SB 5648 - DIGEST

Declares that the purpose of this act is to develop and maintain, in a cost-effective manner, a statewide network of criminal justice information that enables sharing and integrated delivery of justice information maintained in the state's independent information systems and that will: (1) Maximize standardization of data and communications technology among law enforcement agencies, jails, prosecuting attorneys, the courts, corrections, and licensing;

(2) Reduce redundant data collection and input efforts;

 (3) Reduce or eliminate paper-based information exchanges;

(4) Improve work flow within the criminal justice system;

(5) Provide complete, accurate, and timely information to criminal justice agencies and courts in a single computer session; and

(6) Maintain security and privacy rights respecting criminal justice information.

Requires the board to file a report with the governor, the supreme court, and the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house committees with jurisdiction over criminal justice funding and policy by September 1, 2004, and not less than every two years thereafter. The report shall make recommendations concerning legislative changes and appropriations needed to implement, operate, and enhance a statewide justice information network to assure the availability of complete, accurate, and timely justice information.