HB 6113 — AN ACT REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION CONCERNING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE.

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LINEHAN of the 103rd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION CONCERNING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE.

(3) "Youth camp" has the same meaning as provided in section 19a- 420 of the general statutes;

sHB6113(b) /(1) FileNot later than December 1, 2021, the Governor's task force on justice for abused children, in collaboration with a national association of adult survivors of child abuse, shall (A) develop guidelines that provideinstructionandbestpracticestoyouthcoachesconcerningways Substitute House Bill No.

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21 (b) (1) Not later than December 1, 2021, the Governor's task force on justice for abused children, in collaboration with a national association of adult survivors of child abuse, shall (A) develop guidelines that provideinstructionandbestpracticestoyouthcoachesconcerningways to appropriately interact with youth athletes, and (B) make such guidelines available on the task force's Internet web site.

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21 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

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21 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, which requires the Governor’s Task Force on Justice for Abused Children to develop and make available online instructional guidelines for youth coaches on best practices for:

1) appropriate interaction with youth athletes, and 2) ways to identify possible child sexual abuse, and how to contact the appropriate authorities, does not result ina fiscalimpact to thestate or municipalities.

Starting on 1/1/22, the bill also requires, upon the enrollment of an individual in a youth camp, that the youth camp distribute a copy of the youth coach guidelines to the individual's parent/guardian.

As distribution may occur by electronic mail, there is no fiscal impact to the state or municipalities from this provision of the bill.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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21 OLR Bill Analysis sHB 6113 AN ACT REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION CONCERNING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE.

SUMMARY This bill requires the Governor’s Task Force on Justice for Abused Children, in collaboration with a national association of adult survivors of child abuse, by December 1, 2021, to:

1.

develop instructional guidelines for youth coaches on best practices for appropriate interaction with youth athletes;

2.

develop child sexual abuse informational guidelines that describe (a) abusers’ grooming techniques, (b) victim behavior, and (c) methods for contacting the appropriate authorities and communicating that one is a victim to a parent or other adult if abuse has occurred;

and 3.

make both guidelines available on the department's website.

The bill also requires certain municipalities, businesses, and nonprofit organizations operating youth athletic activities (“operators”) and youth camp licensees, starting January 1, 2022, to distribute a copy of the child sexual abuse informational guidelines to the parent or guardian of each activity or camp participant upon enrollment or registration.

Under the bill, youth athletic activity operators must by January 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, distribute a copy of the instructional guidelines to their youth coaches.

Under the bill, the instructional and informational guidelines may be distributed by electronic mail.

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