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Committee hears bill to permit limited human‑tissue donations for cadaver canine training with consent and safeguards
Summary
Department of Public Safety proposed a law allowing law‑enforcement agencies to hold small human tissue samples for cadaver canine training under strict consent, oversight, and disposal rules; funeral‑industry and academic stakeholders generally supported the draft and an amendment was expected to align health‑disposal rules.
Representative Terry Roy introduced House Bill 13‑48 at the Department of Public Safety’s request to establish a statutory framework allowing law‑enforcement agencies to obtain and use small human tissue samples for cadaver canine training. The sponsor said the proposal fills a gap in state law and would include written consent from next of kin or prior…
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