Bill Text: CA AB230 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Youth athletic programs: background checks.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2014-07-21 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 151, Statutes of 2014. [AB230 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB230-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 230	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  151
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JULY 21, 2014
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  JULY 21, 2014
	PASSED THE SENATE  JULY 3, 2014
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  JANUARY 17, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JANUARY 8, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JANUARY 6, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Maienschein
   (Principal coauthor: Senator Vidak)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Bonilla and Hagman)

                        FEBRUARY 5, 2013

   An act to add Chapter 2.7 (commencing with Section 18900) to
Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to youth
athletic programs.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 230, Maienschein. Youth athletic programs: background checks.
   Existing law authorizes specified entities to receive state
summary criminal history information from the Department of Justice.
Existing law also requires mandated reporters, as defined, to report
child abuse and neglect to local law enforcement. Existing law
authorizes a community youth athletic program, as defined, to request
state and federal level criminal offender record information and
subsequent arrest notification for a volunteer coach or hired coach
candidate.
   This bill would require a community youth athletic program to
provide written notice to the parent or guardian of a youth
participating in the program regarding the program's policies
relating to criminal background checks for volunteer and hired
coaches in the program, as specified.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Chapter 2.7 (commencing with Section 18900) is added to
Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, to read:
      CHAPTER 2.7.  COMMUNITY YOUTH ATHLETIC PROGRAMS


   18900.  (a) (1) Commencing January 1, 2016, a community youth
athletic program shall provide written notice to the parent or
guardian of any youth participating in the program regarding the
program's policies relating to whether the program obtains criminal
background checks for hired or volunteer coaches or both.
   (2) If criminal background checks are obtained for hired or
volunteer coaches, the written notice shall also contain both of the
following:
   (A) A statement regarding whether the criminal background check
includes state and federal criminal history information and whether
the program obtains subsequent arrest notification for those
individuals.
   (B) Contact information regarding where the parent or guardian of
a child participating in a community youth athletic program can
obtain additional information about the program's background check
policy, such as the entity providing the criminal background check
obtained by the community youth athletic program or the nature of the
type of offenses the program looks for.
   (b) As used in this section, a "community youth athletic program"
means an organization that meets both of the following requirements:
   (1) Its primary purpose is the promotion or provision of athletic
activities for youth under 18 years of age.
   (2) It has adult employees who have supervisory or disciplinary
power over a child or children.
   (c) As used in this section, "written notice" may include posting
on the community youth athletic program's Internet Web site.
   (d) Nothing in subdivision (a) shall require or authorize a
community youth athletic program to disclose confidential criminal
history information in violation of Article 3 (commencing with
Section 11100) of Chapter 1 of Title 1 of Part 4 of the Penal Code.