Departments that sponsor activities involving minors should be aware of the risks these activities create for both the children and the University and implement best practices and risk management measures that reduce the exposures. In addition, departments must be aware of and comply with California’s Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA).

 

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It is the responsibility of departments to address the risks inherent in activities involving minors by application of best practices. Best practices are guidelines and rules of behavior that will reduce and/or eliminate risk exposures. When departments are aware of and employ best practices they will be better able to protect the children in their care and more effectively mitigate the exposures created by their youth programs. For more information, go to Minors – Best Practices.

 

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There are a variety of administrative and management protocols that departments can employ to improve the management and operation of youth activities. Departments can increase the safety of minors and reduce the risks that youth activities create for the University by being familiar with and employing these basic risk management practices. For more information, go to Minors – Risk Management.

 

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CANRA, California’s Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, requires employers to identify “Mandated Reporters”. Mandated reporters are individuals who are required to report to law enforcement or social service agencies child abuse or neglect that they observe or suspect. The Act requires employers to obtain from such employees, as a condition of their employment, a signed statement acknowledging they understand their status as mandated reporters and their reporting obligations. Departments that sponsor activities involving minors must comply with their responsibilities under CANRA. For more information, go to Minors – CANRA.

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Best Practices

Campus departments that sponsor activities involving minors should administer and operate these activities according to best practices. For the purposes of this section, best practices are essentially rules of behavior with which adults who are responsible for the supervision of children should comply in order to best protect the minors in their care.

The UCSB Risk Management webpage on Best Practices for Minors on Campus draws heavily from the UC Berkeley Policy Activities Involving Minors and the UC Berkeley Risk Services website Minors on Campus. Together these two sources offer sound advice on how adults who supervise minors should behave to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the children and eliminate or reduce the University’s exposure to liability.

In addition to best practices, departments that sponsor youth activities can better protect the children in their charge by also implementing administrative and management protocols that will improve the University’s management of youth activities (go to Minors – Risk Management).

UC Berkeley’s recommended best practices are described below. Departments that sponsor activities involving minors should carefully consider the application of these or similar best practices to the administration and operation of their own youth programs.

Rule of Three

At a minimum, activities involving minors should follow the “rule of three,” i.e. at least three people should be involved in all aspects of the activity. Although two minors and one adult is an acceptable combination, it is preferable that at least two adults be involved, with one of the adults being a campus employee.

No private or secluded face-to-face interactions between one adult and one minor are permitted. The campus permits one-on-one, face-to-face interactions between an adult and a minor only when the interaction is conducted:

  • In plain sight of passersby or witnesses, such as at a dining hall or café, or
  • In an office or other unlocked space with (1) doors and windows open and (2) in a building open to the public at the time of the interaction.

In addition, adults involved in one-on-one, face-to-face interactions with a minor should:

  • Inform in advance at least one other adult connected with the activity (preferably the adult’s supervisor) that the adult will be alone with a minor.
  • Ask another adult to randomly drop in on the interaction.
  • Limit physical contact with the minor to handshakes, high-fives, or pats on the shoulder.
  • Immediately document any unusual incident, including but not limited to behavioral problems, injuries, or any interactions that might be misinterpreted.

Rules of Conduct for Adults

Minors will be treated respectfully at all times regardless of their actions or behavior. Minors will be treated fairly regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other basis covered by the University’s Nondiscrimination Policy. To minimize bullying and physical abuse, groups of minors more than two years of age from each other should be kept apart to the maximum extent possible.

Adults participating in activities involving minors should not do any of the following:

  • Use profanity
  • Tell off-color jokes or banter suggestively
  • Discuss personal problems or sexual experiences
  • View sexually suggestive materials or make those materials available to minors
  • Comment on other peoples’ bodies
  • Use alcohol or narcotics or offer alcohol or narcotics to minors

Adults participating in a campus activity involving minors should not permit the following interactions between minors:

  • Bullying
  • Hazing
  • Derogatory name-calling
  • Ridicule or humiliation
  • Truth or Dare or similar games
  • Sexual touching

Physical Contact with Minors

The campus understands that physical contact between non-related adults and minors can be important to a minor’s wellbeing and self-esteem. The following types of contact are permitted:

  • Handshakes
  • High-fives and hand slapping
  • Pats on the shoulder or back
  • Side hugs
  • Feeding and grooming of babies and toddlers (including diaper changes)
  • Holding hands while escorting children below the age of 8
  • Other brief contact intended to comfort distressed children below the age 12 so long as another adult is witnessing it
  • Teaching a physical technique that requires literal hands-on instruction, such as fingering on a musical instrument or positioning for an athletic activity, so long as it is conducted either in the open or in an interior space (1) with doors and windows open and (2) in a building open to the public at the time of the touching
  • Assisting disabled minors who need assistance with a major life function, so long as at least one other person is present and observing
  • Any contact to aid an injured minor or a minor in imminent danger of physical harm (such as a struggling swimmer)
  • Separating minors involved in an altercation

The following types of contact are not permitted:

  • Frontal hugs
  • Kisses
  • Lap sitting
  • Massages or rubs
  • Piggyback rides
  • Tickling
  • Touches on the buttocks, chest, or groin (except when changing diapers)
  • Wrestling
  • Any intended affection unwanted by the minor
  • Any touching conducted in private (i.e. no other adults or children present)

Physical or sexual abuse of minors will not be tolerated.

Disciplining Minors

No adult associated with a campus activity involving minors should ever use physical punishment to manage a minor’s behavior. This prohibition includes, but is not limited to, spanking, slapping, pinching, or hitting.

Supervision of Bathroom Use

Adults should use staff-only bathrooms. If no staff-only bathrooms are available, adults should use bathrooms when no minors are present. If adults must use a bathroom when a minor is present, the adult needs to follow the rule of three, i.e. at least one other adult or minor should also be present.

For minors age twelve and under, a supervising adult should escort two or more minors to the bathroom for group bathroom breaks. The adult should not send in any more minors than there are stalls and/or urinals in the bathroom. As one student exits the bathroom, another may enter. The supervising adult should stand by the doorway and ensure students are leaving the bathroom in a timely manner. If a minor under age twelve must use a bathroom alone, the minor should use a single-stall bathroom. If the only bathroom available has multiple stalls, the supervising adult should assign a classmate to stand outside the bathroom and wait for the minor to finish. If the minor, the classmate, or both do not return in a timely manner, the supervising adult should promptly check on them.

For minors thirteen or older, an adult supervising the activity should give permission for the minor to leave the activity to use the bathroom. The adult should note when the minor left for the bathroom and when the minor returned. If the minor does not return in a timely manner, the adult in charge of the activity should promptly check on the minor. During periods of transition from one activity to another, minors do not need permission to use bathrooms, but adults should randomly monitor bathrooms to ensure minors are not lingering or acting inappropriately in them.

Supervision of Locker Room Use

Adults should not change clothing or shower in locker rooms at the same time as minors, nor should they watch minors undress or shower. While minors shower, at least one adult in charge of the activity should stand within earshot of the minors to ensure that no adults are showering with them and that the minors are respectful of one another.

Release of Minors at Conclusion of Activity

Campus units in charge of activities involving minors should develop written protocols for the release of minors at the end of the activity. Campus units should supervise minors until an adult authorized in advance to take custody of the minor picks them up. However, with the advance written consent of the parents/guardians, campus units may release minors to the custody of others or may release minors to their own custody.

Campus units in charge of activities involving minors should develop protocols for extended supervision of minors in the event of a natural disaster or other unanticipated interruption of the activity, or if continuous adult supervision becomes difficult for any other reason.

Transportation

Walking

Parents/guardians should be informed in advance of any walk for minors under eight years of age that includes crossing a street used by vehicles. The parents/guardians should be informed of known traffic hazards and what steps the activity involving minors will take to mitigate those hazards. Parents/guardians should provide written permission before their minors under age eight participate in such a walk.

When walking off-campus as part of the activity, minors under age twelve should wear identifying lanyards, badges, vests, or shirts. At least one adult should lead the procession and permit no minor to walk ahead. At least one adult should follow the procession and permit no minor to lag behind. The procession should stop on a regular basis for a head count. Unless safety considerations dictate otherwise, the procession should not advance until all minors are accounted for.

Automobiles

Parents/guardians should be informed in advance if their minor will be driven someplace. Parents/guardians should provide written permission to transport their minor via private vehicle. No adult should drive a single minor unless the driver is the minor’s parent, grandparent, legal guardian, or sibling. Except in an emergency, drivers must get the permission of their supervisor and the parent of the minor in advance before driving a single minor.

Drivers should present the supervisor of the activity involving minors an up-to-date copy of their driver record from the Department of Motor Vehicles. If the driving record shows moving violations within the last three years, or a wet reckless or driving-under-the-influence conviction at any time, the driver should not be approved. Drivers who cannot or will not present copies of their driving record should not be allowed to transport minors.

If possible, drivers should use a University vehicle. The second preference is a rental vehicle obtained through a preferred UC provider. If using a privately-owned vehicle, the employee supervising the activity should determine in advance whether the private vehicle is appropriately equipped to transport minors, including, but not limited to confirming that the private vehicle has seat belts or car seats for each minor.

Drivers of private vehicles should provide a valid registration for the vehicle they are driving. They should also show the department a valid driver license for the type of vehicle they are driving and proof of insurance for at least $50,000 per bodily injury, $100,000 for all bodily injuries, and $50,000 for property damage. Drivers who fail to provide the required registration, license, or insurance should not be approved for driving minors in a private vehicle.

Motorcycles

Minors should not be transported by motorcycle.

Vans, Buses, and Other Commercial Transportation

Departments should notify parents/guardians in advance if minors will be driven someplace. Parents/guardians should provide advance written permission to transport their minor via van or bus.

For minors age twelve or under, adults should be seated throughout the bus for easier supervision, with at least one adult in the middle of the bus and one in the far rear. Adults should sit in an aisle seat so they can get up to supervise minors as necessary.

Minors should be seated by grade or age group and disruptive minors should be seated next to an adult. Adults supervising an activity involving minors should take a head count or roll call before loading and after unloading a van, bus, or other form of commercial transportation, and should not proceed until all minors are accounted for unless safety considerations dictate otherwise.

Public Transportation

Departments should notify parents/guardians in advance if minors will be taken someplace via public transportation. Parents/guardians should provide advance written permission to transport their minor via public transportation.

Minors under age twelve should be restricted to one area of the bus or train for easier supervision. Adults should stand or sit on the periphery of the area to which minors on public transportation are restricted. They should take a head count or roll call before boarding public transportation and upon leaving public transportation, and should not proceed until all minors are accounted for unless safety considerations dictate otherwise.

Non-Program Contact with Minors

In-Person Meetings

Employees and volunteers who are part of a campus activity involving minors should not meet in person outside the activity with any individual minor unless the employee’s or volunteer’s adult supervisor has been made aware of the meeting and approved it in advance and only then if the employee or volunteer follows the rule of three, i.e. at least one other adult or minor should also be present.

Employees and volunteers supervising a campus activity involving minors may meet groups of program participants outside the activity provided:

  • The employees or volunteers have written permission from the parents/guardians of each minor participating in the outside activity
  • The outside activity is held in a public place such as a restaurant, museum, or stadium.

Telephonic and Electronic Communication

Employees and volunteers may communicate through electronic media to groups of program participants. However, unless they copy or otherwise include another adult connected to the activity (preferably their supervisor), employees and volunteers participating in a campus activity involving minors should not:

  • Send text messages to or respond to text messages from an individual minor involved in the program
  • Send emails to or respond to emails from an individual minor involved in the program
  • Communicate via the personal page of an individual minor on social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter
  • Call an individual minor involved in the program on the telephone

Exceptions should be allowed for employees communicating to individual middle school or high school age minors for business purposes only, provided those employees:

  • For emails, use only their ucsb.edu email address
  • For texts and phone calls, use University-owned devices to the greatest extent possible
  • Are willing to share records of their communications with minors sent or received via personal devices

Gifts

Adults participating in a campus activity involving minors may give a token gift (under $25 value) to all minors involved in the activity. However, no adult participating in a campus activity involving minors should be allowed to give an individual minor in the program a gift (regardless of value) without prior approval from both the parent or legal guardian of the minor and the program supervisor.

 

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Risk Management

Departments that sponsor activities that involve minors should be aware of the risks they create and take steps to reduce the risk exposures. The use of administrative and management protocols will protect the health, safety, and welfare of minors when they are in the University’s custody, improve the University’s management of the activities, reduce and/or eliminate risks, and reduce the University’s exposure to liability. In addition, campus departments should administer and operate youth activities in accordance with accepted best practices (Minors – Best Practices).

The following is a list of administrative and management protocols which departments that are sponsoring activities involving minors can employ to improve the management of their program’s risks. Departments should document their own procedures for ensuring the safety of minors.

UC Waiver of Liability

Except for University faculty and staff who are engaged in activities that are within the course and scope of their employment, ALL participants engaged in activities involving minors must sign a UC Waiver of Liability. To the extent possible the waiver should identify the specific activities in which the minors will engage so that the parents can make a decision about whether they want their children to participate (and whether they wish to assume the risk of that participation) based on concrete information as opposed to generalizations. Arts and crafts, shooting basketball, dodge ball, etc. is better than "indoor and outdoor activities". Minors may not participate in the activity unless the parent/guardian completes and signs a waiver.

To better inform participants as to the scope and nature of the planned activities, an Itinerary (see Itinerary below) should be attached to, and referenced in, the Waiver of Liability. In addition to parents/guardians on behalf of their minor children, all participating adults (with the exception of employees in the course and scope), volunteers, hosts, chaperones, etc. must sign the waiver. Individuals who do not sign the waiver may not participate in the activity. Regardless of whether a waiver is used to respond to a claim, the sponsoring department must retain it for three years following the conclusion of the activities for adults; and, for minors, for 3 years after they turn 18. Waivers may be preserved electronically after the activity ends, although if the waiver has been used to respond to a claim, the department must retain the original waiver. For more information, go to Waiver of Liability.

Authorization to Consent to Treatment of Minor

Departments sponsoring activities involving minors must distribute an Authorization to Consent to Treatment of Minor form to parents/guardians prior to the minor’s participation in the activity. Minors may not participate in the activity until the parent/guardian completes and signs the form.

Adults in charge of activities that involve travel or overnight stays will take a copy of the Authorization to Consent to Treatment of Minor form with them in case of injury. If the completed Authorization to Consent to Treatment of Minor is not needed to obtain medical treatment for a minor, the campus department will destroy it at the conclusion of the activity or program involving the minor. If the completed Authorization to Consent to Treatment of Minor form is needed to obtain medical treatment for a minor, it should be retained for six years or until the minor’s twentieth birthday, whichever is longer. The Authorization to Consent to Treatment of Minor form may be preserved electronically after the activity ends, although if the department has had to rely on the form, the hard copy must be retained.

Emergency Information & Contacts for Minor

Departments sponsoring activities involving minors must distribute an Emergency Information & Contacts for Minor form to parents/guardians prior to the minor’s participation in the activity. Minors may not participate in the activity until the parent/guardian completes and signs the form. Departments will encourage parents/guardians to disclose, on the Emergency Information form or by other written means, any allergies, dietary restrictions, or other conditions the minor may have that the department should be aware of.

Departments should also encourage parents/guardians to disclose any medications the minor may need to take while attending the campus activity. If an adult’s assistance is needed in administering the medication, departments will ask parents/guardians to grant written permission for said assistance and, upon request, to demonstrate for departmental personnel the proper administration of the medication. It is important that the University employees supervising youth activities review this information and understand what it will require of them in the course of running the activity or program.

In addition, departments should require parents/guardians to show proof that their minor’s immunizations are up to date and, for programs with an outdoor or physical component, indicate the date of their minor’s last tetanus shot. A physician or school immunization record is acceptable documentation. This information is confidential and should only be shared with people who have a need to know.

Adults in charge of activities that involve travel or overnight stays will take a copy of the Emergency Information & Contacts form with them in case of injury. If the completed Emergency Information & Contacts for Minor form is not needed, the campus department will destroy it at the conclusion of the activity or program involving the minor. If the completed Emergency Information & Contacts for Minor form is needed to obtain medical treatment for a minor, it should be retained for six years or until the minor’s twentieth birthday, whichever is longer. The Emergency Information & Contacts for Minor form may be preserved electronically after the activity ends, although if the department had to rely on the form, the hard copy must be retained.

Release & License to Use Image

Prior to making any public use of a minor’s image, departments must obtain a signed Release & License to Use Image, Name and/or Voice form from the minors’ parents/guardians. Go to Releases for more information.

Letter to Parents

A cover letter or memo to the parents/guardians can be used to explain the activity in detail and all that is entailed in their child’s participation in University sponsored activities or programs. Explain the scope and nature of the activity or program. Explain what is necessary in order for a child to participate. List the attachments to the letter that the parents must review and sign, e.g. Waiver of Liability, Authorization to Consent to Treatment, Emergency Information & Contacts for Minor, Participant Agreement, Itinerary, etc. Provide the parents/guardians with a list of the names and phone numbers of the University employees who are supervising the activity. Advise them of any meetings that will be held to discuss the activity and whether they are mandatory.

Orientation Meeting

At the beginning of the program or activity department’s should consider whether all participants and their parents/guardians be required to attend a mandatory orientation meeting during which important activity or program issues are reviewed, the chain of communication is explained, and health, safety, and security issues are addressed. See Ex: Emergency Preparedness Plan for an example of how a department can establish a emergency communication preparedness plan in advance if travel is involved. Though the example involves foreign travel and may be therefore more complex than necessary for travel within the state, it shows how advance planning, especially with respect to communications, is how to prepare in advance for an emergency.

Travel Insurance

If the activity involves off-campus travel, the University now provides Travel Accident Insurance, free of charge, to participating faculty, staff, and students. Students participating in off-campus activities sponsored and supervised by the University are now covered worldwide, 24 hours a day when traveling. The adult in charge should enroll all participants, faculty, staff, and students, in the Travel Insurance Program. In addition to the standard travel insurance medical/accident coverage, this policy includes coverage for emergency medical evacuation and security extraction. For more information about UC Travel Insurance go to Travel.

Participant Agreement

Departments should consider whether, as in any business relationship, it wouldn’t be useful to have an agreement in place that specifies the nature of the relationship between the minor and the University and the terms and conditions of the minor’s participation in the activity. The agreement can provide a brief summary of what the activity or program involves and whom the agreement is between; the parents/guardians can sign it as well as the minor. It should specify what is expected from the participant and what will warrant termination of the agreement and what termination entails. For examples of this kind of agreement, go to Ex: Participant Agreement and Ex: Trip Rules.

Volunteers

Go to Volunteers for more information.

Volunteer Registration

At UCSB, departments that use volunteers must complete and submit a Volunteer Information Form to the Workers’ Compensation Manager. The WC Manager will review the information on the form to determine if the volunteer applicant meets UC’s volunteer criteria and is eligible for volunteer status at UCSB. Registered volunteers are eligible for coverage under the University’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Program.

Kick-Off Meeting

Consider making it mandatory that all volunteers attend a mandatory orientation meeting in which the department reviews the terms and conditions of the volunteer’s participation, the importance of adherence to Best Practices, and the volunteer’s responsibility for the safety and security of the minors. Materials should be distributed at this meeting and a record kept of what documents were distributed. A record of what is discussed should be made. The department should make and retain a list of all attendees. (See Staff Training & Supervision below).

Background Checks

All volunteers who participate in activities involving minors must undergo a criminal background check that involves a fingerprint check of criminal convictions. UCSB recommends that both Department of Justice and FBI background checks be conducted for individuals who have resided out of state. For more information on background checks, go to UCSB: Background Checks.

Before a volunteer is allowed to participate in a campus activity involving minors, the department in charge of the event should also check the National Sex Offender Public Web Site to see whether the potential volunteer is a registered sex offender. If the proposed volunteer is listed as a sex offender, the volunteer may not participate in an activity involving minors. Check with UCSB Human Resources to make certain all requirements have been met.

Documentation

Volunteers should read and be required to sign the Volunteer’s Code of Conduct form prior to participating in a campus activity involving minors. Failure to sign the Volunteer’s Code of Conduct or to take any training required by the campus department will disqualify a volunteer from participating in an activity involving minors.

Departments should consider whether it would be beneficial to have an agreement in place that defines the relationship between the volunteer and the University and the terms and conditions of the volunteer’s participation in the activity. The Agreement should describe scope and nature of the activity and what is expected of the volunteer.

All volunteers are required to sign a Waiver of Liability. Individuals who do not sign the waiver may not participate in the activity. (See Item #1 – UC Waiver of Liability, above).

CANRA

In accordance with California Penal Code §11165.7(b), departments who use volunteers whose duties may qualify them as mandated reporters under CANRA are strongly encouraged to require the volunteers to take CANRA training and instructed to report any suspected child abuse or neglect as if they were mandated reporters to their supervisor, the UCSB Police, or to the University’s Whistleblower Hotline at (800) 403-4744. (See Item #14 – CANRA, below).

Itinerary

Particularly if the activity involves off-campus travel, there is value in developing an itinerary that accounts for the minors’ locations and activities every hour of every day they are under University supervision. Provide locations addresses and phone numbers. Reference the Itinerary and attach it to the UC Waiver of Liability. Provide a place on the Itinerary where parents/guardians can sign, acknowledging their review and approval of the Itinerary. For an example of this kind of agreement, go to: Ex: Itinerary.

Staff Training & Supervision

Both employee and volunteer staff should receive training before beginning work. Staff should meet with the Program supervisors to discuss the Program goals, what their responsibilities will be, what is allowed, what is not allowed, what the activities will be, the issues they may encounter and, in the case of problems, suggestions as to how they might respond. Minors – Best Practices should be reviewed. The training process should be documented, possibly in the form of a checklist for each staff person and volunteer who will participate showing that each has received certain training, documents, etc.

Staff should be supervised. A reporting system should be implemented that provides program supervisors with the information they need to know whether or not things are on track. A good reporting relationship between supervisors and staff is the best way to identify issues that have the potential to become problems before they become serious problems. All activities that staff and minors engage in must be vetted and approved by program supervisors. All supervision should be documented.

Driver's Licenses

Verify that any employees or volunteers who have driving responsibilities are in possession of valid driver's licenses. For more information about transportation of minors, go to Minors – Best Practices.

Background Checks & Fingerprinting

All staff members and volunteers who will participate in activities involving minors must undergo a criminal background check that involves a fingerprint check of criminal convictions. UCSB recommends that both Department of Justice and FBI background checks be conducted for individuals who have resided out of state. For more information on background checks, see #8 – Volunteers, above or go to UCSB: Background Checks.

CANRA

CANRA is the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA) is a California law requiring certain people to report known or suspected child abuse or neglect. The complete statute can be found online at PENAL CODE SECTION 11164-11174.3 - Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act. The Act requires that employers of Mandated Reporters (as defined by the Act) promote identification and reporting of child abuse or neglect. For more information on how the requirements CANRA imposes on departments that sponsor activities involving minors, go to Minors – CANRA.

 

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CANRA

CANRA, the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, (CANRA, CA Penal Code § 11164-11174), requires employers to identify “Mandated Reporters”. Mandated reporters are individuals who are required to report to law enforcement or social service agencies child abuse or neglect that they observe or suspect. The Act requires employers to obtain from such employees, as a condition of their employment, a signed statement, the Statement Acknowledging Requirement to Report Child Abuse, acknowledging that they understand their status as mandated reporters and their reporting obligations.

On June 13, 2013, UC President Mark Yudof signed the UC Policy on Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect with an effective date of July 1, 2013. The policy requires the University to comply with the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act.

Mandated Reporters

A list of mandated reporter categories can be found at HR Mandated Reporter Categories. These include, but are not limited to, licensed health-care professionals, employees assigned to campus police departments, child care centers, day camps, K-12 programs, athletic coaches, including graduate assistants, and postsecondary employees and administrators whose duties bring them into regular contact with children, or who supervise such employees or administrators and other areas as applicable.

Campus Compliance with CANRA

UCSB Human Resources asks department to confirm their compliance with CANRA by:

  • Having mandated reporters complete and sign a CANRA Acknowledgement Form acknowledging their status as mandated reporters and their reporting obligations under CANRA.
  • Maintaining a List of Mandated Reporters with Signed Certifications Report on which departments can track employees who are mandated reporters from whom they have obtained a signed CANRA Acknowledgement Form.
  • Determining when training on the subject of child abuse, neglect identification and reporting, and the obligations of mandated reporters under the Act is necessary for employees who are mandated reporters.

Additional Information

For more information, go to HR Mandated Reporter, or call or email:

For non-academic employees:
Melinda Crawford
Human Resources
melinda.crawford@hr.ucsb.edu
tel. (805) 893-5781

For academic employees:
June Betancourt
Academic Affairs
june.betancourt@ucsb.edu
tel. (805) 893-2305

CANRA On-line Training

The University of California hired Praesidium, Inc. to develop and implement an Internet-based training program to teach employees and volunteers how to meet the reporting requirements of CANRA and UC Policy. Praesidium’s training program, Armatus®, is available over the Internet. If your department runs a youth-oriented program and you have employees who may be mandated reporters contact the campus Risk Management office for information about how to register in the Armatus® online training courses.

For more information, call or email:
Ron Betancourt, ARM
UCSB Risk Management
ron.betancourt@ucsb.edu
tel. (805) 893-5837

 

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