State Rep. Anne Hughes (D-Easton, Redding, Weston) has been appointed to the Working Group Studying the Implementation of Federal Title IX Protections.
The working group will assess the feasibility of evaluating all municipal recreation areas and facilities used for organized sports, as well as any sports facilities maintained by public schools in the state, to determine their compliance with Title IX of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1972.
Additionally, the working group will consider various factors, including the nature and composition of organized sports teams and whether such teams may be restricted from using these areas or facilities.
“I am honored to join this working group and grateful that House Majority Leader Jason Rojas would select me for it,” said Hughes. “I recognize that higher ed institutions have had decades of experience navigating how to implement best practices for federal Title IX compliance, so I am eager to facilitate collaboration with their expertise to make recommendations that ensure equal access to these facilities for all participants, regardless of gender, and confidently and justly implement fair statutory protections for our towns’ sports and recreation resources.”
The working group will conclude when it submits a report replete with findings and recommendations to the Education and Planning and Development Committees.
In addition to the appointment to this working group, Hughes also co-chairs the Complex Care Committee of the standing Medical Assistance Program Oversight Council (MAPOC) and has been a member of the Commission on Environmental Standards Commission for Offshore Wind since 2019.
Hughes is an Assistant Majority Leader in the House of Representatives and a member of the Aging, Human Services, and Labor and Public Employees Committees.
