Bill Text: CT SB00470 | 2016 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Concerning A Pilot Program Fostering Neighborhood Safety And Creating A Set-aside Program For Participants In The Pilot Program, And Authorizing Bonding For Related Projects.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-25 - Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate [SB00470 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2016-SB00470-Comm_Sub.html
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AN ACT CONCERNING A PILOT PROGRAM FOSTERING NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY AND CREATING A SET-ASIDE PROGRAM FOR PARTICIPANTS IN THE PILOT PROGRAM, AND AUTHORIZING BONDING FOR RELATED PROJECTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2016) (a) There is established a pilot program to foster neighborhood safety in urban environments. The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall select a municipality that has a population of at least one hundred twenty-four thousand, but less than one hundred twenty-five thousand, to participate in the pilot program. The pilot program shall serve as a blueprint for a state-wide reduction of neighborhood violence.
(b) The pilot program shall be funded by state, federal or private moneys and shall provide and coordinate services, initiatives and programs for persons who are most likely to be perpetrators or victims of gun violence through:
(1) Program development and implementation, including:
(A) School-based initiatives to connect students and their families with culturally competent social and economic service opportunities; and
(B) Outreach to persons most likely to perpetrate gun violence or be victims of gun violence;
(2) Community capacity building, including:
(A) Intervention programs designed to assist persons most likely to perpetrate gun violence or be victims of gun violence;
(B) Life skills training to foster resilience to risk factors associated with gun violence, including, but not limited to, skills training in anger management and in nonviolent dispute resolution;
(C) A fellowship program for young persons identified pursuant to section 2 of this act or by the municipality's police department or community leaders as most likely to be perpetrators or victims of gun violence, who will be provided with support and developmental and leadership opportunities, including, but not limited to, opportunities for personal, social, educational and vocational growth, which program may include a stipend for participants; and
(D) A program for persons participating in the fellowship program under subparagraph (C) of this subdivision to mentor other young persons who may be likely to perpetrate gun violence or be victims of gun violence;
(3) Service coordination, including:
(A) Coordination between the municipality and state agencies to make the best use of resources; and
(B) Partnerships between state and national philanthropic organizations to enable state-wide replication and implementation of the program.
(c) Not later than January 1, 2018, and not later than January first of each year thereafter if the municipality received state funding for the program during the previous year, the municipality and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall jointly submit a report in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary and appropriations that details: (1) The number of persons participating in the program; (2) the change in the level of gun-related incidents of violence in the municipality; (3) an evaluation of the services, initiatives and programs described in subsection (b) of this section; (4) the cost of the program in both state and private dollars; and (5) any recommendations to expand the program to other municipalities.
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2016) The local or regional board of education for the municipality participating in the pilot program pursuant to section 1 of this act, shall develop a system to identify children who are at risk to be perpetrators or victims of violence involving a three metrics approach that uses measures of chronic absenteeism, behavioral information, which is primarily based on suspension and expulsion data, and academic issues with primary emphasis on reading and mathematics deficiencies. The board of education shall notify the parent or guardian of any child identified as at risk pursuant to such approach and of any child reentering the school district following a placement or probation through involvement with the juvenile justice system under chapter 815t of the general statutes. Such notification shall request permission for such child to participate in the program established pursuant to section 1 of this act. Any such request shall conform with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, P.L. 104-191 (HIPAA), as amended from time to time, and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 USC 1232g (FERPA), as amended from time to time, and any regulations promulgated thereunder at 34 CFR Part 99. If the parent or guardian grants such permission, such child's name shall be forwarded to the administrators of said program for inclusion in said program. The administrators of said program shall maintain any information pertaining to such child in a secure manner.
Sec. 3. (Effective July 1, 2016) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the municipality of Hartford shall, when awarding a municipal public works contract, as defined in section 4a-60g of the general statutes, for a project associated with the (1) Minority Contractors' Urban Home Initiative, (2) Connecticut Equestrian and Exhibition Center, for the Ebony Horsewomen, Inc., or (3) Upper Albany Main Street project, state in its notice of solicitation for competitive bids or request for proposals or qualifications for such contract that the general or trade contractor shall be required to comply with the provisions of section 4a-60g of the general statutes, and the requirements concerning nondiscrimination and affirmative action under sections 4a-60 and 4a-60a of the general statutes and may inquire whether a bidder is a business enterprise that contributes to the pilot program pursuant to section 1 of this act and provides vocational training to young persons participating in the fellowship program under said pilot program. Any contractor awarded a municipal public works contract for such project shall, on the basis of competitive bidding procedures, (A) set aside at least twenty-five per cent of the total value of the state's financial assistance for such contract for award to subcontractors who are small contractors, and (B) of that portion to be set aside in accordance with subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, (i) reserve a portion equivalent to twenty-five per cent of the total value of the contract or portion thereof to be set aside for awards to subcontractors who are minority business enterprises, and (ii) reserve a portion equivalent to ten per cent of the total value of the contract or portion thereof to be set aside for awards to subcontractors who are business enterprises that contribute to the pilot program pursuant to section 1 of this act, provided such subcontractor provides vocational training to young persons participating in the fellowship program under said pilot program and hires at least ten per cent of such young persons to work under such subcontract.
Sec. 4. (Effective July 1, 2016) (a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate five hundred thousand dollars.
(b) The proceeds of the sale of such bonds, to the extent of the amount stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Department of Economic and Community Development for the purpose of a project in the city of Hartford associated with the Minority Contractors' Urban Home Initiative.
(c) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby, that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section. Temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with section 3-20 of the general statutes and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. None of such bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization that is signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Such bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of such bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.
Sec. 5. (Effective July 1, 2016) (a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate five hundred thousand dollars.
(b) The proceeds of the sale of such bonds, to the extent of the amount stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Department of Economic and Community Development for the purpose of a project in the city of Hartford associated with the Connecticut Equestrian and Exhibition Center, for the Ebony Horsewomen, Inc.
(c) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby, that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section. Temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with section 3-20 of the general statutes and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. None of such bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization that is signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Such bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of such bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
July 1, 2016 |
New section |
Sec. 2 |
July 1, 2016 |
New section |
Sec. 3 |
July 1, 2016 |
New section |
Sec. 4 |
July 1, 2016 |
New section |
Sec. 5 |
July 1, 2016 |
New section |
JUD |
Joint Favorable Subst. |
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FIN |
Joint Favorable |