BILL ANALYSIS �
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Date of Hearing: March 28, 2012
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Julia Brownley, Chair
AB 2095 (Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and
Internet Media) - As Introduced: February 23,
2012
�Note: This bill is double referred to the Committee on Arts,
Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media and will be
heard as it relates to issues under its jurisdiction.]
SUBJECT : Physical education: California Interscholastic
Federation: report.
SUMMARY : Requires the California Interscholastic Federation
(CIF), when it reports to the Legislature and the Governor on
its evaluation and accountability activities, to transmit an
electronic copy of the report to the Assembly Committee on Arts,
Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media (AEST&IM), the
Assembly Committee on Education, and the Senate Committee on
Education.
EXISTING 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. (Education
Code 33353)
3)Authorizes the California Department of Education (CDE) to
determine if the policies of
school districts and CIF are in compliance with state and
federal laws, as specified.
(Education Code 33354)
FISCAL EFFECT : This bill is keyed non-fiscal.
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COMMENTS : Background on CIF . Since 1914, CDE has allowed CIF,
a voluntary association
of schools, to regulate interscholastic athletics statewide.
CIF consists of ten regional sections,
each of which is divided into several "leagues," for purposes of
scheduling athletic contests,
assigning referees, etc. Similar organizations exist in other
states. Almost all public, private and
parochial schools are CIF members.
This bill requires CIF to electronically submit their report to
the AEST&IM, the Assembly Committee on Education, and the Senate
Committee on Education.
According to the author, in 2008, the AEST&IM held an
Informational Hearing into the state oversight of the 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 to be given copies of the report. One of
the recommendations coming out of the AEST&IM Informational
Hearing was to have the CIF distribute their Evaluation and
Accountability Goals and Activities Report to the Assembly and
Senate Committees on Education, as well as the AEST&IM. This
Legislation would implement the Committee's recommendation for
distribution of the report, without incurring additional costs
burdens on the CIF, by requiring an electronic copy of the
report be distributed to the interested policy committees.
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CIF's Commitment to Transparency : According to the CIF, "the
governance body of the CIF is dedicated to transparency in all of
its activities and strives to communicate clearly to parents,
students, administrators, and state officials regarding issues
affecting interscholastic athletics." CIF sent the last report they
completed to the Education Committee staff and legislators, along
with legislative leadership, the Governor and Superintendent of
Public Instruction. The report is also currently posted on the CIF
website. CIF has indicated that they are pleased and willing to
send an electronic copy of the report to the Committee on Arts,
Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media, and therefore,
they believe legislation is not necessary.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
California Association for Health, Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance
Opposition
None on file.
Analysis Prepared by : Chelsea Kelley / ED. / (916) 319-2087