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OLR Bill Analysis
sSB 1381
AN ACT CONCERNING CONNECTICUT WING CIVIL AIR PATROL
YOUTH CAMPS.
SUMMARY
This bill allows the Connecticut Wing of the Civil Air Patrol to open,
operate, and maintain a youth camp without an Office of Early
Childhood (OEC) license. However, to be exempt, the camp must (1) be
opened, operated, and maintained on state controlled property and use
a facility the Connecticut Military Department exclusively operates, and
(2) comply with any regulations the OEC commissioner adopted on tests
to monitor glucose levels in children with diabetes and medicinal
preparations to children.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2025
BACKGROUND
Civil Air Patrol
The Civil Air Patrol is a congressionally chartered (36 U.S.C. § 40301),
federally funded nonprofit corporation and serves as the volunteer
civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force.
Youth Camps
By law, among other criteria, a youth camp is any regularly
scheduled program or organized group activity advertised as a camp or
operated only during school vacations or on weekends by a person,
entity, or state or municipal agency for recreational or educational
purposes that accommodates at least five children from ages 3 through
15 (CGS § 19a-420).
For youth camps to operate in the state, they generally must complete
a comprehensive licensing process OEC runs, including background
checks for employees who provide care or have unsupervised access to 2025SB-01381-R000378-BA.DOCX
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a child. There is a license fee of $815 or $315 depending on the entity.
COMMITTEE ACTION
Public Safety and Security Committee
Joint Favorable Substitute
Yea 29 Nay 0 (03/18/2025)