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                                 THIRD READING


          Bill No:  AB 352
          Author:   Audra Strickland (R)
          Amended:  6/7/10 in Senate
          Vote:     21

           
           SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE  :  5-0, 6/15/10
          AYES:  Corbett, Harman, Hancock, Leno, Walters

          ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  78-0, 5/11/09 (Consent) - See last page  
            for vote


           SUBJECT  :    Public records:  California Interscholastic  
          Federation

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This bill adds a requirement to the Education  
          Code that the California Interscholastic Federation shall  
          comply with the California Public Records Act, as  
          specified.

           ANALYSIS  :    Existing law, the California Public Records  
          Act (CPRA), requires state and local agencies to make  
          public records available upon receipt of a request that  
          reasonably describes an identifiable record not otherwise  
          exempt from disclosure.  (Government Code Section 6253.)

          Existing law makes the California Interscholastic  
          Federation (CIF) responsible for administering  
          interscholastic activities in secondary schools.   
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          (Government Code Section 33353(a).)

          Existing law requires CIF to comply with the notice and  
          hearing requirements of Government Code Section 54950 (the  
          Ralph M. Brown Act).  (Government Code Section  
          33353(a)(2).)

          Existing law requires CIF to annually allow public comment  
          on the policies and practices of CIF.  (Government Code  
          Section 33353(b)(2)(C).)

          Existing law requires CIF to engage in a comprehensive  
          outreach effort to promote public hearings on its report to  
          the Legislature and CIF accountability activities.   
          (Government Code Section 33353(b)(2)(D).)

          This bill requires CIF to comply with the CPRA.

          This bill, in order to protect confidential student and  
          school district employee records, provides CIF with the  
          exemptions under CPRA given to school districts.

          This bill sunsets on January 1, 2012.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  No    
          Local:  No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  6/17/10)

          California association for Health, Physical Education,  
          Recreation and Dance
          California Newspaper Publishers Association


           ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT  :    The author's office writes,  
          "Because the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) is  
          an entity whose authority to govern interscholastic sports  
          in California was delegated by the Legislature, it is  
          important their records be subject to the Public Records  
          Act.

          "AB 352 will declare the intent of the Legislature for the  
          CIF to comply with the Act to promote transparency and  
          accountability. . . .  According to discussion with the  







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          Legislative Counsel, CIF's records are public information,  
          yet they are not covered by the Public Records Act.  The  
          author of the bill sees a need for the CIF to comply with  
          the Act so that the public has access to records or  
          precedence often dealing with the eligibility of student  
          athletes to participate in sports and CIF sanctions on  
          students, teams, or schools that violate CIF policies."
          

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR:  
          AYES:  Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Beall, Bill  
            Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Block, Blumenfield,  
            Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles Calderon, Carter,  
            Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon,  
            DeVore, Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong,  
            Fuentes, Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick,  
            Gilmore, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill,  
            Huber, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Krekorian, Lieu,  
            Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Miller, Monning,  
            Nava, Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, John A. Perez, V. Manuel  
            Perez, Portantino, Price, Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Silva,  
            Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Audra Strickland, Swanson,  
            Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Tran, Villines, Bass
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Duvall, Yamada


          RJG:do  6/17/10   Senate Floor Analyses 

                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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