Session Daily: Janaury 31, 2001

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Criminal communication may improve

(January 31, 2001) Lawmakers are considering a bill intended to dramatically improve communication regarding convicted criminals.

HF260 would appropriate $41.5 million to further the development of CriMNet, a computer system which would integrate, track, and share criminal justice information among law enforcement, courts, public safety, and other criminal justice agencies.

The House Crime Prevention Committee considered the bill Jan. 30, and voted unanimously to re-refer it to the House Civil Law Committee to deal with data privacy issues.

The bill would also mandate procedures to assist the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in cataloguing criminals. Among those provisions are strict guidelines for imprinting fingerprints and forwarding copies to the BCA, a commonly overlooked yet effective method for organizing data.