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UPDATE: New Requirements to Youth Sports Programs Offered by Statutory Municipalities

In June 2024, we published an article to the CIRSA Blog alerting statutory municipalities offering youth athletic programs to the requirements of Senate Bill 24-113, which took effect on August 6, 2024 (the “Act”). As one of the Act’s requirements, statutory municipalities must adopt a prohibited conduct policy and code of conduct relating to their youth athletic programs and require their coaches to follow it. To fulfill the requirement, organizations may either draft and adopt their own policies or adopt the model code made available by the Colorado Department of Child Services (CDEC). The CIRSA Blog article has been updated in view of the CDEC’s recent adoption of the Safer Youth Sports: Model Code of Conduct, to include a link to the Model Code and information concerning its use.

Read the full, updated Blog Post here.

New Requirements to Youth Sports Programs Offered by Statutory Municipalities

If you’re a statutory city or town that offers organized youth sports programs or athletic activities, you will want to take immediate steps to become familiar with the requirements of Senate Bill 24-113. The Bill, which takes effect August 6, 2024, sets in place new requirements for “local government” sponsored youth athletic activities. By its definition of “local government,” the Bill does not apply to home-rule municipalities. Instead, it applies only to statutory cities and towns offering youth athletic activities and requires establishing a prohibited conduct policy for paid and volunteer coaches and conducting background checks on paid coaches.

Read the full blog post for more information.

Adding Minors to Your Summer Workforce

Public entities are long-time supporters of youth employment opportunities, particularly during the summer months. To reduce risks, however, public entities should be mindful of the federal and state laws governing work by minors.

Read our the newly updated blog post that provides an overview of the legal framework of the laws governing youth employment and provides links to additional information on applicable youth labor requirements.