HF 908

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; reforming the CriMNet
policy group; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004,
section 299C.65, subdivision 1.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 299C.65,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Membership, duties.

(a) The Criminal and
Juvenile Justice Information Policy Group consists of the
commissioner of corrections, the commissioner of public safety,
the commissioner of administration, deleted text begin the commissioner of finance,
and four deleted text end new text begin three new text end members of the judicial branch appointed by the
chief justice of the Supreme Court new text begin , and three members appointed
by the governor. The members appointed by the governor must be
employees or elected officials of local governmental units and
selected only after consultation with the Minnesota Sheriffs
Association, the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, the
Minnesota County Attorneys Association, the League of Minnesota
Cities, the Minnesota Association of Counties, the Metropolitan
Inter-County Association, and the Minnesota Association of
Community Corrections Act Counties new text end . The policy group may
appoint additional, nonvoting members as necessary from time to
time.

(b) The commissioner of public safety is designated as the
chair of the policy group. The commissioner and the policy
group have overall responsibility for the successful completion
of statewide criminal justice information system integration
(CriMNet). The policy group may hire a program manager to
manage the CriMNet projects and to be responsible for the
day-to-day operations of CriMNet. The policy group must ensure
that generally accepted project management techniques are
utilized for each CriMNet project, including:

(1) clear sponsorship;

(2) scope management;

(3) project planning, control, and execution;

(4) continuous risk assessment and mitigation;

(5) cost management;

(6) quality management reviews;

(7) communications management; and

(8) proven methodology.

(c) Products and services for CriMNet project management,
system design, implementation, and application hosting must be
acquired using an appropriate procurement process, which
includes:

(1) a determination of required products and services;

(2) a request for proposal development and identification
of potential sources;

(3) competitive bid solicitation, evaluation, and
selection; and

(4) contract administration and close-out.

(d) The policy group shall study and make recommendations
to the governor, the Supreme Court, and the legislature on:

(1) a framework for integrated criminal justice information
systems, including the development and maintenance of a
community data model for state, county, and local criminal
justice information;

(2) the responsibilities of each entity within the criminal
and juvenile justice systems concerning the collection,
maintenance, dissemination, and sharing of criminal justice
information with one another;

(3) actions necessary to ensure that information maintained
in the criminal justice information systems is accurate and
up-to-date;

(4) the development of an information system containing
criminal justice information on gross misdemeanor-level and
felony-level juvenile offenders that is part of the integrated
criminal justice information system framework;

(5) the development of an information system containing
criminal justice information on misdemeanor arrests,
prosecutions, and convictions that is part of the integrated
criminal justice information system framework;

(6) comprehensive training programs and requirements for
all individuals in criminal justice agencies to ensure the
quality and accuracy of information in those systems;

(7) continuing education requirements for individuals in
criminal justice agencies who are responsible for the
collection, maintenance, dissemination, and sharing of criminal
justice data;

(8) a periodic audit process to ensure the quality and
accuracy of information contained in the criminal justice
information systems;

(9) the equipment, training, and funding needs of the state
and local agencies that participate in the criminal justice
information systems;

(10) the impact of integrated criminal justice information
systems on individual privacy rights;

(11) the impact of proposed legislation on the criminal
justice system, including any fiscal impact, need for training,
changes in information systems, and changes in processes;

(12) the collection of data on race and ethnicity in
criminal justice information systems;

(13) the development of a tracking system for domestic
abuse orders for protection;

(14) processes for expungement, correction of inaccurate
records, destruction of records, and other matters relating to
the privacy interests of individuals; and

(15) the development of a database for extended
jurisdiction juvenile records and whether the records should be
public or private and how long they should be retained.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2005.
new text end