With the unanimous support, California is now able to sign AB 4 in August and grant all California universities access to any enrolled sex offenders by January 2002. My legislation will help campus police defend students and school staff from sexual predators. In 1990, the Washington State Legislature passed the Community Protection Act, which requires released sex offenders to register with the sheriff in their county of residence within 24 hours of release and allows law enforcement agencies to notify the public when a sex offender settles in a community. Once the CD-ROM is provided at schools, administrators will ensure that students know where to find it, Lowery said. Aeilts said the bill would provide good facilities for students as well as parents to have.
Many students support the bill and are thankful that it passed.
It would be valuable information to have. Negron said it's not that she doesn't believe in protecting the sex offenders' rights, but it's also the women's right to remain aware. Some students said that putting out this information will be invading the sex offenders' rights while they are trying to turn over a new leaf. We would instantly be judging them as rapists when there are different categories for a sex offender. Madole said she is concerned about her safety at school and believes that having the sex offenders' names is useful, but not their pictures.