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1.0 Purpose Statement The purpose of the Community Athletics Programs Non-Discrimination Policy(the "Policy")is to help ensure that with regard to gender,the City of Everett Parks and Recreation Department(the"Department")and third parties providing community athletics/sports programs at Department facilities expand and support equal participation in community athletics programs and provide equal access to Department facilities that support such progrw.ms. The principles,goals,strategies,policy distribution,and policy administration contained in this Policy will guide the Department's actions with respect to gender. 1.1 Policy Intent The intent of this Policy is to guide Department staff in determining present and future courses of action,so as to achieve the following: a) expand and support equal participation in community athletics/sports programs;and b) provide all community athletics/sports programs equal access to Department facilities. 1.2 Background Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to the 1964 Civil Rights Act bans discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program or activity that receives money Rom the federal government. The most prominent and well known application of this law has been in the arena of high school and collegiate sports programs. Outside of the formal structure of high school and collegiate sports programs, individuals participate in a variety of community,private-non-profit,and private- for-profit rivate- for profit athletic programs,most of which utilize facilities provided by the public sector. The public sector has increasingly sought to evaluate the state of gender equality with rasp cot to programming and facility use.These evaluations include, for example,facility condition,equipment quality,practice and game scheduling cotnparability,and the experience level of coaches. The National Recreation and Parks Association(NRPA)has recognized the important role that parks and recreation agencies play in promoting gender equity with respect to its members'facilities and recreation programs, As such,NRPA "encourages park and recreation agencies to ensure that facilities are developed and programs are implemented so they meat male and female recreation needs." NRPA has also encouraged policymakers to"provide facilities and services to achieve the statutory objectives of Title IX:providing both female and male athletes with equitable opportunities to participate and access to quality services and treatment." f 1 Responding to the oall for action,the Washington State Legislature passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Hill 5967,with the vocal support of the Washington - I t 3 • I 7