GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO OUR
HEARING OF THE ASSEMBLY, ARTS,
ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS AND
TOURISM. WE'D LIKE TO CALL THE
MEETING TO ORDER BEFORE WE GET
STARTED. THERE ARE A FEW
HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS THAT WE'RE
GOING TO COVER. FOR TODAY'S
HEARING, WE WILL ONLY BE
ACCEPTING IN PERSON TESTIMONY
AND WITNESSES AND SUPPORT AND
OPPOSITION. THE BILL BEING
PRESENTED WILL HAVE A MAXIMUM OF
TWO PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT IN TWO PRIMARY WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION WITH THE LIMIT OF
TWO MINUTES. PER WITNESS. AFTER
WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE PRIMARY
WITNESSES, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
THAT ARE HERE IN THE ROOM WILL
BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO STATE
THEIR NAME THE ORGANIZATION THEY
REPRESENT AND THEIR POSITION ON
THE BILL. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
WILL BE RULED OUT OF ORDER. I
WANT TO NOTE THAT WE ARE ALSO
ACCEPTING WRITTEN TESTIMONY
THROUGH THE POSITION LETTER
PORTAL ON THE COMMITTEE'S
WEBSITE. AT THIS POINT, IT LOOKS
LIKE WE DO NOT HAVE A QUORUM OR
AN AUTHOR. SO WITH THAT WE WILL
LOOK WE WILL HAVE THE SERGEANTS
CALL ABSENT MEMBERS AND IF WE
CAN, AH, THE AUTHOR IS ON THE
WAY, ALRIGHT.
WELCOME SENATOR. I THINK WE ARE
GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL ROLL.
HERE. PHªN HERE. FRIEDMAN. PART.
LACKEY, CIA. HMM. OKAY WE HAVE
ONLY ONE ITEM TODAY S P 486, HER
TATO INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA INTEREST
SCHOLASTIC. FEDERATION BETTER
KNOWN SCF STATE FOOTBALL
CHAMPIONSHIPS NEUTRAL LOCATIONS,
UH, MAY BEGIN. GOOD MORNING
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I'M HERE TO
PRESENT SB 4 86, WHICH ENSURES
THAT THE CALIFORNIA INTEREST
CLASSIC FEDERATION HOLDS ALL
STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
GAMES FOR ALL DIVISIONS AT
COMPARABLE NEUTRAL LOCATIONS.
CALIFORNIA CONTINUES TO GRAPPLE
WITH DISPARITIES IN THE QUALITY
AND ACCESSIBILITY OF
OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN HIGH
INCOME AND LOW INCOME SCHOOLS,
BUT PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES
TO SPORTS FIELDS AND EDUCATIONAL
FACILITIES IN EARLY DECEMBER, 20
22 UNDER THE CURRENT RULES OF
THE C I F 30 HIGH SCHOOL
FOOTBALL TEAMS COMPETED IN STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES. FOUR TEAMS
COMPETING WITH WITHIN THE TOP 52
DIVISIONS. THEIR GAMES TOOK
PLACE AT A NEUTRAL LOCATION,
WHICH WAS A SADDLE SADDLEBACK
COLLEGE. WITH BETTER FIELD
CONDITIONS, BETTER MEDICAL
ACCESSIBILITY, BETTER SEATING.
BETTER SIDELINES AND OVERALL,
BETTER MEDIA PARTICIPATION. THE
REMAINING DIVISIONS WERE NOT
AFFORDED THE SAME LEVEL OF
ATTENTION OR OPPORTUNITIES AND
THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THOSE
GAMES WERE PLAYED VARY
SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE C I. F
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES HOSTED
FOR THE TOP FIVE DIVISIONS.
THESE PLAYERS AND COMMUNITIES
WERE RELEGATED TO OUTDATED
FACILITIES AND WERE DEPRIVED OF
THE CHANCE TO PLAY IN A NEUTRAL
LOCATION DEVOID OF MEDIA
COVERAGE AND SCOUTING EXPOSURE.
WELL ALL WINNING TEAMS CAN
RIGHTFULLY CLAIM THE TITLE OF
CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPION. IT
WAS EVIDENT THAT THE PLANE
CONDITIONS WERE FAR FROM
EQUITABLE. STUDENTS WERE EARNED
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY IN ANY
CF STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
DESERVE THE SAME TREATMENT SO
THEY CAN BE SAFE SO THEY CAN
SHOWCASE THEIR TALENTS AND
SKILLS AND SO THEY CAN BE
RECOGNIZED FOR THE HARD WORK AND
DISCIPLINE IT TOOK TO GET THERE.
MAKING IT TO THE CF STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP IS A GREAT
ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT SHOULD
HIGHLIGHT THE STUDENT ATHLETES
AND THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY
COME FROM. THESE TEAMS AND
COMMUNITIES SHOULD HAVE BEEN
CELEBRATED AND TREATED WITH THE
LEVEL OF ATTENTION THAT THEY
DESERVE. BUT THAT WAS NOT THE
CASE. UNFORTUNATELY ATHLETIC
EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS FROM
RURAL LOW INCOME AND
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES ACROSS
CALIFORNIA, SHAPED BY THE
NEIGHBORHOODS THEY LIVE IN. TO
THIS VERY DAY. WE CONTINUE TO
SEE INEQUITY ISSUES AND THE
QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY OF
OPPORTUNITIES AGAIN BETWEEN HIGH
INCOME AND LOW INCOME SCHOOLS IN
CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING ACCESS TO
HIGH QUALITY SUPPORT FIELDS AND
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES. SP 4 86
. DIVES INTO THIS DEEPER ISSUE
OF INEQUITY SEEN THROUGHOUT OUR
EDUCATION SYSTEMS, ESPECIALLY
WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE IN OUR
RURAL, LOW INCOME AND
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. I DO
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT C I F
FOR ALLOWING MEANINGFUL
CONVERSATIONS WITH MY OFFICE ON
THIS ISSUE. THEY HAVE EXPRESSED
THAT THEY APPRECIATE OUR GOAL
AND INTENT BEHIND THIS BILL AND
AGREE THAT OUR STUDENT ATHLETES
SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE SIMILAR
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP EXPERIENCES.
HOWEVER THROUGH THIS BILL, WE
ARE ASKING THE STATE TO ASSIST
AND PROVIDING EQUITABLE
EXPERIENCE FOR ALL STUDENT
ATHLETES WHO HAVE EARNED THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE AND BE
FOREVER KNOWN AS A CALIFORNIA
STATE CHAMPION. AND FOR THE
REASONS OUTLINED HERE TODAY, I
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THE BILL
FORWARD UNTIL AS A STATE. WE ARE
CERTAIN THAT ALL OF OUR STUDENT
ATHLETES GET THE EXPERIENCE THEY
DESERVE. I DO HAVE TO WITNESS
TWO WITNESSES HERE WITH ME.
TODAY BOTH STUDENTS WILL BE
SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCES FROM
THE RECENT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME WITNESS ONE EZEKIEL OSBORNE
, SECOND RATED, UM, FRESHMAN
QUARTERBACK IN THE STATE AND
THIRD IN THE NATION, AND WHEN
IT'S TO MARION SLOAN, ALSO A
FRESHMAN, STAND OUT. GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS MARIO ON
SLOAN AND I WILL BE A SOPHOMORE
SHAFTER HIGH SCHOOL FIRST. I
WANT TO THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR
ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TO YOU ON
THIS TOPIC THAT IS REALLY
SPECIAL AND IMPORTANT TO ME AS A
YOUNG BOY PLAYED TRAVEL FLAG
FOOTBALL AND WAS ABLE TO PLAY IN
MINI CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES. I HAD
THE HONOR AND PLEASURE OF
PLAYING. SEVERAL OF THESE GAMES
ARE NFL STADIUMS ACROSS THE
NATION, INCLUDING THE L. A RAMS
DALLAS COWBOYS IN NEW ORLEANS
SAINTS. THOSE EXPERIENCES
CREATED POSITIVE MEMORIES THAT
OUR CHURCH FOR THE REST OF MY
LIFE. AS A FRESHMAN AND THE WEEK
LEADING UP TO THE STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. I WAS SUPER
EXCITED AND WHEN I THOUGHT OF A
VARSITY FOOTBALL STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, I THOUGHT OF
A BIG AND NICE FILLED WITH EVEN
HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF SHAFTER
FANS. WHERE DO YOU SUPPORT THEIR
TEAM? NOT SAYING I THOUGHT IT
WOULD BE AN NFL STADIUM, BUT I
EXPECTED IT TO BE SOMETHING
PRETTY NICE, MEMORABLE. WHEN WE
GOT TO ORLEANS HIGH SCHOOL ON
DECEMBER 10TH 2022. IT WAS THE
EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT I
EXPECTED. THE VISITOR STANDS
WEREN'T EVEN BIG ENOUGH TO SIT
ALL OF OUR SHAFT DEFENSE BEFORE
WE EVEN CAME OUT FOR WARMUPS
SYSTEMS WERE FULL WITH PEOPLE
SITTING ON THE STAIRS, MUSCLES.
STANDING ALONG THE GATE AND
STANDING ON THE SIDE OF THE
STANDS. THERE WERE EVEN PEOPLE
WHO BROUGHT INSIDE THEIR OWN
CHAIRS. THE FIELD WAS FLOODED
WITH PADDLES SPREAD OUT ACROSS
DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE FIELD. AS
SOON AS I TOOK A STEP, MY FOOT
WOULD JUST SINK AND GET STUCK IN
THE MUD. THE MUD WAS SO BAD I
COULDN'T MOVE HOW I WANTED TO. I
FELT EXTREMELY LIMITED AND
RESTRICTED. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO
CATCH THE BALL BECAUSE IT WAS SO
SLICK AND MUDDY ON DEFENSE. I
WAS HAVING A HARD TIME SWITCHING
DIRECTIONS AND MAKING TACKLES
BECAUSE EVERY TIME I WOULD MAKE
IMPACT WITH SOMEONE, MY FEET WAS
SIMPLY SLIDE OUT FROM UNDER ME.
THE MUD WASN'T ONLY AFFECTING MY
MOBILITY, BUT IT WAS ALSO
GETTING INTO MY EYES
SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTING MY
VISION. TOWARDS THE END OF THE
GAME. I WAS SQUINTING BECAUSE
THEM ARE MUD BURNED SO BAD.
NORMALLY DURING A GAME I'D BE
HOT AND SWEATY, BUT THIS DURING
THIS GAME MY BODY WAS SWEATING
ALL THOSE REALLY COLD. THE WATER
AND MUD GETTING INTO MY JERSEY
PANTS AND SHOES MADE MY ENTIRE
BODY FEEL REALLY COLD AND TIGHT.
MOST HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
PLAYERS WILL NEVER HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE IT TO THE
BIG GAME DURING THEIR HIGH
SCHOOL CAREER. I WAS EXTREMELY
EXCITED ABOUT MAKING IT TO THE C
I F STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, BUT
IT WAS NOT WHAT I DREAMED THE
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WOULD LOOK
LIKE. SINCE I COULDN'T PERFORM
AT MY BEST IN THOSE CONDITIONS,
I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT MY
TEAMMATES AND ORLEANS PLAYERS
WERE NOT PLAYING AT THEIR BEST
EITHER. IT WOULD BE NICE TO GET
THIS FIXED BECAUSE IT'S NOT ONLY
IMPORTANT TO ME BUT MORE
IMPORTANT FOR THE FUTURE OF
CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.
EACH YEAR OVER 1000, CALIFORNIA
HIGH SCHOOLS COMPETE FOR JUST 30
C I F STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
FOOTBALL GAME SPOTS, SO IT'S
DEFINITELY AN HONOR TO PLAY IN
THE C I F STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME, AND IT SHOULD BE PROVIDED.
PROVIDE A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE
AND LASTING MEMORIES FOR
GENERATIONS TO SHARE. I DON'T
WANT MY FELLOW FOOTBALL PLAYERS
AROUND THE STATE TO HAVE THE
SAME CF STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
EXPERIENCE I DID. I WOULD LOVE
FOR HIM TO PLAY IN A BIG STADIUM
AT A NEUTRAL LOCATION WITH ALL
THEIR FANS WATCHING, CHEERING
THEM ON. THANK YOU. HELLO MY
NAME IS EZEKIEL OSBORNE AND I'M
A FRESHMAN AND STARTING VARSITY
QUARTERBACK FOR SHATTER HIGH
SCHOOL. ON DECEMBER 10TH OF 2022
. MY TEAM PLAYED IN THE DIVISION
FIVE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
ANOTHER TEAM FROM MY HOMETOWN
ALSO MADE IT TO THE STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FOR DIVISION
ONE, AND THE TEAM'S EXPERIENCES
COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE
DIFFERENT. MY TEAM WAS NOT A
POWERHOUSE AND WE ARE A YOUNG
TEAM OF ONLY 26 GUYS FROM A
SMALL RURAL SCHOOL. WE GROW THE
TEAM TO THE SEASON OF STRUGGLES
AND BARELY MADE IT TO THE
PLAYOFFS. OUR TEAM GREW CLOSER
AND CLOSER AND WENT ON A WIN
STREAK THAT YOU COULD WRITE A
MOVIE ABOUT. 14 MILES SOUTH FROM
THE FROM US. A TEAM FROM LIBERTY
HIGH SCHOOL WAS RETURNING TO THE
STATE GAME FOR THE SECOND YEAR
IN A ROW. THEY HAD AROUND 90
PLAYERS FROM ALL OVER A MUCH
BIGGER TALENT. I LIKE EVERY
OTHER QUARTERBACK HAD ALWAYS
DREAMT OF LEADING MY TEAM TO
STATE. THE ONLY VISION OF THE
BIG GAME I HAD WAS WHAT I SAW ON
TV AND SOCIAL MEDIA FROM LIBERTY
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP LAST YEAR. A
HUGE COLLEGE TURF STADIUM, A DJ
INSTANT REPLAY, FULL MEDIA
COVERAGE AND LIVESTREAM BY
PROFESSIONAL MEDIA TEAM ALL ON A
FAIR AND NEUTRAL SITE. I WAS
SURPRISED WHEN I FOUND THAT WE
WOULD BE TRAVELING 6.5 HOURS ON
A BUS TO OUR OPPONENTS FIELD. I
FEEL THAT WAS WORN OUT WITH
BARELY ANY GRASS AND SOAKED FROM
ALL THE WAY WHEN WE CALLED TO
SEE IF THEY HAD ANY SEATING FOR
MY UNCLE THAT IS IN A
WHEELCHAIR. THEY SAID HE WOULD
HAVE TO SIT ON THEIR HOME CROWD
SIDE OR THEY WOULD WHEEL HIM OUT
ON THE TRACK AND MY GRANDPARENTS
WHO ARE AS CAREGIVERS WOULD HAVE
TO STAND NEXT TO HIM. WHEN WE
ASKED WHENEVER WE GOT THERE,
THEY CANNOT ACCOMMODATE FOR ALL
OF OUR FANS, AND THEY SAID THAT
THEY WOULD HAVE TO STAND ALONG
THE SIDE OF THE TRACK OR GO SIT
ON THE OTHER SIDE. SO MY DREAM
NIGHT TURNED INTO ONE OF THE
MOST DISAPPOINTING TIMES IN MY
LIFE, A GAME PLAYED IN THE
MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, NEITHER TEAM
GETTING TO PLAY ANYTHING THAT
RESEMBLED THE FOOTBALL GAME AND
ANKLE DEEP MUD. NO SCOUTS CAME
OUT TO THE TINY TOWN IN THE
TERRIBLE CONDITIONS TO WATCH
GREAT PLAYERS ROLL AROUND IN THE
MUD. MY UNCLE AND THE REST OF
OUR FANS INSTEAD OF GOING HOW TO
WATCH A SPOTTY STREAM OF THE
GAME THAT KEPT PAUSING AND
ANNOUNCER DID NOT EVEN KNOW OUR
TOWN'S NAME. RETURN HOME TO SEE
THE INCREDIBLE DAY MY FRIENDS
FROM LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL HAD ON
THE FIELD WHERE FIVE OTHER GAMES
WERE PLAYED. THEY GOT TO DISPLAY
ALL OF THEIR TALENTS FOR THE
WORLD TO SEE IN A FIRST CLASS
STADIUM THAT CAN SEE THOUSANDS
THE NEWS AND SIS OWN WEBSITE WAS
PLAYING UP HOW NICE THEIR
FACILITY AND GAME WAS. SO I'M
HERE TO ASK THIS. WHY WE ALL PAY
THE SAME PRICE, BLOOD, SWEAT
TEARS. TIME AWAY FROM OUR
FAMILIES. HOW CAN YOU TELL ONE
GROUP OF US THAT WERE WORSE LEFT
WORTH LESS THAN PEOPLE THAT LIVE
14 MILES DOWN THE ROAD FROM US
WHEN WE OPEN THE WORK TO GET
THERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. FOR
YOUR TESTIMONY. WE WILL NOW HEAR
FROM THE OPPOSITION. GOOD
MORNING. BEFORE I WANT TO GO A
LITTLE OFF SCRIPT BEFORE I START
AND I WANT TO THANK THE
STUDENTS. ONCE AGAIN. WE'VE
HEARD THEM TESTIFY SEVERAL
TIMES. AND I'M HOPING THEY'RE
GOING TO HEAR IN OUR TESTIMONY
TODAY THAT THAT WE HAVE HEARD
THEM AND THEN WE'VE LISTENED.
GOOD MORNING CHAIR QUIRK-SILVA
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I'M DR
RONALD CHETTY, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE C, I F AND I'M
HEARING RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION TO
SEND A BILL 46 BEFORE DISCUSSING
OUR OPPOSITION. I WANT TO THANK
THE AUTHORS OFFICE FOR ENGAGING
IN DISCUSSION, ALLOWING HIM TO
THIS TO ME WITH THEIR STAFF. AS
YOU'LL HEAR MY TESTIMONY. WE
SUPPORT THE INTENT OF THE BILL.
WE JUST SUBJECT TO THE STATE
DICTATING THIS LEVEL OF CONTROL
OVER MANAGEMENT OF HIGH SCHOOL
ATHLETICS IN OUR STATE. AS AN
ASIDE AS FAR BACK AS OUR
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY GOES, WHICH
IS ABOUT 25 YEARS OF RECORDS.
THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND TIME
THAT WE'VE TAKEN OPPOSITION TO
THE BILL. THE LAST TIME IN 2006.
FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS, WE'VE
SERVED AS A GRASSROOTS
ORGANIZATION WHILE ENSURING
CONSISTENCY IN THE APPLICATION
OF RULES AND POLICIES PERTAINING
DOOR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS IN OUR
STATE, WHICH ARE ADOPTED REVIEWS
AND REVISED BY OUR MEMBERSHIP.
WE BELIEVE THE BEST SETTING FOR
RESOLVING MOST, IF NOT ALL,
MATTERS THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL
ATHLETICS IS THROUGH THIS MEMBER
DRIVEN IN COLLABORATIVE
APPROACH. AS YOU HEARD AFTER THE
NUMEROUS HISTORIC ATMOSPHERIC
RIVERS HIT CALIFORNIA IN
DECEMBER, 2022 WE HEARD FROM
SEVERAL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS THAT
WOULD WE CONSIDER MOVING ALL
GAMES TO A NEUTRAL CHAMPIONSHIP
VENUE LIKE OUR MAIN CHAMPIONSHIP
SITE. WE AGREED THAT ALL OF OUR
STUDENT ATHLETES DESERVE TO HAVE
THE SAME OR SIMILAR CHAMPIONSHIP
EXPERIENCE AND SO THEREFORE,
OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT
SEVERAL MONTHS SEATTLE BEGAN
MEETING WITH OUR FOOTBALL
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ARE SECTION
COMMISSIONERS FROM OUR 10
SECTIONS AROUND THE STATE ARE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND STAFF TO
DISCUSS THE FEASIBILITY OF
HOSTING ALL 15 GAMES AT
COMPARABLE NEUTRAL SITES. WE'VE
SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS TO
VARIOUS JUNIOR COLLEGES
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. AND AS OUR
INTENT TO USE NEUTRAL COMPARABLE
SITES FOR THIS FALL, PENDING
ABILITY, AVAILABILITY OF THE
SITES BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THAT'S
NOT COMPLETELY WITHIN OUR
CONTROL. WHILE THESE SITES
WILLINGNESS TO HOST THE EVENT IS
BOTH OUT OF OUR CONTROL AND THE
LEGISLATURE'S CONTROL IF WE'RE
SUCCESSFUL, WE WILL BE ABLE TO
ACCOMPLISH THE INTENT OF THIS
BILL THIS FALL IN 2023 BEFORE
THE LAW ACTUALLY TAKES EFFECT.
IN CONCLUSION. WE BELIEVE THE
BEST SETTING FOR RESOLVING THIS
MATTER THROUGH THE COURSE
ALREADY UNDERWAY BY THE C I F
AND THAT S P 46 IS AN
UNNECESSARY USE OF STATE
AUTHORITY. FOR THIS REASON WE
OPPOSE THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU WITH THAT WE WILL HEAR
FROM ANYBODY WHO HAS JOINED US
IN THE AUDIENCE TO REGISTER
THEIR SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION.
PLEASE COME TO THE MIC. MY NAME
IS JACK OSBORNE. I'M FROM
SHAFTER, CALIFORNIA AND I'M HERE
TO SUPPORT THE BILL. IS THERE
TIME FOR A COMMENT OR JUST YOUR
REGISTERED? THANK YOU. CAN WE
HAVE ANYBODY ELSE? DID DID THEY
CHANGE THE BUTTON SYSTEM HERE?
OKAY WITH THAT WE HAVE NO OTHER,
UH, INDIVIDUALS REGISTERING
SUPPORTER OPPOSITION SO WE WILL
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
FOR COMMENTS OR SOMETHING MEMBER
LACKEY. I APPRECIATE HAVING THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THIS, UH
IT'S KIND OF IMPORTANT ISSUE. I
I'M FROM A VERY SMALL HIGH
SCHOOL. THAT ROUTINELY COMPETES
IN C I F AND, UM, THE SKULL. THE
SCHOOL THAT I GRADUATED FROM.
LESS THAN 300. IN THE SCHOOL. SO
I'M ALSO VERY SYMPATHETIC TO THE
PROBLEMS THAT YOU'RE YOU'RE
ADDRESSING IN THIS PARTICULAR
PROPOSALS. UM EVEN RECENTLY, I
WELL, I'VE I'VE EXPRESSED MY
DISMAY OVER. A COUPLE OF THINGS
THAT ARE HANDLED BY THE CF. AH
EVEN RECENTLY, MY HIGH SCHOOL
HAD TO COMPETE AGAINST THE HIGH
SCHOOL WITH AN ENROLLMENT THAT
EXCEEDED 2000. AND I CONTINUE TO
VOICE MY PERSPECTIVE OF THE
FAIRNESS WITH THE CF LEADERSHIP.
AND EVEN THOUGH I'VE BEEN NON
COMPELLING I BELIEVE THE CF
SHOULD REMAIN AN INDEPENDENT
GOVERNING BODY. I'VE NEVER
BROUGHT MY CONCERN IN THE FORM
OF LEGISLATION. BECAUSE I
BELIEVE IN SMALLER LOCAL
GOVERNMENT. AND I FEEL LIKE THIS
KIND OF STEPS OUTSIDE. I DO
COMPLETELY SUPPORT THE INTENT OF
THIS BILL. AND I'M HOPING THAT
CF RECOGNIZES THAT THIS NEEDS TO
BE ADOPTED. UM. I STILL LIKE TO
PUSH MY OTHER ISSUE. BUT THIS IS
NOT THE FORUM FOR THAT. BUT I
WOULD JUST TELL YOU THAT, UM I
JUST HAVE RESERVATIONS ON THIS
PATHWAY. I THINK THAT YOUR ISSUE
IS VERY STRONG, AND I THINK IT'S
VERY COMPELLING. BUT USING THIS
PATHWAY I HAVE TROUBLE WITH
THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
REMEMBER ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HEART. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I AGREE THAT
THIS ISSUE IS REALLY IMPORTANT
AND I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING IT
FORWARD. AND IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH
FROM THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
C. I F THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO
EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO ADDRESS
THIS ISSUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
AND MAKE SURE THAT THE NEXT
STUDENT ATHLETES ARE IN THAT
SIMILAR SITUATION. DON'T HAVE
THAT EXPERIENCE AND HAVE THE
APPROPRIATE FIELDS AND HAVE AN
EQUITABLE PLAYING FIELD AND A
NEUTRAL SITE TO ENJOY THEIR
EXPERIENCE, BUT I, TOO, SHARE
THE CONCERNS THAT STATE
LEGISLATION AT THIS POINT SEEMS
TO BE AHEAD OF THE DYNAMIC
THAT'S GOING ON THAT YOU CREATED
BY ENGAGING WITH FOLKS AT CIA
HAVE TO GET THE RESOLUTION THAT
WE'RE LOOKING FOR, AND I'D LIKE
TO LET IT HAVE THE TIME TO
RESOLVE ITSELF THAT WAY. ALRIGHT
UH, I WILL MAKE A FEW COMMENTS.
I UH, TO AGREE THAT THERE IS AN
ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED.
I AM, UH, HAPPY TO HEAR THAT YOU
ARE WORKING ON IT IN A TIMELY
MANNER. AND I THINK THAT, OF
COURSE, WERE SOME OF THE
REFERENCES WERE TO LAST YEAR
WITH THE HEAVY DOWNPOUR, BUT I
THINK OVERALL I DO SUPPORT THIS
BILL. IT WILL BE MOVING TO
EDUCATION COMMITTEE. AH! I
HAPPEN TO LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE
WE HAVE SOME VERY HIGHLY
ACCLAIMED COLLEGE FACILITIES AND
SO FORTH, SO, BUT I DO
UNDERSTAND THAT THE MANNER OF
WHAT YOU'RE SPEAKING AS FAR AS
TRYING TO MAKE SURE YOU CAN GET
OTHERS TO BUY INTO THE CONCEPT,
BUT I DO THINK THIS IS YOU'RE
BOTH IN AGREEMENT AND MOVING
FORWARD. I JUST ASKED THE AUTHOR
TO CONTINUE TO WORK. WITH THE
OPPOSITION AND THERE COULD BE A
PLACE WHERE THIS COULD ALL
HAPPILY AND BECAUSE I DON'T
THINK YOU'RE ON OPPOSING
VIEWPOINTS. YOU MADE THE POINT
THAT YOU FEEL THAT THERE IS SOME
CHANGES THAT NEED TO MADE BE
MADE WITH THAT. DO WE HAVE A
MOTION? WE HAVE A MOTION AND I
CAN SECOND THOUGHT AND WE DO
HAVE TWO MISSING MEMBERS, BUT
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE ROAD
CALL. MADAM CHAIRMAN, CAN I
CLOSE? OH, I'M SORRY. YES, YOU
MAY CLOSE. WELL THANK YOU ONCE
AGAIN, UH, MEMBERS OF THIS
COMMITTEE. I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND SPEAK.
UH I WANT TO IN MY CLOSING
STATEMENT, I WOULD JUST REALLY
WANT WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT, UH
. YOU KNOW TO WHAT? OUR
COLLEAGUES SOME OF THEM RELAX.
YOU MENTIONED. I MEAN, IT SEEMS
LIKE THERE'S ISSUES WITHIN THAT
NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. UH THAT
HAVEN'T BEEN ADDRESSED. RIGHT
AND THIS IS THE REASON WHY WE'RE
PUSHING FOR THIS BILL BECAUSE WE
DON'T WANT TO BE IN A SITUATION
WHERE WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS
WITHOUT A LITTLE PIECE OF
LEGISLATION, AND NOTHING GETS
DONE. I MEAN, IT'S BEEN SIX
MONTHS. I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY
POLICY THAT HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED
INTERNALLY WITHIN C I F TO TRY
TO SAY, HEY, WE'RE MOVING ALONG
. WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS DONE.
ALL WE'RE HEARING IS WE'RE
LOOKING TO GET THIS DONE, BUT IT
HASN'T BEEN DONE. AND SO I THINK
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE PUSHING FOR
THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION. AND
THE OTHER PIECE THAT I LIKE TO
SAY IS THAT THESE ARE OUR
STUDENTS. UM WE, YOU KNOW, EVERY
HIGH SCHOOL, UH, PAYS INTO C I F
EVERY STUDENT PAYS INTO C I F SO
UH, AS MUCH AS I'M ALSO
SUPPORTER OF LOCAL CONTROL AT
SOME POINT, UM, WE NEED TO STEP
IN AND SAY HEY, BUT THIS IS NOT
RIGHT. YOU DO RECEIVE STATE
FUNDING PER STUDENT AND THEY
HAVE. THEY DESERVE AN EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY JUST AS MUCH AS
EVERY OTHER STUDENT ACROSS THE
STATE. AND SO WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
ALRIGHT WITH THAT. WE HAVE A
MOTION AND A SECOND THEN, UH, WE
WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE ROLL.
QUIRK-SILVA AYE. WALLACE. PHªN
FRIEDMAN. HEART. LUCKY.
VALENCIA. NOT HERE. AND. AT THIS
POINT, WE'RE GOING TO HOLD THE
ROLL OPEN FOR REMAINING MEMBER
WILL HOLD THAT ROLE OPEN FOR
FIVE MINUTES. AND WE THANK YOU
FOR JOINING US. THANK YOU SO
MUCH, AND I REALLY DO THINK
THERE'S A RESOLUTION DOWN THE
ROAD HERE. THANK YOU. WE CAN GO
AHEAD AND. DO WE NEED TO DO THE
ROLE FOR FRIEDMAN? OKAY YOU
ALREADY BUT. MY VOLUNTEERS
WALKING OVER RIGHT NOW, SO WE
CAN JUST HAVING ALL RIGHT. WE
HAVE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S VALENCIA
ON HIS WAY WITH THAT. THANK YOU
MEMBERS.
THANK YOU. MHM.
WE HAVE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
AVELLINO. I MEAN, AVELLINO
VALENCIA. I'LL TAKE MY AH AH,
AND HOW ARE YOU? VOTING ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ON SB 486. THEN I WITH
THAT IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE. THE
BILL IS OUT WITH A FIVE EYES AND
TWO NON VOTES. AND WE WILL BE
CLOSING OUR HEARING.