Connecticut 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06642 Compare Versions

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1		-	House Bill No. 6642
	1	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6642
	2	+	January Session, 2011 LCO No. 5131
	3	+	_____HB06642JUD___041511____
	4	+	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
	5	+	Introduced by:
	6	+	(JUD)
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3		-	Public Act No. 11-159
	8	+	General Assembly
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	10	+	Raised Bill No. 6642
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	12	+	January Session, 2011
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	14	+	LCO No. 5131
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	16	+	_____HB06642JUD___041511____
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	18	+	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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	20	+	Introduced by:
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	22	+	(JUD)
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5	24		AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NATIONAL PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION COMMISSION.
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7	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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9		-	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, ~~2012~~) (a) Any agency of the state or any political subdivision of the state that incarcerates or detains adult offenders, including persons detained for immigration violations, shall, within available appropriations, adopt and comply with the applicable standards recommended by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission for the prevention, detection and monitoring of, and response to, sexual abuse in adult prisons and jails, community correction facilities and lockups.
	28	+	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2011) (a) Any agency of the state or any political subdivision of the state that incarcerates or detains adult or juvenile offenders, including persons detained for immigration violations, shall, within available appropriations, adopt and comply with the applicable standards recommended by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission for the prevention, detection and monitoring of, and response to, sexual abuse in adult prisons and jails, community correction facilities, juvenile facilities and lockups.
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11	30		(b) Such standards include, but are not limited to:
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13	32		(1) Zero tolerance of sexual abuse;
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15		-	(2) Contracting with other entities for the confinement of inmates or ~~detainees~~;
	34	+	(2) Contracting with other entities for the confinement of inmates, detainees or residents;
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17		-	(3) Inmate or ~~detainee~~ supervision;
	36	+	(3) Inmate, detainee or resident supervision;
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19	38		(4) Heightened protection for vulnerable detainees;
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21	40		(5) Limits to cross-gender viewing and searches;
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23		-	(6) Accommodating inmates or ~~detainees~~ with special needs;
	42	+	(6) Accommodating inmates, detainees or residents with special needs;
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25	44		(7) Hiring and promotion decisions;
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27	46		(8) Assessment and use of monitoring technology;
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29	48		(9) Evidence protocol and forensic medical examinations;
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31	50		(10) Agreements with outside public entities and community service providers;
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33	52		(11) Agreements with outside law enforcement agencies;
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35	54		(12) Agreements with the prosecuting authority;
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37	56		(13) Employee training;
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39	58		(14) Volunteer and contractor training;
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41		-	(15) Inmate education;
	60	+	(15) Inmate or resident education;
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43	62		(16) Detainee, attorney, contractor and inmate worker notification of agency's zero-tolerance policy;
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45	64		(17) Specialized training: Investigations;
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47	66		(18) Specialized training: Medical and mental health care;
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49	68		(19) Screening for risk of victimization and abusiveness;
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51	70		(20) Use of screening information;
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53		-	(21) ~~Inmate or detainee reporting~~;
	72	+	(21) Obtaining information about residents;
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55		-	(22) ~~Exhaustion~~ of ~~administrative remedies~~;
	74	+	(22) Placement of residents in housing, bed, program, education and work assignments;
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57		-	(23) Inmate ~~access to outside confidential support services~~ or ~~legal representation~~;
	76	+	(23) Inmate, detainee or resident reporting;
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59		-	(24) ~~Third-party reporting~~;
	78	+	(24) Exhaustion of administrative remedies;
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61		-	(25) ~~Staff and facility~~ or ~~agency head reporting duties~~;
	80	+	(25) Inmate or resident access to outside confidential support services or legal representation;
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63		-	(26) Reporting ~~to other confinement facilities~~;
	82	+	(26) Third-party reporting;
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65		-	(27) Staff ~~first responder~~ duties;
	84	+	(27) Staff and facility or agency head reporting duties;
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67		-	(28) ~~Coordinated response~~;
	86	+	(28) Reporting to other confinement facilities;
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69		-	(29) ~~Agency protection against retaliation~~;
	88	+	(29) Staff first responder duties;
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71		-	(30) ~~Duty to investigate~~;
	90	+	(30) Coordinated response;
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73		-	(31) ~~Criminal and administrative~~ agency ~~investigations~~;
	92	+	(31) Agency protection against retaliation;
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75		-	(32) ~~Evidence standard for administrative investigations~~;
	94	+	(32) Duty to investigate;
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77		-	(33) ~~Disciplinary sanctions for staff~~;
	96	+	(33) Criminal and administrative agency investigations;
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79		-	(34) ~~Disciplinary sanctions~~ for ~~inmates~~;
	98	+	(34) Evidence standard for administrative investigations;
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81		-	(35) ~~Referrals~~ for ~~prosecution for detainee-on-detainee sexual abuse~~;
	100	+	(35) Disciplinary sanctions for staff;
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83		-	(36) ~~Medical and mental health screenings: History of sexual abuse~~;
	102	+	(36) Disciplinary sanctions for inmates;
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85		-	(37) ~~Access to emergency medical and mental health services~~;
	104	+	(37) Referrals for prosecution for detainee-on-detainee sexual abuse;
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87		-	(38) ~~Ongoing medical and mental health care~~ for sexual abuse ~~victims and abusers~~;
	106	+	(38) Interventions for residents who engage in sexual abuse;
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89		-	(39) Sexual abuse ~~incident reviews~~;
	108	+	(39) Medical and mental health screenings: History of sexual abuse;
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91		-	(40) ~~Data collection~~;
	110	+	(40) Access to emergency medical and mental health services;
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93		-	(41) ~~Data review~~ for ~~corrective action~~;
	112	+	(41) Ongoing medical and mental health care for sexual abuse victims and abusers;
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95		-	(42) ~~Data storage,~~ ~~publication, and destruction~~; ~~and~~
	114	+	(42) Sexual abuse incident reviews;
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97		-	(43) Audits of standards.
	116	+	(43) Data collection;
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	118	+	(44) Data review for corrective action;
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	120	+	(45) Data storage, publication, and destruction; and
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	122	+	(46) Audits of standards.
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	127	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
	128	+	Section 1 October 1, 2011 New section
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	130	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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	132	+	Section 1
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	134	+	October 1, 2011
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	136	+	New section
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	140	+	JUD Joint Favorable
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	142	+	JUD
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	144	+	Joint Favorable