(a) The judicial conference of Indiana shall:

1. (1) keep informed of the work of all probation departments;
2. (2) compile and publish statistical and other information that may be of value to the probation service;
3. (3) inform courts and probation departments of legislation concerning probation and of other developments in probation;
4. (4) submit to the general assembly before January 15 of each year a report in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 compiling the statistics provided to the judicial conference by probation departments under section 4(b) of this chapter; and
5. (5) require probation departments to submit a community supervision collaboration plan as described in IC 11-12-2-4 .

(b) The conference may:

1. (1) visit and inspect any probation department and confer with probation officers and judges administering probation; and

2. (2) require probation departments to submit periodic reports of their work on forms furnished by the conference.

   As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6. Amended by Acts 1980, P.L.89, SEC.6; P.L.98-1988, SEC.3; P.L.28-2004, SEC.84; P.L.24-2014, SEC.2.