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FL S1140

FL S1140
Rapid DNA Grant Program


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Introduced
02/23/2023
In Committee
03/02/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/05/2023

Introduced Session

2023 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Creating the Rapid DNA Grant Program within the Department of Law Enforcement for county jails or sheriffs' offices; requiring the department to annually award grant funds to county jails or sheriffs' offices; providing funding requirements; authorizing the department to establish criteria and set specific time periods for the acceptance of applications and the selection process for awarding grant funds, etc.

AI Summary

This bill creates the Rapid DNA Grant Program within the Department of Law Enforcement to provide funding to county jails or sheriffs' offices for the purchase of DNA testing machines and supplies to support the processing and expediting of DNA samples for the statewide DNA database. The department must annually award grant funds up to the amount appropriated by the legislature for this purpose, and may establish application and selection criteria for the grant program.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (1)

Other Sponsors (1)

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Senate)

Last Action

Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2023-234) (on 05/01/2023)

Bill Topics

Law, Crime, and Family Issues
  • ‐ Police, Fire, and Law Enforcement
  • ‐ Prisons and Correctional Institutions

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