Provides that activities of the Integrated Criminal Justice Information System Policy Board be performed by the supreme court. (gov sig)

Senate Bill 141 amends Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:1228 and 1228.5(4) to transfer administrative jurisdiction of the Integrated Criminal Justice Information System Policy Board from the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice under the office of the governor to the Louisiana Supreme Court. The legislation accomplishes this through straightforward textual substitution, replacing references to the commission with the Supreme Court as the entity responsible for oversight and support functions. Under the amended law, the Supreme Court assumes all duties previously performed by the executive branch commission, including the provision of clerical, professional, and technical staff to support the policy board's operations.

The practical effect of this transfer shifts administrative and logistical responsibility for the policy board's functioning from the executive branch to the judicial branch. The Supreme Court becomes obligated to supply staff resources necessary for the policy board to perform its duties. The policy board retains its existing authority to request additional personnel or technical assistance on a temporary basis from units of the executive branch, provided such requests receive approval from the chief executive officer of the respective agency involved. This arrangement preserves the policy board's ability to draw upon executive resources while establishing the Supreme Court as its primary administrative home.

The Integrated Criminal Justice Information System Policy Board operates within Louisiana's criminal justice information infrastructure framework codified in Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes. This transfer represents a structural change in judicial versus executive branch responsibilities regarding criminal justice data systems management. The amendment does not alter the policy board's substantive powers or its role within the criminal justice information system itself; rather, it concerns only which branch of state government provides administrative support and maintains jurisdictional authority. The bill becomes effective immediately upon the governor's signature or upon expiration of the period allowed for gubernatorial action under the Louisiana Constitution, with provisions for implementation following a gubernatorial veto and legislative override if that scenario occurs.