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AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; prohibiting sex offenders from residing near child care facilities as specified; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date. This act prohibits sex offenders from living within one thousand ($1,000.00) feet of a child care center, unless the sex offender's residence was established before July 1, 2026 or before the child care center was established at that location. This act requires law enforcement to verify the residential address of sex offenders to determine whether the offender lives near a child care facility. Law enforcement must provide notice to each child care facility established within one thousand ($1,000.00) feet of a sex offender's residence.