BILL NUMBER: SB 1127	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Torres
   (Principal coauthor: Senator Pavley)

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2014

   An act relating to emergency services.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1127, as introduced, Torres. Emergency services: individuals
with developmental disabilities.
   Existing law requires a law enforcement agency to activate the
Emergency Alert System within the appropriate area if that agency
determines that a child 17 years of age or younger, or an individual
with a proven mental or physical disability, has been abducted and is
in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death, and there is
information available that, if disseminated to the general public,
could assist in the safe recovery of that person. Existing law also
requires that if a person is reported missing to a law enforcement
agency, and that agency determines that certain requirements are met,
including, among others, that the missing person is 65 years of age
or older, the law enforcement agency shall request the California
Highway Patrol to activate a Silver Alert, the notification system
designed to issue and coordinate these alerts.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to establish a statewide quick response and notification
system for individuals with developmental disabilities who are
reported missing.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to establish a statewide quick response and notification
system for individuals with developmental disabilities who are
reported missing.