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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the forensic genetic genealogy 2
grants; creating s. 943.327, F.S.; defining the term 3
"forensic genetic genealogy methods"; creating the 4
Forensic Genetic Genealogy Grant Program within the 5
Department of Law Enforcement; specifying potential 6
recipients; providing purposes for the grants; 7
requiring a report from each recipient within a 8
certain timeframe; specifying contents of the report; 9
providing an effective date. 10
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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Section 1. Section 943.327, Florida Statutes, is created 14
to read: 15
943.327 Forensic Genetic Genealogy Grant Program. — 16
(1) As used in this section, the term "fo rensic genetic 17
genealogy methods" means any technology used in a forensic 18
laboratory capable of producing a forensic genealogy profile 19
with a minimum of 100,000 markers and compatible with multiple 20
genealogical databases that is available for law enforceme nt use 21
for the purposes described in this section. 22
(2) There is created within the department the Forensic 23
Genetic Genealogy Grant Program to award grants to law 24
enforcement agencies or medical examiner's offices to support 25
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local law enforcement agencies in the processing of DNA samples 26
as provided for in subsection (4). 27
(3) The department shall annually award to law enforcement 28
agencies and medical examiner's offices any funds specially 29
appropriated for the grant program to cover expenses related to 30
using forensic genetic genealogy methods to generate 31
investigative leads for criminal investigations or unidentified 32
human remains. 33
(4) Grants may be used for the following: 34
(a) Carrying out DNA analyses of samples collected under 35
applicable legal author ity using forensic genetic genealogy 36
methods for violent crimes. 37
(b) Carrying out DNA analyses of unidentified human 38
remains. 39
(5) Each recipient shall provide to the executive director 40
a report no later than 1 year after receipt of funding. This 41
report shall include: 42
(a) The amount of annual funding received. 43
(b) The number of cases tested using forensic genetic 44
genealogical DNA analysis. 45
(c) The type of forensic genetic genealogical DNA testing 46
used, including the name of the laboratory to which such testing 47
is outsourced, if any, and the type of equipment used for the 48
testing. 49
(d) The result of the testing, such as victim 50
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identification, perpetrator identification, or no 51
identification. 52
(e) The average amount of time it took to make each such 53
identification. 54
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 55