Amends TCA Section 8-4-115; Title 16 and Title 18, Chapter 1.

Present law requires the clerk of each court to install and maintain the Tennessee court information system (TnCIS) as provided by the administrative office of the courts (AOC) or a functionally equivalent computer system. The implementation of TnCIS in the offices of the court clerks is determined by the TnCIS steering committee and is based on the availability of adequate funding. The TnCIS software must be made available to all offices of court clerks, including those offices previously automated and those offices within Shelby, Davidson, Knox and Hamilton counties. <br /> <br /> This bill requires the clerk of each of the courts to install and maintain the TnCIS by January 1, 2022, and removes the option to install or maintain a functionally equivalent computer system. Under this bill, the implementation of TnCIS will be determined by the AOC. This bill also requires the AOC and the offices of the court clerks to make all reasonable efforts to secure federal funds for the costs associated with TnCIS. <br /> <br /> Present law also provides that, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any court clerk office having a significant investment in an existing computer system must not be required to acquire a new computer system or to modify or convert an existing system to utilize the TnCIS software, provided that such court clerks maintain a computer that will report electronically all data required under the Tennessee Supreme Court Rules and otherwise mandated by statute. Under present law, the AOC must provide the necessary data transfers with other state agencies defined by the AOC or as statutorily required. This bill deletes these provisions. <br /> <br /> ON APRIL 1, 2021, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 5388, AS AMENDED,<br /> <br /> AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill and requires the AOC to provide each court clerk in a county that has not installed TnCIS with a list of the data that is required under rule 11, section 2 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Tennessee or state law. This amendment also requires the AOC and court to coordinate efforts to ensure that the court clerks submit the required data by January 1, 2022, and in an ongoing manner thereafter, pursuant to procedures established by the AOC. <br />