University students, faculty and staff will now be able to find out if a sex offender studies or works on campus.

The Sex Crimes Prevention Act ÷ which was authored by Republican Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, approved at the federal level on Oct. 28, 2000, and enacted by the Arizona Legislature last week ÷ will give people access to the names of all registered sex offenders working or living on campus.

The act is an extension of the 1996 Megan's Law, which established a registry for all sex offenders and allowed law enforcement officials to track registered offenders' employment and resident status. [Read article]