SF 561

2nd Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 02:13am

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; requiring a study on the collection and reporting of
summary data relating to decisions that affect a child's status within the juvenile
justice system.

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

Section 1. new text begin JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM DECISION POINTS; STUDY
REQUIRED.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Study required. new text end

new text begin (a) The criminal and juvenile justice information
policy group, consistent with the duties described in Minnesota Statutes, section 299C.65,
shall study the feasibility of collecting and reporting summary data relating to the
decisions that affect a child's status within the juvenile justice system. The policy group
shall consult with the Department of Corrections, the Office of Justice Programs, and other
relevant criminal justice agencies, juvenile justice stakeholders, and interested community
groups. The Office of Justice Programs shall provide administrative support to the study.
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new text begin (b) At a minimum, the study must consider:
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new text begin (1) required data elements to be collected, such as age, gender, race, ethnicity,
criminal charge, county of offense, and county of residence;
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new text begin (2) the decision points at which the data must be collected;
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new text begin (3) the criminal and juvenile justice agencies required to supply data;
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new text begin (4) who the repository entity for collected data should be;
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new text begin (5) the frequency of reporting;
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new text begin (6) the level of summary analysis;
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new text begin (7) a plan to implement the data collection, reporting, and analysis; and
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new text begin (8) the cost of implementing the plan.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Report required. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of public safety shall submit the
study described in subdivision 1 to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate
and house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over juvenile justice policy
by February 15, 2010.
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