RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF AB 322 (OROPEZA), ATHLETES' BILL OF RIGHTS

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 provides that no person shall be excluded from participation in educational or athletic opportunities on the basis of sex; and

WHEREAS, there is concern that improvement of gender equity in athletics is needed particularly on the high school level due to a lack of training and awareness; and

WHEREAS, AB 322 creates the Athletes' Bill of Rights and requires the California Department of Education (CDE) to post the rights created in federal Title IX regulation on its Web site; and

WHEREAS, the San Mateo County Commission on the Status of Women has reviewed AB 322 and recommends the County of San Mateo support the bill; and

WHEREAS, AB 322 supports the County’s Visioning 2010 commitment of realizing the potential of our diverse population and furthers the County’s goal that our diverse population works well together to build strong communities;

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Board of Supervisors by adoption of this resolution does hereby support AB 322.

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