General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1107
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 5287
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 1107
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 5287
*05287_______JUD*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING OVERSIGHT WITHIN THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 51-277 of the general statutes is amended by adding subsection (e) as follows (Effective October 1, 2015):
(NEW) (e) The Chief State's Attorney shall supervise the division, including the state's attorney for each judicial district.
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2015) Not later than March first of each year, the state's attorney for each judicial district and each state's attorney that assists the Chief State's Attorney shall submit a written report to the Chief State's Attorney. Such report shall include (1) any recommendations for (A) a statutory change, or (B) a budget proposal that may assist the Division of Criminal Justice's ability to investigate and prosecute criminal matters, and (2) any merit and performance rating prepared pursuant to section 51-280 of the general statutes by such state's attorney during the previous calendar year.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2015 51-277
Sec. 2 October 1, 2015 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2015
51-277
Sec. 2
October 1, 2015
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To provide for greater oversight within the Division of Criminal Justice.
[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.]