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General Assembly                     Raised Bill No. 5486
       February Session, 2020              LCO No. 2779
     Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
     Introduced by:
       (JUD)
 AN ACT CONCERNING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY AND
 PLANNING DIVISION AND THE PUBLICATION OF REPORTS AND
 PRESENTATIONS BY THE OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
 Assembly convened:
       Section 1. Section 4-68m of the general statutes is repealed and the
    following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020):
       (a) There is established a Criminal Justice Policy and Planning
    Division within the Office of Policy and Management. The division shall
    be under the direction of an undersecretary.
      (b) The division shall [develop a plan to] promote a more effective
    and cohesive state criminal justice system [and, to accomplish such plan,
    shall] by:
      (1) [Conduct] Conducting an in-depth analysis of the criminal justice
   system;
      (2) [Determine] Determining the long-range needs of the criminal
   justice system and [recommend] recommending policy priorities for the
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 system;
    (3) [Identify] Identifying critical problems in the criminal justice
 system and [recommend] recommending strategies to solve those
 problems;
    (4) [Assess] Assessing the cost-effectiveness of the use of state and
 local funds in the criminal justice system;
   (5) [Recommend] Recommending means to improve the deterrent
 and rehabilitative capabilities of the criminal justice system;
    (6) [Advise and assist] Advising and assisting the General Assembly
 in developing plans, programs and proposed legislation for improving
 the effectiveness of the criminal justice system;
    (7) [Make] Making computations of daily costs and [compare]
 comparing interagency costs on services provided by agencies that are
 a part of the criminal justice system;
    (8) [Review] Reviewing the program inventories and cost-benefit
 analyses submitted pursuant to section 4-68s and [consider] considering
 incorporating such inventories and analyses in its budget
 recommendations to the General Assembly;
    (9) [Make] Making population computations for use in planning for
 the long-range needs of the criminal justice system;
    (10) [Determine] Determining long-range information needs of the
 criminal justice system and [acquire] acquiring that information;
   (11) [Cooperate] Cooperating with the Office of the Victim Advocate
 by providing information and assistance to the office relating to the
 improvement of crime victims' services;
   (12) [Serve] Serving as the liaison for the state to the United States
 Department of Justice on criminal justice issues of interest to the state
 and federal government relating to data, information systems and
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 research;
   (13) [Measure] Measuring the success of community-based services
 and programs in reducing recidivism;
   (14) [Develop and implement] Developing and implementing a
 comprehensive reentry strategy as provided in section 18-81w; and
    (15) [Engage] Engaging in other activities consistent with the
 responsibilities of the division.
    (c) In addition to the division's other duties under this section, the
 division may perform any function described in subsection (b) of this
 section to promote an effective and cohesive juvenile justice system.
    (d) In the performance of its duties under this section, the division
 shall collaborate with the Department of Correction, the Board of
 Pardons and Paroles, the Department of Mental Health and Addiction
 Services and the Department of Emergency Services and Public
 Protection and consult with the Chief Court Administrator, the
 executive director of the Court Support Services Division of the Judicial
 Branch, the Chief State's Attorney and the Chief Public Defender.
    (e) (1) At the request of the division, the Department of Correction,
 the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Department of Mental Health and
 Addiction Services, the Department of Emergency Services and Public
 Protection, the Chief Court Administrator, the executive director of the
 Court Support Services Division of the Judicial Branch, the Chief State's
 Attorney and the Chief Public Defender shall provide the division with
 information and data needed by the division to perform its duties under
 subsection (b) of this section.
    (2) The division shall have access to individualized records
 maintained by the Judicial Branch and the agencies specified in
 subdivision (1) of this subsection as needed for research purposes. The
 division, in collaboration with the Judicial Branch and the agencies
 specified in subdivision (1) of this subsection, shall develop protocols to
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 protect the privacy of such individualized records consistent with state
 and federal law. The division shall use such individualized records for
 statistical analyses only and shall not use such records in any other
 manner that would disclose the identity of individuals to whom the
 records pertain.
   (3) Any information or data provided to the division pursuant to this
 subsection that is confidential in accordance with state or federal law
 shall remain confidential while in the custody of the division and shall
 not be disclosed.
    [(f) Not later than January 15, 2007, the division shall submit the plan
 developed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section to the Governor
 and, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint
 standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of
 matters relating to criminal justice, public safety and appropriations and
 the budgets of state agencies. Not later than February 15, 2009, and
 biennially thereafter, the division shall update such plan and submit
 such updated plan to the Governor and said legislative committees.]
   (f) The Office of Policy and Management shall make any report or
 presentation by the division publicly available on the office's Internet
 web site, including those required pursuant to section 4-68n, as
 amended by this act, 4-68o, as amended by this act, and 4-68p, as
 amended by this act.
    Sec. 2. Section 4-68n of the general statutes is repealed and the
 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020):
    The Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division within the Office
 of Policy and Management shall development population projections
 for the correctional system for planning purposes and issue a report on
 such projections not later than February fifteenth of each year. The
 Office of Policy and Management shall make such report publicly
 available on the office's Internet web site.
   Sec. 3. Section 4-68o of the general statutes is repealed and the
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 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020):
    (a) The Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division within the
 Office of Policy and Management shall develop a reporting system that
 is able to track trends and outcomes related to policies designed to
 reduce prison overcrowding, improve rehabilitation efforts and
 enhance reentry strategies for offenders released from prison.
    (b) The reporting system shall, at a minimum, track on a monthly
 basis: (1) The number of admissions to prison (A) directly from courts,
 (B) on account of parole revocation, and (C) on account of probation
 revocation, (2) the number of releases on parole and to other forms of
 community supervision and facilities, (3) the rate of granting parole, (4)
 the number of probation placements and placements to probation
 facilities, (5) the prison population, and (6) the projected prison
 population.
    (c) The reporting system shall, at a minimum, track on an annual
 basis: (1) Recidivism of offenders released from prison, (2) recidivism of
 offenders on probation, [and] (3) recidivism of offenders participating
 in programs designed to reduce prison overcrowding, improve
 rehabilitation efforts and enhance reentry strategies for offenders
 released from prison. The division shall measure recidivism in
 accordance with a nationally-accepted methodology, and (4) recidivism
 of offenders who received earned risk reduction credits pursuant to
 section 18-98e.
    [(d) The reporting system shall define outcomes for major programs
 and annually report these outcomes and delineate strategies to measure
 outcomes when information is not yet available to measure the
 effectiveness of particular programs.
   (e) The division shall publish the first monthly report not later than
 November 1, 2006.]
   (d)The division shall monthly report the reporting system's tracking
 pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. The Office of Policy and
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 Management shall make such report publicly available on the office's
 Internet web site.
    [(f)] (e) The division shall publish [the first annual outcome report not
 later than January 1, 2007, and shall publish] an annual outcome report
 not later than February fifteenth of each year thereafter. The Office of
 Policy and Management shall make such report publicly available on
 the office's Internet web site. Such report may be included as part of the
 report submitted under section 4-68p, as amended by this act.
    Sec. 4. Section 4-68p of the general statutes is repealed and the
 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020):
    Not later than [February] October fifteenth of each year, the Criminal
 Justice Policy and Planning Division within the Office of Policy and
 Management shall submit a report to the Governor and the joint
 standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of
 matters relating to the judiciary, in accordance with section 11-4a, [and
 make a presentation to the joint standing committees of the General
 Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to criminal justice and
 appropriations and the budgets of state agencies concerning its activities
 and recommendations under section 4-68m and specifying the actions
 necessary to promote an effective and cohesive criminal justice system.
 The report shall estimate the amount of savings inuring to the benefit of
 the state on account of the actual prison population being less than
 projected prior to the adoption of prison overcrowding reduction
 policies and make recommendations as to the manner in which a
 portion of such cost savings may be reinvested in community-based
 services and programs and community supervision by probation and
 parole officers in order to maintain that reduction in projected prison
 population. Beginning with the report to be submitted and the
 presentation to be made not later than February 15, 2008, the division
 shall include an assessment of the status of the development and
 implementation of the reentry strategy under section 18-81w]
 containing data analysis of state criminal justice system trends,
 including, if available, the number of reported crimes and arrests, and
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 the size of the populations on probation, parole, special parole and in
 prison. The Office of Policy and Management shall make such report
 publicly available on the office's Internet web site.
    Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 18-87k of the general statutes is
 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
 1, 2020):
    (a) The Criminal Justice Policy Advisory Commission shall: (1)
 Develop and recommend policies for preventing prison and jail
 overcrowding; (2) examine the impact of statutory provisions and
 current administrative policies on prison and jail overcrowding and
 recommend legislation to the Governor and the General Assembly; (3)
 research and gather relevant statistical data and other information
 concerning the impact of efforts to prevent prison and jail overcrowding
 and make such information available to criminal justice agencies and
 members of the General Assembly; (4) advise the undersecretary of the
 Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division on policies and
 procedures to promote more effective and cohesive state criminal justice
 and juvenile justice systems and to develop and implement the offender
 reentry strategy as provided in section 18-81w; (5) monitor
 developments throughout the state's criminal justice system; [and, not
 later than February 15, 2009, and annually thereafter, report to the
 Governor and the General Assembly on the effectiveness of the state's
 reentry strategy, outcomes achieved under the reentry strategy and the
 level of integration and coordination of the information technology
 systems used by the criminal justice agencies and other system-wide
 issues identified by the commission; (6) not later than February 15, 2009,
 and annually thereafter, sponsor for all members of the criminal justice
 community a full-day review of the criminal justice system in the state
 including progress that has been made within the past year and
 challenges to be met, which review shall be facilitated by the
 undersecretary of the Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division; (7)]
 (6) identify specific needs for reentry services in geographic areas
 throughout the state; [(8)] (7) identify institution-based and community-
 based programs and services that effectively address offender needs
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 and reduce recidivism including, but not limited to, education and
 training, employment preparation and job bank, transitional health care,
 family support, substance abuse, domestic violence and sexual offender
 programs and services; [(9) develop a guide to best practices in the
 provision of reentry services; (10) develop and annually update a plan
 to ensure the availability of reentry services, which plan may include
 establishment of community reentry centers;] and [(11)] (8) assist the
 undersecretary of the Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division in
 developing the recommendations included in the report and
 presentation made by the division pursuant to section 4-68p, as
 amended by this act.
    Sec. 6. Section 51-296b of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes
 is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective
 October 1, 2020):
    The Chief Public Defender shall, within available appropriations,
 establish a pilot program to provide representation to persons at parole
 revocation hearings. Not later than January 1, 2021, and annually
 thereafter, the Chief Public Defender shall submit a report to the
 Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management on cases served as
 part of such program during the prior calendar year. Such report shall
 aggregate information, including, but not limited to, the number of
 public defenders funded through the pilot program, the number of
 preliminary hearings and final parole revocation hearings served by
 such public defenders and the associated outcomes of such hearings.
 The Office of Policy and Management shall make such report publicly
 available on the office's Internet web site.
    Sec. 7. Subsection (i) of section 54-1m of the general statutes is
 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
 1, 2020):
    (i) The Office of Policy and Management shall, within available
 resources, review the prevalence and disposition of traffic stops and
 complaints reported pursuant to this section. Not later than July 1, 2014,
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 and annually thereafter, the office shall report the results of any such
 review, including any recommendations, to the Governor, the General
 Assembly and any other entity deemed appropriate. The Office of Policy
 and Management shall make such report publicly available on the
 office's Internet web site.
    Sec. 8. Section 54-125j of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes
 is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective
 October 1, 2020):
    Not later than January 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, the Board of<