Pupil Athletic Access and Safety Program pilot project.

Existing law, subject to an appropriation in the Budget Act of 2001, establishes the Pupil Athletic Access and Safety Program pilot project for the purpose of providing grants to private statewide nonprofit organizations in 2 regions to support a partnership to facilitate pupil participation and safety in high school interscholastic athletics that would primarily benefit low-income pupils. Existing law required the State Department of Education or its administering contracting entity, by May 1, 2002, to request and review proposals submitted by eligible organizations, and, by June 1, 2002, to select a proposal for each of the 2 regions for receipt of a grant. Existing law also required the…