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This bill establishes priorities for Montana's criminal justice data warehouse for the 2025-2026 interim period, focusing on creating a comprehensive and integrated data collection system. The Board of Crime Control is directed to undertake several key projects, including developing a unique identifier to link data across state and local criminal justice agencies while protecting personal information, consulting with the Criminal Justice Oversight Council to determine research priorities, and acquiring software applications to help manage and catalog records from different criminal justice systems. The bill requires the board to report regularly to various legislative committees, detailing progress, recommendations, and potential next steps for the data warehouse. Additionally, the legislation includes significant financial appropriations: $480,000 for software applications, $504,243 to fund two full-time equivalent positions (a project manager and a data analyst), and $500,000 for the judiciary to contribute data to the warehouse. The bill aims to improve data sharing, research capabilities, and potentially identify cost savings across criminal justice agencies, with an immediate effective date upon passage and approval.

Budget and Finance, Justice

https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/20251/LC0239