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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.; providing 3
definitions; creating the Forensic Investigative 4
Genetic Genealogy Grant Program within the Department 5
of Law Enforcement; specifying potential recipients; 6
providing purposes for the grants; requiring a report 7
from each recipient within a certain timeframe; 8
specifying contents of the report; providing 9
rulemaking authority; 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 Investigative Genetic Genealogy Grant 16
Program.— 17
(1) As used in this s ection, the term: 18
(a) "Forensic investigative genetic genealogy" means the 19
combined application of laboratory testing, genetic genealogy, 20
and law enforcement investigative techniques. 21
(b) "Genetic genealogy" has the same meaning as in s. 22
119.071(2)(r)1. 23
(2) There is created within the department the Forensic 24
Investigative Genetic Genealogy Grant Program to award grants to 25
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statewide and local law enforcement agencies and medical 26
examiner's offices to support those agencies and offices in the 27
processing of DNA samples and in conducting any associated 28
genetic genealogy research as specified under subsection (4). 29
(3) The department shall annually award to statewide and 30
local law enforcement agencies and medical examiner's offices 31
any funds specifically a ppropriated for the grant program to 32
cover expenses related to using forensic investigative genetic 33
genealogy to generate investigative leads for criminal 34
investigations of violent crimes and to aid in the 35
identification of unidentified human remains. 36
(4) Grants may be used in accordance with department rule 37
for any of the following purposes: 38
(a) The analysis of DNA samples to generate profiles that 39
have a minimum of 100,000 markers and that are compatible with 40
genetic genealogical databases that permit law enforcement use 41
and searching. 42
(b) The use of forensic investigative genetic genealogy to 43
solve violent crimes and to identify unidentified human remains. 44
(5) Each grant recipient must provide to the executive 45
director a report no later than 1 yea r after receipt of funding 46
under the grant program. This report must include all of the 47
following: 48
(a) The amount of funding received. 49
(b) The number and type of cases pursued using forensic 50
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investigative genetic genealogy. 51
(c) The type of forensic investigative genetic genealogy 52
methods used, including the name of the laboratory to which any 53
testing was outsourced, if applicable, the technology employed, 54
the name of the genetic genealogy database used, and the 55
identity of the entity conducting any g enetic genealogical 56
research. 57
(d) The results of the DNA testing including whether or 58
not testing was sufficiently successful to permit genetic 59
genealogy database searching and the results of any such 60
searching and any additional genealogical research, s uch as 61
decedent identification, perpetrator identification, or no 62
identification. 63
(e) The amount of time it took to make an identification 64
or to determine no identification could be made. 65
(6) The department may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 66
120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement and administer this section 67
and to establish the process for the allocation of grant funds . 68
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 69