AB 252 — The College Athlete Protection Act.

Summary

The Student Athlete Bill of Rights requires intercollegiate athletic programs at certain 4-year private universities or campuses of the University of California or the California State University to comply with prescribed requirements relating to student athlete rights. Existing law requires an institution of higher education to post in a conspicuous location in its athletic department that is frequented by student athletes a notice detailing certain student athlete rights. Existing law prohibits an institution of higher education from intentionally retaliating against a student athlete for making or filing a complaint about, testifying or otherwise assisting in any investigation into, or opposing any practice that the student athlete believes is, a violation of student athlete rights. This bill would establish the College Athlete Protection (CAP) Act for purposes of providing various rights, benefits, and protections to college athletes. The bill instead would require an institution of higher education to distribute to each college athlete a notice containing college athlete rights and would require the institution to post this notice in a conspicuous location frequented by college athletes, as specified. The bill instead would prohibit an institution of higher education, and its employees, coaches, and affiliated medical personnel, as defined, from retaliating against a college athlete for filing a complaint or reporting a violation of a college athlete's rights under the CAP Act. By imposing new duties on community college districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would establish the College Athlete Protection (CAP) Program as a program in the Office of Planning and Research for purposes of the CAP Act. The bill would establish a 13-member CAP Panel composed of appointed individuals to administer the CAP Act, as provided. The bill would require certain institutions of higher education to be financially responsible for the out-of-pocket sports-related medical expenses of college athletes. The bill would require an institution of higher education to complete an evaluation regarding its compliance with Title IX, as specified, and to publish the evaluation on a publicly accessible internet website of the institution. The bill would require an institution of higher education to administer a financial and life skills development workshop program, and would require the institution's college athletes to attend the financial and life skills development workshop program, as provided. The bill would require an institution of higher education to pay an annual fee, as specified, to cover the reasonable regulatory costs of the CAP Program. The bill would establish the California Athlete Protection Fund under the administration of the CAP Program director, with moneys in the fund appropriated to the CAP Panel, upon appropriation of the Legislature, for purposes of the CAP Act, as provided. This bill would make its provisions severable. 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 the statutory provisions noted above.

Bill Text

• Amended 05/30/24 - Amended Senate Current pdf May 30, 2024
• Amended 06/19/23 - Amended Senate pdf June 19, 2023
• Amended 05/18/23 - Amended Assembly pdf May 18, 2023
• Amended 03/06/23 - Amended Assembly pdf March 06, 2023
• Introduced 01/19/23 - Introduced pdf January 19, 2023
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Action History

1. June 26, 2024

   In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

2. May 30, 2024

   From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.

3. July 05, 2023

   In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

4. June 19, 2023

   From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.

5. June 14, 2023

   Referred to Coms. on ED. and JUD.

6. June 01, 2023

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

7. June 01, 2023

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 42. Noes 15. Page 2131.)

8. May 22, 2023

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

9. May 18, 2023

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

10. May 18, 2023

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 18).

11. May 10, 2023

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

12. May 03, 2023

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

13. April 19, 2023

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

14. March 07, 2023

    Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

15. March 06, 2023

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended.

16. February 02, 2023

    Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

17. January 20, 2023

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 19.

18. January 19, 2023

    Read first time. To print.

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• Holden · Primary

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