CRIMINAL INFORMATION ACCESS BY DHS S.B. 522:
SUMMARY AS PASSED BY THE SENATE
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Senate Bill 522 (as passed by the Senate)
Sponsor: Senator Bruce Caswell
Committee: Appropriations
Date Completed: 7-12-11
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Criminal Justice Information Systems Policy Act to require that the Department of State Police ensure access to criminal justice information systems by the Department of Human Services (DHS) necessary to implement a section of the Social Welfare Act proposed by House Bill 4721 (Section 10c). The proposed section would provide for a process by which the DHS could determine whether a recipient of public assistance was subject to an outstanding felony warrant or extradition warrant, and the Department of State Police would have access to address information of public assistance applicants or recipients.
The bill is tie-barred to House Bill 4721.
MCL 28.214
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would require the Department of State Police, within its policies associated with criminal justice information system management, to take steps to ensure that the proposed provisions of House Bill 4721 were met. House Bill 4721 would require an automated system of meeting the bill's goals to be in place by July 1, 2013. While the methodology of meeting the bill's provisions is under discussion between the two departments, it is likely the Department of State Police would incur costs to reprogram its criminal justice information systems to comply with the requirement of the House bill; the amount is estimated by the Department to be under $100,000. The Department also reports that the current number of outstanding felony warrants in the State is approximately 28,700.
Fiscal Analyst: Bruce Baker
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. sb522/1112