03/23/1995 09:30 AM Senate FIN

                                                                               
       HOUSE BILL NO. 27                                                       
                                                                               
       "An Act directing  the Department  of Public Safety  to                 
  establish        and maintain a deoxyribonucleic acid  (DNA)                 
  identification         registration system and requiring DNA                 
  registration by  persons         convicted  of a  felony sex                 
  offense; and providing for an           effective date."                     
                                                                               
  Co-chair Halford invited Representative  Parnell to join the                 
  committee.  Rep. Parnell  as the sponsor to HB  27 testified                 
  that the legislation establishes a  DNA data bank within the                 
  Department of Public Safety.   Essentially, this will enable                 
  Alaska to  become the 33rd  State to  collect blood  samples                 
  from  violent felons.  The Department of Public Safety would                 
  be contracting with  the Department  of Corrections to  take                 
  samples from  the felons.   The samples would  be catalogued                 
  and stored by the Department of  Public Safety.  After three                 
  years there would be a data bank of samples ready for typing                 
  for  DNA   matching  in  violent   crime  scenes.     It  is                 
  particularly  useful  in  sexual  offenses.    The  FBI  has                 
  software  which  will  allow Alaska  to  check  the data  in                 
  existence throughout the  United States.  He  testified that                 
  it would work the same as fingerprinting.                                    
                                                                               
  Senator  Donley  inquired if  this  applied to  first degree                 
  arson?  Representative Parnell  responded that arson  is the                 
  only  property  crime that  it  does apply  to,  because the                 
  elements of first  degree arson include endangering  a human                 
  being.  Senator  Donley asked  how the bill  would apply  to                 
  juveniles?    Rep.  Parnell  responded  that it  applies  to                 
  juveniles  16  years  and older  who  have  been adjudicated                 
  delinquent for these crimes.                                                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
  Senator Rieger  asked how  the DNA  data bank  works?   Rep.                 
  Parnell  responded  that  the  blood  sample  is  stored  on                 
  swatches of clothe.   DNA typing is done with  this sampling                 
  and stored on software.                                                      
                                                                               
  Senator  Phillips  MOVED   to  pass  SCSCSHB  27(JUD)   with                 
  individual  recommendations.    No  objection  having   been                 
  raised, HB 27 was  REPORTED OUT of committee with  10 fiscal                 
  notes as follows:                                                            
  Dept. Public  Safety, Info. Net,  $20.0; Dept. of  Law, -0-;                 
  Dept.  of  Public  Safety, Lab.  Serv.  $25.8;  Dept. Public                 
  Safety,  Records,  $11.0; Dept.  Health  & Social  Services,                 
  Johnson/Juno, -0-; Dept. Health & Social Services, Nome, -0-                 
  ; Dept. Health & Social Services, Fbks, $0.3; Dept. Health &                 
  Social Services,  McLaughlin,  $1.6; Dept.  Health &  Social                 
  Services, Bethel, $0.1; Alaska Judicial Council, $1.2. Total                 
  $60.0.  Co-chairs  Halford  and  Frank  along  with Senators                 
  Rieger, Phillips and Sharp recommended  "do pass".  Senators                 
  Zharoff and Donley signed "no recommendation".