Public Act No. 21-64 mandates that the Governor’s Task Force on Justice for Abused Children in Connecticut (GTF):
- develop instructional guidelines for youth coaches on best practices for appropriate interaction with youth athletes;
- develop child sexual abuse informational guidelines that describe (a) abusers’ grooming techniques, (b) victim behavior, and (c) methods for contacting the appropriate authorities, and (d) methods for victims to tell a parent or other adult if abuse has occurred; and
- make both sets of guidelines available on the department’s website.
In ADDITION to Safesport, a club MUST
annually distribute a copy of these child sexual abuse guidelines to:
- each participant’s parent or guardian upon enrollment or registration
- distribute a copy of the best-practices instructional guidelines to their instructors and youth coaches – volunteer or paid.
Such distribution may occur by electronic mail.
Please note: you must also start doing this for all camp enrollees and all camp counselors and volunteers as well.