Bill Text: IA HF424 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the creation of a green alert program for missing veterans-at-risk. (Formerly HSB 135.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-22 - Subcommittee Meeting: 01/28/2020 9:30AM House Lounge. [HF424 Detail]
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
VETERANS
AFFAIRS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
135)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
creation
of
a
green
alert
program
for
1
missing
veterans-at-risk.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
694.1,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
e.
Is
a
veteran-at-risk.
3
Sec.
2.
Section
694.1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
4
following
new
subsection:
5
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
“Veteran-at-risk”
means
a
veteran
as
6
defined
in
section
35.1
or
an
active
duty
member
of
the
armed
7
forces
of
the
United
States,
a
member
of
a
reserve
component
8
thereof,
or
a
member
of
the
national
guard
who,
based
on
the
9
information
provided
by
a
person
filing
a
complaint
pursuant
to
10
section
694.2,
is
a
veteran
or
member
with
a
physical
or
mental
11
health
condition
related
to
the
military
service
of
the
veteran
12
or
member.
13
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
694.5A
Green
alert
program
for
missing
14
veterans-at-risk.
15
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section:
16
a.
“Department”
means
the
department
of
homeland
security
17
and
emergency
management.
18
b.
“Green
alert”
means
a
public
alert
program
for
missing
19
veterans-at-risk.
20
2.
The
department
shall
establish
a
green
alert
to
require
21
a
law
enforcement
agency
that
receives
a
report
of
a
missing
22
person
involving
a
veteran-at-risk
to
submit
a
request
for
a
23
public
alert
to
the
department
as
soon
as
practicable.
The
24
department
shall
implement
rules,
policies,
and
procedures
for
25
initiating
and
utilizing
the
mass
notification
and
emergency
26
messaging
system,
as
described
in
section
29C.17A,
when
a
27
request
for
a
green
alert
is
approved.
28
3.
The
department
shall
develop
the
criteria
to
be
used
29
in
determining
whether
a
green
alert
shall
be
issued.
The
30
department
shall
develop
the
criteria
in
collaboration
with
31
the
department
of
veterans
affairs,
the
commission
of
veterans
32
affairs,
the
United
States
department
of
veterans
affairs,
the
33
department
of
human
services,
the
department
of
public
safety,
34
and
the
Iowa
association
of
broadcasters.
The
criteria
shall
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include
but
not
be
limited
to
the
following:
1
a.
A
report
of
a
missing
veteran-at-risk
may
be
provided
2
to
a
law
enforcement
agency
within
seventy-two
hours
of
the
3
veteran-at-risk’s
disappearance.
4
b.
There
is
reason
to
believe
the
veteran-at-risk
may
5
be
missing
as
a
consequence
of
a
physical
or
mental
health
6
condition
related
to
the
veteran-at-risk’s
military
service.
7
c.
There
is
sufficient
information
available
to
disseminate
8
a
green
alert
to
the
public
that
could
assist
in
locating
the
9
missing
veteran-at-risk.
10
4.
The
department
shall
develop
and
disseminate
to
Iowa
law
11
enforcement
agencies
a
form
to
be
used
in
submitting
a
request
12
to
the
department
for
a
green
alert.
13
5.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
14
consistent
with
the
purposes
of
this
section.
15
EXPLANATION
16
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
17
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
18
This
bill
relates
to
the
creation
of
a
green
alert
program
19
for
missing
veterans-at-risk.
20
The
bill
adds
“veteran-at-risk”
to
the
definition
of
a
21
“missing
person”
under
Code
section
694.1.
A
“veteran-at-risk”
22
is
defined
as
a
veteran
or
an
active
duty
member
of
the
armed
23
forces
of
the
United
States,
a
member
of
a
reserve
component
24
thereof,
or
a
member
of
the
national
guard
who,
based
on
the
25
information
provided
by
a
person
filing
a
complaint
pursuant
26
to
Code
section
694.2,
is
a
veteran
or
member
with
a
physical
27
or
mental
health
condition
related
to
the
military
service
of
28
the
veteran
or
member.
Under
Code
sections
694.2
and
694.3,
29
a
person
may
file
a
complaint
of
a
missing
person
with
a
law
30
enforcement
agency
and
the
law
enforcement
agency
is
required
31
to
prepare,
as
soon
as
practicable,
a
report
on
the
missing
32
person.
Upon
completion
of
the
report,
the
law
enforcement
33
agency
must
disseminate
the
report
to
other
law
enforcement
34
agencies
pursuant
to
Code
section
694.4.
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The
bill
directs
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
1
emergency
management
to
establish
a
green
alert,
which
is
2
defined
in
the
bill
as
a
public
alert
program
for
missing
3
veterans-at-risk,
requiring
a
law
enforcement
agency
4
that
receives
a
report
of
a
missing
person
involving
a
5
veteran-at-risk
to
submit
a
request
for
a
public
alert
to
6
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
7
as
soon
as
practicable.
The
department
of
homeland
security
8
and
emergency
management
shall
implement
rules,
policies,
and
9
procedures
for
initiating
and
utilizing
the
mass
notification
10
and
emergency
messaging
system,
as
described
in
Code
section
11
29C.17A,
when
a
request
for
a
green
alert
is
approved.
12
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
homeland
security
13
and
emergency
management
to
develop
the
criteria
to
be
used
14
in
determining
whether
a
green
alert
shall
be
issued.
The
15
criteria
shall
include
but
not
be
limited
to
the
following:
16
(1)
whether
a
report
of
a
missing
veteran-at-risk
is
17
provided
to
a
law
enforcement
agency
within
72
hours
of
18
the
veteran-at-risk’s
disappearance;
(2)
there
is
reason
to
19
believe
the
veteran-at-risk
may
be
missing
as
a
consequence
20
of
a
physical
or
mental
health
condition
that
is
related
21
to
the
veteran-at-risk’s
military
service;
and
(3)
there
22
is
sufficient
information
available
to
disseminate
a
green
23
alert
to
the
public
that
could
assist
in
locating
the
missing
24
veteran-at-risk.
25
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
homeland
security
26
and
emergency
management
to
develop
and
disseminate
to
law
27
enforcement
agencies
a
form
to
be
used
in
submitting
a
request
28
for
a
green
alert,
and
requires
the
department
of
homeland
29
security
and
emergency
management
to
adopt
rules
consistent
30
with
the
provisions
of
the
bill.
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