CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2220Introduced by Assembly Member Bonta(Coauthor: Assembly Member Holden)February 12, 2018 An act to amend Sections 67451, 67452, and 67453 of, and to add Section 67453.5 to, the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2220, as introduced, Bonta. Student Athlete Bill of Rights.Existing law, known as the Student Athlete Bill of Rights, requires intercollegiate athletic programs at 4-year private universities or campuses of the University of California or the California State University that receive, as an average, $10,000,000 or more in annual revenue derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics to comply with prescribed requirements relating to student athlete rights.This bill would instead require all intercollegiate athletic programs at private postsecondary educational institutions, independent institutions of higher education, or campuses of the University of California or the California State University that provide athletic scholarships for student athletes to comply with these requirements. The bill would provide a private right of action, as specified, to student athletes who claim to have had any rights established under the Student Athlete Bill of Rights violated by an institution of higher education, including any of its personnel, as defined.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 67451 of the Education Code is amended to read:67451. For purposes of this part:(a) Athletic association means any organization that is responsible for governing intercollegiate athletic programs.(b) Athletic program means an intercollegiate athletic program at any institution of higher education within the meaning of subdivision (d).(c) Graduation success rate means the percentage of student athletes who graduate from that institution of higher education within six years of their initial enrollment, excluding outgoing transfers in good academic standing with athletic eligibility remaining, and including incoming transfers. The rate is to be calculated by combining the rates of the four most recent classes that are available in the exact manner as the rate is calculated under National Collegiate Athletic Association rules.(d) Institution of higher education means any campus of the University of California or the California State University, or any four-year private university located in California, that maintains an intercollegiate athletic program. private postsecondary educational institution or independent institution of higher education located in California, that provides athletic scholarships for student athletes.(e) Media rights means the rights to media coverage of intercollegiate athletics included in contracts that are entered into by intercollegiate athletic conferences and television networks and that generate monetary payments to individual institutions of higher education.(f) Student athlete means any college student who participates in an intercollegiate athletic program of an institution of higher education, and includes student athletes who participate in basketball, football, and other intercollegiate sports.SEC. 2. Section 67452 of the Education Code is amended to read:67452. Commencing with the 201314 academic year, an athletic program shall comply with all of the following:(a) (1) If an athletic program does not renew an athletic scholarship of a student athlete who suffers an incapacitating injury or illness resulting from his or her participation in the athletic program, and the institution of higher educations medical staff determines that he or she is medically ineligible to participate in intercollegiate athletics, the institution of higher education shall provide an equivalent scholarship that, combined with the total duration of any previous athletic scholarship or scholarships received by the student athlete, will be provided for a total of up to five academic years or until the student athlete completes his or her undergraduate degree, whichever period is shorter. Additional years may be provided at the discretion of the institution of higher education.(2) If a student athlete takes a temporary leave of absence from an institution of higher education, the duration of that leave of absence shall not count against the five-year limit on eligibility for an equivalent scholarship imposed by paragraph (1).(3) An athletic program shall provide an equivalent scholarship to a student athlete who was on an athletic scholarship and is in good standing, but has exhausted his or her athletic eligibility, for up to one year or until the student athlete completes his or her primary undergraduate degree, whichever is shorter, except that an athletic program with a graduation success rate that is above 60 percent, disaggregated by team, shall not be subject to the requirements of this paragraph.(4) A student athlete whose athletic scholarship is not renewed for cause by an athletic program shall receive no benefits under this part, but may appeal this decision within the institution of higher education attended by the student or within the athletic conference or association of which that institution of higher education is a member, as appropriate.(b) Each athletic program shall conduct a financial and life skills workshop for all of its first-year and third-year student athletes at the beginning of the academic year. This workshop shall include, but not be limited to, information concerning financial aid, debt management, and a recommended budget for full- and partial-scholarship student athletes living on or off campus during the academic year and the summer term based on the current academic years cost of attendance. The workshop shall also include information on time management skills necessary for success as a student athlete, and academic resources available on campus.(c) An institution of higher education shall grant a student athlete the same rights as other students with regard to any and all matters related to possible adverse or disciplinary actions, including, but not necessarily limited to, actions involving athletically related financial aid.(d) An athletic program shall respond within seven business days with an answer to a student athletes written request to transfer to another institution of higher education.(e)An institution of higher education that receives, as an average, less than ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in annual income derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics shall not be subject to the requirements of this section.(f)(e) An institution of higher education to which this section applies shall rely exclusively on revenue derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics to defray any costs accrued under this section.SEC. 3. Section 67453 of the Education Code is amended to read:67453. (a) (1) Unless a student athlete declines the payment of premiums, an athletic program shall be responsible for paying the premiums of each of its student athletes whose household has an income and asset level that does not exceed the level for Cal Grant A recipients set forth in Section 69432.7 for insurance covering claims resulting from their participation in the athletic program.(2) An athletic program shall be responsible for paying the insurance deductible amount applicable to the claim of any student athlete who suffers an injury resulting from his or her participation in the athletic program and makes a claim relating to that injury.(3) If a student athlete suffers an injury resulting from his or her participation in the athletic program that requires ongoing medical treatment, the athletic program shall provide, for a minimum of two years following the student athletes graduation or separation from the institution of higher education, one of the following:(A) The necessary medical treatment.(B) Health insurance that covers the injury and the resulting deductible amounts.(4) This subdivision shall not apply to preexisting medical conditions that predate the student athletes participation in the athletic program.(b) An athletic program shall adopt and implement guidelines to prevent, assess, and treat sports-related concussions and dehydration. In addition, an athletic program shall adopt and implement exercise and supervision guidelines for any student athlete identified with potentially life-threatening health conditions who participates in an athletic program.(c)An institution of higher education that receives, as an average, less than ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in annual income derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics shall not be subject to the requirements of this section.(d)(c) An institution of higher education to which this section applies shall rely exclusively on revenue derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics to defray any costs accrued under this section.SEC. 4. Section 67453.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:67453.5. (a) A student athlete who claims to have had any of his or her rights established under this chapter violated by an institution of higher education, including any of its personnel, shall have a private right of action to enjoin the violation if the violation is ongoing, and to seek damages, including, but not necessarily limited to, reasonable attorneys fees and court costs, against the institution and its personnel who are alleged to have been responsible the violation.(b) For purposes of this section, personnel means one or more representatives of an athletic program, including, but not necessarily limited to, an employee, coach, assistant, or affiliated health care professional.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2220Introduced by Assembly Member Bonta(Coauthor: Assembly Member Holden)February 12, 2018 An act to amend Sections 67451, 67452, and 67453 of, and to add Section 67453.5 to, the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2220, as introduced, Bonta. Student Athlete Bill of Rights.Existing law, known as the Student Athlete Bill of Rights, requires intercollegiate athletic programs at 4-year private universities or campuses of the University of California or the California State University that receive, as an average, $10,000,000 or more in annual revenue derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics to comply with prescribed requirements relating to student athlete rights.This bill would instead require all intercollegiate athletic programs at private postsecondary educational institutions, independent institutions of higher education, or campuses of the University of California or the California State University that provide athletic scholarships for student athletes to comply with these requirements. The bill would provide a private right of action, as specified, to student athletes who claim to have had any rights established under the Student Athlete Bill of Rights violated by an institution of higher education, including any of its personnel, as defined.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 2220
Introduced by Assembly Member Bonta(Coauthor: Assembly Member Holden)February 12, 2018
Introduced by Assembly Member Bonta(Coauthor: Assembly Member Holden)
February 12, 2018
An act to amend Sections 67451, 67452, and 67453 of, and to add Section 67453.5 to, the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2220, as introduced, Bonta. Student Athlete Bill of Rights.
Existing law, known as the Student Athlete Bill of Rights, requires intercollegiate athletic programs at 4-year private universities or campuses of the University of California or the California State University that receive, as an average, $10,000,000 or more in annual revenue derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics to comply with prescribed requirements relating to student athlete rights.This bill would instead require all intercollegiate athletic programs at private postsecondary educational institutions, independent institutions of higher education, or campuses of the University of California or the California State University that provide athletic scholarships for student athletes to comply with these requirements. The bill would provide a private right of action, as specified, to student athletes who claim to have had any rights established under the Student Athlete Bill of Rights violated by an institution of higher education, including any of its personnel, as defined.
Existing law, known as the Student Athlete Bill of Rights, requires intercollegiate athletic programs at 4-year private universities or campuses of the University of California or the California State University that receive, as an average, $10,000,000 or more in annual revenue derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics to comply with prescribed requirements relating to student athlete rights.
This bill would instead require all intercollegiate athletic programs at private postsecondary educational institutions, independent institutions of higher education, or campuses of the University of California or the California State University that provide athletic scholarships for student athletes to comply with these requirements. The bill would provide a private right of action, as specified, to student athletes who claim to have had any rights established under the Student Athlete Bill of Rights violated by an institution of higher education, including any of its personnel, as defined.
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## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 67451 of the Education Code is amended to read:67451. For purposes of this part:(a) Athletic association means any organization that is responsible for governing intercollegiate athletic programs.(b) Athletic program means an intercollegiate athletic program at any institution of higher education within the meaning of subdivision (d).(c) Graduation success rate means the percentage of student athletes who graduate from that institution of higher education within six years of their initial enrollment, excluding outgoing transfers in good academic standing with athletic eligibility remaining, and including incoming transfers. The rate is to be calculated by combining the rates of the four most recent classes that are available in the exact manner as the rate is calculated under National Collegiate Athletic Association rules.(d) Institution of higher education means any campus of the University of California or the California State University, or any four-year private university located in California, that maintains an intercollegiate athletic program. private postsecondary educational institution or independent institution of higher education located in California, that provides athletic scholarships for student athletes.(e) Media rights means the rights to media coverage of intercollegiate athletics included in contracts that are entered into by intercollegiate athletic conferences and television networks and that generate monetary payments to individual institutions of higher education.(f) Student athlete means any college student who participates in an intercollegiate athletic program of an institution of higher education, and includes student athletes who participate in basketball, football, and other intercollegiate sports.SEC. 2. Section 67452 of the Education Code is amended to read:67452. Commencing with the 201314 academic year, an athletic program shall comply with all of the following:(a) (1) If an athletic program does not renew an athletic scholarship of a student athlete who suffers an incapacitating injury or illness resulting from his or her participation in the athletic program, and the institution of higher educations medical staff determines that he or she is medically ineligible to participate in intercollegiate athletics, the institution of higher education shall provide an equivalent scholarship that, combined with the total duration of any previous athletic scholarship or scholarships received by the student athlete, will be provided for a total of up to five academic years or until the student athlete completes his or her undergraduate degree, whichever period is shorter. Additional years may be provided at the discretion of the institution of higher education.(2) If a student athlete takes a temporary leave of absence from an institution of higher education, the duration of that leave of absence shall not count against the five-year limit on eligibility for an equivalent scholarship imposed by paragraph (1).(3) An athletic program shall provide an equivalent scholarship to a student athlete who was on an athletic scholarship and is in good standing, but has exhausted his or her athletic eligibility, for up to one year or until the student athlete completes his or her primary undergraduate degree, whichever is shorter, except that an athletic program with a graduation success rate that is above 60 percent, disaggregated by team, shall not be subject to the requirements of this paragraph.(4) A student athlete whose athletic scholarship is not renewed for cause by an athletic program shall receive no benefits under this part, but may appeal this decision within the institution of higher education attended by the student or within the athletic conference or association of which that institution of higher education is a member, as appropriate.(b) Each athletic program shall conduct a financial and life skills workshop for all of its first-year and third-year student athletes at the beginning of the academic year. This workshop shall include, but not be limited to, information concerning financial aid, debt management, and a recommended budget for full- and partial-scholarship student athletes living on or off campus during the academic year and the summer term based on the current academic years cost of attendance. The workshop shall also include information on time management skills necessary for success as a student athlete, and academic resources available on campus.(c) An institution of higher education shall grant a student athlete the same rights as other students with regard to any and all matters related to possible adverse or disciplinary actions, including, but not necessarily limited to, actions involving athletically related financial aid.(d) An athletic program shall respond within seven business days with an answer to a student athletes written request to transfer to another institution of higher education.(e)An institution of higher education that receives, as an average, less than ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in annual income derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics shall not be subject to the requirements of this section.(f)(e) An institution of higher education to which this section applies shall rely exclusively on revenue derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics to defray any costs accrued under this section.SEC. 3. Section 67453 of the Education Code is amended to read:67453. (a) (1) Unless a student athlete declines the payment of premiums, an athletic program shall be responsible for paying the premiums of each of its student athletes whose household has an income and asset level that does not exceed the level for Cal Grant A recipients set forth in Section 69432.7 for insurance covering claims resulting from their participation in the athletic program.(2) An athletic program shall be responsible for paying the insurance deductible amount applicable to the claim of any student athlete who suffers an injury resulting from his or her participation in the athletic program and makes a claim relating to that injury.(3) If a student athlete suffers an injury resulting from his or her participation in the athletic program that requires ongoing medical treatment, the athletic program shall provide, for a minimum of two years following the student athletes graduation or separation from the institution of higher education, one of the following:(A) The necessary medical treatment.(B) Health insurance that covers the injury and the resulting deductible amounts.(4) This subdivision shall not apply to preexisting medical conditions that predate the student athletes participation in the athletic program.(b) An athletic program shall adopt and implement guidelines to prevent, assess, and treat sports-related concussions and dehydration. In addition, an athletic program shall adopt and implement exercise and supervision guidelines for any student athlete identified with potentially life-threatening health conditions who participates in an athletic program.(c)An institution of higher education that receives, as an average, less than ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in annual income derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics shall not be subject to the requirements of this section.(d)(c) An institution of higher education to which this section applies shall rely exclusively on revenue derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics to defray any costs accrued under this section.SEC. 4. Section 67453.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:67453.5. (a) A student athlete who claims to have had any of his or her rights established under this chapter violated by an institution of higher education, including any of its personnel, shall have a private right of action to enjoin the violation if the violation is ongoing, and to seek damages, including, but not necessarily limited to, reasonable attorneys fees and court costs, against the institution and its personnel who are alleged to have been responsible the violation.(b) For purposes of this section, personnel means one or more representatives of an athletic program, including, but not necessarily limited to, an employee, coach, assistant, or affiliated health care professional.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 67451 of the Education Code is amended to read:67451. For purposes of this part:(a) Athletic association means any organization that is responsible for governing intercollegiate athletic programs.(b) Athletic program means an intercollegiate athletic program at any institution of higher education within the meaning of subdivision (d).(c) Graduation success rate means the percentage of student athletes who graduate from that institution of higher education within six years of their initial enrollment, excluding outgoing transfers in good academic standing with athletic eligibility remaining, and including incoming transfers. The rate is to be calculated by combining the rates of the four most recent classes that are available in the exact manner as the rate is calculated under National Collegiate Athletic Association rules.(d) Institution of higher education means any campus of the University of California or the California State University, or any four-year private university located in California, that maintains an intercollegiate athletic program. private postsecondary educational institution or independent institution of higher education located in California, that provides athletic scholarships for student athletes.(e) Media rights means the rights to media coverage of intercollegiate athletics included in contracts that are entered into by intercollegiate athletic conferences and television networks and that generate monetary payments to individual institutions of higher education.(f) Student athlete means any college student who participates in an intercollegiate athletic program of an institution of higher education, and includes student athletes who participate in basketball, football, and other intercollegiate sports.
SECTION 1. Section 67451 of the Education Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
67451. For purposes of this part:(a) Athletic association means any organization that is responsible for governing intercollegiate athletic programs.(b) Athletic program means an intercollegiate athletic program at any institution of higher education within the meaning of subdivision (d).(c) Graduation success rate means the percentage of student athletes who graduate from that institution of higher education within six years of their initial enrollment, excluding outgoing transfers in good academic standing with athletic eligibility remaining, and including incoming transfers. The rate is to be calculated by combining the rates of the four most recent classes that are available in the exact manner as the rate is calculated under National Collegiate Athletic Association rules.(d) Institution of higher education means any campus of the University of California or the California State University, or any four-year private university located in California, that maintains an intercollegiate athletic program. private postsecondary educational institution or independent institution of higher education located in California, that provides athletic scholarships for student athletes.(e) Media rights means the rights to media coverage of intercollegiate athletics included in contracts that are entered into by intercollegiate athletic conferences and television networks and that generate monetary payments to individual institutions of higher education.(f) Student athlete means any college student who participates in an intercollegiate athletic program of an institution of higher education, and includes student athletes who participate in basketball, football, and other intercollegiate sports.
67451. For purposes of this part:(a) Athletic association means any organization that is responsible for governing intercollegiate athletic programs.(b) Athletic program means an intercollegiate athletic program at any institution of higher education within the meaning of subdivision (d).(c) Graduation success rate means the percentage of student athletes who graduate from that institution of higher education within six years of their initial enrollment, excluding outgoing transfers in good academic standing with athletic eligibility remaining, and including incoming transfers. The rate is to be calculated by combining the rates of the four most recent classes that are available in the exact manner as the rate is calculated under National Collegiate Athletic Association rules.(d) Institution of higher education means any campus of the University of California or the California State University, or any four-year private university located in California, that maintains an intercollegiate athletic program. private postsecondary educational institution or independent institution of higher education located in California, that provides athletic scholarships for student athletes.(e) Media rights means the rights to media coverage of intercollegiate athletics included in contracts that are entered into by intercollegiate athletic conferences and television networks and that generate monetary payments to individual institutions of higher education.(f) Student athlete means any college student who participates in an intercollegiate athletic program of an institution of higher education, and includes student athletes who participate in basketball, football, and other intercollegiate sports.
67451. For purposes of this part:(a) Athletic association means any organization that is responsible for governing intercollegiate athletic programs.(b) Athletic program means an intercollegiate athletic program at any institution of higher education within the meaning of subdivision (d).(c) Graduation success rate means the percentage of student athletes who graduate from that institution of higher education within six years of their initial enrollment, excluding outgoing transfers in good academic standing with athletic eligibility remaining, and including incoming transfers. The rate is to be calculated by combining the rates of the four most recent classes that are available in the exact manner as the rate is calculated under National Collegiate Athletic Association rules.(d) Institution of higher education means any campus of the University of California or the California State University, or any four-year private university located in California, that maintains an intercollegiate athletic program. private postsecondary educational institution or independent institution of higher education located in California, that provides athletic scholarships for student athletes.(e) Media rights means the rights to media coverage of intercollegiate athletics included in contracts that are entered into by intercollegiate athletic conferences and television networks and that generate monetary payments to individual institutions of higher education.(f) Student athlete means any college student who participates in an intercollegiate athletic program of an institution of higher education, and includes student athletes who participate in basketball, football, and other intercollegiate sports.
67451. For purposes of this part:
(a) Athletic association means any organization that is responsible for governing intercollegiate athletic programs.
(b) Athletic program means an intercollegiate athletic program at any institution of higher education within the meaning of subdivision (d).
(c) Graduation success rate means the percentage of student athletes who graduate from that institution of higher education within six years of their initial enrollment, excluding outgoing transfers in good academic standing with athletic eligibility remaining, and including incoming transfers. The rate is to be calculated by combining the rates of the four most recent classes that are available in the exact manner as the rate is calculated under National Collegiate Athletic Association rules.
(d) Institution of higher education means any campus of the University of California or the California State University, or any four-year private university located in California, that maintains an intercollegiate athletic program. private postsecondary educational institution or independent institution of higher education located in California, that provides athletic scholarships for student athletes.
(e) Media rights means the rights to media coverage of intercollegiate athletics included in contracts that are entered into by intercollegiate athletic conferences and television networks and that generate monetary payments to individual institutions of higher education.
(f) Student athlete means any college student who participates in an intercollegiate athletic program of an institution of higher education, and includes student athletes who participate in basketball, football, and other intercollegiate sports.
SEC. 2. Section 67452 of the Education Code is amended to read:67452. Commencing with the 201314 academic year, an athletic program shall comply with all of the following:(a) (1) If an athletic program does not renew an athletic scholarship of a student athlete who suffers an incapacitating injury or illness resulting from his or her participation in the athletic program, and the institution of higher educations medical staff determines that he or she is medically ineligible to participate in intercollegiate athletics, the institution of higher education shall provide an equivalent scholarship that, combined with the total duration of any previous athletic scholarship or scholarships received by the student athlete, will be provided for a total of up to five academic years or until the student athlete completes his or her undergraduate degree, whichever period is shorter. Additional years may be provided at the discretion of the institution of higher education.(2) If a student athlete takes a temporary leave of absence from an institution of higher education, the duration of that leave of absence shall not count against the five-year limit on eligibility for an equivalent scholarship imposed by paragraph (1).(3) An athletic program shall provide an equivalent scholarship to a student athlete who was on an athletic scholarship and is in good standing, but has exhausted his or her athletic eligibility, for up to one year or until the student athlete completes his or her primary undergraduate degree, whichever is shorter, except that an athletic program with a graduation success rate that is above 60 percent, disaggregated by team, shall not be subject to the requirements of this paragraph.(4) A student athlete whose athletic scholarship is not renewed for cause by an athletic program shall receive no benefits under this part, but may appeal this decision within the institution of higher education attended by the student or within the athletic conference or association of which that institution of higher education is a member, as appropriate.(b) Each athletic program shall conduct a financial and life skills workshop for all of its first-year and third-year student athletes at the beginning of the academic year. This workshop shall include, but not be limited to, information concerning financial aid, debt management, and a recommended budget for full- and partial-scholarship student athletes living on or off campus during the academic year and the summer term based on the current academic years cost of attendance. The workshop shall also include information on time management skills necessary for success as a student athlete, and academic resources available on campus.(c) An institution of higher education shall grant a student athlete the same rights as other students with regard to any and all matters related to possible adverse or disciplinary actions, including, but not necessarily limited to, actions involving athletically related financial aid.(d) An athletic program shall respond within seven business days with an answer to a student athletes written request to transfer to another institution of higher education.(e)An institution of higher education that receives, as an average, less than ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in annual income derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics shall not be subject to the requirements of this section.(f)(e) An institution of higher education to which this section applies shall rely exclusively on revenue derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics to defray any costs accrued under this section.
SEC. 2. Section 67452 of the Education Code is amended to read:
### SEC. 2.
67452. Commencing with the 201314 academic year, an athletic program shall comply with all of the following:(a) (1) If an athletic program does not renew an athletic scholarship of a student athlete who suffers an incapacitating injury or illness resulting from his or her participation in the athletic program, and the institution of higher educations medical staff determines that he or she is medically ineligible to participate in intercollegiate athletics, the institution of higher education shall provide an equivalent scholarship that, combined with the total duration of any previous athletic scholarship or scholarships received by the student athlete, will be provided for a total of up to five academic years or until the student athlete completes his or her undergraduate degree, whichever period is shorter. Additional years may be provided at the discretion of the institution of higher education.(2) If a student athlete takes a temporary leave of absence from an institution of higher education, the duration of that leave of absence shall not count against the five-year limit on eligibility for an equivalent scholarship imposed by paragraph (1).(3) An athletic program shall provide an equivalent scholarship to a student athlete who was on an athletic scholarship and is in good standing, but has exhausted his or her athletic eligibility, for up to one year or until the student athlete completes his or her primary undergraduate degree, whichever is shorter, except that an athletic program with a graduation success rate that is above 60 percent, disaggregated by team, shall not be subject to the requirements of this paragraph.(4) A student athlete whose athletic scholarship is not renewed for cause by an athletic program shall receive no benefits under this part, but may appeal this decision within the institution of higher education attended by the student or within the athletic conference or association of which that institution of higher education is a member, as appropriate.(b) Each athletic program shall conduct a financial and life skills workshop for all of its first-year and third-year student athletes at the beginning of the academic year. This workshop shall include, but not be limited to, information concerning financial aid, debt management, and a recommended budget for full- and partial-scholarship student athletes living on or off campus during the academic year and the summer term based on the current academic years cost of attendance. The workshop shall also include information on time management skills necessary for success as a student athlete, and academic resources available on campus.(c) An institution of higher education shall grant a student athlete the same rights as other students with regard to any and all matters related to possible adverse or disciplinary actions, including, but not necessarily limited to, actions involving athletically related financial aid.(d) An athletic program shall respond within seven business days with an answer to a student athletes written request to transfer to another institution of higher education.(e)An institution of higher education that receives, as an average, less than ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in annual income derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics shall not be subject to the requirements of this section.(f)(e) An institution of higher education to which this section applies shall rely exclusively on revenue derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics to defray any costs accrued under this section.
67452. Commencing with the 201314 academic year, an athletic program shall comply with all of the following:(a) (1) If an athletic program does not renew an athletic scholarship of a student athlete who suffers an incapacitating injury or illness resulting from his or her participation in the athletic program, and the institution of higher educations medical staff determines that he or she is medically ineligible to participate in intercollegiate athletics, the institution of higher education shall provide an equivalent scholarship that, combined with the total duration of any previous athletic scholarship or scholarships received by the student athlete, will be provided for a total of up to five academic years or until the student athlete completes his or her undergraduate degree, whichever period is shorter. Additional years may be provided at the discretion of the institution of higher education.(2) If a student athlete takes a temporary leave of absence from an institution of higher education, the duration of that leave of absence shall not count against the five-year limit on eligibility for an equivalent scholarship imposed by paragraph (1).(3) An athletic program shall provide an equivalent scholarship to a student athlete who was on an athletic scholarship and is in good standing, but has exhausted his or her athletic eligibility, for up to one year or until the student athlete completes his or her primary undergraduate degree, whichever is shorter, except that an athletic program with a graduation success rate that is above 60 percent, disaggregated by team, shall not be subject to the requirements of this paragraph.(4) A student athlete whose athletic scholarship is not renewed for cause by an athletic program shall receive no benefits under this part, but may appeal this decision within the institution of higher education attended by the student or within the athletic conference or association of which that institution of higher education is a member, as appropriate.(b) Each athletic program shall conduct a financial and life skills workshop for all of its first-year and third-year student athletes at the beginning of the academic year. This workshop shall include, but not be limited to, information concerning financial aid, debt management, and a recommended budget for full- and partial-scholarship student athletes living on or off campus during the academic year and the summer term based on the current academic years cost of attendance. The workshop shall also include information on time management skills necessary for success as a student athlete, and academic resources available on campus.(c) An institution of higher education shall grant a student athlete the same rights as other students with regard to any and all matters related to possible adverse or disciplinary actions, including, but not necessarily limited to, actions involving athletically related financial aid.(d) An athletic program shall respond within seven business days with an answer to a student athletes written request to transfer to another institution of higher education.(e)An institution of higher education that receives, as an average, less than ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in annual income derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics shall not be subject to the requirements of this section.(f)(e) An institution of higher education to which this section applies shall rely exclusively on revenue derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics to defray any costs accrued under this section.
67452. Commencing with the 201314 academic year, an athletic program shall comply with all of the following:(a) (1) If an athletic program does not renew an athletic scholarship of a student athlete who suffers an incapacitating injury or illness resulting from his or her participation in the athletic program, and the institution of higher educations medical staff determines that he or she is medically ineligible to participate in intercollegiate athletics, the institution of higher education shall provide an equivalent scholarship that, combined with the total duration of any previous athletic scholarship or scholarships received by the student athlete, will be provided for a total of up to five academic years or until the student athlete completes his or her undergraduate degree, whichever period is shorter. Additional years may be provided at the discretion of the institution of higher education.(2) If a student athlete takes a temporary leave of absence from an institution of higher education, the duration of that leave of absence shall not count against the five-year limit on eligibility for an equivalent scholarship imposed by paragraph (1).(3) An athletic program shall provide an equivalent scholarship to a student athlete who was on an athletic scholarship and is in good standing, but has exhausted his or her athletic eligibility, for up to one year or until the student athlete completes his or her primary undergraduate degree, whichever is shorter, except that an athletic program with a graduation success rate that is above 60 percent, disaggregated by team, shall not be subject to the requirements of this paragraph.(4) A student athlete whose athletic scholarship is not renewed for cause by an athletic program shall receive no benefits under this part, but may appeal this decision within the institution of higher education attended by the student or within the athletic conference or association of which that institution of higher education is a member, as appropriate.(b) Each athletic program shall conduct a financial and life skills workshop for all of its first-year and third-year student athletes at the beginning of the academic year. This workshop shall include, but not be limited to, information concerning financial aid, debt management, and a recommended budget for full- and partial-scholarship student athletes living on or off campus during the academic year and the summer term based on the current academic years cost of attendance. The workshop shall also include information on time management skills necessary for success as a student athlete, and academic resources available on campus.(c) An institution of higher education shall grant a student athlete the same rights as other students with regard to any and all matters related to possible adverse or disciplinary actions, including, but not necessarily limited to, actions involving athletically related financial aid.(d) An athletic program shall respond within seven business days with an answer to a student athletes written request to transfer to another institution of higher education.(e)An institution of higher education that receives, as an average, less than ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in annual income derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics shall not be subject to the requirements of this section.(f)(e) An institution of higher education to which this section applies shall rely exclusively on revenue derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics to defray any costs accrued under this section.
67452. Commencing with the 201314 academic year, an athletic program shall comply with all of the following:
(a) (1) If an athletic program does not renew an athletic scholarship of a student athlete who suffers an incapacitating injury or illness resulting from his or her participation in the athletic program, and the institution of higher educations medical staff determines that he or she is medically ineligible to participate in intercollegiate athletics, the institution of higher education shall provide an equivalent scholarship that, combined with the total duration of any previous athletic scholarship or scholarships received by the student athlete, will be provided for a total of up to five academic years or until the student athlete completes his or her undergraduate degree, whichever period is shorter. Additional years may be provided at the discretion of the institution of higher education.
(2) If a student athlete takes a temporary leave of absence from an institution of higher education, the duration of that leave of absence shall not count against the five-year limit on eligibility for an equivalent scholarship imposed by paragraph (1).
(3) An athletic program shall provide an equivalent scholarship to a student athlete who was on an athletic scholarship and is in good standing, but has exhausted his or her athletic eligibility, for up to one year or until the student athlete completes his or her primary undergraduate degree, whichever is shorter, except that an athletic program with a graduation success rate that is above 60 percent, disaggregated by team, shall not be subject to the requirements of this paragraph.
(4) A student athlete whose athletic scholarship is not renewed for cause by an athletic program shall receive no benefits under this part, but may appeal this decision within the institution of higher education attended by the student or within the athletic conference or association of which that institution of higher education is a member, as appropriate.
(b) Each athletic program shall conduct a financial and life skills workshop for all of its first-year and third-year student athletes at the beginning of the academic year. This workshop shall include, but not be limited to, information concerning financial aid, debt management, and a recommended budget for full- and partial-scholarship student athletes living on or off campus during the academic year and the summer term based on the current academic years cost of attendance. The workshop shall also include information on time management skills necessary for success as a student athlete, and academic resources available on campus.
(c) An institution of higher education shall grant a student athlete the same rights as other students with regard to any and all matters related to possible adverse or disciplinary actions, including, but not necessarily limited to, actions involving athletically related financial aid.
(d) An athletic program shall respond within seven business days with an answer to a student athletes written request to transfer to another institution of higher education.
(e)An institution of higher education that receives, as an average, less than ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in annual income derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics shall not be subject to the requirements of this section.
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(e) An institution of higher education to which this section applies shall rely exclusively on revenue derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics to defray any costs accrued under this section.
SEC. 3. Section 67453 of the Education Code is amended to read:67453. (a) (1) Unless a student athlete declines the payment of premiums, an athletic program shall be responsible for paying the premiums of each of its student athletes whose household has an income and asset level that does not exceed the level for Cal Grant A recipients set forth in Section 69432.7 for insurance covering claims resulting from their participation in the athletic program.(2) An athletic program shall be responsible for paying the insurance deductible amount applicable to the claim of any student athlete who suffers an injury resulting from his or her participation in the athletic program and makes a claim relating to that injury.(3) If a student athlete suffers an injury resulting from his or her participation in the athletic program that requires ongoing medical treatment, the athletic program shall provide, for a minimum of two years following the student athletes graduation or separation from the institution of higher education, one of the following:(A) The necessary medical treatment.(B) Health insurance that covers the injury and the resulting deductible amounts.(4) This subdivision shall not apply to preexisting medical conditions that predate the student athletes participation in the athletic program.(b) An athletic program shall adopt and implement guidelines to prevent, assess, and treat sports-related concussions and dehydration. In addition, an athletic program shall adopt and implement exercise and supervision guidelines for any student athlete identified with potentially life-threatening health conditions who participates in an athletic program.(c)An institution of higher education that receives, as an average, less than ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in annual income derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics shall not be subject to the requirements of this section.(d)(c) An institution of higher education to which this section applies shall rely exclusively on revenue derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics to defray any costs accrued under this section.
SEC. 3. Section 67453 of the Education Code is amended to read:
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67453. (a) (1) Unless a student athlete declines the payment of premiums, an athletic program shall be responsible for paying the premiums of each of its student athletes whose household has an income and asset level that does not exceed the level for Cal Grant A recipients set forth in Section 69432.7 for insurance covering claims resulting from their participation in the athletic program.(2) An athletic program shall be responsible for paying the insurance deductible amount applicable to the claim of any student athlete who suffers an injury resulting from his or her participation in the athletic program and makes a claim relating to that injury.(3) If a student athlete suffers an injury resulting from his or her participation in the athletic program that requires ongoing medical treatment, the athletic program shall provide, for a minimum of two years following the student athletes graduation or separation from the institution of higher education, one of the following:(A) The necessary medical treatment.(B) Health insurance that covers the injury and the resulting deductible amounts.(4) This subdivision shall not apply to preexisting medical conditions that predate the student athletes participation in the athletic program.(b) An athletic program shall adopt and implement guidelines to prevent, assess, and treat sports-related concussions and dehydration. In addition, an athletic program shall adopt and implement exercise and supervision guidelines for any student athlete identified with potentially life-threatening health conditions who participates in an athletic program.(c)An institution of higher education that receives, as an average, less than ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in annual income derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics shall not be subject to the requirements of this section.(d)(c) An institution of higher education to which this section applies shall rely exclusively on revenue derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics to defray any costs accrued under this section.
67453. (a) (1) Unless a student athlete declines the payment of premiums, an athletic program shall be responsible for paying the premiums of each of its student athletes whose household has an income and asset level that does not exceed the level for Cal Grant A recipients set forth in Section 69432.7 for insurance covering claims resulting from their participation in the athletic program.(2) An athletic program shall be responsible for paying the insurance deductible amount applicable to the claim of any student athlete who suffers an injury resulting from his or her participation in the athletic program and makes a claim relating to that injury.(3) If a student athlete suffers an injury resulting from his or her participation in the athletic program that requires ongoing medical treatment, the athletic program shall provide, for a minimum of two years following the student athletes graduation or separation from the institution of higher education, one of the following:(A) The necessary medical treatment.(B) Health insurance that covers the injury and the resulting deductible amounts.(4) This subdivision shall not apply to preexisting medical conditions that predate the student athletes participation in the athletic program.(b) An athletic program shall adopt and implement guidelines to prevent, assess, and treat sports-related concussions and dehydration. In addition, an athletic program shall adopt and implement exercise and supervision guidelines for any student athlete identified with potentially life-threatening health conditions who participates in an athletic program.(c)An institution of higher education that receives, as an average, less than ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in annual income derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics shall not be subject to the requirements of this section.(d)(c) An institution of higher education to which this section applies shall rely exclusively on revenue derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics to defray any costs accrued under this section.
67453. (a) (1) Unless a student athlete declines the payment of premiums, an athletic program shall be responsible for paying the premiums of each of its student athletes whose household has an income and asset level that does not exceed the level for Cal Grant A recipients set forth in Section 69432.7 for insurance covering claims resulting from their participation in the athletic program.(2) An athletic program shall be responsible for paying the insurance deductible amount applicable to the claim of any student athlete who suffers an injury resulting from his or her participation in the athletic program and makes a claim relating to that injury.(3) If a student athlete suffers an injury resulting from his or her participation in the athletic program that requires ongoing medical treatment, the athletic program shall provide, for a minimum of two years following the student athletes graduation or separation from the institution of higher education, one of the following:(A) The necessary medical treatment.(B) Health insurance that covers the injury and the resulting deductible amounts.(4) This subdivision shall not apply to preexisting medical conditions that predate the student athletes participation in the athletic program.(b) An athletic program shall adopt and implement guidelines to prevent, assess, and treat sports-related concussions and dehydration. In addition, an athletic program shall adopt and implement exercise and supervision guidelines for any student athlete identified with potentially life-threatening health conditions who participates in an athletic program.(c)An institution of higher education that receives, as an average, less than ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in annual income derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics shall not be subject to the requirements of this section.(d)(c) An institution of higher education to which this section applies shall rely exclusively on revenue derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics to defray any costs accrued under this section.
67453. (a) (1) Unless a student athlete declines the payment of premiums, an athletic program shall be responsible for paying the premiums of each of its student athletes whose household has an income and asset level that does not exceed the level for Cal Grant A recipients set forth in Section 69432.7 for insurance covering claims resulting from their participation in the athletic program.
(2) An athletic program shall be responsible for paying the insurance deductible amount applicable to the claim of any student athlete who suffers an injury resulting from his or her participation in the athletic program and makes a claim relating to that injury.
(3) If a student athlete suffers an injury resulting from his or her participation in the athletic program that requires ongoing medical treatment, the athletic program shall provide, for a minimum of two years following the student athletes graduation or separation from the institution of higher education, one of the following:
(A) The necessary medical treatment.
(B) Health insurance that covers the injury and the resulting deductible amounts.
(4) This subdivision shall not apply to preexisting medical conditions that predate the student athletes participation in the athletic program.
(b) An athletic program shall adopt and implement guidelines to prevent, assess, and treat sports-related concussions and dehydration. In addition, an athletic program shall adopt and implement exercise and supervision guidelines for any student athlete identified with potentially life-threatening health conditions who participates in an athletic program.
(c)An institution of higher education that receives, as an average, less than ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in annual income derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics shall not be subject to the requirements of this section.
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(c) An institution of higher education to which this section applies shall rely exclusively on revenue derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics to defray any costs accrued under this section.
SEC. 4. Section 67453.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:67453.5. (a) A student athlete who claims to have had any of his or her rights established under this chapter violated by an institution of higher education, including any of its personnel, shall have a private right of action to enjoin the violation if the violation is ongoing, and to seek damages, including, but not necessarily limited to, reasonable attorneys fees and court costs, against the institution and its personnel who are alleged to have been responsible the violation.(b) For purposes of this section, personnel means one or more representatives of an athletic program, including, but not necessarily limited to, an employee, coach, assistant, or affiliated health care professional.
SEC. 4. Section 67453.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:
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67453.5. (a) A student athlete who claims to have had any of his or her rights established under this chapter violated by an institution of higher education, including any of its personnel, shall have a private right of action to enjoin the violation if the violation is ongoing, and to seek damages, including, but not necessarily limited to, reasonable attorneys fees and court costs, against the institution and its personnel who are alleged to have been responsible the violation.(b) For purposes of this section, personnel means one or more representatives of an athletic program, including, but not necessarily limited to, an employee, coach, assistant, or affiliated health care professional.
67453.5. (a) A student athlete who claims to have had any of his or her rights established under this chapter violated by an institution of higher education, including any of its personnel, shall have a private right of action to enjoin the violation if the violation is ongoing, and to seek damages, including, but not necessarily limited to, reasonable attorneys fees and court costs, against the institution and its personnel who are alleged to have been responsible the violation.(b) For purposes of this section, personnel means one or more representatives of an athletic program, including, but not necessarily limited to, an employee, coach, assistant, or affiliated health care professional.
67453.5. (a) A student athlete who claims to have had any of his or her rights established under this chapter violated by an institution of higher education, including any of its personnel, shall have a private right of action to enjoin the violation if the violation is ongoing, and to seek damages, including, but not necessarily limited to, reasonable attorneys fees and court costs, against the institution and its personnel who are alleged to have been responsible the violation.(b) For purposes of this section, personnel means one or more representatives of an athletic program, including, but not necessarily limited to, an employee, coach, assistant, or affiliated health care professional.
67453.5. (a) A student athlete who claims to have had any of his or her rights established under this chapter violated by an institution of higher education, including any of its personnel, shall have a private right of action to enjoin the violation if the violation is ongoing, and to seek damages, including, but not necessarily limited to, reasonable attorneys fees and court costs, against the institution and its personnel who are alleged to have been responsible the violation.
(b) For purposes of this section, personnel means one or more representatives of an athletic program, including, but not necessarily limited to, an employee, coach, assistant, or affiliated health care professional.