Taskforce on Missing BIPOC Women.

SB 560 establishes a state task force to address racial disparities in cases involving missing and murdered Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) women and girls. The task force, composed of state agency representatives and community members with lived experience, will develop policies to improve law enforcement responses, collect better data on missing persons, and create public awareness campaigns. It will specifically focus on ending the misclassification of cases (e.g., labeling Black girls as "runaways"), addressing systemic barriers in reporting, and developing culturally competent protocols for first responders. The task force must submit a report with recommendations within two years of the bill’s enactment.