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Washington Revised Code Title 49. Labor Regulations § 49.60.500. Community athletics programs--Sex discrimination prohibited--Definitions

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(1) No city, town, county, or district may discriminate against any person on the basis of sex in the operation, conduct, or administration of community athletics programs for youth or adults.  A third party receiving a lease or permit from a city, town, county, district, or a school district, for a community athletics program also may not discriminate against any person on the basis of sex in the operation, conduct, or administration of community athletics programs for youth or adults.

(2) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section.

(a) “Community athletics program” means any athletic program that is organized for the purposes of training for and engaging in athletic activity and competition and that is in any way operated, conducted, administered, or supported by a city, town, county, district, or school district other than those offered by the school and created solely for the students by the school.

(b) “District” means any metropolitan park district, park and recreation service area, or park and recreation district.

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