SB 273

Creates new GS 110-101.2 (Lifeguard requirements for day camps), which governs mandatory requirements for lifeguard supervision of school-age children swimming at day camps. Establishes definitions for the section, including “day camp.” Requires a day camp offering aquatic activities to employ a lifeguard with a current training certificate from the Red Cross or a lifeguard training determined to be equivalent to Red Cross training by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Establishes a requirement for two lifeguards for the first 25 children swimming, then another lifeguard for every additional 15 children or portion thereof. Requires a mandatory swim test in a public swimming pool before aquatic activities begin, and if a child fails the test, they must be fitted with a life jacket while engaging in activities. Prohibits participation in aquatic activities held in hot tubs, spas, saunas or steam rooms, portable wading pools, or other unfiltered, nondisinfected containments of water. Requires DHHS to establish policies necessary to implement the section similar to rules or policies implemented for licensed summer day camps.