CaliforniaSchool athletics: coaches: youth athletics behavioral and mental health training.
What it does
Existing law requires the governing board of a school district to have general control of, and be responsible for, all aspects of the interscholastic athletic policies, programs, and activities in its school district, as provided, and requires the governing board of a school district to ensure that all interscholastic policies, programs, and activities in the school district comply with state and federal law. Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to enter into associations or consortia with other governing boards for purposes of governing regional or statewide interscholastic athletics, as provided.
More detail
Existing law describes the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) as a voluntary organization that consists of school and school-related personnel with responsibility for administering interscholastic athletic activities in secondary schools and states the intent of the Legislature that the CIF, in consultation with the State Department of Education, implement specified policies relating to interscholastic athletics.
Existing law, the 1998 California High School Coaching Education and Training Program, declares the intent of the Legislature to establish a California High School Coaching Education and Training Program, to be administered by school districts with an emphasis on specific components, including, among other components, sports psychology. Existing law requires every high school sports coach to complete, at their own expense, a coaching education program that meets the guidelines established by the California High School Coaching Education and Training Program.
This bill would add a component on mental health training, as specified, to the list of components to be emphasized by the 1998 California High School Coaching Education and Training Program. The bill, commencing with the 2027–28 school year, would require a person who serves as a coach in an interscholastic athletic program at a high school, including a private school, that is a member of the California Interscholastic Federation to complete an initial training, and a subsequent training every 2 years, on mental health, as provided. The bill, commencing with the 2027–28 school year, would also require a school district, county office of education, or charter school that elects to offer an athletic program, other than an interscholastic athletic program, to ensure that the athletic program's coaches complete an initial training, and a subsequent training every 2 years, that covers sudden cardiac arrest, as provided, and youth athletics behavioral and mental health training, as provided.
This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 35179.1 of the Education Code proposed by AB 1626 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1626 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
This bill would make the operation of its provisions contingent upon the enactment of AB 1626 of the 2025–26 Regular Session.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 30Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 886, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 30Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 3Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 26Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6599.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 1665 Pacheco Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 26In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Aug 25Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).Passed Senate
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB1665 Pacheco et al. By Ashby. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 24Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 21Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Jun 23Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jun 22From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.Minor
- Jun 10From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- May 27Referred to Com. on ED.Minor
- May 14In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 1665 Pacheco Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 14Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 5043.)Passed Assembly
- May 7Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 6From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 6).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6Coauthors revised.
- Apr 7Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 6Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 26From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 25).Major
- Mar 25
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 19Re-referred to Com. on ED.Minor
- Mar 18Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 17From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 17).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Education]. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 17Referred to Coms. on A.,E.,S., & T. and ED.Minor
- Jan 30From printer. May be heard in committee March 1.
- Jan 29Read first time. To print.Introduced