The Florida Senate

943.081  Public safety system information technology resources; guiding principles.--The following guiding principles adopted by the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Information Systems Council are hereby adopted as guiding principles for the management of public safety system information technology resources:

(1)  Cooperative planning by public safety system entities is a prerequisite for the effective development of systems to enable sharing of data.

(2)  The planning process, as well as coordination of development efforts, should include all principals from the outset.

(3)  Public safety system entities should be committed to maximizing information sharing and moving away from proprietary positions taken relative to data they capture and maintain.

(4)  Public safety system entities should maximize public access to data, while complying with legitimate security, privacy, and confidentiality requirements.

(5)  Public safety system entities should strive for electronic sharing of information via networks versus a reliance on magnetic and other media.

(6)  The practice by public safety system entities of charging each other for data should, insofar as possible, be eliminated. Further, when the capture of data for mutual benefit can be accomplished, the costs for the development, capture, and network for access to that data should be shared.

(7)  The redundant capture of data should, insofar as possible, be eliminated.

(8)  With respect to statewide databases:

(a)  Only data that can best be compiled, preserved, and shared through a central database should be captured at the state level.

(b)  Remote access to distributed databases should be considered and provided for, instead of central repositories.

(c)  Statistical data that may be required infrequently or on a one-time basis should be captured via sampling or other methods.

(d)  Only data that are auditable, or that otherwise can be determined to be accurate, valid, and reliable should be maintained.

(9)  Methods of sharing data among different protocols must be developed without requiring major redesign or replacement of individual systems.

History.--s. 5, ch. 96-388.