| 14 | | - | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section: |
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| 15 | | - | (1) "Operator" has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-432 |
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| 16 | | - | of the general statutes; |
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| 17 | | - | (2) "Youth athletic activity" has the same meaning as provided in |
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| 18 | | - | section 21a-432 of the general statutes; |
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| 19 | | - | (3) "Youth camp" has the same meaning as provided in section 19a- |
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| 20 | | - | 420 of the general statutes; and |
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| 21 | | - | (4) "Youth coach" means any person who (A) holds or is issued a |
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| 22 | | - | coaching permit by the State Board of Education, or (B) volunteers or is |
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| 23 | | - | paid to act as a head coach, manager or instructor or an assistant coach, |
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| 24 | | - | assistant manager or assistant instructor of a youth athletic activity. |
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| 25 | | - | (b) (1) Not later than December 1, 2021, the Governor's task force on |
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| 26 | | - | justice for abused children, in collaboration with a national association |
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| 27 | | - | of adult survivors of child abuse, shall (A) develop guidelines that |
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| 28 | | - | provide instruction and best practices to youth coaches concerning ways Substitute House Bill No. 6113 |
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| 19 | + | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section: 1 |
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| 20 | + | (1) "Operator" has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-432 2 |
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| 21 | + | of the general statutes; 3 |
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| 22 | + | (2) "Youth athletic activity" has the same meaning as provided in 4 |
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| 23 | + | section 21a-432 of the general statutes; 5 |
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| 24 | + | (3) "Youth camp" has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-6 |
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| 25 | + | 420 of the general statutes; and 7 |
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| 26 | + | (4) "Youth coach" means any person who (A) holds or is issued a 8 |
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| 27 | + | coaching permit by the State Board of Education, or (B) volunteers or is 9 |
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| 28 | + | paid to act as a head coach, manager or instructor or an assistant coach, 10 |
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| 29 | + | assistant manager or assistant instructor of a youth athletic activity. 11 |
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| 30 | + | (b) (1) Not later than December 1, 2021, the Governor's task force on 12 |
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| 31 | + | justice for abused children, in collaboration with a national association 13 |
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| 32 | + | of adult survivors of child abuse, shall (A) develop guidelines that 14 |
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| 33 | + | provide instruction and best practices to youth coaches concerning ways 15 |
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| 34 | + | to appropriately interact with youth athletes, and (B) make such 16 Substitute Bill No. 6113 |
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| 32 | | - | to appropriately interact with youth athletes, and (B) make such |
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| 33 | | - | guidelines available on the task force's Internet web site. |
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| 34 | | - | (2) Not later than January 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, each |
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| 35 | | - | operator shall distribute a copy of the guidelines developed pursuant to |
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| 36 | | - | subdivision (1) of this subsection to each youth coach for such operator. |
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| 37 | | - | Such distribution may occur by electronic mail. |
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| 38 | | - | (c) (1) Not later than December 1, 2021, the Governor's task force on |
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| 39 | | - | justice for abused children, in collaboration with a national association |
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| 40 | | - | of adult survivors of child abuse, shall (A) develop guidelines that |
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| 41 | | - | describe (i) the stages of grooming typically employed by those who |
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| 42 | | - | engage in child sexual abuse, (ii) behaviors that victims of child sexual |
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| 43 | | - | abuse may engage in or exhibit as the result of such sexual abuse, (iii) |
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| 44 | | - | for victims of child sexual abuse, how to tell a parent or other adult that |
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| 45 | | - | such sexual abuse has occurred, and (iv) how to contact the appropriate |
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| 46 | | - | authorities if child sexual abuse has occurred, and (B) make such |
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| 47 | | - | guidelines available on the task force's Internet web site. |
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| 48 | | - | (2) On and after January 1, 2022, upon the enrollment or registration |
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| 49 | | - | of any participant in a youth athletic activity, each operator shall |
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| 50 | | - | distribute a copy of the guidelines developed pursuant to subdivision |
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| 51 | | - | (1) of this subsection to the parent or guardian of such participant. Such |
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| 52 | | - | distribution may occur by electronic mail. |
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| 53 | | - | (3) On and after January 1, 2022, upon the enrollment or registration |
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| 54 | | - | of any child in a youth camp, the licensee of such youth camp shall |
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| 55 | | - | distribute a copy of the guidelines developed pursuant to subdivision |
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| 56 | | - | (1) of this subsection to the parent or guardian of such child. Such |
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| 57 | | - | distribution may occur by electronic mail. |
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| 37 | + | LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06113- |
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| 41 | + | guidelines available on the task force's Internet web site. 17 |
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| 42 | + | (2) Not later than January 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, each 18 |
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| 43 | + | operator shall distribute a copy of the guidelines developed pursuant to 19 |
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| 44 | + | subdivision (1) of this subsection to each youth coach for such operator. 20 |
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| 45 | + | Such distribution may occur by electronic mail. 21 |
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| 46 | + | (c) (1) Not later than December 1, 2021, the Governor's task force on 22 |
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| 47 | + | justice for abused children, in collaboration with a national association 23 |
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| 48 | + | of adult survivors of child abuse, shall (A) develop guidelines that 24 |
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| 49 | + | describe (i) the stages of grooming typically employed by those who 25 |
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| 50 | + | engage in child sexual abuse, (ii) behaviors that victims of child sexual 26 |
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| 51 | + | abuse may engage in or exhibit as the result of such sexual abuse, (iii) 27 |
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| 52 | + | for victims of child sexual abuse, how to tell a parent or other adult that 28 |
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| 53 | + | such sexual abuse has occurred, and (iv) how to contact the appropriate 29 |
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| 54 | + | authorities if child sexual abuse has occurred, and (B) make such 30 |
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| 55 | + | guidelines available on the task force's Internet web site. 31 |
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| 56 | + | (2) On and after January 1, 2022, upon the enrollment or registration 32 |
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| 57 | + | of any participant in a youth athletic activity, each operator shall 33 |
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| 58 | + | distribute a copy of the guidelines developed pursuant to subdivision 34 |
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| 59 | + | (1) of this subsection to the parent or guardian of such participant. Such 35 |
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| 60 | + | distribution may occur by electronic mail. 36 |
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| 61 | + | (3) On and after January 1, 2022, upon the enrollment or registration 37 |
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| 62 | + | of any child in a youth camp, the licensee of such youth camp shall 38 |
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| 63 | + | distribute a copy of the guidelines developed pursuant to subdivision 39 |
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| 64 | + | (1) of this subsection to the parent or guardian of such child. Such 40 |
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| 65 | + | distribution may occur by electronic mail. 41 |
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| 66 | + | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 67 | + | sections: |
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| 69 | + | Section 1 from passage New section |
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| 71 | + | KID Joint Favorable Subst. Substitute Bill No. 6113 |
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| 76 | + | 3 of 3 |
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