Chris Cottrell
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| Born | August 8, 1988 |
| Education | Arizona State University (BS) Georgetown University (MBA) Harvard University (MPA) |
Chris Cottrell is the author of Chris's Law.
Early life and education
[edit]Cottrell was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and grew up in Ohio and Texas before his family moved to Arizona.
At the age of twelve, Cottrell persuaded then-Senator Dean Martin to introduce an idea for legislation as part of a homework project for a student legislature.[1] Senator Martin introduced the bill as "Chris's Law," along with an amendment to the Arizona Constitution, to keep accused sexual offenders from posting bail and establish a boundary around Arizona schools so convicted sexual offenders could not live nearby.[2][3][4]
The bill was introduced to the Arizona State Senate in 2002 by Senator Dean Martin and passed the Judiciary Committee and the Senate.[5] The Arizona House of Representatives voted in favor of the bill a month later and it was signed into law by Governor Jane Dee Hull on May 17, 2002.[6] Proposition 103, the constitutional amendment accompanying the bill, was on the Arizona ballot in November 2002 and passed with 80.4% of the vote, one of the most popular ballot measures in Arizona history.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ↑ Pela, Robrt L. (November 21, 2002). "A Big Brain on Bad Sex". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
- ↑ Scutari, Chip (January 2, 2002). "Bill would hike molester bail rates". The Arizona Republic. ProQuest 238134068. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
- ↑ Diaz, Elvia (May 16, 2002). "Teen Wants Law Denying Bail in Sex Cases". The Arizona Republic. ProQuest 238226694. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
- ↑ Bland, Karina (May 16, 2002). "Housing Limits for Molesters OK'd". The Arizona Republic. ProQuest 238157778. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
- ↑ Martin, Dean (February 12, 2002). "Chris's Law – Victim's Protection Act". The Daily Senator. Arizona Senate.
- ↑ "Bill Status Overview SB1202". azleg.gov. Arizona State Legislature. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ↑ "Proposition 103 – 2002 Arizona Ballot Proposition Guide". Azsos.gov. Arizona Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
- ↑ "State of Arizona Official Canvass" (PDF). Azsos.gov. Arizona Secretary of State. November 5, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 19, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2013.