HB 291 Summary

• Increases Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault public members from four to five, with one member required to be from an Alaska Native organization, and extends the council's termination date to June 30, 2028.

• Establishes the Alaska Criminal Justice Data Analysis Commission with 16 members (increased from 14) in the Office of the Governor, including representatives from the judiciary, law enforcement, victims' rights advocates, and a person with a felony conviction history.

• Requires the Judicial Council to provide staff and administrative support to the commission and design a project studying risk factors of prison inmates sentenced to 30+ days incarceration, with annual reporting to the legislature.

• Mandates quarterly data reporting to the commission from the judiciary, Department of Public Safety, and Department of Corrections on criminal case processing, arrests, convictions, and probation/parole outcomes.

• Sets the Alaska Criminal Justice Data Analysis Commission termination date to June 30, 2029, and transfers all judicial council projects and data related to criminal justice data analysis to the commission.