Ind. Code ch. 21-18-13.5

in effect

Ind. Code § 21-18-13.5-1 Application

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following: (1) An athletic team or sport that is organized, sanctioned, or sponsored by a state educational institution in which the students participating on the athletic team or in the sport compete against students participating on an athletic team or in a sport that is organized, sanctioned, or sponsored by another state educational institution or a private postsecondary educational institution. (2) An athletic team or sport that is organized, sanctioned, or sponsored by a private postsecondary educational institution that voluntarily competes against an athletic team or in a sport that is organized, sanctioned, or sponsored by a state educational institution. As added by P.L.83-2025, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 21-18-13.5-2 Athletic team or sport designation; participation on athletic team or sport prohibited

Sec. 2. (a) A state educational institution or private postsecondary educational institution that organizes, sanctions, or sponsors an athletic team or sport described in section 1 of this chapter shall expressly designate the athletic team or sport as one (1) of the following: (1) A male, men's, or boys' team or sport. (2) A female, women's, or girls' team or sport. (3) A coeducational or mixed team or sport. (b) A male, based on a student's biological sex at birth in accordance with the student's genetics and reproductive biology, may not participate on an athletic team or sport designated under this section as being a female, women's, or girls' athletic team or sport. As added by P.L.83-2025, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 21-18-13.5-3 Submission of grievance; procedure

Sec. 3. (a) A student or parent of a student may submit a grievance to a state educational institution or private postsecondary educational institution for a violation of section 2 of this chapter. (b) Each state educational institution and private postsecondary educational institution described in section 2 of this chapter shall establish and maintain a grievance procedure for the resolution of a grievance submitted under this section. As added by P.L.83-2025, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 21-18-13.5-4 Civil action; adverse action prohibited

Sec. 4. (a) If a state educational institution or private postsecondary educational institution violates this chapter, a student who is: (1) deprived of an athletic opportunity; or (2) otherwise directly or indirectly injured; as a result of the violation may bring a civil action against the state educational institution or private postsecondary educational institution. (b) A state educational institution or private postsecondary educational institution may not retaliate or otherwise take any adverse action against a student for reporting a violation or bringing a civil action for a violation of this chapter. As added by P.L.83-2025, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 21-18-13.5-5 Award of injunctive relief, damages, or costs

Sec. 5. The court may award to a student who prevails in an action under section 4 of this chapter any of the following: (1) Injunctive relief. (2) The greater of: (A) actual and consequential damages resulting from the violation; or (B) liquidated damages of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). (3) Costs and reasonable attorney's fees. (4) Any other appropriate relief determined by the court. As added by P.L.83-2025, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 21-18-13.5-6 Immunity from liability

Sec. 6. A state educational institution and a private postsecondary educational institution are not subject to liability in: (1) a civil; (2) an administrative; (3) a disciplinary; or (4) a criminal; action for acting in good faith in compliance with this chapter. As added by P.L.83-2025, SEC.1.

Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/21Fetched: 10/17/2026