| Date Requested:February 20, 2007 Time Requested:12:38 PM |
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| FUND(S) 0453 | |||
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Sources of Revenue | |||
| General Fund | |||
Legislation creates:
A New Program | |||
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
| The cost of this proposed legislation is projected to be $45,900 the first year and $25,900 per year thereafter. The first year startup costs include two specialty freezers. |
| Over-all effect |
| Effect of Proposal | Fiscal Year | ||
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| 2007 Increase/Decrease (use"-") |
2008 Increase/Decrease (use"-") |
Fiscal Year (Upon Full Implementation) | |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost | 0 | 45,900 | 45,900 |
| Personal Services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Current Expenses | 0 | 25,900 | 25,900 |
| Repairs and Alterations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assets | 0 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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3. Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
Our records indicate that there were 396 sexual assault cases reported last year in West Virgina. Research indicates that only 16% of rapes and sexual assaults are ever reported. Using these factors, the actual number of assaults could reach as high as 2,475 per year. While the national average is that 10% have the potential to become pregnant, or a total of 248, only 30% of these, or 74 choose to give birth.
Since the WV State Police does not have a pathologist qualified to perform tissue separation, this service could be performed by the State Medical Examiner's Office at $50 per case. Additionally, Marshall University, through an existing contract, can analyze the separated tissue at $300 per case. Therefore, the total cost per case would be approximately $350. Finally, in order to preserve the tissue for analysis, both the WV State Police and Marshall University would need to purchase a freezer capable of storing tissue, or $20,000 in total. Questions relating to this may be addressed to Ted Smith, Director, WVSP Forensics Laboratory, at 746-2273. |
| There are serious logistical concerns which are not addressed in the proposed legislation. Those concerns can best be explained by
Ted Smith, Director, WVSP Forensics Laboratory, at 746-2273. |