Supporting the recovery of missing persons in Washington State.

The bill establishes a missing children and endangered persons clearinghouse in Washington State, managed by the Washington State Patrol. It mandates the creation of a toll-free hotline and a regularly updated computerized link with national and statewide missing person systems. The bill also introduces specialized alerts for different categories of missing persons, including "ebony alert" for missing black persons, "missing indigenous person alert" for missing indigenous persons, "silver alert" for missing persons aged 60 or older, and "purple alert" for missing persons with disabilities.

Supporting the recovery of missing persons in Washington State.

The bill establishes a missing children and endangered persons clearinghouse in Washington State, managed by the Washington State Patrol. It mandates the creation of a toll-free hotline and a regularly updated computerized link with national and statewide missing person systems. The bill also introduces specialized alerts for different categories of missing persons, including "ebony alert" for missing black persons, "missing indigenous person alert" for missing indigenous persons, "silver alert" for missing persons aged 60 or older, and "purple alert" for missing persons with disabilities.