BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Alan Lowenthal, Chair
2011-2012 Regular Session
BILL NO: AB 2095
AUTHOR: Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism
and Internet Media
INTRODUCED: February 23, 2012
FISCAL COMM: No HEARING DATE: May 16, 2012
URGENCY: No CONSULTANT:Lynn Lorber
SUBJECT : California Interscholastic Federation report:
electronic submission.
SUMMARY
This bill requires the California Interscholastic Federation
(CIF), when it submits the report on its evaluation and
accountability activities to the Legislature and Governor, to
also provide an electronic copy of the report to specific
legislative policy committees.
BACKGROUND
Current law:
1) Establishes CIF as a voluntary organization responsible for
administering high school interscholastic athletics and
sunsets this authorization on January 1, 2017. (Education
Code § 33353)
2) Requires CIF to report to the Legislature and Governor by
January 1, 2016, on several specified goals and objectives,
such as effectiveness of the governance structure, gender
equity, health and safety, and economic viability. (EC §
33353)
3) Authorizes the California Department of Education to
determine if the policies of school districts and CIF are
in compliance with state and federal laws, as specified.
(EC § 33354)
ANALYSIS
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This bill requires the California Interscholastic Federation,
when it submits the report on its evaluation and accountability
activities to the Legislature and Governor, to also provide an
electronic copy of the report to the Assembly Committee on Arts,
Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media, the Assembly
Committee on Education, and the Senate Committee on Education.
STAFF COMMENTS
1) Need for the bill . According to the author, "In 2008, the
Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism
and Internet Media held an informational hearing looking
into the state oversight of the California Interscholastic
Federation (CIF), and the organization's operation of state
athletic competitions. The Committee learned that the
assignment to the CIF of administering interscholastic
athletic activities in California secondary schools is
subject to a five year sunset. Each five year renewal
period, according to the Education Code, is to be
accompanied by an Evaluation and Accountability Goals and
Activities Report to the Legislature and Governor. This
sunset review and report, in large part, provide the only
meaningful oversight which the state exercises over the
CIF. However, the distribution of the report makes such
oversight difficult, as the Education Code does not state
to whom the report must be given. Current practice of the
CIF is to deliver copies to the Speaker of the Assembly and
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, along with the
Minority Leaders of each house. Testimony in the
informational hearing determined that better legislative
oversight would be provided if the interested policy
committees were also given copies of the report. One of
the recommendations coming out of the Committee's
informational hearing was to have the CIF distribute their
Evaluation and Accountability Goals and Activities Report
to the Assembly and Senate Education Committees, as well as
the Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and
Internet Media Committee.
2) Legislative oversight . As indicated in the author's
statement, the legislature has historically extended the
sunset on the statutory provisions related to CIF for
periods of five years. This allows the Legislature some
level of oversight of the CIF, the California Department of
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Education, participating school districts and athletic
leagues in dispensing with issues as they arise, such as
gender equity (Title IX) and testing athletes for
performance-enhancing drugs.
3) Submission and availability of report . According to the
CIF, the most recent report (December 2009) was submitted
to both the Senate and Assembly Education Committees,
legislative leadership, the Governor and Superintendent of
Public Instruction. The report is also currently posted on
the CIF Web site.
4) Prior legislation . SB 107 (Price, Ch. 230, 2011) extended
the sunset for the CIF from January 1, 2012, to January 1
2017, and extended existing reporting requirements.
SB 562 (Torlakson, Ch. 301, 2006) among other things, extended
the sunset on CIF statutes from January 1, 2007, to January
1, 2012.
SB 225 (Kuehl, Ch. 889, 2001) among other things, extended the
sunset date from January 1, 2001, to January 1, 2007.
SUPPORT
California Association for Health, Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance
Congress of Racial Equality of California
OPPOSITION
None on file.