BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 2079
Author: Torlakson (D) and Davis (D)
Amended: 8/710 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 5-2, 6/30/10
AYES: Romero, Alquist, Emmerson, Hancock, Simitian
NOES: Huff, Price
NO VOTE RECORDED: Liu, Wyland
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 6-5, 8/12/10
AYES: Kehoe, Alquist, Corbett, Leno, Wolk, Yee
NOES: Ashburn, Emmerson, Price, Walters, Wyland
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 58-17, 6/02/10 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Student athletes: recruiting
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill requires California postsecondary
educational institution that offers athletic scholarships
to provide information as specified, on its Internet Web
site.
ANALYSIS : Existing law prohibits any person from giving,
offering, promising, or attempting to give any money or any
other thing of value to any particular student athlete or
member of the immediate family of the student athlete for
purposes of inducing or encouraging the student athlete's
CONTINUED
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application, enrollment, or attendance at a public or
private institution of postsecondary education in order to
have the athlete participate in intercollegiate sporting
events, contests, exhibitions, or programs at that
institution, except in accordance with the bylaws of the
National Collegiate Athletic Association, as specified.
This bill requires California postsecondary educational
institution that offers athletic scholarships to provide
information as specified, on its Internet Web site.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/17/10) (unable to reverify)
California Labor Federation
Charter Oak High School
Consumer Attorneys of California
National College Players Association
United Steelworkers, District 12 and Local #1304
OPPOSITION : (Verified 8/17/10) (unable to reverify)
California State University
University of California
University of San Diego
University of Southern California
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Ammiano, Arambula, Bass, Beall, Bill Berryhill,
Blakeslee, Block, Blumenfield, Bradford, Brownley,
Caballero, Charles Calderon, Carter, Chesbro, Conway,
Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon, Emmerson, Eng, Evans,
Feuer, Fong, Fuentes, Fuller, Furutani, Galgiani,
Gilmore, Hall, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill, Huber, Huffman,
Jones, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Monning, Nava,
Niello, Norby, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino, Ruskin,
Salas, Saldana, Silva, Skinner, Solorio, Swanson,
Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Villines, Yamada, John A.
Perez
NOES: Adams, Anderson, Buchanan, Cook, DeVore, Fletcher,
Gaines, Garrick, Hagman, Harkey, Jeffries, Knight, Logue,
Miller, Nestande, Nielsen, Smyth
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NO VOTE RECORDED: Tom Berryhill, Lieu, Audra Strickland,
Tran, Vacancy
PQ:do 8/17/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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