71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
HA to HB 2781
 
LC 3166/HB 2781-3
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                         HOUSE BILL 2781
 
  By COMMITTEE ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY
 
                            April 17
 
  On page 1 of the printed bill, line 2, delete '; and
appropriating money'.
  Delete lines 4 through 29 and delete pages 2 and 3 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + }  { + As used in sections 1 to 4 of this
2001 Act:
  ' (1) 'Subject individual' means any person who is or will be
directly involved with the coaching or supervision of children
participating in an organized youth sports activity.
  ' (2) 'Youth sports activity' does not include any activity
operated by a school district or public charter school.
  ' (3) 'Youth sports provider' means any person, organization or
agency that operates in Oregon and is directly involved with
children participating in an organized youth sports activity. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + }  { + Every youth sports provider is
encouraged to:
  ' (1) Create and adopt a list of crimes that disqualify a
subject individual from coaching or supervising a youth sports
activity for the youth sports provider if the subject individual
has been convicted of the crime or has been convicted of a
substantially equivalent crime in another jurisdiction;
  ' (2) Complete a criminal records check on subject individuals
who coach or supervise a youth sports activity for the youth
sports provider; and
  ' (3) Require all subject individuals who coach or supervise a
youth sports activity to complete a sports education program. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 3. + }  { + (1) Upon the request of a youth
sports provider, and in compliance with procedures adopted by the
Department of State Police under ORS 181.555, the Department of
State Police shall furnish to the authorized staff of the youth
sports provider such information on a subject individual as the
Department of State Police may have in its possession from its
central bureau of criminal identification, including but not
limited to manual or computerized criminal offender information.
With the approval of the Department of State Police, a local law
enforcement agency may furnish the information described in this
subsection to a youth sports provider.
  ' (2)(a) Subsequent to furnishing the information required
under subsection (1) of this section, the Department of State
Police shall conduct nationwide criminal records checks of the
subject individual through the Federal Bureau of Investigation by
use of the subject individual's fingerprints and shall report the
results to the staff of the youth sports provider, who must be
specifically authorized to receive the information. In accordance
with the procedures of the Department of State Police, a local
law enforcement agency may conduct the criminal records check
described in this paragraph if the local law enforcement agency
has received approval under subsection (1) of this section.
  ' (b) The Department of State Police shall return the
fingerprint cards to the youth sports provider. + }
 
  '  { +  SECTION 4. + }  { + Nothing in sections 1 to 4 of this
2001 Act imposes any additional duty or liability on any youth
sports provider by reason of the youth sports provider not
performing a duty that is encouraged by section 2 of this 2001
Act. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 5. + }  { + Sections 1 to 4 of this 2001 Act
first apply to youth sports providers on and after July 1,
2002. + } ' .
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