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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Major changes could be on the horizon for Missouri’s sex offender registry.
The state representative leading a committee that is looking into ways of cutting down the size of the state’s sex offender registry says it may make sense for the state to detach itself from federal sex registry rules.
Rep. Rodney Schad, R-Versailles, said Wednesday that large numbers of people on the state sex offenders registry are there due to federal rules that are more stringent than state laws. Schad said the result is hundreds, maybe thousands, of people on the sex registry do not have to be on that list. Schad said people on the list for less serious crimes aren’t able to find jobs and wind up costing the state through public assistance.
“We have some people that are absolutely no risk to society, to children, or to anyone else that are burdened with this label of ‘sex offender’”, Schad said.
Schad thinks that by allowing certain sex offenders to have a route off the official registry, the state will be able to save money — enough to overcome federal grant money that would be cut off if the state bucks federal sex offender statute mandates.
During testimony before Schad’s committee this week, Highway Patrol Captain Tim McGrail, who oversees the state’s sex offender registry, said the state would stand to lose $500,000 a year in federal money if the laws are changed the way Schad is proposing.
Schad thinks it’s possible the state could recoup that money in savings on state programs for offenders who could come off the list.
There are currently more than 12,000 people on Missouri’s sex offenders’ list. Schad said that list has grown dramatically in the last four years as the state tries to stay in line with increasingly stringent federal guidelines.
“We’ve grown in the last four years, about 4,000 offenders on the registry,” said Schad. “That’s just unacceptable. We may have ruined another 4,000 lives.”
Schad’s committee may hold more hearings in other areas of the state as it prepares to draft legislation for the upcoming legislation session. Last year, Schad sponsored a bill that would have made changes to state rules on who must register for the sex offenders list and for how long. The bill received overwhelming support in the House of Representatives, but died without a committee hearing in the State Senate. . .by Missouri News Horizon
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Major changes could be on the horizon for Missouri’s sex offender registry.
The state representative leading a committee that is looking into ways of cutting down the size of the state’s sex offender registry says it may make sense for the state to detach itself from federal sex registry rules.
Rep. Rodney Schad, R-Versailles, said Wednesday that large numbers of people on the state sex offenders registry are there due to federal rules that are more stringent than state laws. Schad said the result is hundreds, maybe thousands, of people on the sex registry do not have to be on that list. Schad said people on the list for less serious crimes aren’t able to find jobs and wind up costing the state through public assistance.
“We have some people that are absolutely no risk to society, to children, or to anyone else that are burdened with this label of ‘sex offender’”, Schad said.
Schad thinks that by allowing certain sex offenders to have a route off the official registry, the state will be able to save money — enough to overcome federal grant money that would be cut off if the state bucks federal sex offender statute mandates.
During testimony before Schad’s committee this week, Highway Patrol Captain Tim McGrail, who oversees the state’s sex offender registry, said the state would stand to lose $500,000 a year in federal money if the laws are changed the way Schad is proposing.
Schad thinks it’s possible the state could recoup that money in savings on state programs for offenders who could come off the list.
There are currently more than 12,000 people on Missouri’s sex offenders’ list. Schad said that list has grown dramatically in the last four years as the state tries to stay in line with increasingly stringent federal guidelines.
“We’ve grown in the last four years, about 4,000 offenders on the registry,” said Schad. “That’s just unacceptable. We may have ruined another 4,000 lives.”
Schad’s committee may hold more hearings in other areas of the state as it prepares to draft legislation for the upcoming legislation session. Last year, Schad sponsored a bill that would have made changes to state rules on who must register for the sex offenders list and for how long. The bill received overwhelming support in the House of Representatives, but died without a committee hearing in the State Senate. . .by Missouri News Horizon
Of course it's about money - in government that's all it's ever about