By Steve Large

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A proposed bill could move cheerleading from a sideshow to a sport in California high schools.
The move comes as Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez is writing a bill to make the change.
READ MORE: Firefighters Battling Fire In Rural Sutter County, South Of NicolausAt Sacramento’s El Camino High School, Principal Shelley Friery says it’s time.
READ MORE: 2 People Taken To Hospital After Arden-Arcade Fourplex FireThe California Interscholastic Federation oversees high school sports, and has never formally considered adding cheerleading as a sport.
If passed, the law would create new safety guidelines for cheerleader training and could lead to changes in athletic department funding.
MORE NEWS: San Joaquin Sheriff: Alleged Law Enforcement Officer Impersonator Used Spouse’s Access Card To Get Into Secure AreasThe CIF executive committee will meet later this month to decide whether to support the cheerleading bill.