SB 13-012 Summary

• Adds directors, coaches, assistant coaches, and athletic program personnel employed by private sports organizations to the mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect in Colorado Revised Statutes 19-3-304

• Defines "employed" to mean individuals compensated beyond reimbursement for expenses related to the private sports organization or program

• Establishes that private sports organization personnel are in a unique position to observe signs of abuse and hear disclosures from children due to trusting relationships built through consistent supervision and observation

• Designates the act as necessary for immediate preservation of public peace, health, and safety, making it effective upon Governor approval