"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4   (1) The department of corrections shall create a demonstration project with one county jail system, one city jail system in the same county as the county jail system, and one state prison to demonstrate an integrated electronic health records system to facilitate and expedite the transfer of inmate health information between state and local correctional facilities.
     (a) The demonstration project shall at a minimum be partially operational prior to September 1, 2006.
     (b) The demonstration project data shall be available to the legislature by December 31, 2006.
     (c) If specific funding is not provided for this subsection, the department is not required to complete the demonstration project.
     (2) The department of corrections, in consultation with the Washington state health care authority, the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, the Washington association of county officials, the Washington state association of counties, and the association of Washington cities shall prepare a recommendation to the 2007 legislature on how to implement a statewide integrated electronic health records system to facilitate and expedite the transfer of inmate health information between state and local correctional facilities. The recommendation shall include data from similar demonstration projects, the cost necessary to implement the statewide program, anticipated savings created to state and local governments, the benefits of such a system, any relevant data from other states that have implemented similar statewide programs, and whether any statutory changes are necessary to implement a statewide system. The recommendations shall be presented to the legislature by December 31, 2006."