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AL SB341
Bill
Status
3/15/2018
Primary Sponsor
Rodger Smitherman
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AI Summary
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Amends Alabama Code Sections 26-19A-2 and 26-19A-4 to expand the Missing Senior Citizen Alert Act to include persons suffering from Alzheimer's disease or dementia regardless of age.
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Allows missing senior citizen alerts to be issued for persons with Alzheimer's disease or dementia based on a caregiver's statement as sufficient proof of the disease.
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Permits reports of missing persons with Alzheimer's disease or dementia to be made to the department immediately, with local area searches beginning at once and expandable to outside areas as needed.
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Requires law enforcement officers, 911 operators, and emergency personnel to complete specialized training in techniques for searching for missing persons with Alzheimer's disease or dementia.
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Mandates that trained personnel be utilized to assist in conducting searches when missing person reports are made for individuals with Alzheimer's disease or dementia; becomes effective the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Missing persons, persons with Alzheimer's or dementia eligible for Silver Alert regardless of age, law enforcement personnel required to undergo training in searching for dementia patients, Secs. 26-19A-2, 26-19A-4 am'd.
Missing Persons
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
3/15/2018