Chris Cottrell
Chris Cottrell | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | Arizona State University (BS) |
Chris Cottrell is the founder of Daddy Read a Book,[1] and the student who wrote Chris' Law: Victim's Protection Act.[2]
Chris' Law
At the age of twelve, Cottrell wrote an idea for legislation[3] as part of a homework project for a student legislature that was discovered and introduced by then-Senator Dean Martin.[4] "Chris' Law," along with an amendment to the Arizona Constitution, keeps alleged sexual offenders from posting bail[5] and established the first boundary around Arizona schools so convicted sexual offenders could not live in proximity of schools.[6]
The bill was introduced to the Arizona State Senate in 2002[7] by Senator Dean Martin as "Chris' Law - Victim's Protection Act". It passed the Judiciary Committee and the Arizona Senate in March 2002. The Arizona House of Representatives also voted in favor of the bill a month later and it was signed into law by Governor Jane Dee Hull on May 17, 2002.[8]
Prop 103, the constitutional amendment accompanying the bill, was on the Arizona ballot in November, 2002[9] and passed with 80.4% of the vote,[10] one of the most popular ballot measures in Arizona history.
References
- ^ Aaron Rop (2014-02-28). "Tempe non-profit in Fast Pitch funding competition". Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
- ^ Terry O'Reilly (2002-01-24). "Bill limits bail release of sex offenders, Bill helps victims, restricts bail release of sex offenders". State Press. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ Robrt L. Pela (2002-11-21). "A Big Brain on Bad Sex". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ Chip Scutari (2002-01-02). "Bill would hike molester bail rates". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ Elvia Diaz (2002-05-16). "Teen Wants Law Denying Bail in Sex Cases". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
- ^ Karina Bland (2002-05-16). "Housing Limits for Molesters OK'd". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ Senator Dean Martin (2002-02-12). "Chris' Law - Victim's Protection Act". The Daily Senator.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Arizona State Legislature. "Bill Status Overview SB1202". Arizona State Legislature. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
- ^ Arizona Secretary of State. "Proposition 103 - 2002 Arizona Ballot Proposition Guide". Azsos.gov. Archived from the original on 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ Arizona Secretary of State (2002-11-05). "State of Arizona Official Canvass" (PDF). Azsos.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2013-01-17.