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Budget Amendments - SB1100 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Howell
Sex Offender Registry Study (language only)

Item 381 #1s

Item 381 #1s

Public Safety and Homeland Security
Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security

Language

Page 416, after line 34, insert:

"E. The Secretary shall convene a work-group to study the effectiveness of Virginia's sex offender registry requirements for public safety.  The work-group shall examine and report on: (1) the feasibility of implementing a multi-tiered risk-based classification system; (2) the feasibility and public safety considerations of implementing differentiated registration requirements for juvenile and/or misdemeanor offenders; (3) the feasibility and public safety considerations of implementing an automatic removal process for meeting certain criteria; (4) an evaluation of the effectiveness of current prohibitions for registrants from entering school or daycare property, or attending school sponsored events; (5) an evaluation of the requirements to post employer information on the registry; and (6) the feasibility of implementing a multi-disciplinary Sex Offender Management Board that would provide evidence-based input on proposed changes to sex offender laws in the Commonwealth.  The work-group shall identify and compare the requirements for registration imposed by the federal government, by the other 49 states and the requirements that the Commonwealth has imposed, and include this information as context in the report.  The work-group shall report on its work by November 30, 2020."



Explanation

(This amendment requires the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to convene a work-group to study the sex offender registry process and recommend best practices.)