BILL ANALYSIS �
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Date of Hearing: April 17, 2012
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, TOURISM, AND
INTERNET MEDIA
Nora Campos, Chair
AB 2095 (Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism & Internet Media
Committee)
As Introduced: February 23, 2012
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 specified policy committees of
the Legislature. Specifically, this bill provides that when the
CIF reports to the Legislature and the Governor on its
evaluation and accountability activities undertaken, as
specified, on or by January 1, 2016, that an electronic copy of
the report shall also be transmitted 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 the CIF as a voluntary organization responsible
for administering high school interscholastic athletics and
sunsets this authorization on January 1, 2017.
2)Requires the 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.
3)Authorizes the California Department of Education (CDE) to
determine if the policies of school districts and the CIF are
in compliance with state and federal laws, as specified.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
COMMENTS :
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Background: CIF and Oversight Hearing of the AEST&IM Committee :
The CIF is an association of public, private and parochial
secondary schools which was formally established in 1914. The
CIF is authorized by state statute and is responsible for
administering all high school athletic programs; including
establishing rules for participation.
In 1981, the Legislature delegated state oversight of high
school athletics to local school district governing boards. That
same legislation recognized the authority of the CIF, and
allowed the local districts to join such associations.
According to the CIF website, currently, more than 1,372 public
and private high schools in California compete in the wide range
of athletic activities administered by the CIF and organized
under the direction of local school boards. In total, over
700,000 girls and boys throughout the state compete in more than
30 sports each year.
In 2008, the AEST&IM Committee 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.
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 Committee.
In response to AB 2095, the CIF notes that "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." Accordingly, they would be pleased
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and willing to send an electronic copy of the report to the
AEST&IM Committee, and therefore, they believe legislation is
not necessary.
Author's Statement and Support :
According to the author, "Theoretically, state law allows for
the Governor and Legislature to provide guidance and oversight
of the CIF, by requiring a 5 year sunset review and an
Evaluation and Accountability Goals and Activities Report.
However, the distribution of the report makes meaningful
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 2008
Informational Hearing of the AEST&IM Committee determined that
better legislative oversight would be provided if the interested
policy committees were also to be given copies of the report. AB
2095 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."
The California Association for Health, Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD), states in support, "The vital
work CIF does to ensure gender equity will be further enhanced
with increased public input." They add, "CIF's strong leadership
role has resulted in coaching training programs that have made
significant contributions to high school athletic programs. The
increased reporting requirements in AB 2095 will verify and
ensure the continuance of quality training for coaches as the
legislature will be informed of issues that demonstrate need for
inclusion in subsequent coaching training programs."
Prior Related Legislation :
SB 107 (Price) Chapter 230, Statutes of 2011; extended the
sunset for the CIF from January 1, 2012 to January 1 2017 and,
required that the CIF report to the Legislature and Governor by
January 1, 2016 on several specified goals and objectives.
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SB 562 (Torlakson), Chapter 301, Statutes of 2006; among other
things, extended the sunset on CIF statutes from January 1,
2007, to January 1, 2012.
SB 225 (Kuehl), Chapter 889, Statutes of 2001; among other
things, extended the sunset date from January 1, 2001, to
January 1, 2007.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
California Association for Health, Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance
Congress of Racial Equality of California
Opposition
None known
Analysis Prepared by : Dana Mitchell / A.,E.,S.,T. & I.M. /
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