High School Data Transparency Act of 2013 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to direct coeducational elementary and secondary schools that participate in any ESEA program to: (1) report annually certain information on equality in their school athletic programs to the Commissioner for Educational Statistics; and (2) make such information available, upon request, to their students, potential students, and the public.
Directs the Commissioner to ensure that such data are posted on the Department of Education's Web site within a reasonable period of time.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 455 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 455
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct
certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make
available information on equality in school athletic programs, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 4, 2013
Ms. Slaughter (for herself, Ms. Bonamici, Mrs. Christensen, Mr.
Cicilline, Mr. Conyers, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Ms.
Eshoo, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Israel, Mr. Langevin, Mr.
Larsen of Washington, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Moore, Ms. Norton,
Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Polis, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California,
Ms. Schwartz, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms.
Waters, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Yarmuth) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
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A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct
certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make
available information on equality in school athletic programs, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``High School Data Transparency Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Participation in sports teaches youth critical life
skills and has a significant positive impact on all areas of
their lives, especially for girls.
(2) Girls who participate in sports have higher levels of
confidence and self-esteem, lower levels of depression, are
less likely to be suicidal, are more likely to have a positive
body image than female non-athletes, and are half as likely to
experience an unintended pregnancy as compared to female non-
athletes. Girls who participate in sports have higher
graduation rates, receive better grades, and are less likely to
smoke or use illegal drugs.
(3) Sports participation effectively combats obesity, which
is particularly significant given that one in six girls are
obese or overweight and African-Americans and Hispanic girls
face even greater risks.
(4) Despite advances in athletic opportunities for women
and girls since the passage of title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972, discrimination still limits athletic
opportunities for females in interscholastic and
intercollegiate athletics. Girls comprise 49 percent of the
high school population, but receive only 41 percent of all
interscholastic athletic participation opportunities
nationwide. This translates into 1,300,000 fewer opportunities
to play high school sports for girls than for boys. These lost
participation opportunities also result in the loss of athletic
scholarships that make it possible for many girls and young
women to attend college.
(5) There is ample evidence that girls' teams often receive
inferior benefits and services when they do play, in areas such
as overall budgets; travel; equipment; uniforms; facilities,
including locker rooms, fields, and practice and competitive
facilities; training and medical services; publicity; access to
coaches; and scheduling of practices, games, and sports
seasons.
(6) Without information about how athletic opportunities
and benefits are being allocated at the elementary and
secondary school levels, students may be deprived of
opportunities to play sports and to receive athletic
scholarships to attend college.
(7) Students, parents, 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 inequities.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are as follows:
(1) To ensure that information about the allocation of
athletic opportunities and benefits at the elementary and
secondary school levels is available to all students.
(2) To promote equal opportunities for both boys and girls
to engage in school-sponsored athletics.
(3) To provide boys and girls with equal access to the
physical, psychological, health and other benefits that result
from playing sports.
SEC. 3. DISCLOSURE OF STATISTICS ON EQUALITY IN ATHLETIC PROGRAMS.
Subpart 2 of part E of title IX of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``SEC. 9537. EQUALITY IN ATHLETIC PROGRAMS.
``(a) Report.--Each coeducational elementary or secondary school
that participates in any program under this Act and has an athletic
program, shall annually, for the immediately preceding academic year,
prepare a report that contains the following information:
``(1) The number of students that attended the school and
for each student an identification of such student's--
``(A) sex;
``(B) race; and
``(C) ethnicity.
``(2) A listing of the teams that competed in athletic
competition and for each such team the following data:
``(A) The total number of participants as of the
day of the first scheduled contest for the team, and
for each participant an identification of such
participant's--
``(i) sex;
``(ii) race; and
``(iii) ethnicity.
``(B) The year the team began.
``(C) The total expenditures for each team from
school and nonschool sources, including a listing of
the following data for each team:
``(i) Expenditures for travel.
``(ii) Expenditures for equipment
(including any equipment replacement schedule).
``(iii) Expenditures for uniforms
(including any uniform replacement schedule).
``(iv) Expenditures for facilities
(including locker rooms, fields, and
gymnasiums) and their maintenance and repair.
``(v) Expenditures for training and medical
facilities and services.
``(vi) Expenditures for publicity for
competitions (including press guides, press
releases, game programs, and publicity
personnel).
``(D) The total number of trainers and medical
personnel, and for each trainer or medical personnel an
identification of such person's--
``(i) sex;
``(ii) employment status (including whether
such person is employed full-time or part-time,
and whether such person is a head or assistant
trainer or medical services provider) and
duties other than providing training or medical
services; and
``(iii) qualifications, including whether
the person is a professional or student.
``(E) The total number of coaches, and for each
coach an identification of such coach's--
``(i) sex;
``(ii) employment status (including whether
such coach is employed full-time or part-time,
and whether such coach is a head or assistant
coach) and duties other than coaching; and
``(iii) qualifications, including whether
the person is a professional or student.
``(F) Total annual revenues generated by the team
(including contributions from outside sources such as
booster clubs), disaggregated by source.
``(G) The total number of competitions scheduled,
and for each scheduled competition an indication of
what day of the week and time the competition was
scheduled.
``(H) The total number of practices scheduled, and
for each scheduled practice an indication of what day
of the week and time the practice was scheduled.
``(I) The season in which the team competed.
``(J) Whether such team participated in postseason
competition, and the success of such team in any
postseason competition.
``(3) The average annual institutional salary attributable
to coaching of the head coaches of men's teams, across all
offered sports, and the average annual institutional salary
attributable to coaching of the head coaches of women's teams,
across all offered sports.
``(4) The average annual institutional salary attributable
to coaching of the assistant coaches of men's teams, across all
offered sports, and the average annual institutional salary
attributable to coaching of the assistant coaches of women's
teams, across all offered sports.
``(b) Special Rule.--For the purpose of reporting the information
described in paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a), if a coach has
responsibilities for more than 1 team and the school does not allocate
such coach's salary by team, 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 teams.
``(c) Disclosure of Information to Students and Public.--On an
annual basis, each coeducational elementary or secondary school
described in subsection (a) shall--
``(1) make available to students, potential students, and
the public, upon request, the information contained in each
report by the school under this section by October 15 of each
school year; and
``(2) ensure that all students at the school and members of
the relevant community are informed of their right to request
such information.
``(d) Submission; Information Availability.--On an annual basis,
each coeducational elementary or secondary school described in
subsection (a) shall provide the information contained in each report
by the school under this section to the Commissioner for Education
Statistics not later than 15 days after the date that the school makes
such information available under subsection (c).
``(e) Duties of Commissioner for Education Statistics.--The
Commissioner for Education Statistics shall--
``(1) ensure that the data required under this section are
posted on the Department of Education's Web site within a
reasonable period of time; and
``(2) not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of the High School Data Transparency Act of 2013,
notify all elementary and secondary schools in all States about
the requirements under subsection (c) and issue guidance to all
elementary and secondary schools on how to collect and report
the information required under this section.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E85)
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
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