HB 1147 - DIGEST


(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)


Provides for the protection of communities from sex offenders through the establishment of community protection zones.

Provides that, within two years of the effective date of this act, each school district shall conduct at least one public hearing regarding the question of whether the district should adopt a written policy on notifying parents and guardians of students attending a school when the school receives a sex offender community notification under RCW 4.24.550.

Provides that, in order to provide adequate notice to the public of the meeting, the district shall make a good faith effort to provide at least fourteen days' advance notice of the meeting to: (1) All newspapers of general circulation in the community;

(2) All local radio and television stations generally available to persons in the community; and

(3) All parents and guardians of students attending schools in the district.

Declares that nothing in this provision shall be interpreted to impose a duty on behalf of the school district to adopt such a policy.