On Wednesday, the House passed the Children’s Safety and Violent Crime Reduction Act.  This legislation gives states and local school districts additional tools to protect children from the risks of sexual predators by giving access to federal databases to ensure pedophiles and other violent criminals are not hired as teachers and coaches- a key provision of the “Suburban Agenda” proposed by myself, Jon Porter and Mark Foley. This act is an example of the common sense, pro-family legislation that will improve communities across Illinois and the Nation.