|
House Bill 2385 |
House Author: Geren |
|
Effective: 6-17-11 |
Senate Sponsor: Harris |
House Bill 2385 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to designate the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth as a criminal justice agency that performs forensic DNA analyses on evidence for purposes of the center's missing persons DNA database and to require the center to comply with federal law relating to the index of DNA identification records established by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The bill removes the restriction limiting the purpose of the center's DNA database to the identification of unidentified human remains and high-risk missing persons. The bill repeals a provision that established the center's DNA database as separate from the computerized DNA database established by the Department of Public Safety.