Report on juvenile justice data collection

The administrative office of the courts, the department of children’s services, and the commission on children and youth shall jointly submit a report addressing statewide data collection in the juvenile justice system, on or before January 1, 2019, to the governor, speaker of the senate, and speaker of the house of representatives. Appropriate school and law enforcement personnel shall be consulted in preparing the report. This report shall include: (1) A plan to effectuate comprehensive, accurate collection of data and performance measures from all juvenile courts in the state pursuant to any relevant statutory provisions; (2) Uniform definitions and criteria for data collection to ensure clear and consistent reporting across all agencies and counties; (3) Proposed forms for future data collection from juvenile courts and county-level agencies; and (4) Any other recommendations relevant to improving statewide data collection in the juvenile justice system.