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HB 161: Volunteers for Organized Youth Sports and Recreation Programs

GENERAL BILL by Jones, S. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Berman ; Campbell ; Clarke-Reed ; Cruz ; Lee ; Pafford ; Rangel

Volunteers for Organized Youth Sports and Recreation Programs; Expands provisions relating to athletic coaches for independent sanctioning authorities to require youth sports or recreation authorities to conduct specified background screening of all volunteers with any youth athletic team or organized youth recreational program using publicly owned facilities; provides that duty may not be delegated; requires that specified documentation be maintained for specified period by such authorities; requires authorities to provide copies of such documentation to certain governmental entities; requires governmental entities to retain documentation for specified period.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 5/3/2013 House - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/14/2013 House • Filed
1/23/2013 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 30
3/5/2013 House • Introduced -HJ 30
5/3/2013 House • Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee