal government publishing aggregated reports by the same deadline.
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