MASP of California

April 29, 2008

AB534 PASSED, and is moving forward!
Please contact your legislators and let them know you support this Bill!

April 28, 2008

Support Needed for Surrogate Stalker Legislation!

The Surrogate Stalker Bill (AB534) which some of you may remember as the "anti-Jack McClellan legislation" is being heard tomorrow morning in Sacramento before the Senate Public Safety Committee.

It is urgent that the committee understand that California parents support this legislation. Attached is a sample draft of a letter of support that you can download, attach and sign or you are welcome to draft a letter of your own. Below are links and addresses for you to send your messages of support.

This is a non-partisan issue and Mothers Against Sexual Predators feels it is of the utmost importance for the safeguarding of California children. Please take a moment of your time and express your support of this issue. It will make a difference.

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Safety Starts at Home

Educate children to the risks of their world.
When children are toddlers at home, families teach kids to avoid unsafe environments and secure them from detergents, sharp edges, etc. When they explore out of the home, via play dates, preschool, and parks, have discussions about the risks present in those environments, too. Nothing is as effective for preventative safety as open communication about real risk.

Policy is an incredibly effective tool for individuals, families, and organizations.
Does your community swimming pool keep a notebook of registered offenders living in the area? Do they have a policy in place to stop people from photographing your children? Don't you think they should? Parks, malls, public areas: they're there in the hopes that you'll visit; let them know what you need to feel secure. Or let us know, and we'll tell them.

Legislate to ensure that consequences are in place when education and policy fail.
If society can articulate its objection to a behavior, and if no legitimate civil liberties are infringed, then create legislation. Remember, however, that criminals do not care about law, they care about what they can get away with.

 

National Missing Children's Day
May 25, 2008

MASP is partnering with the city of Santa Clarita for National Missing Children's Day.

The Santa Clarita City Council is expected to proclaim their observance of National Missing Children's Day this coming week.

Child ID kits will be distributed during May at the Newhall Community Center.

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Remember Summer of 2007?

August 30, 2007
BI-PARTISAN SUPPORT FOR SURROGATE STALKER BILL

We applaud Assemblymember Nicole Parra (D 30th), for her support and joint authorship of the Surrogate Stalker Bill. We recognize that protecting children is a non-partisan issue and
we are happy to have both Democratic and Republican support.
The other joint authors of this bill are Assemblymembers Todd Spitzer (R 71st) and Sharon Runner (R 36th).

August 28, 2007
GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER SUPPORTS
SMYTH'S SURROGATE STALKER ACT

SACRAMENTO: Governor Schwarzenegger is now backing Assemblyman Cameron Smyth's Surrogate Stalker Act and will be working with the Assemblyman to ensure that this legislation is a top priority. The Surrogate Stalker Act, which will help serve as a permanent fix to surrogate stalkers such as Jack McClellan, is an urgency bill authored by Assemblyman Smyth.