HB 6952 Connecticut House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS.

HB 6952 defines "recreational or educational children's programs" as regularly scheduled activities (like summer programs, licensed child care, or Boys & Girls Club drop-ins) for 5+ children aged 3-16, operating during school breaks or weekends. It requires unlicensed programs to avoid using "camp" in advertising without disclosing their lack of licensing (effective January 2026) and mandates comprehensive background checks for all municipal program staff working with children, including criminal records, abuse registry, and sex offender database checks. The bill also sets staffing requirements: a 1:12 staff-to-child ratio during operations and at least one CPR-trained staff member present at all times, both on-site and off-site. These rules apply to programs operated by private entities, schools, or municipal agencies.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Last action Apr 29, 2025
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Raised Bill KID Joint Favorable Substitute · 6 edits
MODERATE
This bill was amended to expand its scope from private child care programs to include municipal recreational programs, add new background check requirements for municipal employees, and modify how background checks are conducted. The changes also update the definition of covered programs and adjust certain technical details like age verification methods.
Scope change
The bill now applies to municipal recreational or educational children's programs in addition to private child care centers and drop-in programs.
SCOPE

Added municipal recreational or educational children's programs to the list of entities covered by the bill's requirements.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the background check requirement from requiring a 'date of birth' to 'year of birth' in one instance, and added the National Sex Offender Registry Public Website as an additional check option.

Updated background check requirements for municipal employees to specify that checks apply to employees eighteen years of age or older who provide care or have unsupervised access to children.

Modified the background check renewal requirement to apply to municipal employees eighteen years of age or older, with checks required within five years of hiring and every five years thereafter.

Adjusted staff-to-child ratio language by removing the 'over the age of eighteen' specification for the ratio requirement.

DEFINITION

Added 'licensed child care centers' and 'drop-in programs for children who are at least six years of age administered by a nationally chartered boys' and girls' club' to the list of covered programs.

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Total actions
10
Key actions
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Committee
3
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ON Appropriations
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Committee on Children
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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