CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA COLLECTION                                                       S.B. 11 (S-1):

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                      REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

Senate Bill 11 (Substitute S-1 as reported)

Sponsor:  Senator Patrick J. Colbeck

Committee:  Michigan Competitiveness

CONTENT

The bill would enact the "Criminal Justice Data Collection and Management Program Act" to:

-- 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, and the State Court Administrative Office (SCAO) and the Department of Corrections (DOC), to collect and provide to the State operations team data to support the determination of the following: county jail capacity or State correctional facility capacity, as applicable; rearrest recidivism; reconviction recidivism; reincarceration recidivism; and the application of sentencing guidelines.

-- 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, the SCAO, and the DOC to be provided necessary grant funding, by appropriation, to implement technological changes and additional or new data collection practices based on the recommendation of the State operations team.

-- Require the Legislative Council to distribute and manage grants appropriated for the SCAO, the DOC, and the participating counties.

                                                                              Legislative Analyst:  Suzanne Lowe

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have a fiscal impact on State and local government. Supplemental funding totaling $500,000 has been appropriated in Public Act 268 of 2016, Article XX. The supplemental funding for the Legislative Council would pay for the functions of the proposed Criminal Justice Data Collection and Management Program. A portion of the appropriated funds would be used by the Council for the operation of the Program to provide grants to local governments, the DOC, and the SCAO. In the future, there also could be associated costs to other State departments, such as Corrections and Technology, Management, and Budget, and the State Court Administrative Office. The Departments have stated, however, that current appropriations should be sufficient to cover initial costs. According to the Department of Corrections, it already collects the data described in the bill, so there should be no additional costs.

Date Completed:  1-26-17                                                    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.