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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a grant program to assist law |
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enforcement agencies in collecting DNA samples from defendants |
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arrested for certain felony offenses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 411, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 411.1472 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.1472. DNA SAMPLE COLLECTION GRANT PROGRAM. (a) |
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From money appropriated or otherwise available for the purpose, the |
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department shall establish and implement a grant program to assist |
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law enforcement agencies in taking a DNA sample after arresting a |
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defendant as required by Section 411.1471. |
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(b) The department shall adopt rules necessary to implement |
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this section. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas |
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shall establish the grant program required under Section 411.1472, |
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Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |