Governor Patton said the bill, sponsored by Rep. Carolyn Belcher, D, Owingsville, is the type of measure his administration has supported throughout his terms.
"Protecting our children and vulnerable adults from abuse and neglect and ensuring their well being has been a priority this administration," he said.
At the end of 2002, the Governor's Office of Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Services and First Lady Judi Patton worked several months to host training programs for law enforcements professionals, emergency services personnel and local broadcasters on a protocol for Kentucky's version of the Amber Alert System. For more information on these training sessions, log on to: http://firstlady.state.ky.us/pressThe measure has been passed in several states as an attempt to address kidnapping situations like the Elizabeth Smart case in Utah and Lindsay Ryan in Michigan. Both girls were recently rescued and brought home.
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