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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the point that they can't get this passed without the compromise.  Is it better to have no law or a law that narrows the loopholes?[/quote]

It's narrowing one loophole (the loophole that excludes part-time teachers) while widening another (the loophole that doesn't criminalize consensual sexual contact, acts, or intercourse where one party is a minor but there is less than a 4 year age gap btwn the two parties.)

Current law (MD section 3-308) prohibits a "person in a position of authority" from engaging in a sexual act, sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a minor (i.e. under 18) while that minor is enrolled in the school where the "person in a position of authority" is employed.  "PIPA" is defined as a full-time permanent employee, among other characteristics. The 7 year age gap in the new bill represents a widening of the spectrum of people at school who could legally have sex with your child.

I think an important question to ask is -- who says this can't get passed without the compromise?  Put up a bill without the compromise and let the people who are against it vote it down in the light of day.  Then parents and citizens can lobby those people to change their mind so that the bill can both include part-time employees AND maintain the current 4 year age gap exceptions.  
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