Senator Ketron to sponsor Caylee Anthony Act in Tennessee Senate - TN USA

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Legislation Will Make it a Felony to Not Report Missing Child
Tuesday, July 12, 2011

NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 12, 2011 - Senate Majority Caucus Chairman Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro) said today he will be the Senate sponsor of the Caylee Anthony legislation filed yesterday in the House of Representatives by Rep. Tony Shipley (R-Kingsport). The bill, which comes on the heels of the Casey Anthony verdict last week, aims to strengthen state law to make it a felony for a parent, legal guardian, or caretaker to not notify law enforcement of the disappearance of a child within 24 hours.

"I am very pleased to be sponsoring this proposal with Rep. Shipley," said Senator Ketron. "The Casey Anthony trial has shined a bright light on the gap in many state's laws, including Tennessee's, regarding the reporting of a missing child. It should be unacceptable under our state law to not report a child's disappearance as it hampers efforts to return them to safety, or in the most severe circumstance where death occurs, it greatly impacts law enforcement's investigation."

Ms. Anthony failed to report her daughter missing to local authorities for a month and Florida law does not provide any penalties for this inaction. Tennessee law also has no penalty associated with a failure to report a missing child. The Shipley/Ketron bill makes it a class E felony to not report a missing child.

Ketron was formerly President of the Child Abuse Prevention Foundation associated with the National Exchange Club. He helped establish 122 child abuse prevention centers, including those located in Jackson, Memphis, Murfreesboro and Nashville, Tennessee. He was attending a national symposium of that group last week when the verdict was delivered. He said he immediately received dozens of email messages from constituents asking for legislative action to be taken.

Ketron also said he has spoken with Department of Children's Services Commissioner Kate O'Day regarding the need for the legislation at a meeting in his legislative office today.

The full text of Senate Bill 2123 can be accessed here:
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/SB2123.pdf

IT IS ALSO ARCHIVED HERE:
http://www.amystrange.org/SB2123.pdf

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