CT SB00215

Requires Office of Early Childhood to inspect youth camp facilities before initial licensure, within 72 hours of commencement of operations, and weekly if a corrective action plan is approved, with annual inspections thereafter (effective July 1, 2024)

Establishes priority inspections for applicants seeking original licenses and single-week youth camps (inspected within 48 hours of operations), while allowing less frequent inspections for nationally accredited camps or those with no complaints or violations in the previous five years

Creates a Youth Camp Safety Advisory Council within the Office of Early Childhood with 12 members representing various camp types and organizations, tasked with providing safety advice to the Commissioner of Early Childhood

Council members appointed by September 1, 2024, with first meeting by September 15, 2024; members serve three-year terms without compensation and must attend at least 50% of quarterly meetings

Expands grounds for refusing, suspending, or revoking youth camp licenses to include conviction of specific violent felonies, crimes against children, abandonment of children, sexual offenses, and revocation of a camp license in another state