Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05611 Compare Versions

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	3	+	LCO No. 1261 1 of 1
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4		-	LCO No. 3570 1 of 4
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6		-	General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5611
	5	+	General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5611
7	6		January Session, 2019
8		-	LCO No. ~~3570~~
	7	+	LCO No. 1261
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11	10		Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
12	11		AND ELECTIONS
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15	14		Introduced by:
16		-	~~(GAE)~~
	15	+	REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist.
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20	19		AN ACT CONCERNING THE COUNTING OF INCARCERATED
21	20		PERSONS FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING LEGISLATIVE
22	21		DISTRICTS.
23	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
24	23		Assembly convened:
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26		-	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) (1) In each year in which 1
27		-	the federal decennial census is taken and in which the United States 2
28		-	Census Bureau counts incarcerated persons as residents of the towns 3
29		-	in which the correctional facilities are located, the Department of 4
30		-	Correction shall, not later than May first of such year, deliver to the 5
31		-	Secretary of the State in such form as the Secretary shall prescribe: 6
32		-	(A) A unique identifier for each incarcerated person subject to the 7
33		-	jurisdiction of the department on the date for which the decennial 8
34		-	census reports population; 9
35		-	(B) The street address of the correctional facility in which such 10
36		-	person was incarcerated at the time of such report; 11
37		-	(C) The residential or other address of such person prior to 12
38		-	incarceration, if known; 13
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44		-	(D) An indication of whether such person has attained the age of 14
45		-	eighteen years; 15
46		-	(E) Such person's race and whether such person is of Hispanic or 16
47		-	Latino origin, if known; and 17
48		-	(F) Any additional information the Secretary may request pursuant 18
49		-	to law. 19
50		-	(2) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the 20
51		-	information required to be provided by this subsection shall not 21
52		-	include the name of any incarcerated person or in any other way allow 22
53		-	for the identification of any such person from such information. Such 23
54		-	information shall be confidential and not otherwise disclosed, except 24
55		-	to the Office of Legislative Research created pursuant to section 2-71c 25
56		-	of the general statutes, for the purposes of subsection (c) of this section, 26
57		-	or as aggregated by census block for the purposes of subsection (d) of 27
58		-	this section. 28
59		-	(b) In each year in which the federal decennial census is taken and 29
60		-	in which the United States Census Bureau counts incarcerated persons 30
61		-	as residents of the towns in which the correctional facilities are located, 31
62		-	the Secretary shall request each agency that operates a federal facility 32
63		-	in this state, which facility incarcerates persons convicted of a criminal 33
64		-	offense, to provide the Secretary with a report including the 34
65		-	information listed in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section. 35
66		-	(c) (1) For each person included in a report received under 36
67		-	subsection (a) or (b) of this section, the Office of Legislative Research 37
68		-	shall determine the geographic units for which population counts are 38
69		-	reported in the federal decennial census, which units contain the 39
70		-	address of the facility in which such person was incarcerated, and such 40
71		-	person's residential or other address as listed in such report. 41
72		-	(2) For each person included in a report received under subsection 42
73		-	(a) or (b) of this section, if such person's residential or other address is 43
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79		-	known and in this state, the Office of Legislative Research shall, not 44
80		-	later than ___ of such year, adjust such information to: 45
81		-	(A) Ensure that all relevant population counts reported in the 46
82		-	census are as if such person resided at such address on the date for 47
83		-	which the census reports population; and 48
84		-	(B) Ensure that such person is not represented in any applicable 49
85		-	population count reported in the federal decennial census for the 50
86		-	geographic units that include the facility in which such person was 51
87		-	incarcerated on the date for which the census reports population. 52
88		-	(3) For each person included in a report received under subsection 53
89		-	(a) or (b) of this section whose residential or other address is unknown 54
90		-	or not in this state, and for each person reported in the census as 55
91		-	residing in a federal correctional facility for whom a report was not 56
92		-	provided, the Office of Legislative Research shall, not later than ___ of 57
93		-	such year, adjust such information to: 58
94		-	(A) Ensure that such person is not represented in any applicable 59
95		-	population count reported in the federal decennial census for the 60
96		-	geographic units that include the facility in which such person was 61
97		-	incarcerated on the date for which the census reports population; and 62
98		-	(B) Ensure that such person is counted as part of a state unit not tied 63
99		-	to a specific geographical location, in the same manner that a person 64
100		-	with an unknown state of residency is counted, including, but not 65
101		-	limited to, military and federal government personnel stationed 66
102		-	abroad. 67
103		-	(d) The Secretary shall prepare and publish such information 68
104		-	adjusted pursuant to subsection (c) of this section not later than thirty 69
105		-	days after the publication of the redistricting data for this state by the 70
106		-	United States Census Bureau, and such adjusted information shall be 71
107		-	the basis for determining state assembly and senatorial districts, as 72
108		-	well as municipal voting districts. No residence at an unknown 73
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114		-	geographical location within the state under subdivision (3) of 74
115		-	subsection (c) of this section may be used to determine the average 75
116		-	population of any set of districts. The Secretary shall notify each 76
117		-	municipality that such information shall be used for the purposes of 77
118		-	determining municipal voting districts. 78
119		-	(e) The Department of Correction shall determine the residential or 79
120		-	other address of each person committed to the custody of the 80
121		-	department on or after January 1, 2020, and maintain an electronic 81
122		-	record of such address. Such record shall contain, at a minimum, the 82
123		-	last-known residential or other address of each person prior to 83
124		-	incarceration. 84
125		-	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
126		-	sections:
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128		-	Section 1 July 1, 2019 New section
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	25	+	That the general statutes be amended to require the adjustment of 1
	26	+	federal decennial census figures to count an incarcerated person as 2
	27	+	residing at her last known residential address instead of at the 3
	28	+	correctional facility in which such person is incarcerated. 4
130	29		Statement of Purpose:
131	30		To provide for the adjustment of population data so as to count
132	31		incarcerated persons as residents of their last town of residence rather
133	32		than as residents of the town in which the correctional facility is
134	33		located.
135		-	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
136		-	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
137		-	not underlined.]
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139		-	Co-Sponsors: REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist.
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141		-	H.B. 5611
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