AB 1572 — California Interscholastic Federation: officials: registration, certification, and eligibility verification.

Summary

Existing law describes the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) as a voluntary organization that consists of school and school-related personnel with responsibility for administering interscholastic athletic activities in secondary schools, and sets forth the Legislature's intent regarding the CIF's implementation of certain policies. Existing law requires the CIF, on or before January 1, 2023, and on or before January 1 every 7 years thereafter, to report to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and the Governor on its evaluation and accountability activities undertaken pursuant to specified provisions. Existing law requires the report to include the goals and objectives of the CIF with regard to, and the status of, among other things, the quality of coaching and officiating, as provided. Existing law requires all noncertificated candidates, prior to assuming a paid or volunteer position to work with pupils in a pupil activity program sponsored by a school district, including an interscholastic program, to obtain an Activity Supervisor Clearance Certificate from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Existing law requires the commission, upon verification of a candidate's personal identification and verification that the candidate meets specified requirements, to initially issue an Activity Supervisor Clearance Certificate to the candidate for a 5-year period and authorizes the certificate to be renewed, as provided. This bill would require the CIF to verify the eligibility of its officials to officiate CIF contests by requiring those officials to annually register through a platform, as provided. The bill would require the platform to consist of (1) , until July 1, 2028, a statewide and standardized background screening, (2) , commencing July 1, 2028, a record of a valid Activity Supervisor Clearance Certificate issued by the commission, including the applicable expiration date, (3) a record of rules tests, online training modules, sport-specific annual certification, and continuing education requirements, and (4) a record of liability insurance coverage. The bill would require the CIF to verify, as specified, that all components of the platform are complete before an official is deemed and marked as eligible to receive an assignment to officiate. The bill would require the CIF to ensure that its participating member schools, school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools can access the platform to verify the eligibility of an official, as specified. The bill, commencing July 1, 2028, would require the commission to regularly publish a list on its internet website of Activity Supervisor Clearance Certificate holders who have their certificate suspended or revoked by the commission and would require the CIF to ensure that the platform selected by the CIF regularly reviews the list published by the commission in order to update the eligibility of the officials whose Activity Supervisor Clearance Certificate has been suspended or revoked.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 09/18/26 - Chaptered html September 18, 2026
• Enrolled 09/03/26 - Enrolled html September 03, 2026
• Amended 08/13/26 - Amended Senate html August 13, 2026
• Amended 03/26/26 - Amended Assembly Current pdf March 26, 2026
• Introduced 01/12/26 - Introduced pdf January 12, 2026
• AB1572 View text html

Action History

1. September 18, 2026

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 267, Statutes of 2026.

2. September 18, 2026

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 09, 2026

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.

4. August 30, 2026

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).

5. August 27, 2026

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

6. August 27, 2026

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

7. August 25, 2026

   Ordered to special consent calendar.

8. August 17, 2026

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

9. August 13, 2026

   Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

10. August 13, 2026

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

11. August 03, 2026

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

12. July 01, 2026

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

13. June 17, 2026

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

14. June 03, 2026

    Referred to Coms. on ED. and PUB. S.

15. May 21, 2026

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

16. May 21, 2026

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 5186.)

17. May 18, 2026

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

18. May 14, 2026

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).

19. May 14, 2026

    Coauthors revised.

20. May 06, 2026

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

21. April 06, 2026

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

22. April 06, 2026

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.

23. March 26, 2026

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

24. March 25, 2026

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 25).

25. March 17, 2026

    Coauthors revised.

26. March 17, 2026

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 17). Re-referred to Com. on ED.

27. February 17, 2026

    Referred to Coms. on A.,E.,S., & T. and ED.

28. January 13, 2026

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 12.

29. January 12, 2026

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Rick Chavez Zbur · Cosponsor
• Juan Alanis · Primary

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