This bill expands the Ashanti Alert system—a national missing persons network—to better serve adults and children with developmental disabilities, Alzheimer's disease, or dementia. Currently, alerts through this system can include information about mental or physical disabilities, but this legislation explicitly adds developmental disabilities and neurodegenerative conditions to the types of health information that can be shared in missing person alerts. The bill also requires law enforcement agencies and emergency response organizations to develop training and educational programs focused on effectively responding to reports of missing persons with developmental disabilities. No specific funding amounts or implementation timelines are specified in the legislation, leaving those details to be determined during the appropriations process.
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