(a) The commission shall submit to the governor and the legislature an annual report. The report must include
(1) a description of its proceedings for the previous calendar year;
(2) a description of recidivism rates;
(3) analysis of the data reported by the Department of Law under AS 44.23.040;
(4) the results of any data analysis, studies, or research conducted under AS 44.19.645 relevant to understanding the efficiency and effectiveness of the criminal justice system;
(5) a description provided by the Department of Health, the Department of Corrections, and the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault of state-funded treatment programs designed to promote rehabilitation, such as substance abuse, mental health, and violence prevention programs, including a description of program funding, capacity, utilization, and any available outcome data; and
(6) if requested by the legislature, the governor, or the chief justice of the supreme court, the results of data analysis, studies, or research or the recommendations for improving criminal sentencing practices and criminal justice practices, including rehabilitation and restitution.
(b) The commission shall submit the annual report, findings, and recommendations provided under this section not later than November 1 of each year.
(c) [Repealed, ยง 73 ch 1 4SSLA 2017.]
(d) [See delayed repeal note.] In the report required under (a) of this section, the commission shall include a summary and analysis of the information collected under AS 44.19.645(i). The commission shall
(1) provide a summary in the form of tables, charts, graphs or other formats that are easily understood;
(2) include a review of the data and the commission's interpretations, findings, or conclusions related to the information collected;
(3) describe any changes in the types of information collected during the preceding fiscal year;
(4) make the summary and analysis required under this subsection available to the public; the commission may not publish or present individually identifiable information relating to an inmate;
(5) include, when possible, information from the previous fiscal year, comparisons to previous fiscal years, and cumulative information; and
(6) present the summary and analysis to the legislature within 10 days after the convening of the next regular session of the legislature following the submission of the report.
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