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Page 1 of 8 Sb129etal./0506 STUDENT SAFETY ZONES S.B STUDENT SAFETY ZONES S.B. 129, 606, 607, 616, & 617, and H.B. 4932 & 4934: ENROLLED ANALYSIS Senate Bill 129 (as enrolled) PUBLIC ACT 126 of 2005 Senate Bills 606 and 607 (as enrolled) PUBLIC ACTS 122 & 123 of 2005 Senate Bill 616 (as enrolled) PUBLIC ACT 139 of 2005 Senate Bill 617 (as enrolled) PUBLIC ACT 121 of 2005 House Bill 4932 (as enrolled) PUBLIC ACT 127 of 2005 House Bill 4934 (as enrolled) PUBLIC ACT 132 of 2005 Sponsor: Senator Alan Sanborn (S.B. 129) Senator Michael D. Bishop (S.B. 606) Senator Bruce Patterson (S.B. 607) Senator Nancy Cassis (S.B. 616) Senator Laura M. Toy (S.B. 617) Representative Edward Gaffney, Jr. (H.B. 4932) Representative Richard Ball (H.B. 4934) Senate Committee: Judiciary (S.B. 129, 606, & 607 and H.B. 4934) Education (S.B. 616 & 617 and H.B. 4932) House Committee: Judiciary (S.B. 606 & 607 and H.B. 4934) Education (S.B. 129, 616, & 617 and H.B. 4932) Date Completed: 4-13-06 RATIONALE In 2004 and 2005, the Detroit News convictions are reported to the MDE as published several articles detailing the required by law. employment of sex offenders and other criminals as employees and volunteers with In addition, widely publicized incidents in Michigan schools. According to one article, Florida, Idaho, and California involved the the newspaper found that at least 35 kidnapping, molestation, and murder of Michigan school employees or recent hires children by known sex offenders. On May 3, had been charged with or convicted of 2005, Governor Jennifer Granholm sent a sexual misconduct in the previous 15 letter to legislative leaders of both parties months and had victimized approximately 50 urging them to pass legislation that would children during that time (“State fails to stop deny convicted sex offenders access to teacher sex abuse”, 4-24-05). children in this State. She encouraged the Legislature to enact laws establishing Also, in August 2004, the Auditor General predator-free zones around schools; released a report of a performance audit of requiring schools to complete background the Office of Professional Preparation checks on all employees and volunteers; and Services (OPPS), the entity within the prohibiting anyone registered under the Sex Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Offenders Registration Act (SORA) from responsible for ensuring that those working or volunteering for schools. Many employed in elementary or secondary agreed that legislation should address those schools with instructional responsibilities issues. have valid credentials for their positions. The OPPS audit report found that the Office CONTENT was not effective in ensuring that school employees complied with certification The bills amended the Code of Criminal requirements, and recommended that it be Procedure and the Sex Offenders more proactive in helping to ensure that Registration Act to do all of the licensed school personnel with criminal following: Page 1 of 8 sb129etal./0506 -- Allow a court to place a person for immoral purposes (MCL 750.145a & convicted of a “listed offense” on 750.145b). probation for at least five years and, -- Involvement in child sexually abusive with certain exceptions, require the activity or material (MCL 750.145c). court to order such a probationer not -- Sodomy, if a victim is under 18 (MCL to live, work, or loiter within a 750.158). “student safety zone”. -- Aggravated indecent exposure, if the -- Prohibit a person required to be offender previously was convicted of registered under SORA from living, indecent exposure or aggravated working, or loitering within a student indecent exposure (MCL 750.335a(2)(b)). safety zone. -- A third or subsequent offense of engaging -- Specify exceptions to the prohibition in indecent or obscene conduct in a public against living or working in a student place or indecent exposure (MCL safety zone. 750.167(1)(f) or 750.335a(2)(a)). -- Prescribe penalties for a second, -- Except for a juvenile disposition or third, or subsequent offense of adjudication, gross indecency, if a victim failure to comply with SORA’s is under 18 (MCL 750.338, 750.338a, or reporting requirements, and include 750.338b). a third or subsequent offense in the -- Kidnapping, if a victim is under 18 (MCL sentencing guidelines. 750.349). -- Kidnapping a child under 14 (MCL The bills took effect on January 1, 2006. 750.350). -- Soliciting, accosting, or inviting another Senate Bills 129, 606, and 616 amended the person to commit prostitution or an Code of Criminal Procedure; Senate Bills 607 immoral act, if a victim is under 18 (MCL and 617 and House Bills 4932 and 4934 750.448). amended the Sex Offenders Registration -- Pandering for purposes of prostitution Act. (MCL 750.455). -- First-, second-, third-, or fourth-degree Senate Bill 129 and House Bill 4932 define criminal sexual conduct (CSC) or assault terms used in the bills. “Student safety with intent to commit CSC (MCL zone” means the area that lies 1,000 feet or 750.520b-750.520e & 750.520g). less from school property. “School property” -- Any other violation of a State or local law means a building, facility, structure, or real that, by its nature, constitutes a sexual property owned, leased, or otherwise offense against an individual under 18. controlled by a school, that is used to impart -- An offense committed by a person who educational instruction or is for use by was, at the time of the offense, a students not more than 19 years of age for “sexually delinquent person” as defined in sports or other recreational activities; the the Michigan Penal Code (i.e., any person term does not include a building, facility, whose sexual behavior is characterized structure, or real property that is no longer by repetitive or compulsive acts that in use on a permanent or continuous basis. indicate a disregard of consequences or “School” means a public, private, the recognized rights of others, or by the denominational, or parochial school offering use of force upon another person in developmental kindergarten, kindergarten, attempting sexual relations or by the or any grade from 1 through 12, and does commission of sexual aggressions against not include a home school. children under 16) (MCL 750.10a). -- An attempt or conspiracy to commit an “Loiter” means to remain for a period of offense listed above. time and under circumstances that a -- An offense substantially similar to an reasonable person would determine is for offense listed above, under a law of the the primary purpose of observing or United States, any state, or any country, contacting minors. or under tribal or military law. “Listed offense” means that term as defined Senate Bill 129 in the Sex Offenders Registration Act (MCL 28.722), i.e., any of the following: The bill allows a sentencing court to place an individual convicted of a listed offense on -- A first or subsequent conviction of probation for a minimum of five years, and accosting, enticing, or soliciting a child requires the court to order such an Page 2 of 8 Bill Analysis @ www.senate.michigan.gov/sfa sb129etal./0506 individual not to reside, work, or loiter Holmes Youthful Trainee Act for within a student safety zone. committing a listed offense and has been discharged from youthful trainee status. The requirement that a probationer be -- The individual was convicted of prohibited from living in a student safety committing or attempting to commit zone does not prohibit a person from being a fourth-degree CSC against a victim who patient in a hospital or hospice located was at least 13 but under 16 and five or within the zone. This exception, however, more years younger than the offender, if, does not apply to a person who initiates or at the time of the violation, the individual maintains contact with a minor within that was at least 17 but less than 21 and not zone. more than five years older than the victim. The court may not prohibit a probationer from living in a student safety zone if he or Senate Bill 606 she either is not more than 19 years of age and attends secondary or postsecondary The bill includes in the sentencing guidelines school and lives with his or her parent or a third or subsequent offense of failure to guardian, or is not older than 26 and attends update sex offender registration information. a special education program and lives with The offense is a Class F felony against the his or her parent or guardian or in a group public order, with a statutory maximum home or assisted living facility. Such an sentence of four years’ imprisonment. individual must be ordered not to initiate or maintain contact with a minor within the The bill was tie-barred to Senate Bill 607 zone, but may be permitted to initiate or and House Bill 4934. maintain contact with a minor with whom he or she attends secondary or postsecondary Senate Bill 607 & House Bill 4934 school, or a special education program in conjunction with that attendance. Under SORA, registrants are required to report in person to a law enforcement The court also may not prohibit a agency, either annually or quarterly probationer from living within a student depending on their offense, for verification safety zone if he or she lived within the zone of domicile or residence. Failure to comply on the bill’s effective date. The court must with those requirements is a misdemeanor order the individual not to initiate or punishable by up to 93 days’ imprisonment maintain contact with any minors within the and/or a maximum fine of $1,000. Under zone but, for good shown as specified in the House Bill 4934, repeat violations are probation order, may allow contact with any punishable as shown in Table 1.
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