LINCOLN- The U.S. Department of Education proposed revisions to Title IX which would clarify that discrimination may include sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

In a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, Gov. Ricketts stated that the proposal "purposely misinterpret[s] and misappl[ies]" the Supreme Court's opinion which sought to expand the definition of sex discrimination to include gender identity, sexual orientation, and sexual characteristics.

Ricketts claimed that the proposed changes would also end the separation of restrooms, locker rooms, and other facilities based on biological sex, and instead separate these based on gender identity.

"Federal efforts to dictate how schools respond to the transgender issue is blatant overreach...States have a right to determine how schools operate," stated Ricketts.

Federal officials claimed that the changes would save recipients around $9 to $29 million over the span of a decade.

The Department of Education went on to state that, while the expected amount of money that will be saved is broad, "the benefits of the proposed regulations to those who have been subjected to sex discrimination, the department recognizes that sex discrimination, including sex-based harassment, can have profound and long-lasting economic costs for students, employees, and other members of a recipient's surrounding community."

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