LCO No. 2619 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6373 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 2619 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by: REP. PAVALOCK-D'AMATO, 77th Dist. AN ACT RESTRICTING RESIDENCY OF REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS NEAR SCHOOLS AND DAY CARE FACILITIES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to provide that a registered sex 1 offender who resides within one thousand feet of the real property 2 comprising a (1) public or private elementary or secondary school, or (2) 3 facility where child day care services, as defined in section 19a-77 of the 4 general statutes, are provided, shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor, 5 except if (A) the person has established a residence within one thousand 6 feet of such property prior to the effective date of this act, or (B) the 7 school or facility is newly located on or after the effective date of this act 8 within one thousand feet of such person's residence. 9 Statement of Purpose: To prohibit registered sex offenders from residing near schools or day care facilities.