Sen. Cornyn Reintroduces Child Sex Abuse Prevention Bill Named After Texan Jenna Quinn
The Jenna Quinn Law is modeled after a similar piece of legislation that has been in effect in Texas for over 10 years
By Elizabeth Thompson, The Dallas Morning News •
Published March 12, 2021 •
Updated on March 12, 2021 at 3:26 pm
The Dallas Morning News
After passage was thwarted last year, Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn and Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire re-introduced the Jenna Quinn Law on Thursday, a bill designed to curb child sex abuse.
The Jenna Quinn Law would allow current grant funds from the Department of Justice to educate and train students, teachers, caregivers and other adults who work with children to recognize, report and prevent child sex abuse. It is named after Jenna Quinn, who was abused by her father's best friend beginning when she was 13.