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This week, two Democrats in the Florida Legislature--state Sen. Lori Berman of Delray and state Rep. Joe Casello of Boynton Beach--showcased their proposal to “provide incentive for schools to upgrade their energy systems to...

With the Florida Legislature currently holding committee meetings in Tallahassee and the regular session looming at the start of next year, at the end of last week, two state legislators introduced a proposal to...

This marks the third year in a row where the legislators have pushed the bill. 

State Sen. Lori Berman, D-Delray Beach, and state Rep. Joe Casello, D-Boynton Beach, offered a bill to create the system for “when an adult with a cognitive, developmental or intellectual disability goes missing, and whose disappearance is a credible threat of immediate danger or serious bodily harm to themselves" which would largely follow the “‘Silver Alert’ activation system, which is deployed when a senior citizen is missing and presumed in danger.”

U.S. Reps. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., Lois Frankel, D-Fla., Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., and Brian Mast, R-Fla., signed the letter. So did state Sens. Lori Berman, D-Boynton Beach, Gayle Harrel, R-Stuart, Bobby Powell, D-West Palm Beach, and Kevin Rader, D-Boca Raton, along with nine members of the Florida House.

This week, state Sen. Lori Berman, D-Delray Beach, and state Rep. Joe Casello, D-Boynton Beach, introduced the proposal to create a “Purple Alert” system, much like the current “Silver Alert” program currently in place for seniors who go missing.