New Jersey A5045 establishes a grant program for law enforcement agencies to fund investigative genetic genealogy, appropriates $500,000, and sets.

New Jersey A5045 mandates the Attorney General to create a grant program for state, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies and medical examiner’s offices to cover costs related to investigative genetic genealogy. This includes laboratory expenses for developing SNP profiles, uploading profiles to genetic genealogy databases, and confirmatory DNA testing using STR or SNP. The bill also allocates $7,500 per case for investigative genetic genealogy centers. The Attorney General must establish guidelines for the grant program, including application procedures and eligibility criteria.

New Jersey A5045 establishes a grant program for law enforcement agencies to fund investigative genetic genealogy, appropriates $500,000, and sets.

New Jersey A5045 mandates the Attorney General to create a grant program for state, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies and medical examiner’s offices to cover costs related to investigative genetic genealogy. This includes laboratory expenses for developing SNP profiles, uploading profiles to genetic genealogy databases, and confirmatory DNA testing using STR or SNP. The bill also allocates $7,500 per case for investigative genetic genealogy centers. The Attorney General must establish guidelines for the grant program, including application procedures and eligibility criteria.