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.