| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.1536 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEMURPHY. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 3177H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Toamendchapter210,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtosummercamps, |
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| 8 | 8 | | withpenaltyprovisions. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Chapter210,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2knownassection210.212,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 210.212.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2 (1)"Aquaticactivity",anactivityinvolvingapoolorotherbodyofwater, |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3includingcanoeing,thatmayexposeachildtoariskofseriousinjurybecauseofthe |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4inherentdangeroftheactivity; |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5 (2)"Campcounselor",anemployeeofasummercampwhointeractswithandis |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6responsibleforthesupervisionandsafetyofchildrenatasummercampandengagesin |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7activitiesincluding,butnotlimitedto,planningandleadinggroupevents,maintaininga |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8scheduleofactivitiesforchildrenatthecamp,andrespondingtosafetyorbehavioral |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9incidents; |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10 (3)"Medicalemergency",aninjuryorthesuddenand,atthetime,unexpected |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11onsetofahealthconditionthatmanifestsitselfbysymptomsofsufficientseveritythat |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12wouldleadaprudentlayperson,possessinganaverageknowledgeofhealthand |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13medicine,tobelievethattheabsenceofimmediatemedicalcarecouldresultin: |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14 (a)Placingtheperson'shealthinsignificantjeopardy; |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15 (b)Seriousimpairmenttoabodilyfunction; |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16 (c)Seriousdysfunctionofanybodilyorganorpart;or |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17 (d)Inadequatelycontrolledpain; |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 (4)"Summercamp",aprogramoperatedfromMaytoSeptemberbyaperson |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19ororganizationwiththeprimaryfunctionofprovidingasummerrecreationalprogram |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20forchildrenfiveyearsofageorolderandprovidingnochildcareforchildrenunderfive |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21yearsofageinthesamespaceorinthesameoutdoorplayareasimultaneously. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22"Summercamp"shallnotincludeanyreligion-basedsummercamp. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23 2.Anypersonororganizationoperatingasummercampinthisstateshall |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24ensurethatemployeesofthesummercamparecertifiedinoperatingequipmentusedin |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25anyaquaticactivityofferedbythesummercamp. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26 3.(1)Anypersonororganizationoperatingasummercampinthisstateshall |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27establishandretainonsiteawrittensite-specificemergencyplan,whichshallbe |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28approvedbythedirectorofthesummercamp,outliningproceduresthataddressthe |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29followingemergencysituations: |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30 (a)Naturaldisasters; |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31 (b)Alostchildorchildren; |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32 (c)Fires; |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33 (d)Transportationemergencies; |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34 (e)Medicalemergencies; |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35 (f)Unauthorizedpersonsonornearthepremisesofthesummercamp; |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36 (g)Aquaticemergencies,asappropriateforthesite;and |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37 (h)Otheremergencysituations,asappropriateforthesite. |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38 (2)Summercampemployees,includingthedirectorandcampcounselors,shall |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39betrainedinimplementingtheemergencyplanproceduresprovidedforunder |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40subdivision(1)ofthissubsection. |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41 4.Atleastfiftypercentofthecampcounselorsemployedbyasummercamp, |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42andanydirectoremployedbyasummercamp,shallbetrainedincardiopulmonary |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43resuscitationandintheuseofanautomatedexternaldefibrillator. |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44 5.Anyaquaticactivityofferedbyasummercamptochildrenattendingthe |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45summercampandanyrelatedequipmentshallbeinspectedannuallybytherelevant |
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| 58 | 58 | | 46statedepartmentincluding,butnotlimitedto,thedepartmentofhealthandsenior |
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| 59 | 59 | | 47services,thedepartmentofpublicsafety,orthedepartmentofconservation.Such |
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| 60 | 60 | | 48inspectionsmaybecompletedbylocalagenciesifthestandardsemployedbylocal |
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| 61 | 61 | | 49personnelaresubstantiallyequivalenttostatestandardsandlocalpersonnelare |
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| 62 | 62 | | 50availableforenforcementofsuchstandards. |
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| 63 | 63 | | 51 6.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallmaintainalist |
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| 64 | 64 | | 52ofalllicensedsummercampsinthisstateandanycomplaintsagainstanyofthose |
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| 65 | 65 | | 53summercamps.Suchinformationshallbemadeavailabletothepublic. |
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| 66 | 66 | | HB1536 2 54 7.Itshallbeunlawfulforanypersonororganizationtoestablish,maintain,or |
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| 67 | 67 | | 55operateasummercampthathasnotobtainedalicenseunderthissectionfromthe |
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| 68 | 68 | | 56departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation.Everysummercampshalldisclose |
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| 69 | 69 | | 57thelicensurestatusofthecamptotheparentsorguardiansofthechildrenforwhichthe |
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| 70 | 70 | | 58campprovidesrecreationinthesummer. |
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| 71 | 71 | | 59 8.Anypersonororganizationoperatingasummercampinthisstateshall |
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| 72 | 72 | | 60maintainrecordsofallinspectionsrequiredundersubsection5ofthissectionofaquatic |
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| 73 | 73 | | 61activitiesofferedbythesummercamptochildrenattendingthesummercampandof |
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| 74 | 74 | | 62anyrelatedequipment. |
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| 75 | 75 | | 63 9.Allcampcounselorsshallbesubjecttoacriminalbackgroundcheck.Such |
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| 76 | 76 | | 64backgroundcheckshallinclude: |
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| 77 | 77 | | 65 (1)AstateandFederalBureauofInvestigationfingerprintcheck; |
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| 78 | 78 | | 66 (2)AsearchoftheNationalSexOffenderRegistry;and |
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| 79 | 79 | | 67 (3)Asearchofthefollowingregistries,repositories,ordatabasesinMissouri, |
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| 80 | 80 | | 68thestatewherethecampcounselorresides,andeachstatewheresuchcampcounselor |
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| 81 | 81 | | 69residedduringtheprecedingfiveyears: |
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| 82 | 82 | | 70 (a)Thestatecriminalregistryorrepository,withtheuseoffingerprintsbeing |
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| 83 | 83 | | 71requiredinthestatewherethecampcounselorresidesandoptionalinotherstates; |
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| 84 | 84 | | 72 (b)Thestatesexoffenderregistryorrepository; |
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| 85 | 85 | | 73 (c)Thestatefamilycaresafetyregistry;and |
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| 86 | 86 | | 74 (d)Thestate-basedchildabuseandneglectregistryanddatabase. |
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| 87 | 87 | | 75 10.BeginningMay1,2027,anypersonororganizationthatviolatesthe |
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| 88 | 88 | | 76provisionsofthissectionshallbeguiltyofaclassCmisdemeanorforthefirstoffense |
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| 89 | 89 | | 77andshallbeassessedafinenottoexceedsevenhundredfiftydollarsandshallbeguilty |
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| 90 | 90 | | 78ofaclassAmisdemeanorandshallbeassessedafineofuptotwothousanddollarsper |
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| 91 | 91 | | 79day,nottoexceedatotaloftenthousanddollars,foranysubsequentoffense.Ifaperson |
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| 92 | 92 | | 80ororganizationviolatestheprovisionsofthissectionpriortoMay1,2027,thepersonor |
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| 93 | 93 | | 81organizationshallreceiveawrittenwarningforeachviolation. |
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| 94 | 94 | | 82 11.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationmaypromulgateall |
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| 95 | 95 | | 83necessaryrulesandregulationsfortheadministrationofthissection.Anyruleor |
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| 96 | 96 | | 84portionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedunderthe |
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| 97 | 97 | | 85authoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandis |
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| 98 | 98 | | 86subjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.This |
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| 99 | 99 | | 87sectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththe |
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| 100 | 100 | | 88generalassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,orto |
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| 101 | 101 | | 89disapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof |
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| 102 | 102 | | HB1536 3 90rulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2025,shallbe |
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| 103 | 103 | | 91invalidandvoid. |
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| 104 | 104 | | âś” |
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| 105 | 105 | | HB1536 4 |
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