Alaska House Unite to Strengthen Protections for Young Teenagers
Bipartisan Support for Tightening Rules on Adult-Teen Interactions in Alaska House
According to Alaska Public Media, Alaska House want to protect young Americans more. They’re thinking about changing the rules so that it’s not okay for older Americans to do things with teenagers who are 16 or 17. This idea got a lot of support from both Republicans and Democrats in the Alaska House of Representatives. The change was suggested by Rep. Andrew Gray. Right now the change only applies to certain situations like when someone in power or a family member does something wrong with a teenager but they might make the rules even stricter later.
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Some Republicans worry that changing the rules might cause problems with other laws like ones about getting married young. But most of the lawmakers in Alaska House agreed with the change. They voted for it by a big margin 32 to 6. Now the proposal goes to another part of the government the Senate to see if they think it’s a good idea too. This shows that Alaska House is trying hard to protect young Americans from harm even if there are disagreements about how to do it.
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