HB42 Summary

• Renames the "Missing Senior Citizen and Endangered Persons Alert Act" to the "Missing and Endangered Persons Alert Act" to expand coverage beyond seniors.

• Expands alert activation criteria to include persons living with mental disabilities, physical disabilities, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or autism who are at risk of bodily harm or death, in addition to senior citizens.

• Requires law enforcement to enter identifying information into the Alabama Center for Missing and Exploited Children and National Crime Information Center databases and permits immediate local searches with potential expansion to wider areas.

• Mandates that law enforcement officers and emergency personnel complete first responder training for missing persons with Alzheimer's disease or dementia if available through the department, Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission, or the Alzheimer's Association.

• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval; passed the House 101-0 on February 25, 2020.