REPORT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
MR. SPEAKER AND MADAM PRESIDENT:
We, the undersigned conferees, have had under consideration the amendments to the following entitled BILL:
H. B. No. 1000: Crime laboratory; delete provisions requiring funding to be separate from Department of Public Safety.
We, therefore, respectfully submit the following report and recommendation:
1. That the Senate recede from its Amendment No. 1.
2. That the House and Senate adopt the following amendment:
Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
SECTION 1. Section 45-1-29, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
45-1-29. (1) The Mississippi Crime Laboratory shall be funded separately from the Department of Public Safety. Any appropriated funds shall be maintained in an account separate from any funds of the Department of Public Safety and shall never be commingled with any funds of said department. However, nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the utilization of the combined resources of the Mississippi Crime Laboratory, the Division of Support Services of the Department of Public Safety or the Mississippi Justice Information Center to efficiently carry out the mission of the Department of Public Safety.
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(2) Grants and donations to the crime laboratory may be accepted from individuals, the federal government, firms, corporations, foundations and other interested organizations and societies.
(3) The Commissioner of Public Safety shall establish and the Division of Support Services of the Department of Public Safety shall collect for services rendered proper fees commensurate with the services rendered by the crime laboratory. Those fees shall be deposited into a special fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the crime laboratory and expended in accordance with applicable rules and regulations of the Department of Finance and Administration. Those fees may be used for any authorized expenditure of the crime laboratory except expenditures for salaries, wages and fringe benefits.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2002.
Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 45-1-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REITERATE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI CRIME LABORATORY, THE DIVISION OF SUPPORT SERVICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE MISSISSIPPI JUSTICE INFORMATION CENTER MAY COMBINE RESOURCES TO CARRY OUT THE MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT REQUIRES THE BUDGET FOR THE CRIME LABORATORY TO BE MAINTAINED AND ADMINISTERED BY CRIME LABORATORY PERSONNEL UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE DIRECTOR; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY WILL ESTABLISH AND THE DIVISION OF SUPPORT SERVICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY WILL COLLECT THE FEES FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY THE CRIME LABORATORY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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CONFEREES FOR THE HOUSE |
CONFEREES FOR THE SENATE |
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Charlie Capps, Jr. |
Jack Gordon |
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X (SIGNED:) |
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John Read |
Robert G. Huggins |
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X (SIGNED:) |
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Johnny W. Stringer |
Lynn Posey |