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  "path": "/2026/03/21/elopement-bills-to-safeguard-those-with-autism-dementia-steadily-advancing/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-21T09:45:56.000Z",
  "site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
  "tags": [
    "Health",
    "Aaron Kaufman",
    "autism",
    "caregivers",
    "dementia",
    "elopement",
    "Laila’s Elopement Awareness and Dissemination Act",
    "LEAD act",
    "Shari Bailey",
    "tracking device"
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  "textContent": "The House and Senate both gave unanimous approval to bills requiring police training for \"elopement\" -- when someone with autism or dementia wanders way -- two pieces of a multipronged package of bills working steadily through the legislature.",
  "title": "‘Elopement’ bills, to safeguard those with autism, dementia, steadily advancing"
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