STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8239 IN SENATE April 20, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring mandatory dissemination of information in certain cases of missing children The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-t 2 to read as follows: 3 § 837-t. Plans for dissemination of information in certain cases of 4 missing children. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section eight 5 hundred thirty-seven-f of this article, in consultation with the divi- 6 sion of state police and other appropriate agencies, the division shall, 7 by January first, two thousand nineteen, adopt and implement and there- 8 after regularly update a uniform plan for searching for children under 9 the age of eighteen believed to be abducted and missing autistic chil- 10 dren, when such children are believed to be in danger of serious bodily 11 harm or death. Such plan shall involve a proactive, coordinated 12 response, planned in advance, that is triggered immediately upon confir- 13 mation by a police officer, peace officer or police agency of a report 14 of such a missing child. 15 2. Such plans shall, at the minimum, require that: 16 (a) the name of such missing child, a description of the child and 17 other pertinent information shall be promptly dispatched over the police 18 communication system, pursuant to subdivision three of section two 19 hundred twenty-one of this chapter; 20 (b) such information shall be immediately provided orally, electron- 21 ically or by facsimile transmission to one or more radio stations and 22 other broadcast media outlets serving the community including, but not 23 limited to, those which have voluntarily agreed, in advance, to promptly 24 notify other such radio stations and other broadcast media outlets in 25 like manner; 26 (c) such information shall be immediately provided by electronic mail 27 message to one or more internet service providers and commercial mobile 28 service providers serving the community including, but not limited to, EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10097-01-7S. 8239 2 1 those which have voluntarily agreed, in advance, to promptly notify 2 other such internet service providers in like manner; 3 (d) participating radio stations and other participating broadcast 4 media outlets serving the community shall promptly broadcast a missing 5 child alert providing pertinent details concerning the child's disap- 6 pearance, breaking into regular programming where appropriate; 7 (e) participating internet service providers and commercial mobile 8 service providers serving the community shall promptly provide by elec- 9 tronic mail message a missing child alert providing pertinent details 10 concerning the child's disappearance; and 11 (f) police agencies not connected with the basic police communication 12 system in use in such jurisdiction shall transmit such information to 13 the nearest or most convenient electronic entry point, from which point 14 it may be promptly dispatched, in conformity with the orders, rules or 15 regulations governing the system. 16 3. No dispatch or transmission of a report concerning a missing child 17 shall be required by such plan if the investigating police department 18 advises, in its discretion, that the release of such information may 19 jeopardize the investigation or the safety of the child, or requests 20 forbearance for any reason. 21 § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2019, provided that the 22 division of criminal justice services is immediately authorized and 23 directed to take any and all actions necessary to assure the implementa- 24 tion of the provisions of this act by such effective date.