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ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Fifty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session

AMENDED

FACT SHEET FOR s.b. 1253

sex offender registration; school notification

Purpose

Requires a person who must be registered as a sex offender and who is the legal guardian of a student at a public or private school to annually provide notice of the person's registration status to the school within 10 days after the student's enrollment in the school.

Background

When a person who is required to register on the sex offender registry is released from confinement, the agency that had custody of the person must enter the person's identifying information into the notification database within 72 hours of the person's release. Community notification requirements for level two and three sex-offenders require the notification to be disseminated in a nonelectronic format to the surrounding neighborhood, area schools, appropriate community groups and prospective employers as well as be given to the local electronic and print media. Local law enforcement agencies responsible for notification maintain information on level one offenders and may disseminate it to other law enforcement agencies or parties who live with the offender (A.R.S. § 13-3825).

There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.

Provisions

1. Requires a person who must be registered as a sex offender and who is the legal guardian of a student at a public or private school to annually provide notice of the person's registration status to the school within 10 days after the student's enrollment in the school.

2. Requires the sex offender's probation officer, if the person is on probation at the time of the student's enrollment, to verify that the school has received the required notification within 30 days after the student's enrollment.

3. Becomes effective on the general effective date.

Amendments Adopted by Committee

1. Requires the sex offender's probation officer, if the person is on probation at the time of the student's enrollment, to verify that the school has received the required notification within 30 days after the student's enrollment.

2. Specifies that the notice must be provided to the school within 10 days of the student's enrollment at the school

Senate Action

JUD                 2/16/23     DPA    4-3-0

Prepared by Senate Research

February 17, 2023

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