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Officials warn Bee County must improve CJIS record closure to meet state grant requirements
Summary
County leaders said at the March 24 commissioners court meeting that Bee County must close Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) records to meet a 90% trailing five-year closure requirement tied to state grant eligibility, and urged departments to coordinate to resolve backlog issues.
County officials warned Monday that Bee County is behind on a state record-closure requirement tied to Criminal Justice Information Services and associated state grants, and urged departments to coordinate to avoid jeopardizing funding.
"We are under the 90% requirement," Judge Bauer told the court, describing an annual requirement to have cases closed to a 90% threshold on a trailing five-year period. He said judges and state authorities have begun to notice the county’s shortfall.
Why it matters: A persistent CJIS backlog can affect the county’s eligibility for state grants. County officials described the task as largely administrative — an accounting and records-closure process that requires interdepartmental research and follow-up rather than a change to law enforcement operations.
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