Interscholastic athletics: High School Baseball Safety Act of 2010.

Existing law gives the governing board of a school district general control of, and responsibility for, all aspects of interscholastic athletic policies, programs, and activities in its district, and requires the governing board to ensure that all interscholastic policies, programs, and activities in its district are in compliance with state and federal law. Existing law prohibits participants in high school interscholastic football from wearing football helmets that are not certified for use by the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment or another recognized certifying agency in the field. This bill would enact the High School Baseball Safety Act of 2010. The bill would express findings and declarations of the Legislature regarding the safety implications of the use of nonwooden bats in high school baseball. The bill, until January 1, 2012, would prohibit the use of a nonwooden baseball bat at a private or public high school competitive baseball game or practice or during a physical education class or activity conducted at a private or public high school.