California Assembly Bill 2079 Disclosures

Pursuant to California Assembly Bill 2079, commencing January 1, 2012, California postsecondary educational institutions that offer athletic scholarships shall provide all of the following information on their Internet Web site:
 

All of the following athletic scholarship information:
(A) The most recent cost of attendance expenses as published by the postsecondary educational institution’s financial aid office for the academic year and for the summer year.

    University of the Pacific Published Cost of Attendance 


(B) The sum of expenses identified in subparagraph (A) that are prohibited from inclusion in a full grant-in-aid athletic scholarship pursuant to the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) rules and regulations. 

    University Charges Not Paid By Athletics Aid


(C) The policy of the postsecondary educational institution’s athletic program as to whether student-athletes will receive athletic scholarships for summer school, and, if so, whether these scholarships are proportional to athletic scholarships received during the regular academic school year. 

    Pacific Athletics Summer Financial Aid Policy 


(D) The average monthly full grant-in-aid athletic scholarship payment received by student-athletes who live on-campus and off-campus, respectively, during the regular academic year and summer school session.

    Full Athletic Scholarship Room and Board Information


(E) The following information relating to NCAA scholarship rules: “Pursuant to NCAA rules, a verbal commitment is not binding on either the student-athlete or the institution. The National Letter of Intent is a binding agreement between a prospective student-athlete and an institution in which the institution agrees to provide a prospective student-athlete who is admitted to the institution and is eligible for financial aid under NCAA rules athletics aid for one academic year in exchange for the prospective student-athlete’s agreement to attend the institution for one academic year. The National Letter of Intent must be accompanied by an institutional financial aid agreement. If the prospective student-athlete signs the National Letter of Intent but does not enroll at that institution for a full academic year, he or she may be subject to specific penalties, including loss of a season of eligibility and a mandatory residence requirement.”
 



All of the following athletic scholarship renewal information:

(A) The NCAA’s policy on scholarship duration.

    NCAA Financial Aid Period of Award Information 


(B) The policy of the postsecondary educational institution’s athletic program concerning the renewal or nonrenewal of an athletic scholarship, including circumstances in which a student-athlete in good standing suffers a temporary or permanent sports-related injury, there is a coaching change, or a student-athlete’s athletic performance is deemed to be below expectations. 

    University of the Pacific Athletic Aid Renewal/Reduction/Non-Renewal Policy 
 



All of the following athletically related medical expenses information:

(A) The NCAA’s policy on whether athletic programs are mandated to pay for athletically related medical expenses.

     NCAA Athletically Related Medical Expenses Information


(B) The policy of the postsecondary educational institution’s athletic program on whether it will pay for student-athletes’ athletically related medical expenses, including deductibles, copays, coinsurance, and whether the program will pay for athletically related medical expenses that exceed any maximum insurance coverage limits.

    Pacific Athletically Related Medical Expenses Information


(C) The policy of the institution’s athletic program concerning who is required to pay for any required athletically related insurance premiums for student-athletes who do not have such insurance.

    Pacific Athletics Student-Athlete Health Insurance Information


(D) The duration of time the postsecondary educational institution’s athletic program continues to pay for athletically related medical expenses after a student-athlete’s athletic eligibility expires.

    Pacific Athletics Duration of Medical Coverage Information


(E) Whether or not an athletic program’s medical policy covers expenses associated with attaining a second medical opinion for an athletically related injury from a medical physician who is not associated with the athletic program, and whether the athletic program provides coverage for services received by such a physician. 

    Pacific Athletics Second Medical Opinion Information
 



All of the following athletic release information:
 
(A) The NCAA policy on whether an athletic program may refuse to grant an athletic release to a student-athlete who wishes to transfer to another postsecondary educational institution.

    NCAA Athletic Release Information 


(B) The policy of the postsecondary educational institution’s athletic program concerning whether it may use any power to refuse to grant an athletic release for a student-athlete who wishes to transfer to another postsecondary educational institution.

    Pacific Athletics Transfer Policy