Amended in Assembly January 6, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 230

Introduced by Assembly Member Maienschein

February 5, 2013

An act begin insert to add Chapter 2.7 (commencing with Section 18900) to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, end insert relating to begin delete mental health end delete begin insert youth athletic programs end insert .

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 230, as amended, Maienschein. begin delete Mental health. end delete begin insert Youth athletic programs: background checks end insert begin insert . end insert

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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.

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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.

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Existing law authorizes the State Department of State Hospitals, the State Department of Health Care Services, and other departments as necessary to perform various duties relating to mental health services.

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This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to mental health.

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

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

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begin insert SECTION 1. end insert   

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

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Chapter   begin insert 2.7. end insert Community Youth Athletic Programs

 

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

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

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

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

(b) As used in this section, a “community youth athletic
program” means an employer having as its primary purpose the
promotion or provision of athletic activities for youth under 18
years of age.

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

(d) As used in this section, “written notice” may include posting
on the community youth athletic program’s Internet Web site.

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SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation
relating to mental health.

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