ConnecticutState will review municipal camps and identify staff reporting roles
Starting October 1, 2026, paid camp staff who are at least 21 are listed as mandated reporters, and the state must report on municipal camps by January 1, 2027.
What it does
Paid directors, assistant directors, and staff at least 21 years old are listed as mandated reporters at youth camps, including camps run by municipal agencies.
The Office of Early Childhood must report on each municipal youth camp, covering its staffing, services, and safety practices after consulting statewide municipal groups.
Argument forA statewide report could help lawmakers see how municipal camps serve children and handle training, medicine, and safety.
Argument againstCollecting details about every municipal camp could take time from camp staff who must provide information about staffing, training, and safety.
More detail
Paid youth camp directors, assistant directors, and staff members who are 21 or older are listed as mandated reporters. The camps are youth camps as defined in state law. The listing includes staff at youth camps run by municipal agencies. This provision takes effect October 1, 2026.
The Office of Early Childhood must send a report on municipal youth camps to the General Assembly committee that handles children's issues. The report must cover each municipal youth camp in Connecticut and describe its setting, the children it served, staffing, schedule, training, medication practices, child care assistance payments, written policies, background checks, and how its policies compare with state camp rules. The office must consult statewide groups representing municipal parks and recreation departments, small towns, and municipal leaders. This reporting duty took effect upon passage. The report is due by January 1, 2027.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- May 20SIGNED BY Governor Ned LamontBecame Law
- May 15TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORTo Governor
- May 15TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
- May 14PUBLIC ACT 26-25
- May 4IN CONCURRENCE
- Vote recorded House Roll Call Vote 213. Result: pass.Lower
- May 4HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. APassed House
- May 4HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. AMajor
- Apr 23HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 493
- Apr 23FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARMinor
- Apr 22SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. APassed Senate
- Vote recorded Senate Roll Call Vote 136. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 22SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. AMajor
- Mar 9FILE NO. 7
- Mar 9SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 41
- Mar 9FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Minor
- Mar 9RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- Mar 2REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/09/26Minor
- Feb 25FILED WITH LCOMinor
- Feb 24Joint Favorable SubstituteMinor
- Feb 13PUBLIC HEARING 0217
- Feb 11REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Committee on ChildrenIntroduced
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