15.280 Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center -- Reports -- Purposes -- Confidentiality of information and record copies

(1) A Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center is hereby created as part of the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet

(2) The Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center shall provide its reports and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly through the secretary of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet

(3) The Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center shall: (a) Improve the quality and usefulness of criminal justice statistics and research results that are disseminated to citizens, public agencies, and private agencies in Kentucky through the collection, analysis, assimilation, and analysis of research and statistical data from within the cabinet, from other executive, judicial, and legislative agencies, and from private sources; (b) Publish research results and statistical data that are requested by criminal justice agencies; Improve the relationship between citizens and criminal justice agencies of Kentucky by conducting citizen surveys of the needs, attitudes, and behavior relating to crime and justice; and (c) (d) Strengthen the relationship between Kentucky criminal justice agencies and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, United States Department of Justice, by: 1

Providing justice statistics to the Bureau of Justice Statistics as required; and Serving as a clearinghouse for Bureau of materials

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(5) (4) The Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet may expend any federal grants or federal funds provided for carrying out the functions and authority as assigned in this section. Further, the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet may employ such employees as may be necessary to fulfill the duties, responsibilities, and functions assigned by this section

Information and record copies that are confidential under state or federal law and are provided to the Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center shall not become the information and records of the center and shall not lose their confidentiality by virtue of the center's access to the information and records

The original information and records used to generate information and record copies provided to the center shall be maintained by the appropriate agency in accordance with state and federal law and shall be subject to the Kentucky Open Records Act, KRS 61.870 to 61.884. All open records requests shall be made to the appropriate agency, not to the Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center. Information and record copies provided to the Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center for review shall be exempt from the Kentucky Open Records Act, KRS 61.870 to 61.884

Effective:June 29, 2017 History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 158, sec. 97, effective June 29, 2017. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 16, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 234, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000. -- Created 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 224, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986