2005 California Penal Code Sections 11060-11061.5 Article 2.3. California Criminalistics Institute

11060.  There is hereby established in the Bureau of Forensic
Services of the Department of Justice the California Criminalistics
Institute.
   The purposes of the institute shall include, but need not be
limited to, the facilitation of a comprehensive and coordinated
approach to meet the high technology forensic science needs of crime
laboratories operated by the department and local law enforcement
agencies, the provision of a statewide upgrading of advanced
laboratory services incorporating new and developing technologies,
the provision of training and methodology development for all law
enforcement agencies, and the handling of advanced casework
laboratory referral services.
   The California Criminalistics Institute is intended for use by
state and local forensic scientists and law enforcement personnel.
11061.  To meet the increasing statewide need for criminalists
properly trained in DNA analysis, the Department of Justice, the
California State University, and, upon agreement by the regents, the
University of California, shall work together to enhance
collaborative opportunities for DNA training of university students,
graduates, and existing employees of crime laboratories.
11061.5.  (a) The Department of Justice, through its California
Criminalistics Institute, shall develop and coordinate an internship
program in forensic DNA analysis for graduate-level students.
   (1) Candidates for the program must possess at least a
baccalaureate degree.
   (2) The program shall be associated with graduate academic
programs at accredited postsecondary institutions including the
University of California and the California State University.
   (3) The program shall include a one-year internship at a public
forensic DNA laboratory for which the interns shall receive a stipend
or fellowship funded by the Department of Justice.
   (4) The program shall be designed to prepare students to meet
national standards for DNA analysis, such as those established by the
DNA Advisory Board (DAB) and the Scientific Working Group on DNA
Analysis Methods (SWGDAM).
   (5) In order to complete the program, interns shall be required to
successfully complete a national certification examination like that
administered in forensic molecular biology by the American Board of
Criminalistics.
   (b) Funding for the provisions of this measure shall be subject to
both of the following conditions:
   (1) The Department of Justice shall establish a working
partnership and affiliation with accredited postsecondary
institutions that can provide graduate-level academic programing.
   (2) The Department of Justice shall submit a budgetary request for
the internship program to the Director of the Department of Finance
by May 15, 2002.
   (c) The provisions of this act may only be implemented to the
extent funds are appropriated for their purposes in the annual Budget
Act.