CO SB027

Division of Criminal Justice must conduct a study examining how individuals proceed through criminal and juvenile justice proceedings, including sentences and alternative sentencing programs

Study must include analysis of information system technologies, organizational structures, criminal justice process diagrams with option frequencies, model-based systems engineering analysis, best practices recommendations, inefficiency analysis, and metrics collection methods

Division must solicit proposals and contract with an entity by July 1, 2024 to assist with conducting the study, gathering information, analyzing issues, and producing a report

Division must collaborate with criminal and juvenile justice agencies, Department of Law, Judicial Department, State Board of Parole, Department of Corrections, Division of Youth Services, and Office of Information Technology as necessary

Division must submit final report findings to Joint Budget Committee and judiciary committees of both houses by June 30, 2025; this section automatically repeals July 1, 2025