Section 411.4503 - Administration(a) The director is the statewide coordinator of the alert.(b) The director shall adopt rules and issue directives as necessary to ensure proper implementation of the alert. The rules and directives must include:(1) the procedures to be used by a law enforcement agency to verify whether a military member:(B) suffers from a mental illness, including post-traumatic stress disorder, or a traumatic brain injury;(2) a description of the circumstances under which a law enforcement agency is required to report a missing military member to the department;(3) the procedures to be used by an individual or entity to report information about a missing military member to designated media outlets in this state;(4) guidelines for protecting the privacy of a missing military member for whom an alert has been issued; and(5) the procedures to be used by a military member to opt into the alert system with respect to the member.(c) The director shall prescribe forms for use by law enforcement agencies in requesting activation of the alert system.Tex. Gov't. Code art. 411.4503
Renumbered from Tex. Gov't. Code § 411.463 by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 915,Sec. 21.001, eff. 9/1/2021.Added by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 220,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2019.