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_ 559 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 408. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 D. Included in the appropriation for this item is $144,336 the first year and $144,336 the second year from the general fund for the estimated costs of materials needed for the additional DNA testing required pursuant to Chapters 543 and 544 of the 2018 Session of the General Assembly. E. Notwithstanding § 9.1-1101.1, Code of Virginia, the Department of Forensic Science shall not enter into contracts or agreements for forensic laboratory services that i) require additional general fund resources for laboratory services that can otherwise be procured at lower costs, or ii) impose additional regulatory burdens on the staff of the Department to implement. F. Included in the appropriation for this item is $641,200 the first year and $641,200 the second year from the general fund for four additional toxicology positions and associated equipment and supplies to support the Department's tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) data collection initiative. Of the four positions, no fewer than one shall be assigned to the Western Laboratory in the City of Roanoke. G. Beginning January 1, 2025, the Department of Forensic Science shall identify all blood samples submitted in driving under the influence cases that it analyzed for alcohol and tetrahydrocannabinol content but did not screen for the presence of drugs within a drug class. If eligible for destruction pursuant to subsection B of § 18.2-268.7, any personal or case identifying information shall be removed from the identified blood samples and such blood samples shall be screened for the presence of drugs within a drug class. On at least an annual basis based on the calendar year, the Department of Forensic Science shall report the results of such drug screenings, including the number of blood samples screened, the types of drug classes detected, and the judicial districts in which the related driving under the influence cases arose, to the Department of Motor Vehicles in an aggregate manner. Beginning January 1, 2025, the Department of Forensic Science shall provide for the analysis of all blood samples of drivers killed in motor vehicle and commercial motor vehicle accidents, as submitted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, for both alcohol and drug content and shall report such content to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Total for Department of Forensic Science $64,075,932 $64,153,890 $64,790,000 General Fund Positions 342.00 342.00 347.00 Nongeneral Fund Positions 27.00 27.00 Position Level 369.00 369.00 374.00 Fund Sources: General $61,295,876 $61,373,834 $62,009,944 Federal Trust $2,780,056 $2,780,056 § 1-117. DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE (777) 409. Instruction (19700) $18,388,881 $18,388,881 Youth Instructional Services (19711) $11,638,537 $11,638,537 Career and Technical Instructional Services for Youth and Adult Schools (19712) $3,057,271 $3,057,271 Instructional Leadership and Support Services (19714) $3,693,073 $3,693,073 Fund Sources: General $15,939,506 $15,939,506 Special $10,752 $10,752 Federal Trust $2,438,623 $2,438,623 Authority: § 66-13.1, Code of Virginia. 410. Operation of Community Residential and Nonresidential Services (35000) $3,320,293 $3,320,293