HB1536--SUMMERCAMPS
SPONSOR: Murphy
Thisbillrequiresapersonororganizationoperatingasummercamp
inMissouritoestablishandretainonsiteasite-specific
emergencyplanaddressingcertainsituations,specifiedinthe
bill,andtoensurethatthesummercampemployeesarecertifiedin
operatingequipmentusedinanyaquaticactivitybythesummer
camp.Atleast50%ofthecampcounselorsandanydirector
employedbythecampmustbetrainedinCPRandintheuseofan
automatedexternaldefibrillator(AED).Allcampcounselorsmust
besubjectedtoacriminalbackgroundcheck.
Thebillrequiresallaquaticactivitiesofferedbyasummercamp
andanyrelatedequipmenttobeinspectedannuallybytherelevant
statedepartment,includingtheDepartmentofHealthandSenior
Services,theDepartmentofPublicSafety,andtheDepartmentof
Conservation. Localagenciescancompletetheinspectionsifthe
standardsemployedbythelocalagenciesaresubstantiallysimilar
tostatestandards. TheDepartmentofElementaryandSecondary
Education(DESE)mustmaintainapublicly-availablelistofall
licensedsummercampsinthestateandanycomplaintsmadeagainst
anyofthosesummercamps.Thecampsmustmaintainrecordsofall
inspectionsoftheaquaticactivities.
Itisunlawfulforapersonororganizationtoestablish,maintain,
oroperateasummercampthathasnotbeenlicensedunderthe
provisionsofthisbill,andanypersonororganizationthat
violatestheprovisionsofthebillwillbeguiltyofaclassC
misdemeanorforafirstoffensestartingMay1,2027,andwillbe
assessedafineofupto$750willbeguiltyofaclassA
misdemeanorandassessedafineofupto$2,000perday,notto
exceed$10,000,foranysubsequentoffense.
ThebillauthorizesDESEtocreateanynecessaryrulesand
regulationsfortheadministration oftheprovisionsofthisbill.
ThisbillisthesameasHB1377(2025).