Senate Bill sb1282

    Florida Senate - 2005                                  SB 1282

    By Senator Hill





    1-537-05

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to youth athletics programs;

  3         requiring a security background screening by

  4         the Department of Law Enforcement for persons

  5         who volunteer or work for a youth athletic

  6         association; prohibiting a person from

  7         volunteering or working with a youth athletic

  8         association before completing the screening;

  9         providing for the payment of fees to cover the

10         costs of screening; defining the term "youth

11         athletic association"; providing an effective

12         date.

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14  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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16         Section 1.  Background screening requirements for

17  personnel of a youth athletic association.--

18         (1)  Pursuant to chapter 435, Florida Statutes, any

19  person who volunteers or works for a youth athletic

20  association must meet level 2 screening requirements as

21  described in section 435.04, Florida Statutes. A person may

22  satisfy the requirements of this subsection by submitting

23  proof of compliance with the requirements of level 2 screening

24  conducted within 6 months before the date that person

25  initially volunteers or works for the youth athletic

26  association.

27         (2)  A person may not volunteer or work for a youth

28  athletic association prior to the completion of level 2

29  screening.

30         (3)  Under penalty of perjury, each person who

31  volunteers or works for a youth athletic association must

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    Florida Senate - 2005                                  SB 1282
    1-537-05




 1  agree to inform the youth athletic association immediately if

 2  convicted of any disqualifying offense while volunteering or

 3  working for the youth athletic association.

 4         (4)  A person who applies to volunteer or work for a

 5  youth athletic association shall pay the fees associated with

 6  obtaining the required level 2 screening. Payment for the

 7  screening shall be submitted to the youth athletic

 8  association. The association shall establish a schedule of

 9  fees to cover the costs of level 2 screening. The Department

10  of Law Enforcement shall charge a rate sufficient to cover the

11  costs of such screening pursuant to section 943.053(3),

12  Florida Statutes.

13         (5)  As used in this section, the term: "youth athletic

14  association" or "association" means any organization that acts

15  as an organizing, sanctioning, sponsoring, scheduling, or

16  rulemaking body for municipal or county athletic events in

17  which minors participate. The term does not include a school

18  athletic association or the Florida High School Athletic

19  Association.

20         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.

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23                          SENATE SUMMARY

24    Requires a security background screening for a person who
      volunteers or works for a youth athletic association.
25    Prohibits a person from volunteering or working with a
      youth athletic association prior to completion of the
26    screening. Provides for the payment of fees to the
      Department of Law Enforcement to cover the costs of
27    screening.

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