The sponsors of Title IX were Birch Bayh (Senate) and Edith Green (House of Representatives). Title IX prohibits sex discrimination in any educational program or activity receiving any type of federal financial aid. (Oraker 1). .
Because athletic programs are considered educational programs and activities Title IX applies to college sports. There are three basic parts of Title IX in regards to college sports. First, Title IX requires that women and men be provided equitable opportunities to participate in sports. Title IX does not require institutions to offer identical sports but an equal opportunity to play (Oraker 2). Second, Title IX requires that female and male student-athletes receive athletics scholarship dollars proportional to their participation (2). Last, Title IX requires the equal treatment of female and male student-athletes in the provisions of: equipment and supplies, scheduling of games and practice times, travel and daily allowance/per diem, access to tutoring, coaching, locker rooms, practice and competitive facilities, medical and training facilities and services, housing and dining facilities and services, publicity and promotions, support services and recruitment of student-athletes (2).
The Pennsylvania General Assembly has taken the Title IX bill further and created House Bill 1308, known as the "Equity in Sports Act." The law states, "No student shall, on the basis of gender, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, be treated differently from another student, or otherwise be discriminated against in any interscholastic or intramural athletics offered by a local school system, and no local school system shall provide any such athletics separately on such basis" (Oraker 3). The law covers many different aspects on how a school operates its extracurricular activities.
Sports Equity Coordinator.
The first item of business for a school system is to designate at least one employee as the sports equity coordinator.