Adopted

AMENDMENT NO 1 TO COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

House Bill No.  485

BY: Senator(s) Wiggins

     AMEND on line 29-32 by striking paragraph (b) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

(b)  "Medical facility" means any state, local, tribal, community, free, nonprofit, academic, or private doctor's office, hospital, or medical clinic equipped to perform forensic medical examinations and prepare sexual assault evidence kits.

     FURTHER, AMEND on line 36-37 by striking paragraph (d) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

(d)  "Sexual assault" means any nonconsensual forcible sexual intercourse and any sexual crime against the person found in Title 97, Chapter 3.

     FURTHER, AMEND by adding the following subsection after line 186 and renumber subsequent subsection(s) accordingly:

     (2)  The study authorized under subsection (1) of this section shall also examine the resources required to implement a procedure for every person arrested for any felony to provide a biological sample for DNA testing.

     FURTHER, AMEND by deleting lines 192-202 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

          (a)  The resources and training needed to implement, manage and maintain a rape kit tracking system and felony DNA testing procedure;

          (b)  The costs associated with implementing, managing and maintaining a rape kit tracking system and felony DNA testing procedure;

          (c)  Potential sources of funding for implementing, managing and maintaining a rape kit tracking system and felony DNA testing procedure; and

          (d)  The benefits to victims and to public safety associated with implementing a rape kit tracking system in Mississippi and recommendations on implementing, managing and maintaining an efficient and cost effective rape kit tracking system and felony DNA testing procedure.

     FURTHER, AMEND on line 206 by adding the following language before the period:

and examining the implementation of a felony DNA testing procedure

     FURTHER, AMEND on line 232-235 by striking paragraphs (j) and (k) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

          (j)  One (1) physician who regularly performs forensic medical exams appointed by the Mississippi State Medical Association; and

          (k)  One (1) physician who regularly performs forensic medical exams appointed by the Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians.

     FURTHER, AMEND by striking lines 236-331 and renumber subsequent sections accordingly.

     FURTHER, AMEND on lines 413-414 by striking the new language.

FURTHER, AMEND title to conform.