1994

The New York State Executive Law 49b of 1994

• Established the New York State Commission on Forensic Science, the New York State DNA Subcommittee
• Mandated all public forensic laboratories be accredited
• Authorized the DNA databank (collection of convicted offender samples)

1999

The New York State Executive Law 49b expansion

• The DNA law was expanded to include ~70% of all felonies, resulting in the number of samples from designated offenders expanding to 30,000 samples per year with a retroactive pool of 100,000 samples.  
• The New York State Police were approved for an additional 65 forensic scientists to analyze all samples from convicted offenders and crime scene samples

2000

University at Albany and New York State Police establish a dedicated training laboratory on University at Albany East Campus

2001

University at Albany initiates Graduate Program in Forensic Molecular Biology

• Graduate education programs in Forensic Molecular Biology are critical to provide quality forensic scientists and the best service to the criminal justice system.

2004

UA and NYSP receive a National Institute of Justice Grant for training laboratories

• University at Albany (NERFI)  training laboratories  established to use the latest forensic instrumentation to provide DNA  “Academies

2005

NERFI  provided DNA academies for Massachusetts State Police Crime Laboratory