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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut requires municipal youth camp staff to be mandated reporters and orders state safety report
Last action · May 20, 2026: Signed by the GovernorSponsors: Jorge Cabrera and 6 others
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What This Bill Does
Starting October 1, 2026, paid directors, assistant directors, and staff members aged twenty-one or older at municipal youth camps are legally classified as s of suspected child abuse or neglect. Additionally, the must submit a comprehensive report on municipal youth camps to the General Assembly's children's committee by January 1, 2027.
Municipal youth camp operators and staff face new legal obligations to report suspected child abuse, while state regulators must inventory municipal camp facilities, operating schedules, background check policies, and subsidy acceptance by early 2027.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Municipal youth camp employees
Paid directors, assistant directors, and staff members aged twenty-one or older must comply with legal requirements as mandated reporters of suspected child abuse or neglect.
Office of Early Childhood
The agency is required to consult with municipal stakeholder groups and submit a comprehensive report on municipal youth camps to the General Assembly by January 1, 2027.
Municipal parks and recreation departments
These departments operate municipal youth camps and will be surveyed and listed in the state agency's mandated report.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
20 actions- May 20, 2026Governor of ConnecticutEnrolledSigned by the Governor
- May 15, 2026Governor of ConnecticutTransmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- May 15, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyTransmitted to the Secretary of State
- May 14, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyEnrolledPublic Act 26-25
- May 4, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyIn Concurrence
- May 4, 2026HouseFloorHouse Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
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- May 4, 2026HouseFloorHouse Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A
- Apr 23, 2026HouseHouse Calendar Number 493
- Apr 23, 2026HouseFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- Apr 22, 2026SenateFloorSenate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
- Apr 22, 2026SenateFloorSenate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 3893
- Mar 9, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFile Number 7
- Mar 9, 2026SenateSenate Calendar Number 41
- Mar 9, 2026SenateFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- Mar 9, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Mar 2, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/09/26 12:00 PM
- Feb 25, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Feb 24, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyJoint Favorable Substitute
- Feb 13, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyPublic Hearing 02/17
- Feb 11, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Children
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