The Florida Senate

943.08  Duties; Criminal and Juvenile Justice Information Systems Council.--

(1)  The council shall facilitate the identification, standardization, sharing, and coordination of criminal and juvenile justice data and other public safety system data among federal, state, and local agencies.

(2)  The council shall review proposed rules and operating policies and procedures, and amendments thereto, of the Division of Criminal Justice Information Systems and make recommendations to the executive director which shall be represented in the meeting minutes of the council. In addition, the council shall review proposed policies, rules, and procedures relating to the information system of the Department of Juvenile Justice and make recommendations to the Secretary of Juvenile Justice or designated assistant who shall attend council meetings. Those recommendations shall relate to the following areas:

(a)  The management control of criminal justice information systems, criminal intelligence information systems, and criminal investigative information systems maintained by the department.

(b)  The installation and operation of criminal justice information systems, criminal intelligence information systems, and criminal investigative information systems by the department and the exchange of such information with other criminal justice agencies of this state and other states, including federal agencies.

(c)  The operation and maintenance of computer hardware and software within criminal justice information systems, criminal intelligence information systems, and criminal investigative information systems maintained by the department.

(d)  The operation, maintenance, and use of an automated fingerprint identification system, including interfacing with existing automated systems.

(e)  The physical security of the system, to prevent unauthorized disclosure of information contained in the system and to ensure that the criminal justice information in the system is currently and accurately revised to include subsequently revised information.

(f)  The security of the system, to ensure that criminal justice information, criminal intelligence information, and criminal investigative information will be collected, processed, stored, and disseminated in such manner that it cannot be modified, destroyed, accessed, changed, purged, or overlaid by unauthorized individuals or agencies.

(g)  The purging, expunging, or sealing of criminal justice information upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction or when authorized by law.

(h)  The dissemination of criminal justice information to persons or agencies not associated with criminal justice when such dissemination is authorized by law.

(i)  The access to criminal justice information maintained by any criminal justice agency by any person about whom such information is maintained for the purpose of challenge, correction, or addition of explanatory material.

(j)  The training, which may be provided pursuant to s. 938.01, s. 938.15, or s. 943.25, of employees of the department and other state and local criminal justice agencies in the proper use and control of criminal justice information.

(k)  The characteristics, structures, and linkages needed to allow the access and utilization of information among the various state, local, private, and federal agencies, organizations, and institutions in the public safety system, including, but not limited to, recommendations regarding:

1.  The management control and administration of juvenile justice data and information.

2.  The installation and operation of local area networks.

3.  The installation and operation of statewide area networks.

4.  Electronic mail and file transport.

5.  The operation and maintenance of hardware and software.

6.  Access to juvenile justice information.

7.  The security and integrity of the information system.

8.  Training of information system users and user groups.

(l)  Such other areas as relate to the collection, processing, storage, and dissemination of criminal and juvenile justice and other public safety system information, criminal intelligence information, and criminal justice investigative information, including the development of criteria, policies, and procedures for the standardization of criminal justice data and electronic transmission of such data.

(3)  The council shall develop and approve a strategic plan pursuant to the requirements set forth in s. 186.022(9). Copies of the approved plan shall be transmitted, electronically or in writing, to the Executive Office of the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the council members.

History.--s. 6, ch. 74-386; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 4, ch. 78-323; s. 13, ch. 80-409; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-10; s. 1, ch. 82-46; s. 2, ch. 83-265; s. 5, ch. 85-224; ss. 5, 6, 7, ch. 87-177; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 1, ch. 94-99; s. 33, ch. 95-267; s. 4, ch. 96-388; s. 39, ch. 97-271; s. 37, ch. 97-286.