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LAO urges shared-cost plan for DNA identification fund; DOJ and Finance warn of local impacts
Summary
The Legislative Analyst's Office recommended the Legislature reject an ongoing general‑fund backfill for the DNA Identification Fund and instead require a DOJ plan to transition to a user cost‑sharing model for Bureau of Forensic Services operations.
The Senate budget subcommittee heard competing fiscal recommendations on the DNA Identification Fund and the Bureau of Forensic Services (BFS). The Legislative Analyst's Office said the Legislature should reject a permanent general‑fund backfill and instead implement a user-cost sharing model with a plan submitted by DOJ by October 2025.
"The governor's budget is proposing an ongoing general fund backfill beginning in 20 six-twenty 7 for the DNA identification fund," Anita Lee of the Legislative Analyst's Office told the subcommittee, and the LAO recommended rejecting that approach…
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