(a) The State Department of Education shall develop and administer a program for the location of missing children who may be enrolled in the West Virginia school system, including private schools, and for the reporting of children who may be missing or who may be unlawfully removed from schools.
(b) The program shall include the use of information received from the clearinghouse and shall be coordinated with the operations of the clearinghouse.
(c) The State Board of Education may promulgate rules in accordance with article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code for the operation of the program and shall require the participation of all school districts and state-accredited private schools in this state.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 6. Missing Children Information Act
§49-6-101. Clearinghouse Function; State Police Requirements; Rule-Making
§49-6-102. State Department of Education; Missing Children Program; Rule-Making
§49-6-103. Information to Clearinghouse; Definitions
§49-6-104. Custodian Request for Information
§49-6-105. Missing Child Report Forms; Where Filed
§49-6-106. Missing Child Reports; Law-Enforcement Agency Requirements; Unidentified Bodies
§49-6-107. Release of Dental Records; Cause Shown; Immunity
§49-6-108. Cross-Checking and Matching
§49-6-109. Interagency Cooperation
§49-6-110. Confidentiality of Records; Rulemaking; Requirements
§49-6-111. Attorney General to Require Compliance
§49-6-112. Agencies to Receive Report; Law-Enforcement Agency Requirements
§49-6-115. Public-Private Partnerships; Funding
§49-6-116. Establish a Missing Foster Child Locator Unit Program