General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5514
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1400
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 5514
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 1400
*01400_______JUD*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR ADULT OFFENDER SUPERVISION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 18-81 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2013):
The Commissioner of Correction shall administer, coordinate and control the operations of the department and shall be responsible for the overall supervision and direction of all institutions, facilities and activities of the department. The commissioner shall establish rules for the administrative practices and custodial and rehabilitative methods of said institutions and facilities in accordance with recognized correctional standards. The commissioner shall establish, develop and maintain noninstitutional, community-based service programs. The commissioner shall be responsible for the supervision of persons released on parole by the Board of Pardons and Paroles. [and shall act as administrator of the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision.] The commissioner shall be responsible for establishing disciplinary, diagnostic, classification, treatment, vocational and academic education, research and statistics, training and development services and programs throughout the department. Subject to the provisions of chapter 67, the commissioner shall appoint such professional, technical and other personnel as may be necessary for the efficient operation of the department. The commissioner shall organize and operate interinstitutional programs for the development and training of institution and facility staffs. The commissioner shall provide for the services of such chaplains as are necessary to minister to the needs of the inmates of department institutions and facilities. The commissioner shall, within available appropriations for such purpose, arrange for provision of legal assistance of a civil nature to indigent inmates of department institutions and facilities and legal representation for such inmates before administrative boards where permitted or constitutionally required.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2013 18-81
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2013
18-81
Statement of Purpose:
To eliminate the statutory requirement that the Commissioner of Correction act as administrator of the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision, and allow for the Governor or the State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision to appoint a compact administrator in accordance with the terms of the compact.
[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.]