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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the Rapid DNA Grant Program; 2
creating s. 943.324, F.S.; creating the Rapid DNA 3
Grant Program within the Department of Law Enforcement 4
for county jails or sheriffs' offices; requiring the 5
department to annually award grant funds to county 6
jails or sheriffs' offices; providing funding 7
requirements; authorizing the department to establish 8
criteria and set specific time periods for the 9
acceptance of applications and the selection process 10
for awarding grant funds; providing an appropriation; 11
providing an effective date. 12
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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Section 1. Section 943.324, Florida Statutes, is created 16
to read: 17
943.324 Rapid DNA Grant Program for county jails or 18
sheriffs' offices.— 19
(1) There is created within the department the Rapid DNA 20
Grant Program to award grants to county jails or sheriffs' 21
offices to support local law enforcement agencies in th e 22
processing and expediting of DNA samples as defined in, and in 23
support of the statewide DNA database under, s. 943.325. 24
(2) The department shall annually award to county jails or 25
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sheriffs' offices funds received from the Federal Government and 26
any funds specifically appropriated for the grant program to 27
cover all expenses, including for the purchasing of DNA testing 28
machines and other necessary supplies. Grants must be provided 29
to county jails or sheriffs' offices if funds are appropriated 30
for that purpose by law. The total amount of grants awarded may 31
not exceed funding appropriated for the grant program. 32
(3) The department may establish criteria and set specific 33
time periods for the acceptance of applications and for the 34
selection process for awardin g grant funds. 35
Section 2. For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, the sum of 36
$200,000 in nonrecurring funds is appropriated from the General 37
Revenue Fund to the Department of Law Enforcement for the 38
purpose of implementing the Rapid DNA Grant Program under s. 39
943.324, Florida Statutes. 40
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 41