BILL NUMBER: AB 100 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 26, 2009
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Price
JANUARY 7, 2009
An act relating to pupils. An act to amend
Sections 116094 and 116095 of the Health and Safety Code, relating
to school athletics.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 100, as amended, Price. Pupils: athletics: support
services. Pupil Athletic Access and Safety Program
pilot project.
Existing law, subject to an appropriation in the Budget Act of
2001, established the Pupil Athletic Access and Safety Program pilot
project for the purpose of providing grants to private statewide
nonprofit organizations in 2 regions to support a partnership to
facilitate pupil participation and safety in high school
interscholastic athletics that would primarily benefit low-income
pupils. Under the pilot project, the State Department of Education or
its administering contracting entity, by May 1, 2002, was required
to request and review proposals submitted by eligible entities, and,
by June 1, 2002, to select a proposal for each of the 2 regions for
receipt of a grant. The department or its administering contracting
entity, by January 1, 2005, was required to submit a report to the
Legislature on the evaluation of the pilot project, as specified.
This bill, subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget Act or
other statute, would require the department or its administering
contracting entity, by May 1, 2010, to request and review proposals
submitted by eligible entities for the Pupil Athletic Access and
Safety Program pilot project, and, by June 1, 2010, to select a
proposal for each of the 2 regions for receipt of a grant. The
department or its administering contracting entity, by January 1,
2013, would be required to submit a report to the Legislature on the
evaluation of the pilot project, as specified.
Existing law requires the governing board of any educational
institution to provide for each member of an athletic team insurance
protection for medical and hospital expenses. Existing law authorizes
the governing board of any school district to make available
ambulance service for athletic events.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would establish a statewide pilot program to provide
comprehensive injury prevention and treatment services, medical
care, athletic training, health care awareness, mentoring, and
academic support to high school pupil athletes in underserved
communities.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no
yes . State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 116094 of the Health
and Safety Code is amended to read:
116094. (a) The State Department of Education shall establish a
competitive grant process for private, nonprofit organizations that
are registered with the Secretary of State to submit a grant
application for the development, administration, and implementation
of the Pupil Athletic Access and Safety Program.
(b) No later than May 1, 2002 2010 ,
the department, or its administering contracting entity, shall
request and review proposals submitted by entities eligible for
grants pursuant to this chapter. By June 1, 2002
2010 , the department, or its administering contracting
entity, shall select a proposal for each of the two regions for
receipt of a grant. The selected proposal shall meet the criteria set
forth in this chapter and shall be selected on the basis of its
ability to provide the best, most feasible service to the largest
number of schools and pupils in the pilot area.
(c) Proposals shall include all of the following:
(1) A description of the program goals.
(2) A list of measurable objectives for the purpose of evaluation
by the department, or its administering contracting entity.
(3) A list of public secondary schools selected for participation,
and the criteria used for selection of those schools.
(4) A list of professional participants with curriculum vitae and
resumes attached. Athletic trainers who are proposed to participate
in the program shall be certified by the National Athletic Trainers
Association.
(5) A method of ensuring medical quality for the program.
(6) The method that will be used to gather and submit data to the
department, or its administering contracting entity.
(7) A clear description of the experience, expertise, and other
qualifications of the private, nonprofit organization.
(8) A proposed budget for expenditure of the grant, including a
proposed fundraising plan to raise the dollar-for-dollar match as
required in this chapter.
(d) The department, or its administering contracting entity, upon
making a selection pursuant to this chapter, shall fund the grant no
later than August 1, 2002 2010 .
(e) (1) The department may expend up to 10 percent of the funds
appropriated for the purposes of this chapter for the costs
associated with administration of the competitive grant process,
medical quality assurance and program oversight, data collection, and
evaluation of the pilot project. No additional funds may be used for
administration, oversight, or implementation of this program.
(2) The department may contract with a nonprofit statewide
organization that specializes in administration of high school
interscholastic athletic programs to function as the department's
administering agency for the program. If the department enters into a
contract pursuant to this paragraph, the funds provided for
administrative costs as set forth in paragraph (1) shall be expended,
pursuant to the contract, by the nonprofit organization in its
administration of this program on behalf of the department. The
administering contracting entity shall be responsible for all aspects
of the program, including the establishment of the competitive grant
process, the selection of grantees and awarding of grants, program
administration, monitoring, and evaluation, and the report required
pursuant to Section 116095.
(f) The department, or its administering contracting entity, shall
monitor and evaluate the program to ensure the performance and
effectiveness of the program, including the following:
(1) Success in obtaining stated goals.
(2) Success in the pupil mentoring and scholarship programs.
(3) Reduction in injuries that occur during practice sessions and
during actual athletic competitions.
(4) Reduction in recurring injury incidents.
(g) For the purpose of evaluating the programs, the department, or
its administering contracting entity, shall, to the extent feasible,
compare available data relating to injuries that occurred during
practice sessions and official competitions in the school year prior
to the existence of the pilot program, with comparable data collected
in the second year of the pilot program.
If data regarding injuries has not been collected prior to the
establishment of the pilot program, then data submitted by each
grantee during the first six months of the program shall be used as
baseline data to compare against data collected in the second year.
(h) In order to be eligible to receive funds pursuant to this
chapter, a pilot project shall receive matching private funds equal
to the public funds received.
SEC. 2. Section 116095 of the Health
and Safety Code is amended to read:
116095. By January 1, 2005 2013 ,
the department, or its administering contracting entity, shall submit
a report to the Legislature on the evaluation of the pilot projects
pursuant to this chapter, including the number of schools and pupils
assisted by or participating in the various components of the
project, and the extent to which the measurable objectives listed in
the proposal were met.
SEC. 3. This act shall be implemented only to the
extent that funds for these purposes are appropriated in the annual
Budget Act or other statute. It is the intent of the Legislature that
funding appropriated in the Budget Act for the Pupil Athletic Access
and Safety Program pilot project is a one-time appropriation for
this purpose.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature
to enact legislation that would establish a statewide pilot program
to provide comprehensive injury prevention and treatment services,
medical care, athletic training, health care awareness, mentoring,
and academic support to high school pupil athletes in underserved
communities.