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NC S352

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/19/2015

Primary Sponsor

Joshua Stein

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Origin

Senate

2015-2016 Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $1,023,635 for fiscal years 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 to provide 10% salary increases to State Crime Laboratory forensic scientists, supervisors, and managers
  • Allocates $1,820,782 in nonrecurring funds for 2015-2016 and $716,234 for 2016-2017 to analyze up to 6,030 pending cases, address toxicology backlog, and support private laboratory expert testimony costs
  • Appropriates $578,177 in nonrecurring funds for 2016-2017 to fund start-up equipment for the Western Regional Crime Laboratory
  • Authorizes $251,117 in recurring funds for 2015-2016 and $330,504 for 2016-2017 to hire six lab technicians for non-scientific tasks to improve forensic scientists' turnaround time
  • Appropriates $250,000 in nonrecurring funds for 2015-2016 to contract private training of new uncertified forensic DNA scientists to free existing scientists to focus on testing workload

Legislative Description

State Crime Lab Capacity Act/Funds

Last Action

Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget

3/25/2015

Committee Referrals

Appropriations/Base Budget3/25/2015
Rules and Operations of the Senate3/23/2015

Full Bill Text

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