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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1018
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 4393
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING PR OSECUTORIAL ACCOUNTA BILITY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (h) of section 51-275a of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2
1, 2021): 3
(h) The commission shall be [within the Division of Criminal Justice. 4
Said division shall provide staff] an autonomous body within the 5
Executive Department. The Office of Policy and Management shall 6
provide administrative support for the commission. 7
Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 51-278 of the general statutes is 8
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 9
1, 2021): 10
(b) (1) (A) The Criminal Justice Commission shall appoint (i) two 11
deputy chief state's attorneys as assistant administrative heads of the 12
Division of Criminal Justice, one of whom shall be deputy chief state's 13
attorney for operations and one of whom shall be deputy chief state's 14
attorney for personnel, finance and administration, who shall assist the 15 Raised Bill No. 1018
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Chief State's Attorney in his duties, and (ii) one deputy chief state's 16
attorney who shall be nominated by the commission to serve as 17
Inspector General in accordance with section 51-277e. The term of office 18
of a deputy chief state's attorney shall be four years from July first in the 19
year of appointment and until the appointment and qualification of a 20
successor unless sooner removed by the Criminal Justice Commission. 21
The Criminal Justice Commission shall designate one deputy chief 22
state's attorney appointed under subparagraph (A)(i) of this subsection 23
who shall, in the absence or disqualification of the Chief State's 24
Attorney, exercise the powers and duties of the Chief State's Attorney 25
until such Chief State's Attorney resumes his duties. For the purposes of 26
this subparagraph, the Criminal Justice Commission means the 27
members of the commission other than the Chief State's Attorney. (B) 28
The Criminal Justice Commission shall appoint a state's attorney for 29
each judicial district, who shall act therein as attorney on behalf of the 30
state. The Criminal Justice Commission shall also appoint, from 31
candidates recommended by the appropriate state's attorney and 32
deemed qualified by the commission, as many assistant state's attorneys 33
and deputy assistant state's attorneys on a full-time or part-time basis 34
for each judicial district as the criminal business of the court, in the 35
opinion of the Chief State's Attorney, may require, and the commission 36
shall also appoint, from candidates recommended by the Chief State's 37
Attorney and deemed qualified by the commission, as many assistant 38
state's attorneys and deputy assistant state's attorneys as are necessary, 39
in the opinion of the Chief State's Attorney, to assist the Chief State's 40
Attorney. Assistant state's attorneys and deputy assistant state's 41
attorneys, respectively, shall assist the state's attorneys for the judicial 42
districts and the Chief State's Attorney in all criminal matters and, in the 43
absence from the district or disability of the state's attorney or at his 44
request, shall have and exercise all the powers and perform all the duties 45
of state's attorney. At least three such assistant state's attorneys or 46
deputy assistant state's attorneys shall be designated by the Chief State's 47
Attorney to handle all prosecutions in the state of housing matters 48
deemed to be criminal. Any assistant or deputy assistant state's attorney 49
so designated should have a commitment to the maintenance of decent, 50 Raised Bill No. 1018
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safe and sanitary housing and, to the extent practicable, shall handle 51
housing matters on a full-time basis. At least one assistant state's 52
attorney shall be designated by the Chief State's Attorney to handle all 53
prosecutions in the state of environmental matters deemed to be 54
criminal. Any assistant state's attorney so designated should have a 55
commitment to protecting the environment and, to the extent 56
practicable, shall handle environmental matters on a full-time basis. (C) 57
The Chief State's Attorney may promote any assistant state's attorney, 58
or deputy assistant state's attorney who assists him, and the appropriate 59
state's attorney may promote any assistant state's attorney or deputy 60
assistant state's attorney who assists such state's attorney in the judicial 61
district. 62
(2) On and after July 1, 1985, the Chief State's Attorney, deputy chief 63
state's attorneys, state's attorneys, assistant state's attorneys and deputy 64
assistant state's attorneys shall receive salaries in accordance with a 65
compensation plan approved by the Department of Administrative 66
Services. 67
(3) Each state's attorney who, on June 30, 1973, was included in the 68
provisions of sections 51-49, 51-287 and 51-288 may elect to continue to 69
be so included and, each state's attorney, incumbent on July 1, 1978, who 70
was an assistant state's attorney, chief prosecuting attorney or deputy 71
chief prosecuting attorney on June 30, 1973, may elect to be included in 72
sections 51-49, 51-287 and 51-288, and, in each such case, the 73
Comptroller shall deduct from his salary five per cent thereof as 74
contributions for the purposes of sections 51-49, 51-287 and 51-288, 75
provided any person who has so elected may thereafter elect to 76
participate in chapter 66 and thereupon his past contributions to the 77
State's Attorneys' Retirement Fund shall be transferred to the State 78
Employees Retirement Fund and he shall be credited with all prior 79
service. All other persons appointed under the provisions of this section 80
shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 66. 81
(4) Each Chief State's Attorney, deputy chief state's attorney or state's 82
attorney who (A) is ineligible to elect under subdivision (3) of this 83 Raised Bill No. 1018
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subsection, (B) is not subject to the provisions of chapter 66, and (C) had 84
vested under the State Employees Retirement Fund, prior to his 85
appointment to such office, shall vest under the State's Attorneys' 86
Retirement Fund upon reappointment to any such office by the Criminal 87
Justice Commission. 88
(5) The several state's attorneys shall each hold office for [eight] five 89
years from July first and until the appointment and qualification of a 90
successor unless sooner removed for just cause by the Criminal Justice 91
Commission. Beginning July 1, 2022, the commission shall biennially 92
evaluate the performance of each state's attorney in accordance with 93
section 51-280, as amended by this act. 94
(6) When any vacancy in the office of the Chief State's Attorney or the 95
office of a state's attorney is to be filled, the commission shall make its 96
appointment from the various recommendations of the Chief State's 97
Attorney or the appropriate state's attorney. 98
(7) Each deputy chief state's attorney and state's attorney incumbent 99
on the date of certification by the Secretary of the State of the 100
constitutional amendment concerning appointment of state's attorneys, 101
shall serve the term for which he had been appointed prior to said date. 102
Sec. 3. Section 51-279a of the general statutes is repealed and the 103
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 104
(a) The Division of Criminal Justice Advisory Board is established, 105
comprised of the Chief State's Attorney or his designee and the state's 106
attorney for each judicial district or his designee. The board shall [meet 107
at least once a month to advise on state-wide prosecutorial standards 108
and guidelines and other policy matters, including peer review and 109
resolution of conflicts. The board shall adopt such rules as it deems 110
necessary for the conduct of its internal affairs.] develop uniform 111
written Division of Criminal Justice policies on or before December 31, 112
2021. The policies shall include, but not be limited to, standards 113
concerning the following subject areas: 114 Raised Bill No. 1018
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(1) Charging decisions, concerning: 115
(A) Initiation of charges, 116
(B) Charging juveniles as adults, 117
(C) The standard of proof required to initiate and maintain charges, 118
(D) Investigatory and discovery materials to be reviewed before 119
charging, and 120
(E) Diversionary program referrals; 121
(2) Pretrial release pursuant to section 54-63b, concerning: 122
(A) Pretrial release standards for specific offenses and offense 123
categories, 124
(B) Criteria for determining the amount of security release requested 125
for charged offenses, 126
(C) Review of pretrial release recommendations by supervisory staff 127
within each judicial district, and 128
(D) Reevaluation of pretrial detention throughout the pretrial period; 129
(3) Pretrial discovery, concerning: 130
(A) Facilitation of prompt and complete initial discovery to the 131
defense, 132
(B) Ongoing discovery to the defense when new evidence is made 133
known to the state's attorney's office, 134
(C) Disclosure of complete file by law enforcement to the state's 135
attorney's office, and 136
(D) Provision of discovery materials prior to entering into a plea 137
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(4) Diversionary programs, concerning: 139
(A) Eligibility and criteria for referral, and 140
(B) Minimizing or eliminating costs to defendants; 141
(5) Plea agreements, concerning: 142
(A) Factors for consideration when evaluating a defendant for a plea 143
agreement, such as offense categories, defendant characteristics and 144
specific mitigating or aggravating factors, and 145
(B) The effect of a defendant's failure to enter into a plea agreement 146
on future sentencing recommendations; 147
(6) Sentencing recommendations, including: 148
(A) Factors for recommendation of alternatives to incarceration, 149
(B) Factors for requesting imposition of fines and fees, including 150
attorney fees for appointed counsel, 151
(C) Factors for sentencing recommendations (i) in excess of any 152
applicable mandatory minimums, or (ii) at any applicable statutory 153
maximum, 154
(D) The process for participating in presentencing reports, including 155
making recommendations for sentencing variances contained in such 156
reports, and 157
(E) Consideration and recording of projected expenditures of state or 158
municipal funds associated with sentencing recommendations; 159
(7) Post-sentence recommendations, including: 160
(A) Factors for recommending termination of post-sentence 161
supervised or conditional release, 162
(B) Factors for recommending pardons and other post-sentence relief, 163
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(C) The process for review of convictions and sentences challenged 165
as unlawful; 166
(8) Victim engagement and involvement, including: 167
(A) Eligibility for victim involvement in charging decisions and other 168
processes, and 169
(B) Working with the Victim Advocate to develop uniform processes 170
for victim outreach and support; 171
(9) Case management and staffing, including transfer, continuance 172
and staffing standards; 173
(10) Uniform prosecutorial ethics standards in addition to the ethical 174
standards pertaining to all attorneys; 175
(11) The use of a grand jury for investigations; 176
(12) Circumstances and procedures for deviating from the policies 177
created by the advisory board pursuant to this subsubsection; 178
(13) A uniform assessment tool for conducting annual performance 179
evaluations for all deputy assistant state's attorneys, assistant state's 180
attorneys, senior assistant state's attorneys, supervisory assistant state's 181
attorneys and any other prosecuting attorneys; and 182
(14) Any other rules the advisory board deems necessary for the 183
conduct of its internal affairs. 184
(b) Not later than sixty days after the advisory board has developed 185
uniform policies in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, but in 186
no event after March 1, 2022, the members of the Criminal Justice 187
Commission shall review and approve the uniform policies developed 188
by the advisory board, if such policies address each subdivision of 189
subsection (a) of this section. If the commission determines that such 190
policies do not address one or more subdivisions of subsection (a) of this 191
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board detailing which subdivisions of subsection (a) of this section need 193
to be addressed in revised uniform policies. The advisory board shall 194
revise the uniform policies to address each such subdivision and shall 195
submit the revised uniform policies to the commission not later than ten 196
days after receipt of such written report. Not later than thirty days after 197
receipt of such revised uniform policies, the commission shall review 198
and approve the revised uniform policies if such policies address each 199
subdivision of subsection (a) of this section. If such revised uniform 200
policies do not address each subdivision of subsection (a) of this section, 201
the commission shall submit a written report to the advisory board and 202
the advisory board shall further revise the uniform policies, in 203
accordance with the provisions of this subsection. 204
(c) Upon approval of the policies by the Criminal Justice Commission 205
pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the advisory board shall vote 206
to adopt the uniform polices on or before July 1, 2022. Upon adoption of 207
the uniform policies and not later than July 1, 2022, the advisory board 208
shall post the adopted uniform policies on the Division of Criminal 209
Justice's Internet web site. 210
(d) (1) Not later than five years after the initial adoption of the policies 211
approved pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, and every five years 212
thereafter, the advisory board shall: 213
(A) Review the policies; 214
(B) Post on the Division of Criminal Justice's Internet web site notices 215
concerning the time, date and place of any meeting of the advisory 216
board for the purpose of making revisions to the uniform policies; 217
(C) Hold a public meeting with opportunity for public testimony 218
regarding the review or revision of uniform policies; and 219
(D) Revise uniform policies, if necessary. 220
(2) Upon any such revisions, the advisory board shall submit such 221
revised uniform policies to the Criminal Justice Commission, which 222 Raised Bill No. 1018
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shall review the revised uniform policies and approve such revised 223
uniform policies in accordance with subsection (b) of this section. Not 224
later than thirty days after such approval by the commission, the 225
advisory board shall vote to adopt the uniform policies. Not later than 226
thirty days after the adoption of such revised uniform policies, the 227
advisory board shall post the adopted revised uniform policies on the 228
Division of Criminal Justice's Internet web site. 229
(e) The advisory board shall meet at least quarterly to review the 230
policies adopted pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and to advise 231
on other standards, guidelines and policy matters. 232
(f) Each state's attorney shall adopt and make available to the 233
prosecuting attorneys within the state's attorney's judicial district the 234
uniform policies adopted in accordance with subsection (c) of this 235
section not later than July 1, 2022. Each state's attorney shall implement 236
the policies within that judicial district and direct all prosecuting 237
attorneys within the judicial district to comply with such policies. All 238
state's attorneys shall adopt and implement any revision to the policies 239
adopted in accordance with subsection (d) of this section. 240
(g) The advisory board shall establish a methodology for the state's 241
attorney of each judicial district to monitor and track information 242
regarding compliance with the uniform or revised uniform policies 243
adopted in accordance with subsection (c) or (d) of this section. 244
Sec. 4. Section 51-279c of the general statutes is repealed and the 245
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 246
The Chief State's Attorney shall establish a formal training program 247
for all newly-appointed prosecuting attorneys consisting of not less than 248
five days and an ongoing training program for all prosecuting attorneys 249
consisting of not less than two days each year. Such training programs 250
shall commence January 1, 1998. On and after July 1, 2022, all such 251
training programs shall include training on (1) racial bias, including 252
implicit bias; (2) systemic collateral consequences of arrest, charging and 253
incarceration; (3) available conviction and sentencing alternatives; (4) 254 Raised Bill No. 1018
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victim interview techniques; (5) mental illness and trauma; and (6) 255
reentry strategies for offenders released into the community. At least 256
one day of each ongoing training program and of each training program 257
for newly appointed prosecuting attorneys shall be held in a state 258
correctional facility. 259
Sec. 5. Section 51-280 of the general statutes is repealed and the 260
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 261
(a) The [Chief State's Attorney and each state's attorney] Office of 262
Policy and Management shall prepare a [merit and] performance 263
[rating] report for each state's attorney [, assistant state's attorney and 264
deputy assistant state's attorney and shall submit the merit and 265
performance rating for each state's attorney to the Criminal Justice 266
Commission for its consideration at the time for reappointing such 267
attorneys to any new term or terms.] based upon data collected pursuant 268
to section 51-286j, as amended by this act. The Office of Policy and 269
Management shall provide the performance report for the state's 270
attorneys for New Britain, Ansonia-Milford, Middlesex, Stamford-271
Norwalk, Hartford and Waterbury to the Criminal Justice Commission 272
on or before July 1, 2022, and every two years thereafter. The Office of 273
Policy and Management shall provide the performance report for the 274
state's attorneys for Danbury, Fairfield, Litchfield, New Haven, New 275
London, Tolland and Windham to the Criminal Justice Commission on 276
or before July 1, 2023, and every two years thereafter. The commission 277
shall provide each performance report to the state's attorney who is the 278
subject of the performance report and to the Commission on Human 279
Rights and Opportunities and post such report on the Internet web site 280
for the Division of Criminal Justice on the same date that the 281
performance report is provided to the commission. 282
(b) The performance report for each state's attorney required 283
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall include, but need not be 284
limited to, the following categories of data for the judicial district that 285
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(1) The disparity, if any, in outcomes for different demographic 287
groups involved in the criminal justice process, in: 288
(A) Arrests, including citations, summonses, custody arrests, 289
warrants and on-site arrests, 290
(B) Diversionary program applications, successful completions and 291
failures to complete, 292
(C) Nonjudicial sanctions, 293
(D) Plea agreements, including agreements involving probation, 294
agreements involving imprisonment, other agreements and 295
prosecutors' last best offer, 296
(E) Trial dispositions, including dispositions involving probation, 297
dispositions involving prison and other dispositions, 298
(F) Sentence lengths, 299
(G) Court fees or fines, and 300
(H) Restitution amounts ordered; 301
(2) The efficient, timely and consistent administration of criminal 302
cases, as measured by the: 303
(A) Total number of cases dismissed, not prosecuted and nolled, and 304
cases dismissed, not prosecuted and nolled as a percentage of total cases 305
charged, 306
(B) Total number of cases resolved by plea agreement and cases 307
resolved by plea agreement as a percentage of total cases charged, 308
(C) Total number of continuances granted, and 309
(D) Total number of cases resolved by plea agreement where the 310
defendant pled guilty or by plea agreement where the defendant pled 311
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a percentage of total cases resolved by plea agreement; 313
(3) The proportionality of criminal justice outcomes relative to both 314
offenses and to the community needs, as measured by the: 315
(A) Total number of cases referred for diversionary programs and 316
cases referred for diversionary programs as a percentage of overall 317
number of cases, 318
(B) Total number of cases with a defendant under twenty-one years 319
of age and the percentage of cases where the defendant was charged as 320
an adult, 321
(C) Total number of median incarceration days for sentences in 322
misdemeanor cases and for sentences in felony cases, 323
(D) Total number of case convictions with a sentence of probation or 324
parole for misdemeanor cases and felony cases, 325
(E) Median probation time in misdemeanor cases and felony cases, 326
(F) Percentage of cases for which restitution was ordered as part of 327
the sentence in misdemeanor cases and felony cases, 328
(G) Total number of sentence modification requests received and 329
total number of sentence modification requests consented to, and 330
(H) Total number of prison admissions from the judicial district as a 331
result of convictions; 332
(4) Internal management and functioning of the state's attorney's 333
office, as measured by the: 334
(A) Existence of and compliance with a business plan for the judicial 335
district, 336
(B) Compliance with the policies created pursuant to section 51-279a 337
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(C) Overall percentage of prosecuting attorneys within the state's 339
attorney's judicial district by race, sex, ethnicity and age, along with 340
percentage of prosecuting attorneys within leadership positions and 341
within nonleadership positions by race, sex, ethnicity and age, 342
(D) Overall median number of cases per prosecuting attorney within 343
the state's attorney's judicial district, along with the number of 344
misdemeanors and felonies charged per prosecuting attorney, 345
(E) Percentage of all cases dismissed, not prosecuted and nolled that 346
resulted from a lack of witness cooperation, 347
(F) Total number of meritorious ethics violations by prosecuting 348
attorneys within the state's attorney's judicial district, and 349
(G) Median number of hours of professional and legal training 350
completed by prosecuting attorneys within the state's attorney's judicial 351
district, including median number of hours of training on the topics 352
specified in section 51-279c, as amended by this act; and 353
(5) The health of communities impacted by prosecution, as measured 354
by: 355
(A) Victim satisfaction as measured by section 51-279a, as amended 356
by this act, 357
(B) Number of staff assigned to community-based subdivisions 358
within state's attorney's judicial district, 359
(C) Percentage of defendants referred to diversionary programs who 360
successfully complete such programs, 361
(D) Percentage of people who were released from incarceration 362
within the preceding three years who are homeless or without 363
permanent or stable dwellings within the state's attorney's judicial 364
district, 365
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in the highest crime zip code in the judicial district and the percentage 367
of felony cases dismissed, not prosecuted and nolled in the lowest crime 368
zip code in the judicial district, and 369
(F) Percentage of felony cases dismissed, not prosecuted and nolled 370
in the highest median income zip code in the judicial district and the 371
percentage of felony cases dismissed, not prosecuted and nolled in the 372
lowest median income zip code in the judicial district. 373
(c) Using the performance report created by the Office of Policy and 374
Management, the Criminal Justice Commission shall conduct a 375
performance review of each state's attorney every two years after the 376
Office of Policy and Management has filed performance reports for that 377
year, with performance review for the state's attorneys for New Britain, 378
Ansonia-Milford, Middlesex, Stamford-Norwalk, Hartford and 379
Waterbury being conducted in even-numbered years and performance 380
reviews for the state's attorneys for Danbury, Fairfield, Litchfield, New 381
Haven, New London, Tolland and Windham being conducted in odd-382
numbered years. Each performance review shall occur at a regularly 383
scheduled, duly noticed public meeting and shall include the 384
opportunity for public comment. The commission shall review the 385
performance report for each state's attorney, with the state's attorney 386
given the opportunity to explain any discrepancies between the judicial 387
districts or between past and present performance. 388
(d) When a state's attorney is being considered for reappointment, the 389
performance reports created by the Office of Policy and Management 390
and the performance reviews conducted by the Criminal Justice 391
Commission may be considered by the Criminal Justice Commission. 392
Sec. 6. Section 51-286j of the general statutes is repealed and the 393
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 394
(a) The Division of Criminal Justice, in consultation with the Judicial 395
Branch, the Department of Correction and the Criminal Justice 396
Information System Governing Board, established under section 54-142, 397
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data by docket number pertaining to defendants who are eighteen years 399
of age or older at the time of the commission of an alleged offense under 400
each of the categories described in subdivisions (1) to [(13)] (14), 401
inclusive, of this subsection, as follows: 402
(1) Arrests, including data on citations, summonses, custody arrests, 403
warrants and on-site arrests; 404
(2) Arraignments of individuals in custody; 405
(3) Continuances; 406
(4) Diversionary programs, including data on program applications, 407
program diversions, successful completions by defendants of such 408
programs, failures by defendants to complete such programs and 409
people in diversion on the first of the month; 410
(5) Contact between victims and prosecutorial officials, including 411
data on cases involving victims; 412
(6) Dispositions, including data on pending cases and cases disposed 413
of; 414
(7) Nonjudicial sanctions, including data on nonjudicial sanctions 415
applied, successful completion of nonjudicial sanctions, failure of 416
nonjudicial sanctions and persons on nonjudicial sanction status on the 417
first of the month; 418
(8) Plea agreements, including data on total plea agreements, 419
agreements involving probation, agreements involving prison, other 420
agreements and prosecutor's last best offer; 421
(9) Cases going to trial, including data on cases added per month, 422
pending trial cases, plea offers accepted by the court per month, plea 423
offers rejected by the court per month, disposition by trial, disposition 424
involving probation, disposition involving prison and other 425
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(10) Demographics, including data on race, sex, ethnicity and age; 427
(11) Court fees or fines, including those imposed by the court at the 428
disposition of the defendant's case and any outstanding balance the 429
defendant may have on such fees or fines; 430
(12) Restitution amounts ordered pursuant to subsection (c) of section 431
53a-28, including any amount collected by the court and any amount 432
paid to a victim; [and] 433
(13) The zip code of the defendant's primary residence; and 434
(14) Uses of force investigated by the Office of the Inspector General. 435
(b) No information collected under this section that personally 436
identifies a victim may be disclosed under section 4-68ff. 437
Sec. 7. Section 51-277c of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective 438
October 1, 2021) 439
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2021 51-275a(h)
Sec. 2 October 1, 2021 51-278(b)
Sec. 3 July 1, 2021 51-279a
Sec. 4 October 1, 2021 51-279c
Sec. 5 October 1, 2021 51-280
Sec. 6 October 1, 2021 51-286j
Statement of Purpose:
To (1) increase prosecutorial accountability by (A) providing that the
Criminal Justice Commission be an autonomous body, (B) requiring
biennial performance evaluations of state's attorneys, (C) requiring
adoption and implementation of uniform policies, (D) amending
training requirements for prosecutors, (E) outlining data upon which
state's attorney performance ratings are based, (F) making policies and
reports available online, and (G) adding use of force investigations as a
category for which case level data is collected, and (2) repeal the
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be given to crimes involving physical violence or the possession of a
firearm.
[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.]