Bill Text: CT HB05095 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Requiring Community Notification Of New Residential Facilities For Offenders.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-07 - Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development [HB05095 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2015-HB05095-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 5095 |
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January Session, 2015 |
LCO No. 198 | ||||
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Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. TWEEDIE, 13th Dist. |
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AN ACT REQUIRING COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION OF NEW RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES FOR OFFENDERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require the Commissioner of Correction to provide written notice to the chief executive officer of any municipality where a residential program for offenders is proposed to be located not less than thirty days prior to the commissioner entering into the agreement or lease concerning such program.
Statement of Purpose:
To require advance notice to communities regarding the siting of residential facilities for offenders.