February 1, 2005, Introduced by Senators SANBORN, KUIPERS, BIRKHOLZ, GARCIA, BARCIA, CROPSEY, JELINEK, CASSIS, GOSCHKA and ALLEN and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to require persons convicted of certain offenses to
disclose those offenses before coaching youth; and to provide
penalties.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. As used in this act:
(a) "Convicted" means that term as defined in section 2 of the
sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.722.
(b) "Independent youth athletic team" or "team" means a sports
team that meets all of the following requirements:
(i) Includes as a team member a person less than 18 years of
age.
(ii) Is sanctioned by an incorporated organization.
(iii) Is not sanctioned by or affiliated with a public or
private school.
(c) "Listed offense" means any of the following:
(i) A listed offense, as defined in section 2 of the sex
offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.722.
(ii) An alcohol-related or controlled substance-related driving
violation under the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1
to 257.923.
Sec. 3. A person who has been convicted of a listed offense
shall not serve as a coach on an independent youth athletic team
based in this state unless the person has disclosed to the
organization sanctioning the team that the person has been
convicted of a listed offense.
Sec. 5. A person who violates this act is guilty of a
misdemeanor and may be fined not more than $500.00.