Chris Cottrell

Chris Cottrell
Born August 8, 1988
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Nationality American
Education Arizona State University (BS)
Georgetown University (MBA)
Website chriscottrell.com, Twitter, LinkedIn

Chris Cottrell is the founder of Daddy Read a Book,[1] and the student who wrote Chris' Law: Victim's Protection Act.[2]

Early life and education

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Chris Cottrell is a graduate of Arizona State University where he studied political science before earning his M.B.A. at Georgetown University.[3][4]

Chris' Law

At the age of twelve, Cottrell wrote an idea for legislation[5] as part of a homework project for a student legislature that was discovered and introduced by then-Senator Dean Martin.[6] "Chris' Law," along with an amendment to the Arizona Constitution, keeps alleged sexual offenders from posting bail[7] and established the first boundary around Arizona schools so convicted sexual offenders could not live in proximity of schools.[8]

The bill was introduced to the Arizona State Senate in 2002[9] by Senator Dean Martin as "Chris' Law - Victim's Protection Act". It passed the Judiciary Committee and the Arizona 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.[10]

Prop 103, the constitutional amendment accompanying the bill, was on the Arizona ballot in November, 2002[11] and passed with 80.4% of the vote,[12] one of the most popular ballot measures in Arizona history.

Daddy Read a Book

In 2012, Cottrell founded non-profit Daddy Read a Book focused on supporting children's literacy and connecting families. Daddy Read a Book meets with families facing separation through military deployment, incarceration, etc., and films the separated father reading beloved children's books out loud. Then the family receives a copy of that video to watch while the father is gone.[13]

Chris delivered a talk at TEDx about the importance of childhood reading titled Why We Should Fight for Reading.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Aaron Rop (2014-02-28). "Tempe non-profit in Fast Pitch funding competition". Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
  2. ↑ Terry O'Reilly (2002-01-24). "Bill limits bail release of sex offenders, Bill helps victims, restricts bail release of sex offenders". State Press. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  3. ↑ Jeff Schmitt (2015-08-25). "Meet the MBA Class of 2017". Poets & Quants. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  4. ↑ Jeff Schmitt (2015-10-22). "Meet Georgetown McDonough's MBA Class of 2017". Poets & Quants. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
  5. ↑ Robrt L. Pela (2002-11-21). "A Big Brain on Bad Sex". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  6. ↑ Chip Scutari (2002-01-02). "Bill would hike molester bail rates". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  7. ↑ Elvia Diaz (2002-05-16). "Teen Wants Law Denying Bail in Sex Cases". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
  8. ↑ Karina Bland (2002-05-16). "Housing Limits for Molesters OK'd". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  9. ↑ Senator Dean Martin (2002-02-12). "Chris' Law - Victim's Protection Act". The Daily Senator. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  10. ↑ Arizona State Legislature. "Bill Status Overview SB1202". Arizona State Legislature. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
  11. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State. "Proposition 103 - 2002 Arizona Ballot Proposition Guide". Azsos.gov. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  12. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State (2002-11-05). "State of Arizona Official Canvass" (PDF). Azsos.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  13. ↑ Aaron Rop (2014-02-28). "Tempe non-profit in Fast Pitch funding competition". Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
  14. ↑ "TEDxMesa". TED.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
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