SB1253

THE CONTEXT: Current law requires person convicted of certain offenses outlined in statute to register as a sex offender. Examples include sexual conduct with a minor, sexual abuse of a victim under the age of 18, sexual exploitation of a minor or child prostitution.

WHAT THE BILL DID: The final vetoed version would require an individual who is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to A.R.S. 13-3821 and who is the legal guardian of a student at a public or private school to annually notify the school's principal or administrator of their registration status within 10 days of the student's enrollment and if the registered individual is on probation at the time of the student's enrollment, mandates the registered individual's probation officer to annually determine whether the notification requirement still applies and verify that the school received the required notification.

WHY IT MATTERED: The practical reason for this bill was to turn the Legislature's standard for sex offender registration into an enforceable rule. It would require an individual who is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to A.R.S. 13-3821 and who is the legal guardian of a student at a public or private school to annually notify the school's principal or administrator of their registration status within 10 days of the student's enrollment, and would also if the registered individual is on probation at the time of the student's enrollment, mandates the registered individual's probation officer to annually determine whether the notification requirement still applies and verify that the school received the required notification, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.