88R11569 CJD-D     By: Sherman, Sr. H.B. No. 3330       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the establishment of a task force on the statewide alert   systems for abducted children and missing persons with intellectual   disabilities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  (a)  In this section:                (1)  "Child" means an individual younger than 18 years   of age.                (2)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Law   Enforcement.                (3)  "Task force" means the task force on the statewide   alert systems for abducted children and missing persons with   intellectual disabilities established by this Act.          (b)  The task force is composed of the following 16 members   appointed by the presiding officer of the commission:                (1)  a child with a physical disability;                (2)  a child with a mental illness or intellectual   disability;                (3)  a family member of a person with a mental illness   or intellectual disability;                (4)  an employee of a local behavioral health   authority;                (5)  a member of a community resource coordination   group as defined by Section 531.151, Government Code;                (6)  an employee or volunteer of a nonprofit   organization that supports the self-advocacy of children;                (7)  an employee or volunteer of a nonprofit   organization that provides services to children with disabilities;                (8)  an employee or volunteer of a nonprofit   organization that provides services to children with mental health   needs;                (9)  a school counselor certified under Subchapter B,   Chapter 21, Education Code, who has experience in offering   trauma-informed care to students;                (10)  a physician with experience working with patients   with disabilities or a psychiatrist;                (11)  an attorney licensed in this state whose practice   includes juvenile justice or family law;                (12)  an attorney licensed in this state whose practice   includes probate or civil jurisprudence;                (13)  a representative of the Texas Education Agency;                (14)  a representative of the Health and Human Services   Commission;                (15)  a representative of the Department of Family and   Protective Services; and                (16)  a representative of the Department of Public   Safety.          (c)  The task force shall elect a presiding officer from   among its membership.          (d)  The presiding officer of the commission shall fill a   vacancy on the task force in the same manner as the original   appointment.          (e)  The task force shall meet at least quarterly at the call   of the presiding officer. The task force may meet in person or by   electronic means.          (f)  A task force member is not entitled to compensation for   service on the task force but, if authorized by the presiding   officer of the task force, may be reimbursed from funds available   for the purpose for actual and necessary expenses incurred in   performing task force duties.          (g)  The task force may accept gifts, grants, and donations   to carry out the task force's duties under this Act.          (h)  The commission shall establish a task force to study the   classification of cases for the statewide alert systems for   abducted children and missing persons with intellectual   disabilities provided under Subchapter L, Chapter 411, Government   Code, and the application of those systems to each case.  The study   shall include:                (1)  an analysis of children and persons with   intellectual disabilities reported missing throughout the state,   including:                      (A)  whether a statewide alert system was   activated as a result of the report;                      (B)  the following for each person reported   missing, if known:                            (i)  age;                            (ii)  gender;                            (iii)  ethnicity;                            (iv)  sexual orientation and gender   identity;                            (v)  human or sex trafficking risk score   calculated using a risk assessment regularly used by law   enforcement agencies in this state;                            (vi)  urban or rural designation, as defined   by the United States Census Bureau in the most recent census, for   the person's residence; and                            (vii)  opportunity zone, as defined by the   Internal Revenue Service, for the person's residence; and                      (C)  the law enforcement response to the missing   persons report, including:                            (i)  if a 911 or 311 call was made in   relation to the missing person's disappearance, the 911 or 311   classification applied to the call in the applicable computer-aided   dispatch system, including missing, runaway, abducted, or   kidnapped;                            (ii)  the classification of the missing   persons case within any applicable law enforcement database,   including a jail management system or offender management system;                            (iii)  any indication included in the report   indicating the mental health condition of the missing person;                            (iv)  whether law enforcement agencies in   adjoining municipalities or counties were notified of the missing   person; and                            (v)  the law enforcement agency's   communication with the missing person's parent, caregiver, or   another person who reported the person missing; and                (2)  a description of any trends or patterns in the data   analyzed under Subdivision (1) that indicate that a group or subset   of missing persons cases are treated differently than others based   on a characteristic of the missing person.          (i)  The task force shall compile information regarding each   law enforcement agency and agency providing 911 dispatch operations   in this state.  The information must include:                (1)  whether the agency has a written mental health   policy applicable to alleged victims or offenders, including   whether the policy has specific provisions relating to victims or   offenders who are children;                (2)  the number of employees of the agency that have   received specialized training in mental health related fields;                (3)  a description of each training course described by   Subdivision (2) attended by an employee of the agency; and                (4)  the frequency with which each employee attended a   training course described by Subdivision (2).          (j)  Based on the result of the study conducted under   Subsection (h) and the information compiled under Subsection (i),   the task force shall develop recommendations to increase the   consistent application of the statewide alert systems for abducted   children and missing persons with intellectual disabilities,   including by standardizing case classifications and other law   enforcement procedures for missing persons cases, including   missing persons cases involving a missing person with a mental   illness.          (k)  Not later than September 1 of each even-numbered year,   the task force shall prepare and submit to each member of the   legislature, the Commission on Jail Standards, the Department of   Public Safety, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, the Texas   Civil Commitment Office, and the commission a written report that   includes the results of the study conducted under Subsection (h),   the information compiled under Subsection (i), and the   recommendations developed under Subsection (j) and any other   legislative or regulatory recommendations.          (l)  Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the   task force.          (m)  The task force is abolished and this Act expires   September 1, 2030.          SECTION 2.  Not later than November 1, 2023, the presiding   officer of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall appoint   the members of the task force on statewide alert systems for   abducted children and missing persons with intellectual   disabilities as required by Section 1 of this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.