Bill Amendment: FL S0358 | 2014 | Regular Session
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Bill Title: Athletic Coaches for Youth Athletic Teams
Status: 2014-05-14 - Chapter No. 2014-9 [S0358 Detail]
Download: Florida-2014-S0358-Senate_Committee_Amendment_293046.html
Bill Title: Athletic Coaches for Youth Athletic Teams
Status: 2014-05-14 - Chapter No. 2014-9 [S0358 Detail]
Download: Florida-2014-S0358-Senate_Committee_Amendment_293046.html
Florida Senate - 2014 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 358 Ì293046*Î293046 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House . . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Delete everything after the enacting clause 4 and insert: 5 Section 1. Subsection (1) and paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and 6 (d) of subsection (2) of section 943.0438, Florida Statutes, are 7 amended to read: 8 943.0438 Athletic coaches for independent sanctioning9 authorities.— 10 (1) As used in this section, the term: 11 (a) “Athletic coach” means a person who: 12 1. Is authorized by an independent sanctioning authority to 13 work as a coach, assistant coach, or referee for 20 or more 14 hours within a calendar year, whether for compensation or as a 15 volunteer, for a youth athletic team based in this state; and 16 2. Has direct contact with one or more minors on the youth 17 athletic team. 18 (b) “Independent sanctioning authority” means a private, 19 nongovernmental entity that organizes, operates, or coordinates 20 a youth athletic team in this state if the team includes one or 21 more minors and is not affiliated with a private school as 22 defined in s. 1002.01. 23 (2) An independent sanctioning authority shall: 24 (a)1. Conduct a level 1 background screening pursuant to s. 25 435.03 of each current and prospective athletic coach. The 26 authority may not delegate this responsibility to an individual 27 team and may not authorize anyNopersonshall be authorized by28the independent sanctioning authorityto act as an athletic 29 coach unless a level 1 background screening ishas been30 conducted and doesdidnot result in disqualification under 31 paragraph (b). Level 1 background screenings shall be conducted 32 annually for each athletic coach. For purposes of this section, 33 a background screening shall includebe conducted witha search 34 of the athletic coach’s name or other identifying information 35 against state and federal registries of sexual predators and 36 sexual offenders, which are available to the public on Internet 37 sites provided by: 38 a. The Department of Law Enforcement under s. 943.043; and 39 b. The Attorney General of the United States under 42 40 U.S.C. s. 16920. 41 2. For purposes of this section, a background screening 42 conducted by a commercial consumer reporting agency in 43 compliance with the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act using the 44 identifying information referenced in subparagraph 1.andthat 45 includes a level 1 background screening and a search of 46searchingthat information against the sexual predator and 47 sexual offender Internet sites listed in sub-subparagraphs 1.a. 48 and b. shall be deemed to satisfyin compliance withthe 49 requirements of this paragraphsection. 50 (b) Disqualify any person from acting as an athletic coach 51 as provided in s. 435.03 or if he or she is identified on a 52 registry described in paragraph (a). The authority may allow a 53 person disqualified under this paragraph to act as an athletic 54 coach if it determines that the person meets the requirements 55 for an exemption from disqualification under s. 435.07. 56 (c) Provide, within 7 business days following the 57 background screening under paragraph (a), written notice to a 58 person disqualified under this section advising the person of 59 the results and of his or her disqualification. 60 (d) Maintain for at least 5 years documentation of: 61 1. The results for each person screened under paragraph 62 (a); and 63 2. The written notice of disqualification provided to each 64 person under paragraph (c). 65 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014. 66 67 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 68 And the title is amended as follows: 69 Delete everything before the enacting clause 70 and insert: 71 A bill to be entitled 72 An act relating to athletic coaches for youth athletic 73 teams; amending s. 943.0438, F.S.; revising the 74 definition of the term “athletic coach”; expanding 75 provisions relating to athletic coaches for 76 independent sanctioning authorities to require such 77 authorities to conduct specified background screening 78 of certain coaches of youth athletic teams; providing 79 that the duty may not be delegated; providing for 80 disqualification; providing for exemption from 81 disqualification; requiring that specified 82 documentation be maintained for a specified period by 83 such authorities; providing an effective date.