Bill Text: CA AB949 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Physical education: competition cheer.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-2)

Status: (Passed) 2015-10-07 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 564, Statutes of 2015. [AB949 Detail]

Download: California-2015-AB949-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 949	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  564
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  OCTOBER 7, 2015
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  OCTOBER 7, 2015
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 24, 2015
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  JUNE 1, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 6, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 22, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 26, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Gonzalez
   (Principal coauthor: Senator Lara)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Calderon, Campos, Dababneh, Dodd,
Grove, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Maienschein, Medina, and Weber)

                        FEBRUARY 26, 2015

   An act to add Section 33353.7 to the Education Code, relating to
physical education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 949, Gonzalez. Physical education: competition cheer.
   Existing law describes the California Interscholastic Federation,
provides the intent of the Legislature regarding its policies, and
requires it to report to the Legislature and the Governor on its
evaluation and accountability activities on or before January 1,
2016. Existing federal law, Title IX of the federal Education
Amendments of 1972, prohibits sex discrimination in an educational
institution's programs and activities.
   This bill would require the California Interscholastic Federation,
in consultation with the State Department of Education, to, no later
than July 1, 2017, develop guidelines, procedures, and safety
standards for the purpose of classifying competition cheer as an
interscholastic sport, as specified. The bill would require the
California Interscholastic Federation to seek a United States
Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Title IX compliance
designation for competition cheer, and would specify that competition
cheer shall not be counted toward a school's Title IX compliance
unless the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil
Rights deems competition cheer compliant with its definition of a
sport.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 33353.7 is added to the Education Code, to
read:
   33353.7.  (a) No later than July 1, 2017, the California
Interscholastic Federation, in consultation with the department,
shall develop guidelines, procedures, and safety standards for the
purpose of classifying competition cheer as an interscholastic sport
that is consistent with the United States Department of Education's
Office for Civil Rights' definition of a sport.
   (b) For purposes of this section, "competition cheer" means a
sport in which teams participate in direct, head-to-head competition
with one another using an objective scoring system.
   (c) The California Interscholastic Federation shall seek a United
States Department of Education Office of Civil Rights Title IX
compliance designation for competition cheer. Competition cheer shall
not be counted towards a school's Title IX compliance unless the
United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights deems
competition cheer compliant with its definition of a sport.