2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 86. DELAWARE CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM › § 8603. Board of Managers — Established; purpose; composition; term of office; staff; powers.

§ 8603. Board of Managers — Established; purpose; composition; term of office; staff; powers.
(a) The Delaware Criminal Justice Information System Board of Managers is hereby established.
(b) The Board shall establish policy for the development, implementation, and operation of comprehensive data systems in support of the criminal justice system of this State.
(c) The Board shall be composed of 16 members, 11 of whom shall be voting members as follows:
(1) One member of the Delaware State Police, to be designated by the Superintendent of the Delaware State Police;
(2) One member of a municipal police department, to be designated by the Chairperson of the Delaware Police Chiefs' Council;
(3) One member of the Department of Correction, to be designated by the Commissioner of Correction;
(4) One member of the Division of Youth Rehabilitative Services, to be designated by the Director of the Division of Youth Rehabilitative Services;
(5) Three members to be designated by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, 1 of whom shall represent the Family Court, and 1 to represent all other courts of the State;
(6) One member of the Department of Justice, to be designated by the Attorney General;
(7) One member of the Office of Defense Services, to be designated by the Chief Defender;
(8) One member-at-large to be designated by the Governor; and
(9) One member of the New Castle County Police Department as designated by the Colonel of the New Castle County Police.
(d) In addition, there shall be 5 nonvoting members:
(1) Two members of the General Assembly, 1 Senator to be designated by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and 1 Representative to be designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(2) One member of the Delaware State Bureau of Identification, to be designated by the Superintendent of the Delaware State Police;
(3) One member of the department (or agency) within the State with overall responsibility for providing information resource management, to be designated by the director or chief official of that agency; and
(4) One member of the Delaware Criminal Justice Council, to be designated by the Chairperson of that Council.
(e) Each Board member shall serve at the pleasure of, and for the term prescribed by, the officer or individual by whom such member was appointed.
(f) The agencies represented on the Board shall provide the Board with adequate staff support to assure that applicable provisions of this chapter are effectively carried out, not inconsistent with state law.
(g) The Board shall have the power and authority to:
(1) Designate an Executive Committee which may act between meetings of the Board, subject to confirmation of its decisions by a quorum of the Board, which Executive Committee shall consist of not less than 3 members of the Board and shall be chaired by the Board Chairperson.
(2) Appoint, supervise and evaluate an Executive Director to implement and administer this chapter.
(3) Approve the Executive Director's annual budget request and other applications for funds from any sources.
(4) Recommend any legislation necessary for the implementation, operation and maintenance of the criminal justice information system.
(5) Establish and implement policy for providing management and administrative statistics and for coordinating technical assistance to serve the information needs of criminal justice agencies, planners, administrators, legislators and the general public.
(6) Perform all functions necessary to carry out the duties of this chapter.
63 Del. Laws, c. 352, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 451, §§  4-6;  68 Del. Laws, c. 103, §§  3, 4;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  72 Del. Laws, c. 307, §§  1-4;  80 Del. Laws, c. 26, §  3;  80 Del. Laws, c. 169, §  3;