With the way the feds are dumping money into the Byrne Grant Fund, its getting harder and hader for states to ignore the 10% reduction in federal funding if they do not enact AWA.6-8-2010 Tennessee:
Tenn. Must Add Registry To Comply With Federal Adam Walsh Act
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The state could end up missing out on millions of dollars in federal money now that the Senate has dropped a bill to create a juvenile sex registry.
If it had passed, those between 14 and 18 years old who rape children or use a weapon to sexually assault someone would be added to the registry.
Last week, the Senate sponsor dropped the bill because the House decided not to fund it.
In order to comply with the federal Adam Walsh Act, the state must add a juvenile sex offender registry. Because it didn't, the state could risk losing $5 million in federal law enforcement grants.
The federal government has decided to grant extensions until 2011 to get in compliance. The state has not said yet if it will ask for an extension. ..Source.. WSMV TV
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