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California District 54 Little League

District 54 Safety Mission Statement

Our goal is to provide the safest Little League experience for every player, umpire, and adult volunteer in our leagues.

Safety is the responsibility of every participant and we all work together to ensure a safe environment and to promote a culture of injury prevention and safe participation.

Safety Information

BACKGROUND CHECKS

  • There are 2 types of background checks required in California:
  • (1) All Little League volunteers, including administrators, coaches, umpires, and league volunteers (concessions, team parent, etc.) must complete an ANNUAL background check, as required by Little League (*see below). Most leagues in District 54 use J.D. Palatine (JDP) for these background checks.
  • (2) The State of California, via the California Penal Code, requires Live Scan fingerprinting background checks for volunteers who are 18 years of age or older and are administrators of a youth sports organization (e.g. board members) and/or who spend 16 or more hours per month or 32 hours per year in direct contact with or supervision of children (this would include managers and coaches). Live Scan does not need to be repeated annually, however, please refer to your local league's background check policy for details regarding if and when Live Scan would need to be repeated.
  • NOTE: All local leagues should have a background check policy that clearly states the league's procedures for reviewing background check results, taking action on red flags, and managing Live Scan reports.

    *Little League International requires all leagues and districts in the United States to conduct an annual background check, including a nationwide criminal search and a search of the National Sex Offender Registry. Little League's preferred provider, J.D Palatine, has a Criminal File database that contains more than 600 million records, including criminal and sex offender registry records covering 50 states and the District of Columbia, meeting the current Little League Regulation 1(c) 8 & 9 requirement.

**CA District 54 Background Check Policy
updated April 10, 2022


A SAFETY AWARENESS PLAN (ASAP)

  • The ASAP is a safety manual that addresses the individual needs of the league via a minimum of 15 required elements.
  • Every league submits an ASAP, or the league safety plan, every single year. 
  • League ASAPs should be finished by December 31st and fully completed (meaning registration data uploaded) and uploaded to the Data Center by March 1st. 

SAFETY TRAINING: Annual Safety Clinic

  • One manager or coach from each team is required to attend an annual safety clinic.
  • Every manager and coach is required to attend AT LEAST one safety clinic every three years. All managers and coaches are encouraged to attend annually!
  • All league members (including administrators, parents, and volunteers) are invited to attend the safety clinic.
  • District 54 2024 Safety Clinic: coming February 1, 2024
  • For managers and coaches who need a certificate of completion for league records, please complete the google form provided at the end of the presentation.

SAFETY TRAINING: Other Required Trainings (managers, coaches, league officials, umpires)

  1. Online Concussion Training, through CDC Heads Up
  2. Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) Prevention Training, via Eric Paredes Save a Life Foundation
  3. Child Protection Program Training (through SafeSport OR USA Baseball): "Abuse Awareness for Adults," see instructions to access this training through USA Baseball below:
    Sign into your account at USABDevelops.com. Hover over the Education tab, select "Course Catalog."
    This should take you to https://usamobilecoach.com/courses; sign in again (you will only do this once).
    From here, you may take any course.
    To access certificates, log in to 
    USABMobileCoach.com and select your name in top right corner.
    Click "My Courses" and select "Courses" option.
  4. Little League Diamond Leader training: there is currently one course available (supplement courses are being developed). Access the training at https://www.littleleague.org/diamondleader/. Either create a new account or login to complete the training (blue buttons after 2nd paragraph on the page).

Safety News

New Volunteer Requirement for 2024:

All volunteers (i.e., all who complete the Volunteer Application) are required to complete a child abuse awareness training prior to assuming their volunteer duties. Safe Sport or USA Baseball programs may be used.

District 54 2024 ASAP Safety Plan 
Updated January 1, 2024

CA District 54 Safety Presentation 2024 (video) 
(watch on our YouTube channel)
Updated February 1 , 2024

CA District 54 2024 Safety Clinic Notes 

Updated January 15, 2024

CA District 54 Background Check Policy
updated January 15, 2024

California District 54 Live Scan Form

Print, Complete, and Bring to Live Scan Event/Vendor

Got Safety Questions?

Send your question to:
[email protected]


Q: Why do volunteers need Live Scan fingerprinting?

A: California law requires "An administrator, employee, or regular volunteer of a youth service organization shall undergo a background check pursuant to Section 11105.3 of the Penal Code to identify and exclude any persons with a history of child abuse." This background check, per the Penal Code above, includes fingerprints.
-CA AB 506, Section 1, Chapter 2.9 Youth Service Organizations," 18975 (b) 

California District 54 Little League

Mac Cameron, P O Box 816
El Dorado, California 95623
Phone : 916-599-0611
Email : [email protected]
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