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Colorado law requires colleges to report missing students to police within six hours after CU Boulder student's death

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Abigail Ankeney

1mo ago· 2 min readenNews
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Summary

Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed a law requiring colleges and universities to report missing students to police within six hours of receiving a report. The legislation was prompted by the death of University of Colorado Boulder student Megan Trussell. The law aims to align campus response times with standard police department procedures for missing persons cases. It also mandates training for prospective police officers on Colorado's various missing persons alert systems.

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bskyColorado law requires colleges to report missing students to police within six hours after CU Boulder student's deathdenverpost.com

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The new guideline is meant to mimic how police departments not affiliated with schools act in the hours after taking a report of a missing person, according to State Sen.
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The bill also calls for prospective police officers to be trained on the different missing persons alerts Colorado has at its disposal.

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