77R10409 KEL-F                          
         By Harris                                             S.B. No. 1304
         Substitute the following for S.B. No. 1304:
         By Turner of Coleman                              C.S.S.B. No. 1304
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the creation of a missing persons DNA database at the
 1-3     University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth;
 1-4     providing a penalty.
 1-5           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-6           SECTION 1. Chapter 105, Education Code, is amended by adding
 1-7     Subchapter I to read as follows:
 1-8       SUBCHAPTER I.  UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
 1-9                 AT FORT WORTH MISSING PERSONS DNA DATABASE
1-10           Sec. 105.111.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
1-11                 (1)  "Board" means the board of regents of the
1-12     University of North Texas System.
1-13                 (2)  "Center" means the University of North Texas
1-14     Health Science Center at Fort Worth.
1-15                 (3)  "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid.
1-16                 (4)  "DNA database" means the database containing
1-17     forensic DNA analysis results, including any known name of the
1-18     person who is the subject of the forensic DNA analysis, that is
1-19     maintained by the center.
1-20                 (5)  "High-risk missing person" means:
1-21                       (A)  a person missing as a result of an abduction
1-22     by a stranger;
1-23                       (B)  a person missing under suspicious  or
1-24     unknown circumstances; or
 2-1                       (C)  a person who has been missing more than 30
 2-2     days, or less than 30 days at the discretion of the investigating
 2-3     agency, if there is reason to believe that the person is in danger
 2-4     or deceased.
 2-5                 (6)  "Law enforcement agency" means the law enforcement
 2-6     agency primarily responsible for investigating a report of a
 2-7     high-risk missing person.
 2-8           Sec. 105.112.  ESTABLISHMENT OF DNA DATABASE FOR MISSING OR
 2-9     UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS. (a)  The board shall develop at the
2-10     University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth a DNA
2-11     database for any case based on the report of unidentified human
2-12     remains or a report of a high-risk missing person.
2-13           (b)  The sole purpose of the database is to identify
2-14     unidentified human remains and high-risk missing persons.
2-15           (c)  The database is separate from the database established
2-16     by the Department of Public Safety under Subchapter G, Chapter 411,
2-17     Government Code.
2-18           Sec. 105.113.  INFORMATION STORED IN DATABASE.  (a)  The
2-19     database required in Section 105.112 may contain only DNA genetic
2-20     markers that are commonly recognized as appropriate for human
2-21     identification.  Except to the extent that those markers are
2-22     appropriate for human identification, the database may not contain
2-23     DNA genetic markers that predict biological function.  The center
2-24     shall select the DNA genetic markers for inclusion in the DNA
2-25     database based on existing technology for forensic DNA analysis.
2-26           (b)  The results of the forensic DNA analysis must be
2-27     compatible with the CODIS DNA database established by the Federal
 3-1     Bureau of Investigation and the center must make the results
 3-2     available for inclusion in that database.
 3-3           Sec. 105.114.  COMPARISON OF SAMPLES.  The center shall
 3-4     compare DNA samples taken from unidentified human remains with DNA
 3-5     samples taken from personal articles belonging to high-risk missing
 3-6     persons or from parents of high-risk missing persons or other
 3-7     appropriate persons.
 3-8           Sec. 105.115. STANDARDS: COLLECTION; STORAGE.  In
 3-9     consultation with the center, the board by rule shall develop
3-10     standards and guidelines for the collection of DNA samples
3-11     submitted to the center and the center's storage of DNA samples.
3-12           Sec. 105.116.  COLLECTION OF SAMPLES. (a)  An entity charged
3-13     under other state law with the responsibility of collecting DNA
3-14     samples from unidentified human remains shall submit those samples
3-15     to the center for forensic DNA analysis and inclusion of the
3-16     results in the DNA database.
3-17           (b)  After the center has performed the forensic DNA
3-18     analysis, the center shall return the remaining sample to the
3-19     entity submitting the sample to the center.
3-20           Sec. 105.117.  DUTY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO NOTIFY
3-21     APPROPRIATE PERSONS REGARDING PROVISION OF VOLUNTARY SAMPLE.  Not
3-22     later than the 30th day after the date a report of a high-risk
3-23     missing person is filed, the law enforcement agency shall inform a
3-24     parent or any other person considered appropriate by the agency
3-25     that the person may provide:
3-26                 (1)  a DNA sample for forensic DNA analysis; or
3-27                 (2)  for purposes of DNA sampling, a personal article
 4-1     belonging to the high-risk missing person.
 4-2           Sec. 105.118.  RELEASE FORM.  (a)  The center shall develop a
 4-3     standard release form that authorizes a parent or other appropriate
 4-4     person to voluntarily provide under Section 105.117 a DNA sample or
 4-5     a personal article for purposes of DNA sampling.  The release must
 4-6     explain that the DNA sample is to be used only to identify the
 4-7     high-risk missing person.
 4-8           (b)  A law enforcement agency may not use any form of
 4-9     incentive or coercion to compel the parent or other appropriate
4-10     person to provide a sample or article under this subchapter.
4-11           Sec. 105.119.  PROTOCOL FOR OBTAINING SAMPLES RELATING TO
4-12     HIGH-RISK MISSING PERSONS.  (a)  The law enforcement agency shall
4-13     take DNA samples from parents or other appropriate persons under
4-14     Section 105.117 in any manner prescribed by the center.
4-15           (b)  The center shall develop a model kit to be used by a law
4-16     enforcement agency to take DNA samples from parents or other
4-17     appropriate persons.
4-18           Sec. 105.120.  SUBMISSION OF SAMPLE TO CENTER.  (a)  Before
4-19     submitting to the center a DNA sample obtained under Section
4-20     105.117, the law enforcement agency shall reverify the status of a
4-21     high-risk missing person.
4-22           (b)  As soon as practicable after a DNA sample is obtained,
4-23     the law enforcement agency shall submit the DNA sample, a copy of
4-24     the missing person's report, and any supplemental information to
4-25     the center.
4-26           Sec. 105.121.  DESTRUCTION OF SAMPLES.  All DNA samples
4-27     extracted from a living person shall be destroyed after a positive
 5-1     identification is made and a report is issued.
 5-2           Sec. 105.122.  CONFIDENTIALITY.  (a)  Except as provided by
 5-3     Subsection (b), the results of a forensic DNA analysis performed by
 5-4     the center are confidential.
 5-5           (b)  The center may disclose the results of a forensic DNA
 5-6     analysis only to:
 5-7                 (1)  personnel of the center;
 5-8                 (2)  law enforcement agencies;
 5-9                 (3)  medical examiners;
5-10                 (4)  attorneys representing the state; and
5-11                 (5)  a parent or other appropriate person voluntarily
5-12     providing a DNA sample or an article under Section 105.117.
5-13           Sec. 105.123.  CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a)  A person who collects,
5-14     processes, or stores a DNA sample from a living person for forensic
5-15     DNA analysis under this section commits an offense if the person
5-16     intentionally violates Section 105.121 or Section 105.122.
5-17           (b)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
5-18           Sec. 105.124.  CIVIL PENALTY.  A person who collects,
5-19     processes, or stores a DNA sample from a living person for forensic
5-20     DNA analysis under this section and who intentionally violates
5-21     Section 105.121 or Section 105.122 is liable in civil damages to
5-22     the donor of the DNA in the amount of $5,000 for each violation,
5-23     plus reasonable attorney's fees and court costs.
5-24           Sec. 105.125.  MISSING PERSONS DNA DATABASE FUND.  (a)  The
5-25     missing persons DNA database fund is a separate account in the
5-26     general revenue fund.
5-27           (b)  Notwithstanding Article 56.54(g), Code of Criminal
 6-1     Procedure, the legislature may appropriate money in the
 6-2     compensation to victims of crime fund and the compensation to
 6-3     victims of crime auxiliary fund to fund the University of North
 6-4     Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Missing Persons DNA
 6-5     Database.  Legislative appropriations under this subsection shall
 6-6     be deposited to the credit of the account created under Subsection
 6-7     (a).
 6-8           (c)  Money in the account may be used only for purposes of
 6-9     developing and maintaining the DNA database as described by this
6-10     section.
6-11           (d)  The center may use money in the account only to:
6-12                 (1)  establish and maintain center infrastructure;
6-13                 (2)  pay the costs of DNA sample storage, forensic DNA
6-14     analysis, and labor costs for cases of high-risk missing persons
6-15     and unidentified human remains;
6-16                 (3)  reimburse counties for the purposes of pathology
6-17     and exhumation as considered necessary by the center;
6-18                 (4)  publicize the DNA database for the purpose of
6-19     contacting parents and other appropriate persons so that they may
6-20     provide a DNA sample or a personal article for DNA sampling;
6-21                 (5)  educate law enforcement officers about the DNA
6-22     database and DNA sampling; and
6-23                 (6)  provide outreach programs related to the purposes
6-24     of this chapter.
6-25           (e)  Section 403.095(b), Government Code, does not apply to
6-26     the account established under Subsection (a).
6-27           Sec. 105.126.  BACKLOG OF UNIDENTIFIED HUMAN REMAINS:
 7-1     ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND OUTSOURCING.  (a)  The center shall create
 7-2     an advisory committee, consisting of medical examiners, law
 7-3     enforcement officials, and other interested persons as determined
 7-4     appropriate by the center, to impose priorities regarding the
 7-5     identification of the backlog of high-risk missing person cases and
 7-6     unidentified human remains.
 7-7           (b)  The center shall use any available federal funding to
 7-8     assist in reducing the backlog of high-risk missing person cases
 7-9     and unidentified human remains.
7-10           (c)  The reduction of the backlog may be outsourced to other
7-11     appropriate laboratories at the center's discretion.
7-12           Sec. 105.127.  INITIAL OPERATIONS.  (a)  The center shall use
7-13     funding for the state fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2002,
7-14     to:
7-15                 (1)  develop the DNA database and center
7-16     infrastructure; and
7-17                 (2)  establish center protocols and employ center
7-18     personnel.
7-19           (b)  The center shall begin case analyses in 2004.  The
7-20     center shall retain the authority to establish priorities regarding
7-21     case analysis, giving priority to those cases involving children.
7-22           (c)  This section expires January 1, 2006.
7-23           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2002.