SB 186 — AN ACT ALLOWING PERSONS SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO OPERATE RIDES AT AMUSEMENT PARKS.

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AN ACT ALLOWING PERSONS SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO OPERATE RIDES AT AMUSEMENT PARKS.

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(a) Nothing in section 29-133, as amended by this act, or 29-136 shall be construed to preclude the hiring of a ride or device operator under the age of eighteen to operate amusement rides and devices at a location other than a carnival, provided (1) any such amusement ride or device operator is at least sixteen years of age, and (2) an adult of at least eighteenyearsofage who istrainedinnormaloperating andemergency procedures supervises the area containing such amusement rides and SB186devices. / File No.

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186 (b) Nothing in section 29-133, as amended by this act, or 29-136 shall be construed to preclude the hiring of certified lifeguards under the age of eighteen to oversee aquatic rides and devices such as pools, water slides, lazy rivers, or interactive aquatic play devices, provided an adult of at least eighteen years of age who is trained in normal operating and emergencyproceduressupervisestheareacontainingsuchaquaticrides or devices.

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314 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill lowers the minimum age for amusement park ride or device operators resulting in no fiscal impact to the state.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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314 OLR Bill Analysis SB 186 AN ACT ALLOWING PERSONS SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO OPERATE RIDES AT AMUSEMENT PARKS.

SUMMARY This bill lowers the minimum age for amusement park ride or device operators from 18 to 16, which is currently set in regulation.

The bill excludes from this lowered age requirement operators at “carnivals,” which the bill defines as transient enterprises that offer portable mechanical amusement rides or devices for public amusement and entertainment, but not those that lease inflatable devices for private residential use.

Under the bill, if an operator is under age 18, he or she must work in an area that is supervised by someone who is (1) at least age 18 and (2) trained in normal operating and emergency procedures.

Under the bill, a “ride or device operator” is someone in charge of a mechanical amusement ride or device who operates it and has direct control of (1) starting or stopping it or (2) its speed.

Under existing regulations, operators must be (1) properly trained, familiar with, and adequately supervised to ensure safe operation and (2) trained in normal and emergency shut-down procedures (Conn.

Agencies Regs.

§ 29-136-7a).

The bill also makes technical and conforming changes.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

July 1, 2021 COMMITTEE ACTION General Law Committee Joint Favorable SB186 / File No.

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314 Yea 15 Nay 3 (03/23/2021) SB186 / File No.