Section 47-5-30 - Commissioner of Corrections; development of five-year strategic plan for operation of state correctional system(1) The Commissioner of Corrections shall develop a strategic plan for its operation of the state correctional system. The strategic plan shall cover a five-year period. The plan shall include, at a minimum, the following: (a) A clearly defined comprehensive statement of the mission, goals and objectives of the agency;(b) Performance effectiveness objectives for each facility under the jurisdiction of the department;(c) A description of the department's internal management system used to evaluate its performance in relation to projected levels;(d) Detailed plans and strategies for meeting current and future needs and achieving goals and objectives established for the state correctional system;(e) A detailed analysis of the use of current agency resources in meeting current needs and expected future needs, and additional resources that may be necessary to meet future needs;(f) An analysis of factors affecting projected prison populations including impact of juveniles on prison populations and how populations are expected to change within the period of the plan;(g) A plan to remove inmates from county jails.(2) The department shall revise the plan annually.(3) Upon completion of the initial plan and each revision, the department shall provide copies to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Senate Corrections Committee, the Chairman of the House Penitentiary Committee, the Legislative Budget Office, the Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review Committee, the Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration and the Legislative Reference Bureau.(4) The commissioner shall develop the strategic plan before September 23, 1994.Laws, 1994 Ex Sess, ch. 26, § 27; Laws, 2009, ch. 546, § 15, eff. 4/15/2009.