| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Florida Crime Laboratory Council; |
| 3 | repealing ss. 943.355 and 943.356, F.S., relating to the |
| 4 | Florida Crime Laboratory Council; amending s. 943.36, |
| 5 | F.S., to conform; providing an effective date. |
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| 7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 9 | Section 1. Sections 943.355 and 943.356, Florida Statutes, |
| 10 | are repealed. |
| 11 | Section 2. Subsections (3) and (4) of section 943.36, |
| 12 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 13 | 943.36 Submission of annual budget.-- |
| 14 | (3) The form of such reports shall be prescribed by the |
| 15 | Department of Law Enforcement based on recommendations of the |
| 16 | Florida Crime Laboratory Council. |
| 17 | (4) The department, in collaboration with the Florida |
| 18 | Crime Laboratory Council, shall provide for an annual audit |
| 19 | process of the actual operating expenditures to verify their |
| 20 | accuracy and compliance with excluded functions and provisions |
| 21 | specified in s. 943.35(2) and to ensure that local laboratories |
| 22 | are serving the needs of criminal justice agencies within their |
| 23 | jurisdiction. |
| 24 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004. |