Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
Section 6.542 - JNET Governance StructureThe JNET Governance Structure consists of an Executive Council, a Steering Committee and a JNET Office. Each entity will be responsible for fulfilling specific activities, as outlined in this section, necessary to support JNET.
(1)JNET Executive Council. The JNET Executive Council is responsible for establishing an overall policy and strategic vision for JNET. This vision should complement agency operations and ensure ongoing interagency cooperation and collaboration. (i)Composition. The JNET Executive Council will be comprised of chief executives from the justice and justice-affiliated organizations identified in this subparagraph. Agencies that provide information by means of JNET to JNET Executive Council member agencies may petition the JNET Executive Council and be granted membership based on a majority vote of the JNET Executive Council. Given the significance of JNET to the administration's overall public safety initiatives, participants will be required to regularly represent their respective agencies at JNET Executive Council meetings. If the participant on the JNET Executive Council is not the chief executive, the designee must serve as a high-level decision maker from the agency. (A) Department of Corrections.(B) Pennsylvania State Police.(C) Board of Probation and Parole.(D) Commission on Crime and Delinquency.(F) Juvenile Court Judges' Commission.(G) Department of Public Welfare.(H) Department of Transportation.(I) Governor's Policy Office.(J) Governor's Office of Administration.(K) Office of the Budget.(L) Office of General Counsel.(M) Office of Inspector General.(N) Office of Administration, Deputy Secretary for Information Technology.(O) Office of Administration, JNET Executive Director.(P) Although participation on the JNET Executive Council by justice entities outside the Executive Branch, or outside the Governor's jurisdiction, cannot be required under Executive Order, representation by the agencies in this clause is seen to be critical to the success of JNET and is strongly encouraged. As with the other JNET Executive Council appointments, a non-Executive Branch agency will be required to select a permanent designee who will represent the agency at JNET Executive Council meetings. (-i-) Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.(-ii-) Office of Attorney General.(-iii-) Commission on Sentencing.(ii)Chairperson. The Governor's Policy Office representative will serve as the Chairperson of the JNET Executive Council for the purposes of convening meetings and conducting business. Except that the Governor may designate, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor, another person from JNET Executive Council membership as Chairperson of the JNET Executive Council.(2)JNET Steering Committee. The JNET Steering Committee shall establish a tactical plan for the deployment of JNET functionality and associated information sharing requirements. Policies set forth by the JNET Steering Committee must reflect the means by which participating agencies will share data stored in agency-specific information systems to maximize access to, and the use of, existing databases and platforms. (i)Composition. The JNET Steering Committee will include representatives from the following agencies or any other agency granted membership on the JNET Executive Council, as selected by agency heads:(A) Pennsylvania State Police.(B) Department of Corrections.(C) Board of Probation and Parole.(E) Juvenile Court Judges' Commission.(F) Commission on Crime and Delinquency.(G) Department of Public Welfare.(H) Department of Transportation.(I) Office of Attorney General.*(J) Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.*(K) Governor's Policy Office.(L) Office of Administration.(M) Office of the Budget.(N) Office of General Counsel.(O) Office of Inspector General.(P) Commission on Sentencing.*(T) Office of Administration, Deputy Secretary for Information Technology.(U) Office of Administration, JNET Executive Director. * Insofar as these organizations choose to participate on the JNET Executive Council.
** The JNET Steering Committee Chairperson may appoint up to three at-large members to the JNET Steering Committee. The at-large members may represent Federal, State, county or local criminal justice agencies. The at-large members will serve 2-year terms and will serve at the discretion of the Chairperson. During the 2-year term, the Chairperson can replace at will or reappoint as appropriate. At least two of the at-large members will be representative of county or local criminal justice agencies, or both. JNET Steering Committee members may not be representatives of nongovernment organizations, quasigovernment organizations or associations.
(ii)Chairperson. In consultation with the JNET Executive Council, the Office of Administration will designate the JNET Steering Committee Chair- person.(3)JNET Office. The JNET Office will be managed by an Executive Director who will direct day-to-day management, development and implementation of JNET. (i)Composition. The Executive Director, in consultation with the Office of Administration's Deputy Secretary for Information Technology and Deputy Secretary for Human Resources Management and the JNET Steering Committee, shall determine the appropriate staffing levels and associated classifications necessary to support JNET Office operations.(ii)Organizational location. The JNET Office will be located within the Office of Administration, Office for Information Technology, and shall report to the Deputy Secretary for Information Technology. JNET Office priorities shall be established by the JNET Steering Committee within the overall strategic direction set forth by the JNET Executive Council.