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Panel approves framework for limited ACIC data sharing with non‑criminal‑justice agencies
Summary
The committee passed SB 266 to create an application‑based framework allowing certain non‑criminal‑justice state agencies (for example, Medicaid IG, DHS and crisis stabilization units) to obtain limited access to portions of ACIC databases subject to usage and security requirements; ACIC director said existing criminal penalties for misuse remain in force.
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved SB 266, a bill to allow limited, controlled sharing of selected Arkansas Crime Information Center (ACIC) databases with certain non–criminal‑justice state agencies upon application and demonstration of secure use protocols.
Brad Casort, director of the Arkansas Crime Information Center, told the committee that current law restricts most ACIC databases to criminal‑justice agencies but that some non‑criminal‑justice uses (for example, research background checks) already have…
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