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Biden Child Protection Act Signed into Law

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Governor Jack Markell put his signature on a measure called the Joseph R. “Beau” Biden III Child Protection Act.

It would beef up background checks for private schools and summer camps.

The requirements would use finger prints for a national criminal background check.

The Wilmington News Journal reports that it would ban those with a criminal conviction for a felony sexual assault or a misdemeanor crime involving a child from such employment.

As he signed the legislation into law Governor Jack Markell said that protecting children was a top priority for Attorney General Beau Biden, the late son of Vice President Joe Biden.

Beau died earlier this year from a brain tumor.

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.