They wanted tougher laws to protect the children. The Governor felt all they needed was better enforcement, Texas law was tough enough. Together with Marc Klass, they then contacted Congressman Martin Frost. The Congressman helped draft The Amber Hagerman Child Protection Act, which was signed October 1996 by President Clinton. The Act would create a national sex offender registry and require no chance of parole for two time sex offenders whose victims are children. This Act would ultimately lead to the America’s Missing Broadcast Emergency Response, the AMBER
They wanted tougher laws to protect the children. The Governor felt all they needed was better enforcement, Texas law was tough enough. Together with Marc Klass, they then contacted Congressman Martin Frost. The Congressman helped draft The Amber Hagerman Child Protection Act, which was signed October 1996 by President Clinton. The Act would create a national sex offender registry and require no chance of parole for two time sex offenders whose victims are children. This Act would ultimately lead to the America’s Missing Broadcast Emergency Response, the AMBER