BILL NUMBER: AB 1451	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Hayashi

                        JANUARY 5, 2012

   An act to amend Section 49032 of the Education Code, relating to
high school athletics.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1451, as introduced, Hayashi. High school  athletics.
  athletics: coaching education program. 
   Existing law requires each high school sports coach to complete a
coaching education program developed by his or her school district or
the California Interscholastic Federation that meets specified
guidelines, including certification in first aid.
   This bill, commencing January 1, 2013, would require each high
school sports coach taking or renewing his or her first aid
certification to take additional training that includes a basic
understanding of the signs, symptoms, and appropriate emergency
action steps regarding potentially catastrophic injuries, including,
but not limited to, head and neck injuries, concussions, second
impact syndrome, asthma attacks, heat stroke, and cardiac arrest. By
requiring high school sports coaches to complete this additional
training, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
   The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 49032 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   49032.  (a) (1) Effective December 31, 2008, each high school
sports coach shall have completed a coaching education program
developed by his or her school district or the California
Interscholastic Federation that meets the guidelines set forth in
Section 35179.1. 
   (2) Commencing January 1, 2013, each high school sports coach
taking or renewing his or her first aid certification shall take
additional training that includes a basic understanding of the signs,
symptoms, and appropriate emergency action steps regarding
potentially catastrophic injuries, including, but not limited to,
head and neck injuries, concussions, second impact syndrome, asthma
attacks, heat stroke, and cardiac arrest.  
   (2) 
    (3)  The coaching education program described by
 paragraph (1)   paragraphs (1) and (2) 
may be taught by an athletic director or high school sports coach who
is deemed to be qualified by the California Interscholastic
Federation.
   (b) Upon completion of the  coaching education  program,
a high school sports coach shall be deemed to have completed the
education requirement for the remainder of his or her time coaching
at the high school level in any school district in the state.
   (c) Each high school sports coach shall be responsible for the
costs of taking the  course   coaching education
program  .
   (d) The training requirements of this section shall count toward
the continuing education required for the renewal of the teaching
credential of a  high school sports  coach who is also a
certificated employee.
   (e) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a high school sports coach
who does not meet the requirements of subdivision (a) may be used for
no longer than one season of interscholastic competition.
   (f) For  the  purposes of this section, "high
school sports coach" means an employee or a volunteer who is
authorized by a high school to be responsible for leading a school
sports team of pupil athletes.
  SEC. 2.  If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this
act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local
agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant
to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of
the Government Code.