Georgia SB 358: Missing Children Information Center; provide missing child reports for foster children

Bill Text

14 LC 33 5438
S. B. 358
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Senate Bill 358
By: Senators Albers of the 56th, Unterman of the 45th, Millar of the 40th, Gooch of the 51st,
Murphy of the 27th and others
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,1
relating to the Missing Children Information Center, so as to provide for missing child2
reports for foster children; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for3
other purposes.4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:5
SECTION 1.6
Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the7
Missing Children Information Center, is amended by revising Code Section 35-3-83, relating8
to missing child reports, as follows:9
"35-3-83.10
(a) Upon the filing of a police report by the parent or guardian that a child is missing, the11
local law enforcement agency receiving such report shall notify all of its on-duty law12
enforcement officers of the existence of the missing child report, communicate the report13
to all other law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction in the county and all law14
enforcement agencies of jurisdictions geographically adjoining that of the local law15
enforcement agency, and transmit the report to the Missing Children Information Center.16
(b) As used in this Code section, the term 'parent or guardian' includes a foster parent, a17
foster family member, or the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department18
of Human Services, in the case of a child who is in a foster home or otherwise in the foster19
care system under the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of20
Human Services."21
SECTION 2.22
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.23