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Bill would let researchers link juvenile diversion records across systems, sponsors say
Summary
Supporters told the House Judiciary Committee that House Bill 4396 would permit researchers and authorized government staff to link juvenile diversion records across agencies, using limited personal identifiers for record linkage before de‑identifying data for analysis.
Chair Leitner opened the House Judiciary Committee meeting and introduced House Bill 4396, saying the bill would remove legal barriers preventing researchers from accessing and linking juvenile diversion and criminal-justice-related records. "We have a barrier where, they aren't able to obtain certain data in our system," Chair Leitner said when describing the bill's purpose.
Dr. Kubiak, dean of the School of Social Work at Wayne State University and director of the Center for Behavioral Health and Justice, testified by Zoom in support of the bill. He told the…
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