Amended in Assembly January 4, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 735

Introduced by Assembly Member Ridley-Thomas

February 25, 2015

An act to begin delete amend end delete begin insert repeal end insert Section 67454 of the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 735, as amended, Ridley-Thomas. Postsecondary education: Student Athlete Bill of Rights.

Existing law provides for a system of postsecondary education in this state. This system includes the University of California, administered by the Regents of the University of California, the California State University, administered by the Trustees of the California State University, the California Community Colleges, administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and independent institutions of higher education. Existing law establishes a Student Athlete Bill of Rights, which, among other things, provides for the protection of athletic scholarships for student athletes and requires certain institutions of higher education to pay the premiums for specified student athletes for insurance claims resulting from their participation in those institutions’ athletic programs. Existing law repeals the provisions granting these rights to student athletes on January 1, 2021.

This bill would begin delete instead grant these rights to student athletes who initially enrolled in institutions of higher education before January 1, 2021. end delete begin insert delete the repeal date for these provisions, thereby extending the operation of these rights for student athletes indefinitely. end insert

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insert Section 67454 of the end insert begin insert Education Code end insert begin insert is repealed. end insert

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67454.  

This part shall become inoperative on January 1, 2021.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 67454 of the Education Code is amended
to read:

67454.  

This part shall only apply to student athletes who
initially enrolled in institutions of higher education before January
1, 2021.

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