Chris McKenna is reporting at The Fray state Senate Republicans last week announced the passages of 13 bills by that chamber, with little or no opposition, to protect children. The measures included, new restrictions on where convicted sex offenders may live and work; proposals to make cyberbullying of minors a misdemeanor and gang recruiting near schools a felony. There was also a bill creating a requirement that special education schools take fingerprints of prospective employees. The Assembly has approved only two of the 13 bills -- one requiring agencies that place foster children to be told when children are abused or mistreated; and another limiting the number of cases that child protective services workers are assigned at any given time. Read the full story at The Fray.