BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    �



                                                                  AJR 27
                                                                  Page  1

          Date of Hearing:   May 10, 2012

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                     AJR 27 (Bonilla) - As Amended:  May 8, 2012
           
          SUBJECT  :   Women in sports.

           SUMMARY  :   Commemorates the 40th anniversary of Title IX on June 
          23, 2012, commends the movement toward increased equality and 
          fair treatment of female athletes, and praises the goal of 
          greater opportunities in sports for girls and young women in 
          California.  Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following 
          legislative findings:

          1)In 1972, the United States Congress enacted Title IX of the 
            Education Amendments of 1972 (hereafter Title IX); and, Title 
            IX states, in part:  "No person in the United States shall, on 
            the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied 
            the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any 
            education program or activity receiving Federal financial 
            assistance?"

          2)Since the enactment of Title IX, participation of girls and 
            women in sports has increased by 904 percent in high schools 
            and 456 percent in colleges; and, Title IX has continued to 
            increase opportunities for girls and women in sports but has 
            not achieved the goal of full equality in participation in 
            scholarships, equipment, and other funding.  

          3)Girls' and women's sports and other fitness and outdoor 
            programs for women have led millions of women into positive 
            lifelong habits of physical activity, improved fitness, and 
            consequently greatly improved health in our state; and, these 
            organizations have sought to encourage greater female 
            participation and gender equality through sports and outdoor 
            programs.  

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          None on file.








                                                                  AJR 27
                                                                  Page  2


           Opposition 
           
          None on file.

           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800