Legislative Audit Committee Hearing
The Legislative Audit Committee seated Senator William Lindstedt as a permanent member and elected Senator Weissman vice chair, then released and heard a performance audit of CBI's forensic services section that examined lengthy backlogs in DNA and sexual-assault-kit testing.
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“The audit looked at CBI's backlogs and lengthy turnaround times for processing DNA cases, including sexual assault cases. And we also looked at best practices for forensic labs. We have two findings and an informational section in the report that we'll discuss this morning.”
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Sign in to subscribeOkay. Good morning. Welcome to the legislative audit committee. Ms. Watson, would you please call the roll? Senators and Representatives Bacon. Excused. Brooks. Excused. Johnson. Linstadt. Presentation. Pelton. Here. Wiseman. Good morning. Wilford. Here. Madam Chair. Present. Madam Chair, you have a quorum. Thank you, Ms. Watson. Members, I want to just take a moment this morning to welcome Senator Linstedt back to committee as a permanent replacement for Senator Michaelson. Genna. So welcome back. And I'd like the record to reflect, please, that Representative Bacon is here. Members, I would like to begin this morning directing your attention to Attachment A. Attachment A outlines the process for electing a new vice chair for this committee based on the rotation schedule established in the Legislative Audit Committee rules. The new vice chair will be a Democrat from the Senate. Do I have a motion to nominate a Democrat from the Senate for vice chair? Senator Linstadt. Thank you. Madam Chair. It is my privilege today to nominate my good friend from Aurora to serve as our vice chair this year. So I nominate Senator Weissman to serve as the vice chair of the Legislative Audit Committee for this term. Thank…
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