HB1187

The amendment NARROWS the bill's scope by requiring only coaches who are subject to § 13-36-10 (likely a specific licensing or certification requirement) to be mandatory reporters, rather than all coaches as originally proposed. This change makes the mandatory reporting requirement less expansive than the bill's original intent to add coaches broadly to the list of mandatory reporters.

The amendment clarifies that "coach" applies specifically to coaches "of a school activity" rather than only those subject to a particular statutory requirement, which BROADENS the bill's scope by ensuring all school-based coaches—regardless of other certifications—are mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect. This change also fixes minor formatting and numbering issues in the statute.

The amendment converted the bill from its engrossed (passed by House) form to its enrolled (final) form by removing legislative markup language and section numbering while adding the formal enrollment certifications and signature blocks required for official enactment. The substantive policy—requiring coaches to be mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect—remained unchanged.

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