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_Floor_Amendment_431536.html
Bill Title: Athletic Coaches for Youth Athletic Teams
Status: 2014-05-14 - Chapter No. 2014-9 [S0358 Detail]
Download: Florida-2014-S0358-Senate_Floor_Amendment_431536.html
Florida Senate - 2014 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 358 Ì431536)Î431536 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House . . . Floor: WD/2R . 04/03/2014 05:45 PM . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Senate Amendment 2 3 Delete lines 36 - 63 4 and insert: 5 (a)1. Conduct a level 2 background screening pursuant to s. 6 435.04 of each current and prospective athletic coach. The 7 authority may not delegate this responsibility to an individual 8 team and may not authorize anyNopersonshall be authorized by9the independent sanctioning authorityto act as an athletic 10 coach unless a level 2 background screening ishas been11 conducted and doesdidnot result in disqualification under 12 paragraph (b). Level 2 background screenings shall be conducted 13 annually for each athletic coach. For purposes of this section, 14 a background screening shall includebe conducted witha search 15 of the athletic coach’s name or other identifying information 16 against state and federal registries of sexual predators and 17 sexual offenders, which are available to the public on Internet 18 sites provided by: 19 a. The Department of Law Enforcement under s. 943.043; and 20 b. The Attorney General of the United States under 42 21 U.S.C. s. 16920. 22 2. For purposes of this section, a background screening 23 conducted by a commercial consumer reporting agency in 24 compliance with the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act using the 25 identifying information referenced in subparagraph 1.andthat 26 includes a level 2 background screening and a search of 27searchingthat information against the sexual predator and 28 sexual offender Internet sites listed in sub-subparagraphs 1.a. 29 and b. shall be deemed to satisfyin compliance withthe 30 requirements of this paragraphsection. 31 (b) Disqualify any person from acting as an athletic coach 32 as provided in s. 435.04 or if he or she is identified on a