DES MOINES, IOWA (AP) -- Some legislators say proposed changes to Iowa's sex abuse laws are in trouble because they were crafted secretly and unveiled just days before lawmakers hope to end the session.
House Minority Leader Kraig Paulsen says there should have been more openness about the plan, and Senate Minority Leader Paul McKinley criticized a lack of public involvement.
Lawmakers from both parties have been crafting a measure revising the state's sex offender law. They're focusing attention on rules banning sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of parks, schools, libraries and other places where children gather.
Many prosecutors and law enforcement officials have argued that the residency ban is unworkable and doesn't protect children.
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