add coaches to the list of mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect.

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add coaches to the list of mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect.

add coaches to the list of mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect.

What This Bill Does

• add coaches to the list of mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect.
• Official keyword topics: Child Abuse Minors Official sponsor note: Representatives <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4750/Detail">Fitzgerald</a> (prime), <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4749/Detail">Emery</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4753/Detail">Goodwin</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4755/Detail">Greenfield</a>, and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4804/Detail">Pourier</a> and Senators <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4807/Detail">Reed</a> (prime), <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4769/Detail">Jensen (Kevin)</a>, and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4800/Detail">Perry</a>

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Official Summary Text

add coaches to the list of mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect.
Official keyword topics:
Child Abuse
Minors
Official sponsor note: Representatives <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4750/Detail">Fitzgerald</a> (prime), <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4749/Detail">Emery</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4753/Detail">Goodwin</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4755/Detail">Greenfield</a>, and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4804/Detail">Pourier</a> and Senators <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4807/Detail">Reed</a> (prime), <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4769/Detail">Jensen (Kevin)</a>, and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4800/Detail">Perry</a>

Current Bill Text

26.873.12 101st Legislative Session 1187

2026 South Dakota Legislature
House Bill 1187
ENROLLED

AN ACT

ENTITLED An Act to add coaches to the list of mandatory reporters of child abuse or
neglect.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 26-8A-3 be AMENDED:
26-8A-3. Any physician, dentist, doctor of osteopathy, chiropractor, optometrist,
emergency medical technician, paramedic, mental health professional or counselor,
podiatrist, psychologist, religious healing practitioner, social worker, hospital intern or
resident, parole or court services officer, law enforcement officer, coach of a school
activity, teacher, school counselor, school official, nurse, licensed or registered child
welfare provider, employee or volunteer of a domestic abuse shelter, employee or
volunteer of a child advocacy organization or child welfare service provider, chemical
dependency counselor, coroner, dental hygienist, or any safety -sensitive position as
defined in § 3-6C-1, who has reasonable cause to suspect that a child under the age of
eighteen has been abused or neglected, as defined in § 26-8A-2, shall report that
information in accordance with §§ 26-8A-6, 26-8A-7, and 26-8A-8. Any person who
intentionally fails to make the required report is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any
person who knows or has reason to suspect that a child has been abused or neglected as
defined in § 26-8A-2 may report that information as provided in § 26-8A-8.
26.873.12 2 1187
HB1187 ENROLLED
An Act to add coaches to the list of mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect.

I certify that the attached Act originated in
the:

House as Bill No. 1187

Chief Clerk of the House

Speaker of the House

Attest:

Chief Clerk of the House

President of the Senate

Attest:

Secretary of the Senate

House Bill No. 1187
File No. ____
Chapter No. ______

Received at this Executive Office
this _____ day of _____________,

2026 at ____________M.

By
for the Governor

The attached Act is hereby
approved this ________ day of
______________, A.D., 2026

Governor

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
ss.
Office of the Secretary of State

Filed ____________, 2026
at _________ o'clock __M.

Secretary of State

By
Asst. Secretary of State