For purposes of this part, the following definitions shall apply:

1. (a) “Background check policy” means the policy required by RSA 170-E:56, II relative to background checks for all camp staff who might be left alone with any youth;
2. (b) “Camp staff” means the owner and operator of a YSC and any employee, volunteer, or other individual employed or otherwise associated with the YSC, whether for pay or not, to interact directly with youths in a setting where a single staff member might be left alone with any youth;

3. (c) “Program” as used in the definition of “youth skill camp” means an entity which provides a specific curriculum that:

   1. (1) Has been developed by individuals knowledgeable and experienced in the field to impart a specific skill over a period of 3 or more consecutive days; and
   2. (2) Is taught by at least one instructor who is knowledgeable and experienced in the skill being imparted;
4. (d) “State of residence” means a state in which an individual who is subject to the background check required by RSA 170-E:56, II currently lives or has lived, whether on a permanent or temporary basis, after attaining the age of 18 years;
5. (e) “Youth” means individuals who are under 18 years of age who attend a YSC. This term includes “child”, “children”, and “minor”;
6. (f) “Youth skill camp (YSC)” means “youth skill camp” as defined in RSA 170-E:55, II, namely “a nonprofit or for-profit program that lasts 8 hours total or more in a year for the purpose of teaching a skill to minors. Such camps include, but are not limited to, the teaching of sports, the arts, and scientific inquiry” that is not also a recreation camp as defined in RSA 170-E:55, I;
7. (g) “YSC operator” means the person that has primary responsibility for the day-to-day operation and management of a YSC. The YSC operator might also be the YSC owner;
8. (h) “YSC owner” means the person that owns and is ultimately responsible for the operation and management of a YSC. The YSC owner might also be the YSC operator; and

9. (i) “Validated database” means a database that includes:

   1. (1) Felonies and misdemeanors in each state other than New Hampshire; and
   2. (2) Felonies in New Hampshire.

Source. #12981, INTERIM, eff 1-24-20, EXPIRED: 7-22-20 New. #13073, eff 7-23-20; ss by #14256, eff 5-23-25, EXPIRES: 5-23-35