1.1                          A bill for an act
  1.2             relating to criminal justice information; establishing 
  1.3             a public-private task force to develop a plan to 
  1.4             create and implement an integrated criminal justice 
  1.5             information system in Hennepin county and statewide; 
  1.6             authorizing the supreme court to award aid to counties 
  1.7             and judicial districts to develop and implement these 
  1.8             integration plans; appropriating money; proposing 
  1.9             coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 
  1.10            299C and 477A. 
  1.11  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.12     Section 1.  [299C.655] [INTEGRATED CRIMINAL JUSTICE 
  1.13  INFORMATION SYSTEM TASK FORCE.] 
  1.14     Subdivision 1.  [ESTABLISHMENT OF TASK FORCE.] The criminal 
  1.15  and juvenile information policy group shall establish a task 
  1.16  force of public agencies and private organizations to develop a 
  1.17  plan to create and implement an integrated criminal justice 
  1.18  information system.  Because of the relatively high incidence of 
  1.19  crime and the complex nature of the criminal justice systems in 
  1.20  Hennepin county and its municipalities, the task force's plan 
  1.21  shall focus primarily on the current information capabilities 
  1.22  and needs of criminal justice agencies within that region.  
  1.23  However, the plan also shall specify how an integrated 
  1.24  information system developed for Hennepin county and its 
  1.25  municipalities can be integrated with current state systems and 
  1.26  implemented statewide. 
  1.27     Subd. 2.  [PURPOSE OF TASK FORCE.] The task force's purpose 
  1.28  is: 
  2.1      (1) to identify the mission and objectives of an integrated 
  2.2   criminal justice information system; 
  2.3      (2) to define best practices and procedures for operating 
  2.4   the criminal justice system as a precursor to developing the new 
  2.5   integrated information system; 
  2.6      (3) to implement, administer, and evaluate the integrated 
  2.7   information system; and 
  2.8      (4) to make recommendations to the state court 
  2.9   administrator concerning applications for aid submitted under 
  2.10  section 477A.055. 
  2.11     Subd. 3.  [TASK FORCE MEMBERSHIP.] The task force consists 
  2.12  of the following 15 members: 
  2.13     (1) three members appointed by the chief justice, one of 
  2.14  whom is designated to be a cochair of the task force; 
  2.15     (2) one county commissioner appointed by the Hennepin 
  2.16  county board who is designated to be a cochair of the task 
  2.17  force; 
  2.18     (3) the commissioner of public safety, or a designee who 
  2.19  has expertise in integrated criminal justice data systems or 
  2.20  best practices; 
  2.21     (4) the commissioner of corrections, or a designee who has 
  2.22  expertise in integrated criminal justice data systems or best 
  2.23  practices; 
  2.24     (5) the attorney general, or a designee who has expertise 
  2.25  in integrated criminal justice data systems or best practices; 
  2.26     (6) two representatives of the private business community, 
  2.27  appointed by the cochairs who have expertise in integrated 
  2.28  information systems; 
  2.29     (7) three members of the Hennepin county criminal justice 
  2.30  coordinating committee, appointed by the cochairs, who have 
  2.31  expertise in integrated criminal justice data systems or best 
  2.32  practices; and 
  2.33     (8) three representatives of county agencies outside of 
  2.34  Hennepin county, appointed by the cochairs, who have expertise 
  2.35  in integrated criminal justice information systems or best 
  2.36  practices. 
  3.1      Subd. 4.  [INTEGRATION PLAN.] The task force's integration 
  3.2   plan shall address the six major business functions of the 
  3.3   criminal justice community including incident reporting, 
  3.4   investigation, arrest, detention, adjudication, and disposition, 
  3.5   including post-sentence supervision and treatment.  It shall 
  3.6   include offenses committed by adults and juveniles and civil 
  3.7   actions and proceedings related to these offenses.  It also 
  3.8   shall contain the following components: 
  3.9      (1) a statement of the mission and goals of an integrated 
  3.10  criminal justice information system; 
  3.11     (2) an identification of current barriers to the 
  3.12  implementation of an integrated criminal justice information 
  3.13  system in Hennepin county; 
  3.14     (3) an identification of current gaps and overlaps in the 
  3.15  collection and dissemination of criminal justice information in 
  3.16  the county; 
  3.17     (4) an identification of best practices and procedures for 
  3.18  operating the criminal justice system as a precursor to 
  3.19  developing an integrated criminal justice information system in 
  3.20  Hennepin county, its municipalities, and the state, and similar 
  3.21  systems in other counties; 
  3.22     (5) an evaluation of the range of alternatives for 
  3.23  implementing the integrated criminal justice information in 
  3.24  Hennepin county, its municipalities, and the state, ranging from 
  3.25  simple modifications of existing systems to the complete 
  3.26  replacement of these systems; 
  3.27     (6) an estimate of the resources needed to develop, 
  3.28  implement, and operate the system in Hennepin county and its 
  3.29  municipalities, including but not limited to, financial, 
  3.30  personnel, technology, and training resources; 
  3.31     (7) reasonable time lines for implementing the system; and 
  3.32     (8) any other matters the task force deems necessary to 
  3.33  successful implementation of the integrated system. 
  3.34     To the extent possible, the task force shall consult with 
  3.35  individuals involved in the day-to-day use and operation of 
  3.36  current criminal justice information systems so as to identify 
  4.1   barriers and gaps in these systems and develop best practices 
  4.2   and procedures for an integrated system. 
  4.3      Subd. 5.  [REPORT TO LEGISLATURE.] (a) The task force shall 
  4.4   submit a strategic report to the criminal and juvenile 
  4.5   information policy group and to the chairs of the house and 
  4.6   senate committees having jurisdiction over criminal justice 
  4.7   policy and funding by January 15, 2000.  The report shall 
  4.8   contain the partnership's integration plan, recommendations 
  4.9   concerning implementation of the plan in Hennepin county, the 
  4.10  plan's applicability to other counties and to the state, and 
  4.11  cost estimates for implementing each component of the plan in 
  4.12  Hennepin county.  
  4.13     (b) The task force may submit an interim report to the 
  4.14  policy group and the chairs of the legislative committees if it 
  4.15  identifies high priority integration tasks during the 
  4.16  development of the integration plan in Hennepin county.  The 
  4.17  interim report shall be submitted by July 1, 1999, and shall 
  4.18  identify the tasks and the business case for completing these 
  4.19  tasks in advance of completing the entire plan. 
  4.20     Subd. 6.  [EXPIRATION.] This section expires on July 1, 
  4.21  2005. 
  4.22     Sec. 2.  [477A.055] [CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM 
  4.23  IMPROVEMENT AID.] 
  4.24     Subdivision 1.  [PURPOSE.] Criminal justice information 
  4.25  system improvement aid is intended to provide for increased 
  4.26  efficiency in the criminal justice system by encouraging the 
  4.27  development of integrated information systems. 
  4.28     Subd. 2.  [AID APPLICATION.] (a) A county or judicial 
  4.29  district may apply to the state court administrator, acting on 
  4.30  behalf of the chief justice, for aid to develop an integration 
  4.31  plan and/or to develop and implement an integrated criminal 
  4.32  justice information system within the county or district.  If 
  4.33  the application is for the purpose of developing an integration 
  4.34  plan, the plan must be developed in accordance with section 
  4.35  299C.655, subdivision 4, and must be submitted to the state 
  4.36  court administrator when completed.  If the application is to 
  5.1   develop and implement the integrated system the application must 
  5.2   consist of the following: 
  5.3      (1) an integration plan containing the components described 
  5.4   in section 299C.655, subdivision 4; 
  5.5      (2) a description of how implementation of the integration 
  5.6   plan will improve operation of the criminal justice system in 
  5.7   the county or district; 
  5.8      (3) an identification of the public agencies and private 
  5.9   organizations that will assist in designing, implementing, and 
  5.10  funding the system; 
  5.11     (4) a description of how the applicant will satisfy the 
  5.12  match requirement in subdivision 3; and 
  5.13     (5) a means for evaluating outcomes of the plan's 
  5.14  implementation. 
  5.15     (b) The state court administrator shall forward all 
  5.16  applications for aid to the task force on integrated criminal 
  5.17  justice information systems established in section 299C.655.  
  5.18  The task force shall review the applications and make 
  5.19  recommendations concerning whether the application should be 
  5.20  granted and the amount of aid that should be awarded. 
  5.21     Subd. 3.  [MATCH REQUIRED.] The state court administrator, 
  5.22  acting on behalf of the chief justice, may award aid to an 
  5.23  applicant only if the applicant provides matching funds to pay 
  5.24  one-half of the costs of implementing the integration plan.  The 
  5.25  state court administrator, on behalf of the chief justice, shall 
  5.26  adopt policies concerning the use of in-kind resources to 
  5.27  satisfy a portion of the match requirement and concerning the 
  5.28  sources from which match funds may be obtained. 
  5.29     Subd. 4.  [EVALUATION.] Every recipient of aid to implement 
  5.30  an integration plan shall submit a report to the state court 
  5.31  administrator evaluating whether and how implementation of the 
  5.32  integration plan improved the operation of the criminal justice 
  5.33  system in the county or district.  The state court administrator 
  5.34  shall establish the aid recipient's reporting date at the time 
  5.35  the aid is awarded. 
  5.36     Subd. 5.  [REPORT BY STATE COURT ADMINISTRATOR.] The state 
  6.1   court administrator, on behalf of the chief justice, shall 
  6.2   submit a report to the chairs of the house and senate committees 
  6.3   having jurisdiction over criminal justice policy and funding by 
  6.4   January 15, 2002.  The report shall evaluate the use of aid 
  6.5   under this section and make any recommendations deemed necessary 
  6.6   to improve the operation of criminal justice information systems 
  6.7   in the state. 
  6.8      Subd. 6.  [EXPIRATION.] This section expires on July 1, 
  6.9   2005. 
  6.10     Subd. 7.  [APPROPRIATION.] $15,000,000 is appropriated from 
  6.11  the general fund to the supreme court for the fiscal biennium 
  6.12  ending June 30, 2001, to be used to pay aid under this section.  
  6.13  The court may use up to one percent of this appropriation to pay 
  6.14  administrative costs.  
  6.15     Sec. 3.  [APPROPRIATION; SUPREME COURT.] 
  6.16     $1,200,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
  6.17  supreme court for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, to pay 
  6.18  the costs of developing a criminal justice information system 
  6.19  integration plan as described in Minnesota Statutes, section 
  6.20  299C.655, subdivision 4.  Of this appropriation, up to $200,000 
  6.21  may be used to pay the costs, if any, of completing the 
  6.22  integration tasks identified in an interim report submitted 
  6.23  under Minnesota Statutes, section 299C.655, subdivision 5.