CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA COLLECTION                                                              S.B. 938:

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                      REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

Senate Bill 938 (as reported without amendment)

Sponsor:  Senator Patrick J. Colbeck

Committee:  Michigan Competitiveness

CONTENT

The bill would enact the "Criminal Justice Data Collection and Management Act" to provide for the daily collection and reporting of data related to crimes, offenders, and recidivism. Specifically, the bill would do the following:

-- Create the Criminal Justice Data Collection and Management Program in the Legislative Council.

-- Require the Program to be implemented in at one or more counties that would work in coordination with State agencies and departments.

-- Require the Legislative Council to appoint a State operations team that would oversee the activities of a State project team and county operations teams.

-- Require the participating counties to collect offender data, case data, program data, and crime data, and provide the data to the State operations team on a daily basis.

-- Require the State Court Administrative Office and the Department of Corrections to collect rearrest, reconviction, and reincarcertation recidivism data and provide the data to the State operations team on a daily basis.

-- Require the State operations team to provide the data to the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget (DTMB), which would have to house and maintain the data.

-- Permit the DTMB to provide access to the data only to members of the Department and the Legislative Council.

-- Require the participating counties to be provided necessary grant funding, by appropriation.

                                                                              Legislative Analyst:  Suzanne Lowe

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have a fiscal impact on State and local government. Currently, an appropriation of $500,000 has been requested in the Governor’s supplemental request number 2016-4 presented with the Governor’s FY 2016-17 Executive Budget Recommendation.  The requested funding for the Legislative Council would pay for the functions of the Criminal Justice Data Collection and Management Program that the bill would create.   A portion of any appropriated funds would be used by the Council for the operation of the Program to provide grants to local governments. There also could be associated costs to other State departments, such as Corrections and Technology, Management, and Budget. These additional costs could require supplemental appropriations in addition to the already requested $500,000; however, the costs are indeterminate and would depend on whether the initial appropriation was sufficient.

Date Completed:  6-1-16                                                     Fiscal Analyst:  Joe Carrasco

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.