2005 California Health and Safety Code Sections 116091-116095 CHAPTER 6. PILOT PROJECT FOR SCHOOL ATHLETICS SAFETY

116091.  The Pupil Athletic Access and Safety Program pilot project
is hereby established in the State Department of Education for the
purpose of providing grants to private statewide nonprofit
organizations in two regions to support a partnership to facilitate
pupil participation and safety in high school interscholastic
athletics that would primarily benefit low-income pupils.
116092.  (a) One of the pilot projects shall be in southern
California.
   (b) One of the pilot projects shall be in northern California.
116093.  (a) A pilot project shall use grant funds for all of the
following purposes:
   (1) To provide onsite nationally certified athletic trainers to
participating schools.  The project may provide a certified athletic
trainer, or funds to help pay the costs associated with ensuring that
there is an onsite athletic trainer, for at least 30 hours per week.
  Funds received pursuant to this section shall be used only to
provide supplemental staff or services and shall not displace or
reduce existing staff or services.  Athletic trainers provided
pursuant to this section shall not displace or reduce the hours or
benefits available to any classified or certified employee who
provides athletic training services for participating schools prior
to the effective date of this section.  A participating school that
currently employs an athletic trainer shall coordinate the use of his
or her services with the pilot project.
   (2) To provide appropriate medical supplies and other supplies
necessary to prevent and care for sports-related injuries.
   (3) To provide in-service meetings for coaches and trainers, and
to ensure that coaches and trainers receive first aid and CPR
certification.
   (4) To provide mentoring opportunities for pupils interested in
the medical and athletic training fields.
   (5) To provide community educational seminars for pupils, parents,
trainers, coaches, and administrators on nutrition, the avoidance of
drugs, and on injuries and prevention.
   (6) To inform pupils about the availability of low-cost health
insurance, including Medi-Cal and the Healthy Families Program.
   (7) To provide strength training workshops for pupil-athletes and
an off-season training program.
   (b) Health care providers, including athletic trainers who
participate in the pilot project shall not refer pupils to their own
practice, to the practice of the other health care providers
participating in the pilot project, or to the practice of other
health care providers in whose practice they have a financial
interest.
116094.  (a) The State Department of Education shall establish a
competitive grant process for private, nonprofit organizations that
are registered with the Secretary of State to submit a grant
application for the development, administration, and implementation
of the Pupil Athletic Access and Safety Program.
   (b) No later than May 1, 2002, the department, or its
administering contracting entity, shall request and review proposals
submitted by entities eligible for grants pursuant to this chapter.
By June 1, 2002, the department, or its administering contracting
entity, shall select a proposal for each of the two regions for
receipt of a grant.  The selected proposal shall meet the criteria
set forth in this chapter and shall be selected on the basis of its
ability to provide the best, most feasible service to the largest
number of schools and pupils in the pilot area.
   (c) Proposals shall include all of the following:
   (1) A description of the program goals.
   (2) A list of measurable objectives for the purpose of evaluation
by the department, or its administering contracting entity.
   (3) A list of public secondary schools selected for participation,
and the criteria used for selection of those schools.
   (4) A list of professional participants with curriculum vitae and
resumes attached.  Athletic trainers who are proposed to participate
in the program shall be certified by the National Athletic Trainers
Association.
   (5) A method of ensuring medical quality for the program.
   (6) The method that will be used to gather and submit data to the
department, or its administering contracting entity.
   (7) A clear description of the experience, expertise, and other
qualifications of the private, nonprofit organization.
   (8) A proposed budget for expenditure of the grant, including a
proposed fundraising plan to raise the dollar-for-dollar match as
required in this chapter.
   (d) The department, or its administering contracting entity, upon
making a selection pursuant to this chapter, shall fund the grant no
later than August 1, 2002.
   (e) (1) The department may expend up to 10 percent of the funds
appropriated for the purposes of this chapter for the costs
associated with administration of the competitive grant process,
medical quality assurance and program oversight, data collection, and
evaluation of the pilot project.  No additional funds may be used
for administration, oversight, or implementation of this program.
   (2) The department may contract with a nonprofit statewide
organization that specializes in administration of high school
interscholastic athletic programs to function as the department's
administering agency for the program.  If the department enters into
a contract pursuant to this paragraph, the funds provided for
administrative costs as set forth in paragraph (1) shall be expended,
pursuant to the contract, by the nonprofit organization in its
administration of this program on behalf of the department.  The
administering contracting entity shall be responsible for all aspects
of the program, including the establishment of the competitive grant
process, the selection of grantees and awarding of grants, program
administration, monitoring, and evaluation, and the report required
pursuant to Section 116095.
   (f) The department, or its administering contracting entity, shall
monitor and evaluate the program to ensure the performance and
effectiveness of the program, including the following:
   (1) Success in obtaining stated goals.
   (2) Success in the pupil mentoring and scholarship programs.
   (3) Reduction in injuries that occur during practice sessions and
during actual athletic competitions.
   (4) Reduction in recurring injury incidents.
   (g) For the purpose of evaluating the programs, the department, or
its administering contracting entity, shall, to the extent feasible,
compare available data relating to injuries that occurred during
practice sessions and official competitions in the school year prior
to the existence of the pilot program, with comparable data collected
in the second year of the pilot program.
   If data regarding injuries has not been collected prior to the
establishment of the pilot program, then data submitted by each
grantee during the first six months of the program shall be used as
baseline data to compare against data collected in the second year.
   (h) In order to be eligible to receive funds pursuant to this
chapter, a pilot project shall receive matching private funds equal
to the public funds received.
116095.  By January 1, 2005, the department, or its administering
contracting entity, shall submit a report to the Legislature on the
evaluation of the pilot projects pursuant to this chapter, including
the number of schools and pupils assisted by or participating in the
various components of the project, and the extent to which the
measurable objectives listed in the proposal were met.