Safer Youth Sports
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2024 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning measures to make youth sports safer.
Bill Summary:
Starting July 1, 2025, each youth sports organization shall require each coach to annually complete mandatory reporter training and shall encourage each coach to annually complete an abuse prevention training that includes:
- Prohibited conduct by coaches;
- Appropriate one-on-one interactions between players and coaches;
- How to recognize and appropriately respond to and prevent behaviors that violate the prohibited conduct policy; and
- How to respond to disclosures of sexual abuse, disclosures of child abuse, or reports of behaviors violating the prohibited conduct policy in a supportive and appropriate manner that meets the mandated reporting requirements pursuant to Colorado statutes.
Each youth sports organization shall develop a prohibited conduct policy that its coaches must comply with and that must include:
- A list of prohibited conduct by parents, spectators, coaches, and athletes and a mandatory reporting policy for adults who have knowledge of an act of prohibited conduct; and
- A code of conduct for parents, spectators, coaches, and athletes to follow.
The act requires the department of early childhood to make a model code of conduct available that a youth sports organization may adopt.
The act requires all youth sports organization and local government coaches to obtain a criminal history record check and to not hire a coach with a record of child abuse or unlawful sexual behavior. A volunteer who is not acting in the capacity of a coach or manager and who only occasionally assists with the team is not required to obtain a criminal history record check.
The act requires each local government that operates a youth athletic activity to make available a prohibited conduct policy related to youth athletic activities.
The act requires the attorney general to draft a notice that explains the requirements of the act and make it available to all youth sports organizations. Each youth sports organization shall post the notice on its website or, if it does not have a website, provide the notice to parents and legal guardians.
APPROVED by Governor May 17, 2024
EFFECTIVE August 7, 2024
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 04/15/2024 | SA1 |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment G) | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment H) | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer Senate Bill 24-113, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 7-4. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment J.002 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer Senate Bill 24-113, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 6-3. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.001 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer Senate Bill 24-113, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06/2024 | Third Reading | BILL |
40
AYE
18
NO
7
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 05/05/2024 | Committee of the Whole | AMD (H.002) |
14
AYE
46
NO
5
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06/2024 | House Amendments | REPASS |
23
AYE
11
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 05/06/2024 | House Amendments | CONCUR |
24
AYE
10
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 04/19/2024 | Third Reading | BILL |
22
AYE
11
NO
2
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Amendment Number | Committee/ Floor Hearing | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/05/2024 | H.002 | Committee of the Whole | Lost | |
| 05/05/2024 | L.009 | Second Reading | Passed [**] | |
| 05/05/2024 | L.011 | Second Reading | Passed [**] | |
| 05/05/2024 | L.010 | Second Reading | Lost [**] | |
| 04/25/2024 | L.006 | HOU Education | Passed [*] | |
| 04/25/2024 | L.005 | HOU Education | Passed [*] | |
| 04/18/2024 | L.004 | Second Reading | Passed [**] | |
| 04/16/2024 | J.002 | SEN Appropriations | Passed [*] | |
| 02/21/2024 | L.001 | SEN Education | Passed [*] |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 05/17/2024 | Governor | Governor Signed |
| 05/15/2024 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 05/14/2024 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 05/14/2024 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 05/06/2024 | Senate | Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass |
| 05/06/2024 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 05/05/2024 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor |
| 04/30/2024 | House | House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 04/25/2024 | House | House Committee on Education Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 04/19/2024 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Education |
| 04/19/2024 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/18/2024 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor |
| 04/16/2024 | Senate | Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 02/21/2024 | Senate | Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations |
| 02/05/2024 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education |
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| Effective Date | Chapter # | Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/07/2024 | 196 | Safer Youth Sports |