Juvenile Child Sex Offenders - Juvenile Sex Offender Registry and Prohibition on In-Person School Attendance

SB 78 expands Maryland's juvenile sex offender registry to include youth aged 14+ convicted or adjudicated delinquent for specific sex offenses (like those under Criminal Law Article §§ 3-303, 3-304, 3-305, 3-306, 3-307, or 3-308). It requires law enforcement to notify schools when a juvenile is arrested for qualifying offenses and prohibits affected youth from attending public or state-funded private schools in person. The bill mandates that school systems provide alternative education options (like online learning) for these students. This directly affects juveniles convicted of certain sex crimes who would otherwise attend school, with registration requirements tied to court determinations of risk.