SB 5047-S - DIGEST

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Finds that the siting of secure residential facilities for sexually violent predators in residential neighborhoods presents unacceptable dangers and stresses to families.

Finds that the goals of the growth management act to preserve and protect the rural character of our agricultural lands need reinforcement to preserve farming and that secure residential facilities for sexually violent predators threaten its efforts to preserve agriculture.

Declares an intent to protect families from disproportionate fear and stress and the goals of the growth management act by limiting the siting of secure residential facilities for sexually violent predators to sites previously zoned for industrial use.