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Senate Bill 742 |
Senate Author: Carona |
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Effective: 9-1-13 |
House Sponsor: Frullo |
Senate Bill 742 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to require the missing children and missing persons information clearinghouse established within the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to receive and maintain information on attempted child abductions in Texas, excluding attempted abductions by a relative of the child intended to be abducted. The bill establishes procedures for a law enforcement officer or local law enforcement agency to report an attempted child abduction to the clearinghouse, requires the public safety director of DPS to adopt rules regarding the procedures for a local law enforcement agency on receiving a report of a certain missing child who has been reported missing on several occasions in the 24-month period preceding the date of the current report, and provides for the agency's duty to enter certain information regarding the report into the national crime information center missing person file. The bill requires each law enforcement agency to provide to the clearinghouse any information regarding an attempted child abduction that has been reported to the agency or that the agency has received from any person or another agency.
Senate Bill 742 amends the Government Code to authorize DPS to award a grant to certain nonprofit organizations operating in Texas to provide programs and information on child and Internet safety and the prevention of child abductions and child sexual exploitation to assist DPS in performing its duties related to missing or exploited children and authorizes DPS to adopt rules to implement this provision. The bill amends the Occupations Code to require a peace officer or reserve law enforcement officer to complete an education and training program on missing and exploited children as a requirement for an intermediate or advanced proficiency certificate issued by the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education (TCLEOSE), to require TCLEOSE by rule to establish the program, and to establish the program's required contents.