Chris Cottrell

Chris Cottrell is the founder of The Reading Initiative,[1] and the student who wrote Chris's Law: Victim's Protection Act.[2]

Chris Cottrell
NationalityAmerican
EducationArizona State University (BS) Georgetown University (MBA) Harvard University (MPA)

Chris' Law

At the age of twelve, Cottrell wrote an idea for legislation[3] as part of a homework project for a student legislature that was discovered and introduced by then-Senator Dean Martin.[4] "Chris' Law," along with an amendment to the Arizona Constitution, keeps alleged sexual offenders from posting bail[5] and established the first boundary around Arizona schools so convicted sexual offenders could not live in proximity of schools.[6]

Chris Cottrell and Sen. Dean Martin at the Arizona State Capitol.

The bill was introduced to the Arizona State Senate in 2002[7] by Senator Dean Martin as "Chris' Law - Victim's Protection Act". It passed the Judiciary Committee and the Senate in March 2002. The Arizona House of Representatives also voted in favor of the bill a month later and it was signed into law by Governor Jane Dee Hull on May 17, 2002.[8]

Proposition 103, the constitutional amendment accompanying the bill, was on the Arizona ballot in November, 2002[9] and passed with 80.4% of the vote, one of the most popular ballot measures in Arizona history.[10]

Military service

While still a student at Georgetown,[11][12] Cottrell joined the U.S. Army Reserve. After graduation, he completed basic training and commissioned from Officer Candidate School as an intelligence officer. He later completed a ten-month deployment to Iraq with U.S. Special Operations Command in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.[13]

References
  1. Rop, Aaron (February 28, 2014). "Tempe non-profit in Fast Pitch funding competition". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  2. O'Reilly, Terry (January 24, 2002). "Bill limits bail release of sex offenders, Bill helps victims, restricts bail release of sex offenders". The State Press. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  3. Pela, Robrt L. (November 21, 2002). "A Big Brain on Bad Sex". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  4. Scutari, Chip (January 2, 2002). "Bill would hike molester bail rates". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  5. Diaz, Elvia (May 16, 2002). "Teen Wants Law Denying Bail in Sex Cases". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  6. Bland, Karina (May 16, 2002). "Housing Limits for Molesters OK'd". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  7. Martin, Dean (February 12, 2002). "Chris's Law - Victim's Protection Act". The Daily Senator. Arizona Senate.
  8. "Bill Status Overview SB1202". azleg.gov. Arizona State Legislature. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  9. "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.
  10. "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.
  11. Hong, Paula (April 25, 2017). "Business Students Win 1st Place in Global Competition". The Hoya. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  12. Hong, Paula (March 13, 2017). "University Students to Compete in Global Venture Capital Competition". The Hoya. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  13. "Harvard Veterans Alumni Organization Inc.'s Post". LinkedIn. Harvard Veterans Alumni Organization Inc. March 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
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