HF 2484

1st Engrossment - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to public safety; making changes to the 
  1.3             CriMNet law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 
  1.4             299C.65, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 
  1.5             repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 299C.65, 
  1.6             subdivisions 3, 4. 
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 299C.65, 
  1.9   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  1.10     Subdivision 1.  [MEMBERSHIP, DUTIES.] (a) The criminal and 
  1.11  juvenile justice information policy group consists of the 
  1.12  commissioner of corrections, the commissioner of public safety, 
  1.13  the commissioner of administration, the commissioner of finance, 
  1.14  and four members of the judicial branch appointed by the chief 
  1.15  justice of the Supreme Court.  The policy group may appoint 
  1.16  additional, nonvoting members as necessary from time to time. 
  1.17     (b) The commissioner of public safety is designated as the 
  1.18  chair of the policy group.  The commissioner and the policy 
  1.19  group have overall responsibility for the successful completion 
  1.20  of statewide criminal justice information system integration 
  1.21  (CriMNet).  The policy group may hire a program manager to 
  1.22  manage the CriMNet projects and to be responsible for the 
  1.23  day-to-day operations of CriMNet.  The program manager shall 
  1.24  serve at the pleasure of the policy group in the unclassified 
  1.25  service.  The policy group must ensure that generally accepted 
  1.26  project management techniques are utilized for each CriMNet 
  2.1   project, including: 
  2.2      (1) clear sponsorship; 
  2.3      (2) scope management; 
  2.4      (3) project planning, control, and execution; 
  2.5      (4) continuous risk assessment and mitigation; 
  2.6      (5) cost management; 
  2.7      (6) quality management reviews; 
  2.8      (7) communications management; and 
  2.9      (8) proven methodology; and 
  2.10     (9) education and training. 
  2.11     (c) Products and services for CriMNet project management, 
  2.12  system design, implementation, and application hosting must be 
  2.13  acquired using an appropriate procurement process, which 
  2.14  includes: 
  2.15     (1) a determination of required products and services; 
  2.16     (2) a request for proposal development and identification 
  2.17  of potential sources; 
  2.18     (3) competitive bid solicitation, evaluation, and 
  2.19  selection; and 
  2.20     (4) contract administration and close-out. 
  2.21     (d) The policy group shall study and make recommendations 
  2.22  to the governor, the Supreme Court, and the legislature on:  
  2.23     (1) a framework for integrated criminal justice information 
  2.24  systems, including the development and maintenance of a 
  2.25  community data model for state, county, and local criminal 
  2.26  justice information; 
  2.27     (2) the responsibilities of each entity within the criminal 
  2.28  and juvenile justice systems concerning the collection, 
  2.29  maintenance, dissemination, and sharing of criminal justice 
  2.30  information with one another; 
  2.31     (3) actions necessary to ensure that information maintained 
  2.32  in the criminal justice information systems is accurate and 
  2.33  up-to-date; 
  2.34     (4) the development of an information system containing 
  2.35  criminal justice information on gross misdemeanor-level and 
  2.36  felony-level juvenile offenders that is part of the integrated 
  3.1   criminal justice information system framework; 
  3.2      (5) the development of an information system containing 
  3.3   criminal justice information on misdemeanor arrests, 
  3.4   prosecutions, and convictions that is part of the integrated 
  3.5   criminal justice information system framework; 
  3.6      (6) comprehensive training programs and requirements for 
  3.7   all individuals in criminal justice agencies to ensure the 
  3.8   quality and accuracy of information in those systems; 
  3.9      (7) continuing education requirements for individuals in 
  3.10  criminal justice agencies who are responsible for the 
  3.11  collection, maintenance, dissemination, and sharing of criminal 
  3.12  justice data; 
  3.13     (8) a periodic audit process to ensure the quality and 
  3.14  accuracy of information contained in the criminal justice 
  3.15  information systems; 
  3.16     (9) the equipment, training, and funding needs of the state 
  3.17  and local agencies that participate in the criminal justice 
  3.18  information systems; 
  3.19     (10) the impact of integrated criminal justice information 
  3.20  systems on individual privacy rights; 
  3.21     (11) the impact of proposed legislation on the criminal 
  3.22  justice system, including any fiscal impact, need for training, 
  3.23  changes in information systems, and changes in processes; 
  3.24     (12) the collection of data on race and ethnicity in 
  3.25  criminal justice information systems; 
  3.26     (13) the development of a tracking system for domestic 
  3.27  abuse orders for protection; 
  3.28     (14) processes for expungement, correction of inaccurate 
  3.29  records, destruction of records, and other matters relating to 
  3.30  the privacy interests of individuals; and 
  3.31     (15) the development of a database for extended 
  3.32  jurisdiction juvenile records and whether the records should be 
  3.33  public or private and how long they should be retained.  
  3.34     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 299C.65, 
  3.35  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  3.36     Subd. 2.  [REPORT, TASK FORCE.] (a) The policy group shall 
  4.1   file an annual report with the governor, Supreme Court, and 
  4.2   chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house 
  4.3   committees and divisions with jurisdiction over criminal justice 
  4.4   funding and policy by December 1 of each year.  
  4.5      (b) The report must make recommendations concerning any 
  4.6   legislative changes or appropriations that are needed to ensure 
  4.7   that the criminal justice information systems operate accurately 
  4.8   and efficiently.  To assist them in developing their 
  4.9   recommendations, The policy group shall appoint a task force 
  4.10  consisting to assist them in their duties.  The task force shall 
  4.11  monitor, review, and report to the policy group on 
  4.12  CriMNet-related projects and provide oversight to ongoing 
  4.13  operations as directed by the policy group.  The task force 
  4.14  shall consist of its members or their designees and the 
  4.15  following additional members:  
  4.16     (1) the director of the Office of Strategic and Long-Range 
  4.17  Planning; 
  4.18     (2) two sheriffs recommended by the Minnesota Sheriffs 
  4.19  Association; 
  4.20     (3) (2) two police chiefs recommended by the Minnesota 
  4.21  Chiefs of Police Association; 
  4.22     (4) (3) two county attorneys recommended by the Minnesota 
  4.23  County Attorneys Association; 
  4.24     (5) (4) two city attorneys recommended by the Minnesota 
  4.25  League of Cities; 
  4.26     (6) (5) two public defenders appointed by the Board of 
  4.27  Public Defense; 
  4.28     (7) (6) two district judges appointed by the Conference of 
  4.29  Chief Judges, one of whom is currently assigned to the juvenile 
  4.30  court; 
  4.31     (8) (7) two community corrections administrators 
  4.32  recommended by the Minnesota Association of Counties, one of 
  4.33  whom represents a community corrections act county; 
  4.34     (9) (8) two probation officers; 
  4.35     (10) (9) four public members, one of whom has been a victim 
  4.36  of crime, and two who are representatives of the private 
  5.1   business community who have expertise in integrated information 
  5.2   systems; 
  5.3      (11) (10) two court administrators; 
  5.4      (12) (11) one member of the house of representatives 
  5.5   appointed by the speaker of the house; 
  5.6      (13) (12) one member of the senate appointed by the 
  5.7   majority leader; 
  5.8      (14) (13) the attorney general or a designee; 
  5.9      (15) (14) the commissioner of administration or a designee; 
  5.10     (16) (15) an individual recommended by the Minnesota League 
  5.11  of Cities; and 
  5.12     (17) (16) an individual recommended by the Minnesota 
  5.13  Association of Counties. 
  5.14  In making these appointments, the appointing authority shall 
  5.15  select members with expertise in integrated data systems or best 
  5.16  practices.  
  5.17     (c) The commissioner of public safety may appoint 
  5.18  additional, nonvoting members to the task force as necessary 
  5.19  from time to time. 
  5.20     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 299C.65, is 
  5.21  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  5.22     Subd. 2a.  [REPORT.] The policy group, with the assistance 
  5.23  of the task force, shall file an annual report with the 
  5.24  governor, Supreme Court, and chairs and ranking minority members 
  5.25  of the senate and house committees and divisions with 
  5.26  jurisdiction over criminal justice funding and policy by 
  5.27  December 1 of each year.  The report must provide the following: 
  5.28     (1) status and review of current integration efforts and 
  5.29  projects; 
  5.30     (2) number and description of project objectives achieved 
  5.31  during the previous year; 
  5.32     (3) recommendations concerning any legislative changes or 
  5.33  appropriations that are needed to ensure that the criminal 
  5.34  justice information systems operate accurately and efficiently; 
  5.35  and 
  5.36     (4) summary of the activities of the policy group and task 
  6.1   force. 
  6.2      Sec. 4.  [REPEALER.] 
  6.3      Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 299C.65, subdivisions 3 
  6.4   and 4, are repealed.