BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 352
Author: Audra Strickland (R)
Amended: 6/7/10 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE : 5-0, 6/15/10
AYES: Corbett, Harman, Hancock, Leno, Walters
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 78-0, 5/11/09 (Consent) - See last page
for vote
SUBJECT : Public records: California Interscholastic
Federation
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill adds a requirement to the Education
Code that the California Interscholastic Federation shall
comply with the California Public Records Act, as
specified.
ANALYSIS : Existing law, the California Public Records
Act (CPRA), requires state and local agencies to make
public records available upon receipt of a request that
reasonably describes an identifiable record not otherwise
exempt from disclosure. (Government Code Section 6253.)
Existing law makes the California Interscholastic
Federation (CIF) responsible for administering
interscholastic activities in secondary schools.
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(Government Code Section 33353(a).)
Existing law requires CIF to comply with the notice and
hearing requirements of Government Code Section 54950 (the
Ralph M. Brown Act). (Government Code Section
33353(a)(2).)
Existing law requires CIF to annually allow public comment
on the policies and practices of CIF. (Government Code
Section 33353(b)(2)(C).)
Existing law requires CIF to engage in a comprehensive
outreach effort to promote public hearings on its report to
the Legislature and CIF accountability activities.
(Government Code Section 33353(b)(2)(D).)
This bill requires CIF to comply with the CPRA.
This bill, in order to protect confidential student and
school district employee records, provides CIF with the
exemptions under CPRA given to school districts.
This bill sunsets on January 1, 2012.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 6/17/10)
California association for Health, Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance
California Newspaper Publishers Association
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : The author's office writes,
"Because the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) is
an entity whose authority to govern interscholastic sports
in California was delegated by the Legislature, it is
important their records be subject to the Public Records
Act.
"AB 352 will declare the intent of the Legislature for the
CIF to comply with the Act to promote transparency and
accountability. . . . According to discussion with the
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Legislative Counsel, CIF's records are public information,
yet they are not covered by the Public Records Act. The
author of the bill sees a need for the CIF to comply with
the Act so that the public has access to records or
precedence often dealing with the eligibility of student
athletes to participate in sports and CIF sanctions on
students, teams, or schools that violate CIF policies."
ASSEMBLY FLOOR:
AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Beall, Bill
Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Block, Blumenfield,
Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles Calderon, Carter,
Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon,
DeVore, Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong,
Fuentes, Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick,
Gilmore, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill,
Huber, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Krekorian, Lieu,
Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Miller, Monning,
Nava, Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, John A. Perez, V. Manuel
Perez, Portantino, Price, Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Silva,
Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Audra Strickland, Swanson,
Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Tran, Villines, Bass
NO VOTE RECORDED: Duvall, Yamada
RJG:do 6/17/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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