Bill Text: MI HB5595 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Criminal procedure; sex offender registration; individual required to register on sex offender registry living within certain distance of licensed child care organization; prohibit, and provide for standard signage designating school property. Amends sec. 33 of 1994 PA 295 (MCL 28.733) & adds sec. 34a.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-27 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 04/26/2016 [HB5595 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-HB5595-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 5595
April 26, 2016, Introduced by Reps. Brunner, Love, Guerra, Pagan, Plawecki, Smiley, Glenn, Geiss, Hughes and Lane and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 295, entitled
"Sex offenders registration act,"
by amending section 33 (MCL 28.733), as added by 2005 PA 127, and
by adding section 34a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 33. As used in this article:
(a) "Child care organization" means that term as defined in
section 1 of 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111, and licensed or regulated
under 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111 to 722.128.
(b) (a)
"Listed offense" means
that term as defined in section
2 of the sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.722.
(c) (b)
"Loiter" means to remain
for a period of time and
under circumstances that a reasonable person would determine is for
the primary purpose of observing or contacting minors.
(d) (c)
"Minor" means an
individual less than 18 years of age.
(e) (d)
"School" means a public,
private, denominational, or
parochial school offering developmental kindergarten, kindergarten,
or any grade from 1 through 12. School does not include a home
school.
(f) (e)
"School property" means a
building, facility,
structure, or real property owned, leased, or otherwise controlled
by a school or child care organization, other than a building,
facility, structure, or real property that is no longer in use on a
permanent
or continuous basis, to which either 1 or more of the
following
applies:apply:
(i) It is used to impart educational instruction.
(ii) It is for use by students not more than 19 years of age
for sports or other recreational activities.
(iii) It is for the care, maintenance, training, and
supervision of minors.
(g) (f)
"Student safety zone"
means the area that lies 1,000
500 feet or less from school property and that may be posted as
provided in section 34a.
Sec. 34a. A school may mark its school property with signage
bearing the international symbol for a child and location of school
property. The signage described in this section shall be of a size
and standard color as determined by the department.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
