Bill Text: CT HB06476 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 6476 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning Accountability For The Earned Risk Reduction Credit Program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-23 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB06476 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB06476-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 6476*
*January Session, 2015*		LCO No. 2097
		02097
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist. REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist. REP. HOYDICK, 120th Dist. REP. MINER, 66th Dist. REP. O'NEILL, 69th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE EARNED RISK REDUCTION CREDIT PROGRAM.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 18-98e of the general statutes be amended to require that (1) an inmate adhere to his or her offender accountability plan in order to earn risk reduction credits, (2) failure by an inmate to adhere to their offender accountability plan shall result in the loss of earned risk reduction credits, (3) an inmate shall not be awarded risk reduction credits for participation in an eligible program until successfully completing such programs, and (4) any inmate who tests positive for drug use shall lose all earned risk reduction credits.

Statement of Purpose:

To require that inmates adhere to their offender accountability plans and actively participate in eligible programming in order to earn risk reduction credits.