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- Referred to finance
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Establishes a registry to help locate individuals with autism, Alzheimer's and dementia in the event they go missing
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Operations · Sponsor Harvey Weisenberg
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BILL NUMBER:S4557
Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to assisting state and local law enforcement agencies in establishing a registry to locate certain missing individuals
Purpose
The purpose of this bill is to establish a voluntary registry of individuals with Autism, Alzheimer's or Dementia who may be at risk of wandering away from home. This legislation would make a standardized form available that may be submitted to local law enforcement agencies by family members and caregivers of such individuals. This form would include identifying information and may include a photograph of the registrant.
Summary of provisions
Adds a new subdivision (20) to Section 837 of the Executive Law to direct the Division of Criminal Justice Services to promulgate, in consultation with the Commissioner of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, a voluntary registry that may be established and used by state and local law enforcement agencies.
Justification
A voluntary registry would enable caretakers and loved ones to register individuals with Autism, Alzheimer's or Dementia with state or local law enforcement agencies. By filing in such a form, law enforcement personnel may be more equipped with vital information, including a photograph of the individual, to help locate or identify the person if they are wandering or lost.
Many localities across the country have implemented similar measures to protect our most vulnerable citizens. Such measure would benefit the affected individual, family and law enforcement personnel by enabling them to refer to a standardized form to help locate the missing individual at a point when time is most critical.
Legislative history
2011-2012: S.4643/A4434 - Committed to Rules/Govermental Operations 2009-2010: S.4384/A6662 - Referred to Finance/Govermentai Operations 2008: S7868/A11551 - Passed Senate/Referred to Governmental Ops
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Minimal
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
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