Camp operators and related staff must provide emergency-related information, hold safety orientation and annual training, keep training records, and impose contract requirements on organizations using the camp.
(a)(1) Upon request by a parent or legal guardian of a registered camper, a camp operator shall provide: (i) a copy of the camp’s current emergency preparedness license; and (ii) a short, written summary of the camp’s emergency procedures. (2) Upon request by a parent or legal guardian of a prospective camper, a camp operator shall provide a copy of the camp’s emergency preparedness license. (3) Upon request by a parent or legal guardian of a registered or prospective camper, a camp operator shall provide notice of any cabin that is located on a floodplain. (b) Not more than 24 hours after the start of a camp session, the camp operator and staff members shall conduct a mandatory safety orientation that includes all of the following information: (1) The camp’s boundaries and any hazards present on camp premises. (2) Developmentally appropriate instruction on the appropriate actions, including evacuation procedures, to take in case of an emergency event which conform to the emergency plan. (c)(1) Each staff member shall participate in a review of the most recent version of the camp’s emergency plan at least once a year or upon approval of the agency of an amendment or update to the plan pursuant to Section 31-9-168(a). (2) Each staff member shall successfully complete annual training on the proper procedures to follow according to the emergency plan. (3) A camp operator shall maintain a written or digital record documenting each staff member’s successful completion of the training required under subdivision (2). (d)(1) A camp operator as defined in Section 31-9-161(6)a.2. shall require, by lease or contract, that an organization that is using the camp to administer camp operations do all of the following: a. Verify that the staff members supplied by the organization to administer camp operations have been subjected to a criminal history background check as provided in Section 31-9-163(a). b. Agree that the staff members supplied by the organization to administer camp operations shall familiarize themselves with the camp operator’s emergency plan and plan for evacuation. c. Agree that the staff members supplied by the organization to administer camp operations, within 24 hours of the arrival of campers, shall provide developmentally appropriate instruction to the campers on the appropriate actions to take during an emergency event which conform to the camp operator’s emergency plan. (2) The emergency preparedness coordinator designated by the camp operator pursuant to Section 31-9-167(d)(2) shall provide an orientation and review of the camp emergency and evacuation plans to the staff members supplied by the organization to administer camp operations upon their arrival at the camp.