Connecticut 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB01223 Compare Versions

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1	1	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1223
2	2	January Session, 2011 LCO No. 5038
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4	4	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
5	5	Introduced by:
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8	8	General Assembly
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10	10	Raised Bill No. 1223
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12	12	January Session, 2011
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14	14	LCO No. 5038
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16	16	05038_______JUD
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18	18	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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20	20	Introduced by:
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24	24	AN ACT CONCERNING THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF A PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF A CHILD CONVICTED AS DELINQUENT.
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26	26	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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28	28	Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 46b-140 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011):
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30	30	(b) Upon conviction of a child as delinquent, the court: (1) May (A) place the child in the care of any institution or agency which is permitted by law to care for children; (B) order the child to participate in an alternative incarceration program; (C) order the child to participate in a wilderness school program operated by the Department of Children and Families; (D) order the child to participate in a youth service bureau program; (E) place the child on probation; (F) order the child or the parents or guardian of the child or both to make restitution to the victim of the offense in accordance with subsection (d) of this section; (G) order the child to participate in a program of community service in accordance with subsection (e) of this section; or (H) withhold or suspend execution of any judgment; [and] (2) shall impose the penalty established in subsection (b) of section 30-89, for any violation of said subsection (b); and (3) shall order the parent or parents or guardian of the child to attend all subsequent court hearings related to the delinquency. Failure of a parent or parents or guardian of the child to attend a subsequent court hearing in accordance with such order may be punished as contempt of court.
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32	32	Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2011) Whenever a child, as defined in section 46b-120 of the general statutes, has been convicted as delinquent, the parent or guardian of the child shall participate in all programs of care, treatment or rehabilitation related to the delinquency, and shall be liable to reimburse the state for such care, treatment or rehabilitation to the same extent, and under the same terms and conditions, as are the parents of recipients of public assistance, except that if the court determines that the parent or guardian is unable to pay for such care, treatment or rehabilitation, the court shall order the parent or guardian to perform community service.
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37	37	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
38	38	Section 1 October 1, 2011 46b-140(b)
39	39	Sec. 2 October 1, 2011 New section
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41	41	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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43	43	Section 1
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45	45	October 1, 2011
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47	47	46b-140(b)
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49	49	Sec. 2
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51	51	October 1, 2011
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53	53	New section
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55	55	Statement of Purpose:
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57	57	To: (1) Require the parents or guardian of a child who has been convicted as delinquent to attend any court hearing related to the delinquency, and make failure to attend such court hearing punishable as contempt of court, and (2) require a parent or guardian to participate in and pay for the cost of care, treatment and rehabilitation for a child who has been convicted as delinquent.
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59	59	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]