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December 1998 Administration of Justice Bulletin No. 98/03 Commission for the Future of Justice and the CouPs in North Carolina. The AOC will select district cour~ dis- tricts for the pilot programs and must report by March 1. 2000, on the programs' success and impact. The Budget Act, S.L. 1998-212 (S 1366), allocates $318,228, nonrecumng, to the AOC for three family court pilot programs, beginning March I, 1999, and expiring December 1, 2000. Evaluation of Reform The Office of Juvenile Justice is reqmred to evalu- ate the effectiveness of the reform meammes the Gen- eral Assembly enacted and to report to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Opomtions by October 1. 2000. North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission S.L. 1998-202 amends parts ofG. S. Chapter 164 to reqUa'e the North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisoo' Commission to (1) evaluate juvenile disposi- tional laws and policies and report its recommenda- tions to the General Assembly an~,~!ly: (2) develop an Ofrice of Juvenile Justice facilities population simula- tion model: (3) determine long-range needs oftbe juvenile justice system and recommend policy ptiori- ties: (4) determine long-range information needs of the juvenile justice system and acquire the information as it becomes available: (5) identify, critical problems in the juvenile justice system and recommend strateg/es to solve them: (6) assess the cost-effectiveness of the system's use of state and local funds; (7) recommend goals, priorities, and standards for the allocation of juvenile justice funds; (8) monitor and review the juvenile justice system on an ongoing basis; (9) review any proposed legislation that changes the range ora dispositional level and make recommendations to the General Assembly; and (10) collect, develop, and maintain statistical data relating to juvenile justice. The Budget Act, S.L. 1998-212 (S 1366), allocates to the commission $119,512 nonrecurring and $73,463 recurring, to provide contractual services and two research analyst positions to support juvenile data col- lection needs and to update the juvenile population simulation model. The positions become effective December 1, 1998. As described above. S.L. !.998-202 dkects the Office of Juvenile Justice to consult with the commis- sion in studying blended sentencing and direct filing in certain juvenile cases. It also adds a representative of the Office of Juvenile Justice to the commission's membership. Criminal Justice Information Network S.L. 1998-202 amends G.S. 143-.66 l(a) to expand the pm'pose of the Criminal Justice laformanon Net- work to include the sharing of juvenile justice infor- mation among law enforcement judicial, and correc- tions agencies. The act requires the Criminal Justice Information Network Governing Board to 1. develop a juvenile justice information plan for creation of the juvenile justice information system, to ensure that the system will enable the state to evaluate the efficiency and effec- tiveness of the juvenile justice system as wetl as to monitor and evaluate the progress of individual juveniles. 2. develop a comprehensive juvenile justice information system pursuant to the ptan~ including a system to collect specified data and information about every juvenile alleged to be delinquent. 3. study the most appropriate methods and pro- cedures for obtaining, retaining, and releasing fingerprints and photographs of juveniles alleged to be delinquent. 4. consider issues relating to the expunction of juvenile records. 5. report to the chairs of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees and to the Fiscal Research Division by May 1, 1999. The Budget Act. S.L. 1998-212 (S 1366). allocates $600,000 ia nonrecurring funds and $120,000 in recur- ring funds, to the Judicial Department for the juvenile justice information system. The funds must be used for one project coordinator and two business system ana- lys~s and for conuactual funds to develop the juvenile justice information system plan and the scope and design of the system. The positions become effective December 1, 1998. N6 additional state or federal funds may be expended for the juvenile justice information system until the Criminal Justice Information Network Governing Board submits the juvenile justice informa- tion plan to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. Budget Provisions To implement the provisions of the Juvenile Jus- tice Reform Act, section 8.1 of S.L. 1998-212 (S 1366), the Current Operations Appropriations and Capital Improvement Appropriations Act of 1998 (the Budget Act), establishes a Juvenile Justice Reserve 27