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Relating to the creation of a green alert program for missing veterans-at-risk
Sponsored by the House Veterans Affairs Committee
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 16, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 30, 2019
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 25, 201950–0
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to the creation of a green alert program for missing veterans-at-risk.1.2, is a veteran or member with a physical or mental health condition related to the military service of the veteran or member.3, a person may file a complaint of a missing person with a law enforcement agency and the law enforcement agency is required to prepare, as soon as practicable, a report on the missing person.4. The bill directs the department of homeland security and emergency management to establish a green alert, which is defined in the bill as a public alert program for missing veterans-at-risk, requiring a law enforcement agency that receives a report of a missing person involving a veteran-at-risk to submit a request for a public alert to the department of homeland security and emergency management as soon as practicable.
Read the full explanation
17A, when a request for a green alert is approved. The bill requires the department of homeland security and emergency management to develop the criteria to be used in determining whether a green alert shall be issued. The criteria shall include but not be limited to the following: (1) whether a report of a missing veteran-at-risk is provided to a law enforcement agency within hours of the veteran-at-risk’s disappearance; (2) there is reason to believe the veteran-at-risk may be missing as a consequence of a physical or mental health condition that is related to the veteran-at-risk’s military service; and (3) there is sufficient information available to disseminate a green alert to the public that could assist in locating the missing veteran-at-risk. The bill requires the department of homeland security and emergency management to develop and disseminate to law enforcement agencies a form to be used in submitting a request for a green alert, and requires the department of homeland security and emergency management to adopt rules consistent with the provisions of the bill.
Changed since by amendment S-3068; see Amendments.
House subcommittee
Named January 15, 2020. Meeting: Tuesday, January 28 · 9:30 AM · House Lounge.
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