SB 2003 Summary

• Appropriates $89,640,661 total funds ($53,739,876 from general fund) to the attorney general for the 2015-17 biennium, including increases for salaries, criminal justice information sharing, and law enforcement.

• Establishes a criminal justice data information sharing system maintained by the attorney general's bureau of criminal investigation for authorized access by judicial, law enforcement, emergency services, and transportation department agencies.

• Creates a criminal justice information advisory board with representatives from state courts, law enforcement, emergency services, and local government to oversee system operations and adopt rules for access eligibility and data sharing.

• Shifts responsibility for expert witness travel expenses in non-Class AA felony cases from the attorney general to district courts, with exemption if testimony occurs via interactive video network or computer service.

• Requires the attorney general to notify opinion requesters within 30 days of receipt and deliver written opinions within 180 days or explain why no opinion will be provided.