Senate Bill 726 mandates the Department of Corrections to create and maintain an interactive reporting system on its website that will provide detailed data on complaints filed in state correctional institutions. This system must be updated every 72 hours and will include the total number of complaints filed in the current calendar year, as well as disaggregated complaint data that is searchable by category. Importantly, the data must not include any personally identifying information of inmates or employees. The reporting system is required to be operational within six months of the bill's passage.
To support the establishment and operation of this reporting system, the bill includes a fiscal appropriation, increasing the budget for the Department of Corrections by $70,000 for the fiscal year 2025-26 and an additional $30,000 for the fiscal year 2026-27. This funding is intended to ensure that the reporting system is effectively implemented and maintained, thereby enhancing transparency and accountability within state correctional institutions.