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Weston parks director urges pause on bill to extend Christian’s Law to swimming pools, citing equity and practicality concerns

2935422 · April 9, 2025
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Sharon Loch, Weston’s recreational director, told the Joint Committee the Christian’s Law amendment in H.B. 2,731 — which would remove pools from an existing exclusion — risks unintended consequences for municipal and camp programs and could reduce pool access for underserved children.

Sharon Loch, director of the Town of Weston’s Recreation Department, told the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security that H.B. 2,731’s proposed change to Christian’s Law — removing an exclusion that now applies to swimming pools — should be paused for further study.

“Pools are very different than open bodies of water,” Loch said, citing pool clarity, visible depth markers, signage and state regulation…

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