HB 236 -- JUVENILE INFORMATION SYSTEM

SPONSOR:  Smith

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee
on Civil and Administrative Law by a vote of 8 to 0.

This bill establishes the Juvenile Information Governance
Commission, which will recommend and authorize information to be
shared between executive agencies and juvenile and family
divisions of the circuit courts.  The commission will be
composed of the directors of the departments of Mental Health,
Health, and Social Services; the directors of the divisions of
Family Services and Youth Services; the Commissioner of
Education; the State Courts Administrator (as chairman); the
Superintendent of the Highway Patrol; the Chief Information
Officer of the Office of Information Technology of the Office of
Administration; 2 juvenile court judges; and 2 juvenile officers.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds.  Costs are dependent
upon actions of the Juvenile Information Governance Commission.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill merely formalizes the
group of officials from several departments who have been
meeting informally since 1998 in an effort to coordinate how
juvenile records are handled between agencies.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Smith; and Office of
State Courts Administrator.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Richard Smreker, Senior Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated November 26, 2001 at 11:43 am