I am pleased that the Assembly recognized the benefits this program could bring California, Runner said.
Timing is critical especially in cases when a child has been kidnapped.
This system would allow the description of the child to be immediately aired on the radio and television. House Resolution 8 requests that Governor Davis and the Office of Emergency Services establish a program similar to The Amber Plan, Oklahoma's early warning system used by law enforcement to alert the general public when a child has been kidnapped. The alert system in that area has been credited with the safe recovery of at least five children. The Amber Plan is activated when a report of a kidnapped child is received by law enforcement. A warning is then immediately delivered to all radio and television stations in the state.