Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 1075	House Author:  Anderson, Rodney et al.
Effective:  9-1-11	Senate Sponsor:  Davis et al.

            House Bill 1075 amends the Government Code to require the Department of Public Safety's (DPS) statewide America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response (AMBER) alert system that is activated on behalf of an abducted child to be activated on behalf of a missing person with an intellectual disability.  The bill sets out the circumstances under which DPS is required to activate the alert system regarding a missing person with an intellectual disability and notify appropriate system participants.  The bill authorizes the public safety director of DPS by rule to assign a different name to the AMBER alert system when activated regarding a missing person with an intellectual disability and requires the director to adopt rules and issue directives necessary to implement the changes made to the alert system.