HB 2715-S - DIGEST
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Provides that in a prosecution for a sex offense, the prosecuting attorney may file a special allegation that the offense was committed in a school protection zone whenever sufficient admissible evidence exists, which, when considered with the most plausible, reasonably foreseeable defense that could be raised under the evidence, would justify a finding by a reasonable fact-finder that the offense was committed in a school protection zone.

Provides that an additional twenty-four months shall be added to the standard range for any sex offense with a special verdict or finding that the offense was committed in a school protection zone.

Provides that an offender convicted of a sex offense that involves any applicable school protection zone enhancement may not receive any earned release time for the portion of his or her sentence that results from the enhancement.