General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6446
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 3359
*03359_______JUD*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 6446
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 3359
*03359_______JUD*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING JUDICIAL MARSHALS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 6-32d of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2014):
(b) (1) The Judicial Department shall employ judicial marshals for prisoner custody and transportation responsibilities pursuant to this section. The Chief Court Administrator shall establish employment standards and implement appropriate training programs to [assure] ensure secure prisoner custody and transportation. On and after October 1, 2011, the Judicial Department shall make available on its Internet web site a written summary of such employment standards, including, but not limited to, the standards for selection, continuance of employment and promotion for such judicial marshals. On and after January 1, 2014, the Judicial Department may not hire any person for, or promote any person to, the position of lead judicial marshal or supervisory judicial marshal, or any subsequent corresponding positions established by the Judicial Department, unless such person has passed a written examination for such promotion. The Judicial Department shall develop and update a written examination for promotion to such positions after consultation with at least three judicial marshals who have supervisory responsibility over other judicial marshals and three judicial marshals who do not have such supervisory responsibility.
(2) Any property used by the sheriffs prior to December 1, 2000, for prisoner transportation shall be transferred to the Judicial Department.
Sec. 2. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 6-32f of the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2014):
(a) The Judicial Department shall be responsible for courthouse security and shall employ judicial marshals for such purpose. The Chief Court Administrator shall establish employment standards and implement appropriate training programs to [assure] ensure court security. On and after October 1, 2011, the Judicial Department shall make available on its Internet web site a written summary of such employment standards, including, but not limited to, the standards for selection, continuance of employment and promotion for such judicial marshals. On and after January 1, 2014, the Judicial Department may not hire any person for, or promote any person to, the position of lead judicial marshal or supervisory judicial marshal, or any subsequent corresponding positions established by the Judicial Department, unless such person has passed a written examination for such promotion. The Judicial Department shall develop and update a written examination for promotion to such positions after consultation with at least three judicial marshals who have supervisory responsibility over other judicial marshals and three judicial marshals who do not have such supervisory responsibility.
(b) Any property used by the sheriffs prior to December 1, 2000, for court security shall be transferred to the Judicial Department. The Chief Court Administrator shall be responsible for the custody, care and control of courthouse facilities.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 January 1, 2014 6-32d(b)
Sec. 2 January 1, 2014 6-32f(a) and (b)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
January 1, 2014
6-32d(b)
Sec. 2
January 1, 2014
6-32f(a) and (b)
Statement of Purpose:
To require a person to pass a written examination prepared by the Judicial Department in order to be hired for or promoted to a supervisory judicial marshal position.
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