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VT - Vermont Lawmakers Pass Sex Offender Bill

View the article here 02/27/2009 Vermont lawmakers gathered in Montpelier Friday to announce they had finally fulfilled a promise made after the brutal kidnapping and murder of 12-year old Brooke Bennett last summer. "We promised the people of this great state by Town Meeting Day we'd send the governor a bill that makes Vermont a leader in protecting children," said Vermont Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin. The bill builds on existing state laws and includes a 25-year mandatory minimum sentence for child sex offenders, and requires schools to focus more on prevention efforts. Friday's announcement was filled with some back slapping. "We were able to come together the house, the senate, working with the administration," said Vermont House Speaker Shap Smith...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on February 28, 2009 (boomark / email).