,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dee ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #d1 #bjac ,ms4 ,slaughter 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mrs4 ,christensen1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4 ,edwards1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,mr4 ,holt1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,israel1 ,mr4 ,langevin1 ,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,pingree of ,maine1 ,mr4 ,polis1 ,ms4 ,linda ,t4 ,snchez of ,california1 ,ms4 ,schwartz1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,ms4 ,waters1 ,mr4 ,waxman1 and ,mr4 ,yarmuth7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and the ,workforce ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife to direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make available information on equality in school athletic programs1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,high ,school ,data ,transparency ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,findings and purposes 7a7 ,findings ,the ,congress finds as follows3 7#a7 ,participation in sports teaches youth critical life skills and has a significant positive impact on all areas of their lives1 especially for girls4 7#b7 ,girls who participate in sports have higher levels of confidence and self-esteem1 lower levels of depression1 are less likely to be suicidal1 are more likely to have a positive body image than female non-athletes1 and are half as likely to experience an unintended pregnancy as compared to female non-athletes4 ,girls who participate in sports have higher graduation rates1 receive better grades1 and are less likely to smoke or use illegal drugs4 7#c7 ,sports participation effectively combats obesity1 which is particularly significant given that one in six girls are obese or overweight and ,african-,americans and ,hispanic girls face even greater risks4 7#d7 ,despite advances in athletic opportunities for women and girls since the passage of title ,,ix of the ,education ,amendments of #aigb1 discrimination still limits athletic opportunities for females in interscholastic and intercollegiate athletics4 ,girls comprise #di percent of the high school population1 but receive only #da percent of all interscholastic athletic participation opportunities nationwide4 ,this translates into #a1cjj1jjj fewer opportunities to play high school sports for girls than for boys4 ,these lost participation opportunities also result in the loss of athletic scholarships that make it possible for many girls and young women to attend college4 7#e7 ,there is ample evidence that girls' teams often receive inferior benefits and services when they do play1 in areas such as overall budgets2 travel2 equipment2 uniforms2 facilities1 including locker rooms1 fields1 and practice and competitive facilities2 training and medical services2 publicity2 access to coaches2 and scheduling of practices1 games1 and sports seasons4 7#f7 ,without information about how athletic opportunities and benefits are being allocated at the elementary and secondary school levels1 students may be deprived of opportunities to play sports and to receive athletic scholarships to attend college4 7#g7 ,students1 parents1 and schools should be aware of the athletic opportunities and benefits available to male and female students so that they can work to enhance athletic opportunities for all and address any inequities4 7b7 ,purposes ,the purposes of this ,act are as follows3 7#a7 ,to ensure that information about the allocation of athletic opportunities and benefits at the elementary and secondary school levels is available to all students4 7#b7 ,to promote equal opportunities for both boys and girls to engage in school-sponsored athletics4 7#c7 ,to provide boys and girls with equal access to the physical1 psychological1 health and other benefits that result from playing sports4 #c4 ,disclosure of statistics on equality in athletic programs ,subpart #b of part ,e of title ,,ix of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gija et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #iecg4 ,equality in athletic programs 7a7 ,report ,each coeducational elementary or secondary school that participates in any program under this ,act and has an athletic program1 shall annually1 for the immediately preceding academic year1 prepare a report that contains the following information3 7#a7 ,the number of students that attended the school and for each student an identification of such student's-- 7,a7 sex2 7,b7 race2 and 7,c7 ethnicity4 7#b7 ,a listing of the teams that competed in athletic competition and for each such team the following data3 7,a7 ,the total number of participants as of the day of the first scheduled contest for the team1 and for each participant an identification of such participant's-- 7i7 sex2 7ii7 race2 and 7iii7 ethnicity4 7,b7 ,the year the team began4 7,c7 ,the total expenditures for each team from school and nonschool sources1 including a listing of the following data for each team3 7i7 ,expenditures for travel4 7ii7 ,expenditures for equipment 7including any equipment replacement schedule74 7iii7 ,expenditures for uniforms 7including any uniform replacement schedule74 7iv7 ,expenditures for facilities 7including locker rooms1 fields1 and gymnasiums7 and their maintenance and repair4 7v7 ,expenditures for training and medical facilities and services4 7vi7 ,expenditures for publicity for competitions 7including press guides1 press releases1 game programs1 and publicity personnel74 7,d7 ,the total number of trainers and medical personnel1 and for each trainer or medical personnel an identification of such person's-- 7i7 sex2 7ii7 employment status 7including whether such person is employed full-time or part-time1 and whether such person is a head or assistant trainer or medical services provider7 and duties other than providing training or medical services2 and 7iii7 qualifications1 including whether the person is a professional or student4 7,e7 ,the total number of coaches1 and for each coach an identification of such coach's-- 7i7 sex2 7ii7 employment status 7including whether such coach is employed full-time or part-time1 and whether such coach is a head or assistant coach7 and duties other than coaching2 and 7iii7 qualifications1 including whether the person is a professional or student4 7,f7 ,total annual revenues generated by the team 7including contributions from outside sources such as booster clubs71 disaggregated by source4 7,g7 ,the total number of competitions scheduled1 and for each scheduled competition an indication of what day of the week and time the competition was scheduled4 7,h7 ,the total number of practices scheduled1 and for each scheduled practice an indication of what day of the week and time the practice was scheduled4 7,i7 ,the season in which the team competed4 7,j7 ,whether such team participated in postseason competition1 and the success of such team in any postseason competition4 7#c7 ,the average annual institutional salary attributable to coaching of the head coaches of men's teams1 across all offered sports1 and the average annual institutional salary attributable to coaching of the head coaches of women's teams1 across all offered sports4 7#d7 ,the average annual institutional salary attributable to coaching of the assistant coaches of men's teams1 across all offered sports1 and the average annual institutional salary attributable to coaching of the assistant coaches of women's teams1 across all offered sports4 7b7 ,special rule ,for the purpose of reporting the information described in paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d7 of subsection 7a71 if a coach has responsibilities for more than #a team and the school does not allocate such coach's salary by team1 the school should divide the salary by the number of teams for which the coach has responsibility and allocate the salary among the teams on a basis consistent with the coach's responsibilities for the different teams4 7c7 ,disclosure of information to students and public ,on an annual basis1 each coeducational elementary or secondary school described in subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 make available to students1 potential students1 and the public1 upon request1 the information contained in each report by the school under this section by ,october #ae of each school year2 and 7#b7 ensure that all students at the school and members of the relevant community are informed of their right to request such information4 7d7 ,submission2 information availability ,on an annual basis1 each coeducational elementary or secondary school described in subsection 7a7 shall provide the information contained in each report by the school under this section to the ,commissioner for ,education ,statistics not later than #ae days after the date that the school makes such information available under subsection 7c74 7e7 ,duties of ,commissioner for ,education ,statistics ,the ,commissioner for ,education ,statistics shall-- 7#a7 ensure that the data required under this section are posted on the ,department of ,education's ,web site within a reasonable period of time2 and 7#b7 not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of the ,high ,school ,data ,transparency ,act of #bjac1 notify all elementary and secondary schools in all ,states about the requirements under subsection 7c7 and issue guidance to all elementary and secondary schools on how to collect and report the information required under this section4 4