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Kansas committee hears bill to bar certain registered sex offenders from school property
Summary
Senate Bill 288 would bar an adult sex offender whose underlying crime involved a victim under 18 from entering school property or attending school activities and would create escalating felony penalties for violations, proponents and opponents told the Senate Judiciary Committee at a public hearing.
Senate Bill 288 would make it unlawful for any sex offender age 18 or older whose underlying crime involved a victim younger than 18 to enter school property or attend school activities, and would create felony penalties for violations, supporters told the Judiciary Committee.
The bill, introduced at a committee hearing, would add a new section to the Kansas Offender Registration Act and amend K.S.A. 22-4901 and K.S.A. 22-4902 to define “school property” and “school activity” for purposes of the prohibition. The reviser summarized the penalty scheme: a first conviction would be a severity level 6 person felony, a second conviction a severity level 5 person felony, and a third or subsequent conviction a severity level 3 person felony.
Supporters said the law fills a gap revealed by recent incidents and by local investigations. Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe said the proposal “is a common sense bill for public safety” that…
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