BILL NUMBER: AB 533 INTRODUCED
BILL TEXT
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Hayashi
FEBRUARY 25, 2009
An act to amend Sections 35179.1 and 49032 of the Education Code,
relating to training for high school coaches.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 533, as introduced, Hayashi. Training for high school coaches.
(1) Existing law states the intent of the Legislature to establish
a California High School Coaching Education and Training Program to
be administered by local school districts and emphasize, among other
things, training and certification in CPR and first aid. Existing law
requires each high school sports coach to complete a coaching
education program developed by his or her school district or the
California Interscholastic Federation that meets specified
guidelines. Existing law makes a high school sports coach responsible
for the costs of taking the prescribed course.
This bill, commencing December 31, 2010, would require each high
school sports coach to complete a coaching education program that
includes training in recognizing and managing the signs and symptoms
of potentially catastrophic injuries, including but not limited to:
head and neck injuries, concussions, second impact syndrome, asthma
attacks, heatstroke, and cardiac arrest; emergency action planning;
and communicating effectively with 911 emergency services. By
requiring high school coaches to complete this additional training,
the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
(2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 35179.1 of the Education Code is amended to
read:
35179.1. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the
1998 California High School Coaching Education and Training Program.
(b) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1) The exploding demand in girls athletics ,
and an increase in the number of pupils participating in both boys
and girls athletics , are causing an increase in
the number of coaches needed statewide.
(2) Well-trained coaches are vital to the success of the
experience of a pupil in sports and interscholastic athletic
activities.
(3) Improvement in coaching is a primary need identified by
hundreds of principals, superintendents, and school board members who
participated in the development of a strategic plan for the
California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) in 1993 and 1994.
(4) There are many concerns about safety, training, organization,
philosophy, communications, and general management in coaching that
need to be addressed.
(5) It is a conservative estimate that at least 25,000 coaches
annually need training and an orientation just to meet current
coaching regulations contained in Title 5 of the California Code of
Regulations, including basic safety and CPR requirements.
(6) School districts, in conjunction with the California
Interscholastic Federation, have taken the initial first steps toward
building a statewide coaching education program by assembling a
faculty of statewide trainers composed of school district
administrators, coaches, and athletic directors using a national
program being used in several states.
(7) Concussions are a serious and growing public health issue for
athletes involved in contact sports.
(8) Mild concussions can be difficult to detect and, along with
more serious head injuries, can have long-term effects, including
memory loss, impairments in attention, and motor deficits.
(9) The competitive interscholastic athletic culture of playing
through pain or "toughing it out" can put athletes at serious risk.
(10) Concussions have a cumulative effect. Allowing an athlete to
return to play too early after a concussion increases the chance of
more serious brain injury. A second concussion that follows shortly
after an initial one can cause rapid brain swelling that can result
in coma or even death.
(11) Awareness about the prevention, identification, and treatment
of concussions among coaches, athletes, and parents of athletes is
currently lacking.
(c) It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature to establish a
California High School Coaching Education and Training Program. It
is the intent of the Legislature that the program be administered by
local school districts and emphasize the following components:
(1) Development of coaching philosophies consistent with the
goals of the school, school district, and school
governing board goals of
the school district .
(2) Sport psychology: emphasizing communication, reinforcement of
the efforts of young people, effective delivery of coaching regarding
technique , and motivation of the pupil athlete.
(3) Sport pedagogy: how young athletes learn, and how to teach
sport skills.
(4) Sport physiology: principles of training, fitness for sport,
development of a training program, nutrition for athletes, and the
harmful effects associated with the use of steroids and
performance-enhancing dietary supplements by adolescents.
(5) Sport management: team management, risk management, and
working within the context of an entire school program.
(6) Training : certification in CPR and first aid.
in all of the following areas:
(A) Certification in CPR.
(B) First aid.
(C) Recognizing and managing the signs and symptoms of potentially
catastrophic injuries, including, but not limited to, head and neck
injuries, concussions, second impact syndrome, asthma attacks,
heatstroke, and cardiac arrest.
(D) Emergency action planning.
(E) Communicating effectively with 911 emergency services.
(7) Knowledge of, and adherence to, statewide rules and
regulations, as well as school regulations including, but not
necessarily limited to, eligibility, gender equity , and
discrimination.
(8) Sound planning and goal setting.
(d) This section does not endorse a particular coaching education
or training program.
SEC. 2. Section 49032 of the Education Code is amended to read:
49032. (a) (1) Effective December 31, 2008, each high school
sports coach shall have completed a coaching education program
developed by his or her school district or the California
Interscholastic Federation that meets the guidelines set forth in
Section 35179.1. Commencing on December 31, 2010, each high
school sports coach shall have completed a coaching education program
developed by his or her school district or the California
Interscholastic Federation that meets the guidelines set forth in
Section 35179.1, as that section is amended during the first year of
the 2009-10 Regular Session.
(2) The coaching education program described by paragraph (1) may
be taught by an athletic director or high school sports coach who is
deemed to be qualified by the California Interscholastic Federation.
(b) Upon completion of the program, a high school sports coach
shall be deemed to have completed the education requirement for the
remainder of his or her time coaching at the high school level in any
school district in the state.
(c) Each high school sports coach shall be responsible for the
costs of taking the course.
(d) The training requirements of this section shall count toward
the continuing education required for the renewal of the teaching
credential of a coach who is also a certificated employee.
(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a high school sports coach
who does not meet the requirements of subdivision (a) may be used for
no longer than one season of interscholastic competition.
(f) For the purposes of this section, "high school sports coach"
means an employee or a volunteer who is authorized by a high school
to be responsible for leading a school sports team of pupil athletes.
SEC. 3. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this
act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local
agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant
to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of
the Government Code.