SB132 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tom Whatley

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Veterans, Emergency Missing Veteran Alert Program, created, ALEA to implement program, rulemaking authority, activation and deactivation of an alert procedures

Description

Under existing law, there is no emergency alert system for missing or endangered veterans or service members of the armed forces.

This bill would create the Emergency Missing Veteran Alert Program, similar to the existing missing persons alerts and "Amber Alerts," wherein the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency would disseminate "Green Alerts" to aid in the search for missing or endangered service members or veterans.

This bill would require all law enforcement agencies to participate in the program, and any media broadcaster to voluntarily participate in the program.

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Subjects

Veterans