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CA AB1314
Bill
Status
9/23/2022
Primary Sponsor
Cristina Garcia
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AI Summary
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Establishes a "Feather Alert" system to notify the public when an indigenous person is reported missing under unexplained or suspicious circumstances.
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Allows law enforcement agencies to request the California Highway Patrol activate a Feather Alert if the missing person is indigenous and meets specified criteria including danger from age, health, disability, or suspicious circumstances.
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Requires the California Highway Patrol to disseminate alert information through be-on-the-lookout alerts, electronic flyers, and changeable message signs when a Feather Alert is activated.
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Encourages but does not require radio, television, cable, satellite, and social media systems to cooperate in disseminating Feather Alert information.
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Requires the California Highway Patrol to submit a report evaluating the Feather Alert system to the Governor's Office and Legislature by January 1, 2027.
Legislative Description
Emergency notification: Feather Alert: endangered indigenous people.
Last Action
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 476, Statutes of 2022.
9/23/2022