In the near future, I intend to introduce legislation to help protect children waiting for their school bus.
 
School boards would be required to notify families if their child’s bus stop is located near residences belonging to individuals required to register as a sex offender. Parents would be able to request alternate stops, and school boards would be required to grant those requests by establishing a new stop further away.
 
This legislation compliments my House Bill 752, which prohibits sexually violent predators from residing near schools.
 
I believe that we as Representatives in the General Assembly have an obligation to provide for the safety of our youngest and most vulnerable constituents.
 
Please join me in cosponsoring this important, commonsense legislation.