PRINTER'S NO. 1693
No. 1403 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY CREIGHTON, ARGALL, BALDWIN, BEBKO-JONES,
CALTAGIRONE, CRAHALLA, CURRY, DENLINGER, DeWEESE, DONATUCCI,
FICHTER, GEIST, GILLESPIE, GOOD, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHAI,
HENNESSEY, JAMES, LEDERER, MACKERETH, McGEEHAN, MICOZZIE,
S. MILLER, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, READSHAW, REICHLEY, SAYLOR,
SCAVELLO, STABACK, R. STEVENSON, E. Z. TAYLOR, TIGUE, TURZAI
AND YOUNGBLOOD, APRIL 20, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS,
APRIL 20, 2005
AN ACT
1 Establishing procedures in State buildings regarding missing or
2 lost children.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Short title.
6 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Code Adam
7 Act.
8 Section 2. Definitions.
9 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
10 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
11 context clearly indicates otherwise:
12 "Child." An individual who is 17 years of age or younger.
13 "Code Adam alert." A set of procedures used in State
14 buildings to alert employees and other users of the building
15 that a child is missing.
1 "Department." The Department of General Services of the
2 Commonwealth.
3 "State building." A structure occupied by any of the
4 following:
5 (1) A Commonwealth agency as defined in 62 Pa.C.S. § 103
6 (relating to definitions).
7 (2) A court or other officer or agency of the unified
8 judicial system.
9 (3) The General Assembly and its officers and agencies.
10 Section 3. Procedures in State buildings regarding a missing or
11 lost child.
12 (a) Establishment.--Within 180 days of the effective date of
13 this section, the department shall establish procedures for each
14 State building for locating a child that is missing in the
15 building.
16 (b) Notification and search procedures.--Procedures
17 established under this section shall provide, at a minimum, for
18 the following:
19 (1) Notifying security personnel that a child is
20 missing.
21 (2) Obtaining a detailed description of the child,
22 including name, age, eye and hair color, height, weight,
23 clothing and shoes.
24 (3) Issuing a Code Adam alert and providing a
25 description of the child, using a fast and effective means of
26 communication.
27 (4) Establishing a central point of contact.
28 (5) Monitoring all points of egress from the building
29 while a Code Adam alert is in effect.
30 (6) Conducting a thorough search of the building.
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1 (7) Contacting local law enforcement.
2 (8) Documenting the incident.
3 Section 10. Effective date.
4 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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