USA HOCKEY LOCAL ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT TO ADOPT AND COMPLY WITH SAFE SPORT PROGRAM
This Agreement, {date will be inserted from below}
{localAssociation will be inserted from below} a hockey program that is a member of Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association ("Affiliate") as a condition of being sanctioned by USA Hockey. Local Association agrees that its membership in the Affiliate and sanctioning by USA Hockey are conditioned on the following:
1. Compliance with Safe Sport Program. Local Association is required to implement, comply. and monitor compliance with the USA Hockey Safe Sport Program Handbook and the Safe Sport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement as adopted by the U.S. Center for Safe Sport, and the requirements set forth in the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017. Copies of the USA Hockey Safe Sport Program Handbook may be found at www.usahockey.com/SafeSportprogram and copies of the Safe Sport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement may be found at www.Safe Sport.org.
2. Safe Sport Training and Background Checks. Local Association agrees that it shall require and cause all of those persons that (i) have regular contact with or supervision over minor Participants (e.g., coaches, hockey directors, trainers, team managers. chaperones, etc (ii) are responsible for enforcing child abuse and misconduct policies (e.g., all officers and members of the board of directors), (iii) are adults authorized by the Local Association to have regular contact with or authority over minor Participants, including all persons that are in managerial or supervisory roles of the Local Association (including owners and administrators of Local Association), and (iv) are new and current employees and/or volunteers of Local Association, to:
(a) consent to be screened and pass a background screen in accordance with USA Hockey's background screening program; and (b) complete Safe Sport Training prior to having regular contact with minor participants, or if they do not have regular contact with minor participants, not more than 45 days after beginning such role.
3. Adoption of Required Policies. Local Association shall adopt. comply with and maintain rules and policies requiring its members to comply with the One-on-One Interactions, Locker Room, Athletic Training Modalities, Social Media and Electronic Communications and Travel Policies as set forth in the USA Hockey Safe Sport Handbook.
4. Required Reporting. Local Association agrees that it shall adopt, maintain and enforce policies that require its adult members report (i) actual or perceived violations of the USA Hockey Safe Sport Program Handbook, (ii) any violations of the Sexual Misconduct, Physical Misconduct, Emotional Misconduct, Bullying, Threats or Harassment, or Hazing Policies, and (iii) suspicions or allegations of child physical or sexual abuse as required by the