(a) The Missing Children Information Clearinghouse is established under the West Virginia State Police. The State Police:

1. (1) Shall provide for the administration of the clearinghouse; and
2. (2) May promulgate rules in accordance with article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to carry out the provisions of this article.

(c) The clearinghouse shall:

1. (1) Establish a system of intrastate communication of information relating to missing children;
2. (2) Provide a centralized file for the exchange of information on missing children and unidentified bodies of children within the state;
3. (3) Communicate with the National Crime Information Center for the exchange of information on missing children suspected of interstate travel;
4. (4) Collect, process, maintain and disseminate accurate and complete information on missing children;
5. (5) Provide a statewide toll-free telephone line for the reporting of missing children and for receiving information on missing children;
6. (6) Disseminate to custodians, law-enforcement agencies, the state Department of Education, the Bureau for Children and Families and the general public information that explains how to prevent child abduction and what to do if a child becomes missing;
7. (7) Compile statistics relating to the incidence of missing children within the state;
8. (8) Provide training materials and technical assistance to law-enforcement agencies and social services agencies pertaining to missing children; and
9. (9) Establish a media protocol for disseminating information pertaining to missing children.