MT SB6

Directs the Board of Crime Control to prioritize 11 projects for the 2025-2026 interim, including creating a unique identifier to link data across state, local, and judicial criminal justice agencies while protecting confidential information

Requires acquisition of software applications for mastering records and cataloging data fields from disparate criminal justice data systems statewide

Mandates regular reporting to the Criminal Justice Oversight Council and Law and Justice Interim Committee, with a final report due September 15, 2026, outlining progress, recommendations, and funding priorities for the 2027 session

Appropriates $480,000 for software acquisition and $504,243 for two full-time positions (project manager and data analyst), both intended as ongoing base funding

Provides $500,000 one-time appropriation to the judiciary for contributing data to the criminal justice data warehouse