Committee debates whether outsourced testing meets statute; audit recommends vendors register in TrackIt

Lawmakers pressed SLED and audit staff on whether outsourcing sexual‑assault kit testing to private laboratories complies with state law; auditors said the statutory requirement that entities participate in the tracking system implies vendors should be registered, while SLED argued TrackIt shows that a kit is 'at a lab' and chain‑of‑custody is preserved outside the portal.