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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  
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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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