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IN HB1507
Bill
Status
1/16/2019
Primary Sponsor
Vernon Smith
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AI Summary
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Applicants for child care center licenses, child care home licenses, or child care ministry registrations must verify that no "offender against children" resides within 1,000 feet of the proposed facility location
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The division may deny a license or registration application if an offender against children resides within 1,000 feet of the child care facility
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Offenders against children who knowingly or intentionally reside within 1,000 feet of a child care center, child care home, or child care ministry commit a Level 6 felony sex offender residency offense
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"Offender against children" includes registered sex offenders who are sexually violent predators or have been convicted of child molesting, child exploitation, child solicitation, child seduction, or kidnapping of a minor
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Effective date: July 1, 2019
Legislative Description
Residency restrictions for sex offenders. Prohibits an applicant who applies for a child care center license, a child care home license, or a child care ministry registration to operate the child care center, child care home, or child care ministry within 1,000 feet from where an offender against children resides. Provides that an offender against children who knowingly or intentionally resides within 1,000 feet of a child care center, a child care home, or a child care ministry commits a sex offender residency offense, a Level 6 felony.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
1/16/2019