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duties bring the administrator or employee into contact with children on a regular basis, or who supervises those whose duties bring the administrator or employee into contact with children on a regular basis, as to child abuse or neglect occurring on that institution’s premises or at an official activity of, or program conducted by, the institution; an athletic coach, athletic administrator, or athletic director employed by any public or private school that provides any combination of instruction for kindergarten, or Grades 1 to 12, inclusive; a commercial computer technician; any athletic coach, including but not limited to an assistant coach or a graduate assistant involved in coaching, at public or private postsecondary educational institutions. Colorado Physician or surgeon, including a physician in training; child health associate; medical examiner or coroner; dentist; osteopath; optometrist; chiropractor; podiatrist; registered nurse or licensed practical nurse; hospital personnel engaged in the admission, care, or treatment of patients; Christian Science practitioner; public or private school official or employee; social worker or worker in any similar facility; mental health professional; dental hygienist; psychologist; physical therapist; veterinarian; peace officer; pharmacist; commercial film and photographic print processor; firefighter; victim’s advocate; licensed professional counselors; licensed marriage and family therapists; registered psychotherapists; clergy member. Florida Any person who knows or has reasonable cause to suspect abuse; physician, osteopathic physician, medical examiner, chiropractic physician, nurse, or hospital personnel engaged in the admission, examination, care, or treatment of persons; other health or mental health professional; practitioner who relies solely on spiritual means for healing; school teacher or other school official or personnel; social worker, day care center worker, or other professional child care, foster care, residential, or institutional worker; law-enforcement officer; or Judge. Illinois Any physician, resident, intern, hospital, hospital administrator and personnel engaged in examination, care and treatment of persons, surgeon, dentist, dentist hygienist, osteopath, chiropractor, podiatric physician, physician assistant, substance-abuse treatment personnel, funeral home director or employee, coroner, medical examiner, emergency medical technician, acupuncturist, crisis line or hotline personnel, school personnel (including administrators and certified and non-certified school employees), higher education personnel, educational advocate, member of a school board or the Chicago Board of Education or the governing body of a private school, truant officers, social worker, social services administrator, domestic violence program personnel, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, genetic counselor, respiratory care practitioner, advanced practice nurse, home health aide, director or staff assistant of a nursery school or a child day care center, recreational or athletic program or facility personnel, early intervention provider, law-enforcement officer, licensed professional counselor, licensed clinical professional counselor, registered psychologist and assistants working under the direct supervision of a psychologist, psychiatrist, or field personnel of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Juvenile Justice, Public Health, Human Services, Corrections, Human Rights, or Children and Family Services, supervisor and administrator of general assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code, probation officer, animal control officer or Illinois Department of Agriculture Bureau of Animal Health and Welfare field investigator, or any other foster parent, homemaker, or child care worker. (Continued ) 124 H. G. ATKINSON ET AL. A closer look at two legislative schemes helps illuminate the different approaches to reporting. Colorado’s reporting requirements are found in the Abuse and Neglect section of the Children’s Code, which defines “child abuse and neglect” to cover a child subjected to unlawful sexual behavior. The Children’s Code is cross-referenced to Colorado’s Sex Offender Registration Act to define “unlawful sexual behavior,” which includes “human trafficking of a minor for sexual