Bill Summary: HB 5336

• Requires youth camp licensees to mandate comprehensive background checks for prospective employees age 18 and older who provide child care or have unsupervised access to children, effective October 1, 2020.

• Background checks must include state and national criminal history records checks conducted under section 29-17a and a check of the state child abuse registry under section 17a-101k.

• Prohibits prospective employees from beginning work until the provisions of 45 CFR 98.43(d)(4) have been satisfied.

• Exempts youth camps operated by state agencies if they comply with other applicable state and national criminal history records check requirements.

• Adds "youth camp" to the definition of entities covered by Connecticut's comprehensive background check requirements, with background checks required at least once every five years.