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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the criteria for issuing a silver alert for a missing |
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senior citizen. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 411.386(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The local law enforcement agency [shall]: |
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(1) may require the family or legal guardian of the |
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missing senior citizen to provide documentation of the senior |
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citizen's impaired mental condition to verify the condition as |
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required by Subsection (a)(2)(C); and |
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(2) shall, as soon as practicable, determine whether |
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the senior citizen's disappearance poses a credible threat to the |
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senior citizen's health and safety for purposes of Subsection |
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(a)(3). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |