The meeting agenda includes an executive session and status updates regarding the accreditation of various forensic laboratories and toxicology offices. Old business items consist of discussions on familial searching, the OSAC registry, and next-generation sequencing validation. New business topics cover accreditation applications, rapid DNA implementation, and forensic laboratory visits. Additionally, the meeting will address laboratory disclosures from several regional crime laboratories and medical examiner offices.
Mar 13, 2026
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Commission on Forensic Science Draft Meeting Minutes
The Commission discussed several agenda items including laboratory accreditation updates for various forensic laboratories, such as the renewal of the Niagara County Sheriff's Office Forensic Laboratory and the initial accreditation of the Suffolk County Police Department Identification Section. The Commission established a working group to address an anonymous complaint regarding the Onondaga County Center for Forensic Sciences Laboratory. Old business included verbal updates on the Familial Search Program, responses to DNA Subcommittee letters, and discussions on OSAC Registry standards. New business involved the review of 2025 Annual Laboratory Summaries and an update on Department of Health oversight authority for private forensic laboratories. The Commission also reviewed various laboratory disclosures.
Jan 1, 2024·Strategic plan
New York State Strategic Action Plan 2024-2026
The 2024-2026 Strategic Action Plan for New York State focuses on reducing youth contact with the juvenile justice system and enhancing effective services to ensure their success. Key priorities include increasing meaningful youth, family, and community engagement, improving access to trauma, healing, and behavioral health services, and enhancing prevention efforts and youth-centered service delivery. The plan involves creating Transformative Youth Justice Hubs, developing a Youth, Family, and Community Toward Success (YFACTS) Center for data coordination, and investing in direct youth-service programming to address racial and ethnic disparities and promote positive youth development.
