AB 1025 Conway - Amended by AB 346 - Effective Immediately for Public School

Effective July 9, 2010, AB 346 requires noncertificated individuals employed by districts that does not do both Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprinting, to secure an Activity Supervisor Clearance Certificate (ASCC)from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing prior to starting a position supervising, directing, or coaching a student activity program sponsored by, or affiliated with, a school district or County Office of Education. The ASCC will be issued upon verification of the individual's personal identification and verification background check. The ASCC does not apply to individuals who hold a valid document issued by the Commissioner. To aid in the timely processing of ASCC applications, the Commission will make a direct application online process available in early spring 2010. For more information on AB 1025 Conway, Amended by AB 346 and the certificate that walk-on coaches need effective July 9, 2010 please click on the links listed below.

To summarize, if a district does BOTH DOJ AND FBI fingerprinting for clearance of ALL COACHES, PAID AND VOLUNTEER, then the district can waive those coaches from getting the ASCC. Districts that DO NOT do BOTH DOJ AND FBI fingerprinting will must have ALL NON-CERTIFICATED COACHES, PAID AND VOLUNTEER, get the certificate through the CA Commission on Teacher Credentialing OR the district will have to do BOTH DOJ AND FBI fingerprinting.

**California Commission on Teacher Credentialing**

**Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the ASCC For Coaches** - this document is still posted and has good questions and answers. However, AB 346 has altered some answers. The above information is the most current and must be followed. The original AB 1025 requirement for the certificate was limited to head coaches, but AB 346 now covers all non-certificated coaches.

CIF TO ADOPT NEW BAT STANDARDS

The California Interscholastic Federation Executive Committee has endorsed a proposal to adopt new baseball bat standards for the 2011 season. The new standards have been designed to produce wood-like performance as closely as possible. Click below for information:

CIF Press Release regarding newly proposed bat standards

Information regarding recently conducted CIF phone conference with CIF Executive Committee members

Reminder to NCS member schools

Please update your school directory information. This is accomplished by using the NCS online entry process. Each NCS member school uses the "School Login" link on the front page of the NCS website home page. Select your school and enter your password. After you login you can also input varsity scholastic team information and view eligibility waiver information. Directory updates automatically update the school directory information link on the NCS website home page. Check it out!

Eligibility Workshops being conducted at every NCS member league

NCS Commissioner Gil Lemmon is traveling to many NCS member leagues to conduct the required Eligibility Workshop, mandated by NCS Constitution and Eligibility Bylaws. Below Commissioner Lemmon reviews the various CIF eligibility rules and regulations with the Sonoma County League and East Bay Athletic League.

Sonoma County League Eligibility Workshop	East Bay Athletic League Eligibility Workshop
NCS Golf Challenge Big Success
North Coast Section thanks all of our golfers who participated and the following sponsors: Coast Designs, John Berry, On the Links Golf Column, St. Joseph Notre Dame HS, Sam Moriana, De La Salle HS, Granada HS, Karen Smith, Les Schwab Tires, Don and Linda Sawyer, Marin Catholic HS, Section Sports and Gil Lemmon

2010 North Coast Section "Phil Hempler Award Recipients

Mr. Dennis Regalado and Mr. Tom Ehrhorn

Picture One - Corey Reich, Asst. Tennis Coach, Piedmont High School, is awarded the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Spirit of Sport Award for NFHS Sections 7 & 8 (Alaska, Hawaii, California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Idaho and Montana)

Picture Two: Corey with (left to right) Neal Rothenberg (Piedmont Head Tennis Coach), Ted and Wendy Reich (Corey's parent's), Bri Niemi and Gil Lemmon (NCS staff)