MS SB2452

Create a Rapid DNA Task Force within the Mississippi Department of Public Safety to study the use of rapid DNA technology to identify and apprehend criminal offenders and reduce crime.

Task force shall submit a report to the Legislature by December 1, 2020, with a plan for implementing rapid DNA in Mississippi, including legislative needs, administrative rules, training, funding, and IT infrastructure requirements.

Task force consists of nine members: representatives from DPS Bureau of Investigation and Office of Forensic Laboratories, Mississippi Attorney General's Office, Association of Chiefs of Police, Sheriffs' Association, Prosecutors' Association, Public Defenders Association, and one member each from the Senate and House of Representatives.

Non-legislator task force members receive per diem compensation at rates authorized by Section 25-3-69 and reimbursement for mileage and actual expenses, with Department of Public Safety providing administrative and clerical support.

Task force dissolves upon presentation of its final report; legislation takes effect July 1, 2020.