An act relating to children’s camps

This bill (H.795) creates new health and safety requirements for all children’s camps in Vermont, including extending licensure to previously unregulated day camps. It requires camps to develop and maintain approved emergency plans, install non-internet-dependent warning systems, maintain operable weather alert radios, and provide dual internet services (fiber-optic plus secondary broadband). The Department of Health will establish a Children’s Camp Health and Safety Team to review emergency plans and recommend standards. These rules directly affect camp operators who must comply to obtain or retain their license to operate.