Transgender sports debate heads to the Louisiana House floor
May 12, 2021 GMT
President Pro Tempore Beth Mizell listens during a hearing at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La. Thursday, April 8, 2021. A proposal to ban transgender athletes in Louisiana from competing on girls sports teams in schools will be debated by the full Senate after sailing through the chamber s education committee Thursday, April 29, 2021 without opposition. Sen. Mizell, the Senate s second-ranking Republican, said her bill would “protect girls in sports. She suggested transgender women would have an automatic, built-in advantage. (Scott Clause/The Daily Advertiser via AP)
President Pro Tempore Beth Mizell listens during a hearing at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La. Thursday, April 8, 2021. A proposal to ban transgender athletes in Louisiana from competing on girls sports teams in schools will be debated by the full Senate after sailing through the chamber s education commit
Louisiana Bills Target LSU Sex Assault, Harassment Scandals
Louisiana senators on April 21 started moving legislation prompted by the sexual misconduct scandals at Louisiana State University, measures aimed at tightening rules for how colleges must handle allegations of sexual assault, harassment and dating violence.
The proposals, advanced without objection by the Senate Education Committee, grew out of repeated hearings held by female lawmakers after a blistering independent report detailed years of widespread mishandling of misconduct claims at LSU.
“I think we are sending a clear and resounding message to the students” that lawmakers are responding to the controversy, said Sen. Regina Barrow, the Baton Rouge Democrat who led those hearings.
Senators advance bills in response to LSU misconduct scandal
By MELINDA DESLATTEApril 21, 2021 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Louisiana senators Wednesday started moving legislation prompted by the sexual misconduct scandals at Louisiana State University, measures aimed at tightening rules for how colleges must handle allegations of sexual assault, harassment and dating violence.
The proposals, advanced without objection by the Senate Education Committee, grew out of repeated hearings held by female lawmakers after a blistering independent report detailed years of widespread mishandling of misconduct claims at LSU.
“I think we are sending a clear and resounding message to the students” that lawmakers are responding to the controversy, said Sen. Regina Barrow, the Baton Rouge Democrat who led those hearings.
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