Senate Bill 1331 Summary

• Prohibits registered sex offenders convicted of offenses against minors from working within a student safety zone, with exceptions for those already employed there as of January 1, 2006, and those who work there only intermittently or sporadically.

• Prohibits registered sex offenders convicted of offenses against minors from loitering within a student safety zone or within 1,000 feet of a licensed day care center, with exceptions for transporting their own child to/from school or school events and meeting with school employees about their child's attendance.

• Prohibits registered sex offenders convicted of offenses against minors from residing within a student safety zone, with exceptions for students under 19 attending secondary/postsecondary school, students under 26 in special education programs, those already residing there as of January 1, 2006, hospital/hospice patients, and those in correctional or mental health facilities.

• Requires individuals who reside in a student safety zone and become required to register within 90 days after sentencing to relocate outside the zone.

• Establishes criminal penalties: misdemeanor (up to 1 year imprisonment or $1,000 fine) for first violation; felony (up to 2 years imprisonment or $2,000 fine) for subsequent violations.