Substitute House Bill No. 6034
Public Act No. 21-153
AN ACT CONCERNING PROJECT LONGEVITY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 4-68bb of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(a) For purposes of this section, "Project Longevity Initiative" means
a comprehensive community-based initiative that is designed to reduce
gun violence in the state's cities and "secretary" means the Secretary of
the Office of Policy and Management.
(b) Pursuant to the provisions of section 4-66a, the secretary shall (1)
provide planning and management assistance to municipal officials in
the city of New Haven in order to ensure the continued implementation
of the Project Longevity Initiative in said city and the secretary may
utilize state and federal funds as may be appropriated for such purpose;
and (2) do all things necessary to apply for and accept federal funds
allotted to or available to the state under any federal act or program
which support the continued implementation of the Project Longevity
Initiative in the city of New Haven.
(c) The secretary, or the secretary's designee, in consultation with the
United States Attorney for the district of Connecticut, the Chief State's Substitute House Bill No. 6034
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Attorney, the Commissioner of Correction, the executive director of the
Court Support Services Division of the Judicial Branch, the mayors of
the cities of Hartford, [and] Bridgeport and Waterbury, and clergy
members, nonprofit service providers and community leaders from the
cities of Hartford, [and] Bridgeport and Waterbury, shall implement the
Project Longevity Initiative in the cities of Hartford, [and] Bridgeport
and Waterbury.
(d) Pursuant to the provisions of section 4-66a, the secretary shall (1)
provide planning and management assistance to municipal officials in
the cities of Hartford, [and] Bridgeport and Waterbury in order to
ensure implementation of the Project Longevity Initiative in said cities
and the secretary may utilize state and federal funds as may be
appropriated for such purpose; and (2) do all things necessary to apply
for and accept federal funds allotted to or available to the state under
any federal act or program which will support implementation of the
Project Longevity Initiative in the cities of Hartford, [and] Bridgeport
and Waterbury.
(e) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management may accept
and receive on behalf of the office, subject to the provisions of section
4b-22, any bequest, devise or grant made to the Office of Policy and
Management to further the objectives of the Project Longevity Initiative
and may hold and use such property for the purpose specified, if any,
in such bequest, devise or gift.
(f) The secretary, in consultation with the federal and state officials
described in subsection (c) of this section, shall create a plan for
implementation of the Project Longevity Initiative on a state-wide basis.
Such plan shall, at a minimum, consider how to provide clients served
by the Project Longevity Initiative with access to courses of instruction
and apprentice programs provided by, but not limited to, a college, a
university, a community college or the Technical Education and Career
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plan to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having
cognizance of matters relating to public safety and security in
accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a.