(a) Notwithstanding another law to the contrary, a governmental agency, excluding state residential training facilities, shall not prohibit distinctions between the sexes with respect to athletics, correctional facilities, juvenile detention facilities, domestic violence shelters, public institutions of higher education, or other accommodations where biology, safety, or privacy is implied and that result in separate accommodations that are substantially related to the important government interest of protecting the health, safety, and privacy of individuals in such circumstances.
(b) This chapter does not prohibit a domestic violence shelter, public institution of higher education, correctional facility, or juvenile detention facility from:(1) Establishing single-occupancy restrooms, changing rooms, or sleeping quarters that are not designated by sex; or(2) Redesignating a multi-occupancy restroom or sleeping quarters for the exclusive use of another sex authorized under this chapter as needed.
(1) Establishing single-occupancy restrooms, changing rooms, or sleeping quarters that are not designated by sex; or
(2) Redesignating a multi-occupancy restroom or sleeping quarters for the exclusive use of another sex authorized under this chapter as needed.