Amended in Assembly January 8, 2014

Amended in Assembly January 6, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 230


Introduced by Assembly Member Maienschein

begin insert

(Principal coauthor: Senator Vidak)

end insert
begin insert

(Coauthors: Assembly Members Bonilla and Hagman)

end insert

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, as amended, 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.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

P2    1

SECTION 1.  

Chapter 2.7 (commencing with Section 18900)
2is added to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, to
3read:

4 

5Chapter  2.7. Community Youth Athletic Programs
6

 

7

18900.  

(a) (1) Commencing January 1, 2016, a community
8youth athletic program shall provide written notice to the parent
9or guardian of any youth participating in the program regarding
10the program’s policies relating to whether the program obtains
11criminal background checks for hired or volunteer coaches or both.

12(2) If criminal background checks are obtained for hired or
13volunteer coaches, the written notice shall also contain both of the
14following:

15(A) A statement regarding whether the criminal background
16check includes state and federal criminal history information and
17whether the program obtains subsequent arrest notification for
18those individuals.

19(B) Contact information regarding where the parent or guardian
20of a child participating in a community youth athletic program can
21obtain additional information about the program’s background
22check policy, such as the entity providing the criminal background
23check obtained by the community youth athletic program or the
24nature of the type of offenses the program looks for.

25(b) As used in this section, a “community youth athletic
26program” means an begin delete employer having as its primary purpose the
27promotion or provision of athletic activities for youth under 18
28years of age.end delete
begin insert organization that meets both of the following
29requirements:end insert

begin insert

30(1) Its primary purpose is the promotion or provision of athletic
31activities for youth under 18 years of age.

end insert
begin insert

32(2) It has adult employees who have supervisory or disciplinary
33power over a child or children.

end insert
begin delete

34(c) Nothing in subdivision (a) shall require or authorize a
35community youth athletic program to disclose confidential criminal
P3    1history information in violation of Article 3 (commencing with
2Section 11100) of Chapter 1 of Title 1 of Part 4 of the Penal Code.

3(d)

end delete

4begin insert(c)end insert As used in this section, “written notice” may include posting
5on the community youth athletic program’s Internet Web site.

begin insert

6(d) Nothing in subdivision (a) shall require or authorize a
7community youth athletic program to disclose confidential criminal
8history information in violation of Article 3 (commencing with
9Section 11100) of Chapter 1 of Title 1 of Part 4 of the Penal Code.

end insert


O

    97