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Colorado Title 26.5. Early Childhood Programs and Services § 26.5-4-401. Definitions

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Abuse” means physical or mental injury, sexual abuse or exploitation, or negligent treatment of a child.

(2) “Coach” means a person employed or volunteering as a coach, manager, or supervisor of a youth athletic activity but does not include occasional assistance with or support of the youth athletic activity by a person, including the action of other volunteers or employees of the youth sports organization in a passing, general, or nominal manner.

(3)(a) “Youth sports organization” means a private for-profit or not-for-profit organization that, as part of its core function, provides persons who are less than eighteen years of age the opportunity to participate in scheduled competitive or recreational sporting activities, whether individually or as a team, but does not include a sporting activity that is incidental to a nonathletic program or lesson.

(b) “Youth sports organization” does not include:

(I) A neighborhood youth organization, as defined in section 26.5-5-303;

(II) A public or private school serving any of grades kindergarten through twelve;

(III) A licensed child-care facility;

(IV) A public or private institution of higher education; or

(V) An organization that merely provides the opportunity to participate in an unsupervised, unscheduled competitive or recreational sporting event on a walk-in basis.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Title 26.5. Early Childhood Programs and Services § 26.5-4-401. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-26-5-early-childhood-programs-and-services/co-rev-st-sect-26-5-4-401/

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