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Wyoming Senate committee advances bill barring registered offenders from living near childcare sites
Summary
A Judiciary Committee amendment tightened language in Senate File 88, which would prohibit persons required to register as *** offenders from residing within 1,000 feet of property where a childcare facility operates; the committee adopted the fix and advanced the bill 5-0.
Senator Salazar introduced Senate File 88, telling the Senate Judiciary Committee the bill’s central provision prohibits any person 18 or older who is required to register as a *** offender from residing within 1,000 feet of the property where a childcare facility is located. "That is the meat of the bill, mister chairman and honorable members," he said.
The bill is three pages and seeks to extend proximity restrictions to certain small home-based providers. Committee members questioned why the draft used a separate definition for a childcare facility, including a provision about homes caring for "not less than 3…
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