Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB01119 Compare Versions

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1	1	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1119
2	2	January Session, 2015 LCO No. 5510
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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. 1119
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12	12	January Session, 2015
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14	14	LCO No. 5510
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16	16	05510_______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 HAZING IN HIGH SCHOOLS.
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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. Section 53-23a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015):
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30	30	(a) For purposes of this section:
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32	32	(1) "Hazing" means any action which recklessly or intentionally endangers the health or safety of a person for the purpose of initiation, admission into or affiliation with, or as a condition for continued membership in a student organization. The term shall include, but not be limited to:
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34	34	(A) Requiring indecent exposure of the body;
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36	36	(B) Requiring any activity that would subject the person to extreme mental stress, such as sleep deprivation or extended isolation from social contact;
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38	38	(C) Confinement of the person to unreasonably small, unventilated, unsanitary or unlighted areas;
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40	40	(D) Any assault upon the person; or
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42	42	(E) Requiring the ingestion of any substance or any other physical activity which could adversely affect the health or safety of the individual. The term shall not include an action sponsored by an institution of higher education which requires any athletic practice, conditioning, or competition or curricular activity.
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44	44	(2) "Student organization" means a fraternity, sorority or any other organization organized or operating at an institution of higher education, or any high school-sponsored organization, activity or program.
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46	46	(b) No student organization or member of a student organization shall engage in hazing any member or person pledged to be or otherwise seeking to become a member of the organization. The implied or express consent of the victim shall not be a defense in any action brought under this section.
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48	48	(c) A student organization which violates subsection (b) of this section (1) shall be subject to a fine of not more than [one thousand five hundred] three thousand dollars, and (2) shall forfeit for a period of not less than one year all of the rights and privileges of being an organization organized or operating at an institution of higher education or a high school, as the case may be.
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50	50	(d) A member of a student organization who violates subsection (b) of this section shall be subject to a fine of not more than [one] two thousand dollars.
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52	52	(e) This section shall not in any manner limit or exclude prosecution or punishment for any crime or any civil remedy.
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57	57	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
58	58	Section 1 October 1, 2015 53-23a
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60	60	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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62	62	Section 1
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64	64	October 1, 2015
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66	66	53-23a
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68	68	Statement of Purpose:
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70	70	To include high school organizations in prohibitions against hazing and to increase associated monetary penalties.