Indiana 2023 Regular Session

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1		-	April 27, 2023
	1	+	April 12, 2023
2	2		SENATE CONCURRENT
3	3		RESOLUTION No. 34
4	4		DIGEST OF RESOLUTION
5	5		A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION directing the Indiana State
6	6		Police to study Rapid Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) and provide a
7	7		report with findings and recommendations to the Legislative Council
8	8		before December 15, 2023.
9	9		Crider, Charbonneau, Buck, Doriot,
10	10		Tomes
11		-	(HOUSE SPONSOR — MCNAMARA)
12	11		March 23, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Homeland Security and
13	12		Transportation.
14	13		April 11, 2023, reported favorably — Do Pass.
15		-	April 13, 2023, read second time, adopted by voice vote.
16		-	HOUSE ACTION
17		-	April 27, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative
18		-	Procedures.
19		-	SC 34—RC 1529/DI NW April 27, 2023
	14	+	SC 34—RC 1529/DI NW April 12, 2023
20	15		First Regular Session 123rd General Assembly (2023)
21	16		SENATE CONCURRENT
22	17		RESOLUTION No. 34
23	18		1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION directing the Indiana
24	19		2 State Police to convene a working group to study Rapid
25	20		3 Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) and provide a report with
26	21		4 findings and recommendations to the Legislative Council before
27	22		5 December 15, 2023.
28	23		6 Whereas, Rapid DNA analysis is a relatively new
29	24		7 technology where a DNA profile can be developed in less than
30	25		8 two hours from a mouth swab through the use of a fully
31	26		9 automated instrument without human intervention or
32	27		10 interpretations;
33	28		11 Whereas, Since 2010, Rapid DNA has been shown to
34	29		12 dramatically impact law enforcement's ability to generate
35	30		13 investigative leads while an arrestee is still in custody by
36	31		14 enrolling a qualified arrestee's DNA profile into the Combined
37	32		15 DNA Index System, also known as "CODIS", during the
38	33		16 booking process and cross-searching the arrestee's information
39	34		17 within the CODIS database;
40	35		18 Whereas, CODIS is a computer software program
41	36		19 maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") that
42	37		20 allows state and local crime laboratories to store and compare
43	38		21 evidence from convicted offenders, unsolved crime scene
44	39		22 evidence, and missing persons to help solve crimes;
45	40		23 Whereas, The federal Rapid DNA Act of 2017allows state
46	41		24 CODIS agencies to establish Rapid DNA programs within their
47	42		25 state in conjunction with the FBI so that Rapid DNA profiles
48	43		26 can be uploaded to CODIS;
49	44		SC 34—RC 1529/DI NW 2
50	45		1 Whereas, Currently there are multiple local and state law
51	46		2 enforcement agencies exploring the use of Rapid DNA
52	47		3 technology;
53	48		4 Whereas, It would be beneficial for the Indiana State Police
54	49		5 to study Rapid DNA to determine the estimated cost of Rapid
55	50		6 DNA instruments and analysis supplies, the time and staff
56	51		7 resources that would be necessary for implementation, when
57	52		8 the process may be used, and what technology infrastructure is
58	53		9 required to connect Rapid DNA instruments to state and
59	54		10 national databases to solve crimes;
60	55		11 Whereas, Implementing a Rapid DNA program in Indiana
61	56		12 has the potential to help solve numerous unsolved crimes,
62	57		13 improve the administration of justice in Indiana, and bring
63	58		14 closure to Hoosier families; and
64	59		15 Whereas, The Indiana General Assembly directs the
65	60		16 Indiana State Police to convene a working group to study the
66	61		17 use of Rapid DNA in booking stations in Indiana, so that
67	62		18 arrestees' DNA profiles can be compared to unsolved crimes,
68	63		19 and to prepare a report with recommendations for possible
69	64		20 legislation to the Legislative Council before December 15,
70	65		21 2023: Therefore,
71	66		22 Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly
72	67		23 of the State of Indiana, the House of Representatives
73	68		24 concurring:
74	69		25 SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly directs the
75	70		26 Indiana State Police to convene a working group to study and
76	71		27 prepare a report with findings and recommendations regarding
77	72		28 the use, cost, resources, and infrastructure needed for the Rapid
78	73		29 DNA program within the State of Indiana to the Legislative
79	74		30 Council by December 15, 2023.
80	75		31 SECTION 2. The Indiana General Assembly directs the
81	76		32 Indiana State Police to include representatives from the Indiana
82	77		33 State Police Laboratory, the CODIS State Administrator, the
83	78		34 Indiana Sheriffs Association, the Indiana Association of Chief
84	79		35 of Police, the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council, the
85	80		SC 34—RC 1529/DI NW 3
86	81		1 Indiana Public Defender Council, and the Indiana Office of
87	82		2 Technology or another information technology expert that is
88	83		3 familiar with criminal justice communication systems in the
89	84		4 working group.
90	85		5 SECTION 3. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed
91	86		6 to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the Indiana State Police
92	87		7 and Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter.
93	88		SC 34—RC 1529/DI NW 4
94	89		COMMITTEE REPORT
95	90		Madam President: The Senate Committee on Homeland Security
96	91		and Transportation, to which was referred Senate Concurrent
97	92		Resolution No. 34, has had the same under consideration and begs
98	93		leave to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation
99	94		that said resolution DO PASS.
100	95		(Reference is to SC 34 as introduced.)
101	96
102	97		CRIDER, Chairperson
103	98		Committee Vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0
104	99		SC 34—RC 1529/DI NW