Colorado § 26.5-4-403 - Background checks required.

§ 26.5-4-403. Background checks required.

(1) (a) A youth sports organization operating in the state of Colorado shall require all coaches to obtain, prior to starting work, a criminal history record check by a private entity regulated as a consumer reporting agency pursuant to 15 U.S.C. sec. 1681, et seq., and that discloses, at a minimum, sexual offenses and felony convictions and includes a social security number trace and a search of the Colorado judicial public records access system. The criminal history record check must ascertain to the extent possible whether the person being investigated has been convicted of felony child abuse as specified in section 18-6-401; a felony offense involving unlawful sexual behavior, as defined in section 16-22-102 (9); or a comparable offense committed in any other state.

(b) A youth sports organization shall not hire a coach if a criminal history record check of the person performed pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section shows that the person has been convicted of, pled nolo contendere to, or has received a deferred sentence or deferred prosecution for felony child abuse as specified in section 18-6-401; a felony offense involving unlawful sexual behavior, as defined in section 16-22-102 (9); or any comparable offense committed in any other state.

(2) A youth sports organization may rely on the results of a criminal history record check when making hiring and employment decisions and is immune from civil liability unless the youth sports organization knows the information is false or acts with reckless disregard concerning the veracity of such information.

Source: L. 2024: Entire part added, (SB 24-113), ch. 196, p. 1195, § 1, effective August 7.

ARTICLE 5

Quality Improvement Initiatives

PART 1

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

26.5-5-100.3. Definitions.

26.5-5-101. Colorado shines quality rating and improvement system - created.

26.5-5-102. School-readiness quality improvement program - created - rules.

26.5-5-103. Quality evaluation and improvement of early childhood care and education programs - use of Colorado works money.

PART 2

COLORADO INFANT AND TODDLER QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY GRANT PROGRAM

26.5-5-201. Short title.

26.5-5-202. Definitions.

26.5-5-203. Colorado infant and toddler quality and availability grant program - creation.

26.5-5-204. Eligibility for grants - applications - deadlines.

26.5-5-205. Reporting requirements.

PART 3

CHILD CARE LICENSING

26.5-5-301. Short title.

26.5-5-302. Legislative declaration concerning the protections afforded by regulation.

26.5-5-303. Definitions.

26.5-5-304. Application of part - definition.

26.5-5-305. Public preschool provider - licensing - rules.

26.5-5-306. Substitute child care providers - substitute placement agency - licensing - rules.

26.5-5-307. Application of part - guest child care facilities - public services short-term child care facilities - definition.

26.5-5-308. Application of part - neighborhood youth organizations - rules - licensing - duties and responsibilities - definitions.

26.5-5-309. Licenses - rules - definition - appropriation.

26.5-5-310. Compliance with local government zoning regulations - notice to local governments - provisional licensure - rules.

26.5-5-311. Fees - when original applications, reapplications, and renewals for licensure are required - creation of child care licensing cash fund - rules.

26.5-5-312. Application forms - criminal sanctions for perjury.

26.5-5-313. Applications - materials waivers - appeals - rules.

26.5-5-314. Standards for facilities and agencies - rules - definition.

26.5-5-315. Staffing during emergency circumstances - definitions.

26.5-5-316. Investigations and inspections - local authority - reports - rules.

26.5-5-317. Denial of license - suspension - revocation - probation - refusal to renew license - fines.

26.5-5-318. Notice of negative licensing action - filing of complaints.

26.5-5-319. Institutes.

26.5-5-320. Injunctive proceedings.

26.5-5-321. Penalty - short title.

26.5-5-322. Periodic review of licensing rules and procedures - legislative declaration.

26.5-5-322.5. Child care licensure task force - created - membership - reporting - legislative intent - repeal.

26.5-5-323. Civil penalties - fines - child care cash fund - created.

26.5-5-324. Child care resource and referral system - created.

26.5-5-325. Family child care homes - administration of routine medications - parental direction - rules.

26.5-5-326. Exempt family child care home providers - fingerprint-based criminal history record check - child care assistance program money - temporary care - rules - definitions.

26.5-5-327. Unique student identifying numbers - rules.

26.5-5-328. Applications for licenses.

26.5-5-329. Testing for the presence of lead in drinking water in child care centers and family child care homes - compliance with public health requirements - repeal.

26.5-5-330. Bilingual licensing unit - appropriation.

26.5-5-331. Outdoor nature-based preschool programs - child care centers - rules - definition.

26.5-5-332. Regulation of child care program fees - complaints - enforcement - definitions.

26.5-5-333. Professional development information system records - rules.

PART 1

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT