Committee for Handling Families of Civilian Missing Persons Bill
Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק הוועדה לטיפול במשפחות נעדרים אזרחיים
TL;DRA bill to establish an inter-ministerial committee that will provide emotional, legal and financial assistance to families of people declared missing.
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What does the bill do?
The bill sets up an assistance committee managed by the Ministry of Welfare, together with representatives of additional government ministries (Interior, Health, National Insurance, Finance and the Administrator General). The committee will convene within 45 days of an application to the director of the assistance program, and will handle the affairs of families of people who have been missing from their home or another setting for at least 60 days and have not returned, when their whereabouts are unknown and contact with them is not possible. The committee will formulate inter-ministerial procedures for emotional assistance and for settling legal and financial matters. The Ministry of Welfare will set up an assistance program with an annual budget, the family will be able to submit a request within five years of the missing person being declared missing, and the assistance will be given for a period of four years (which can be extended by an additional year).
The votes on this bill
Coalition 67 seats
Left the coalition 9 seats
Opposition 44 seats
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