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April 22, 2024 SB 24-113
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Revised Fiscal Note
(replaces fiscal note dated March 7, 2024)
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 24-0491
Sen. Coleman; Exum
Rep. Joseph; Willford
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
April 22, 2024
House Education
Anna Gerstle | 303-866-4375
anna.gerstle@coleg.gov
Bill Topic: SAFER YOUTH SPORTS
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☐ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☐ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☐ Local Government
☐ School District
The bill requires certain youth sports coaches to complete abuse prevention training
and abide by a code of conduct policy. It increases state workload in FY 2024-25 only.
Appropriation
Summary:
No appropriation is required. See State Appropriations section.
Fiscal Note
Status:
This revised fiscal note reflects the reengrossed bill.
Summary of Legislation
The bill establishes requirements for nonprofit and for-profit youth sports organizations. The
Department of Law must draft a notice explaining the bill’s requirements, to be posted on youth
sports organization websites and distributed to parents.
Youth sports code of conduct. The bill requires that youth sports organizations:
require coaches to complete an abuse prevention training;
maintain records of completed trainings;
develop a prohibited conduct policy for coaches, parents, spectators, and athletes and a
system for reporting and investigating conduct policy violations.
Youth sports organizations must create an online portal for conduct policy violations by
coaches. Upon receipt of a reported violation, the organization must investigate and, if a
violation was found to occur, ban the coach.
Background checks. Youth sports organizations must require all employees and volunteers that
work with youth or accompany youth on an overnight trip to complete a criminal history record
check by a private entity. Organizations must not hire an employee or volunteer if the record
check shows certain felony convictions.
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State Expenditures
The bill increases workload for the Department of Law to draft the notice explaining the bill’s
requirements. No change in appropriations is required.
Effective Date
The bill takes effect 90 days following adjournment of the General Assembly sine die, assuming
no referendum petition is filed.
State Appropriations
The bill does not require an appropriation; however, the bill currently includes a General Fund
appropriation of $113,033 to the Department of Law, and 0.7 FTE. This can be removed.
State and Local Government Contacts
Counties Education Law
Municipalities Public Safety
The revenue and expenditure impacts in this fiscal note represent changes from current law under the bill for each
fiscal year. For additional information about fiscal notes, please visit the General Assembly website.