OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-5417
AN ACT CONCERNING JUVENILE JUSTICE AND SERVICES,
FIREARMS BACKGROUND CHECKS, AND LARCENY OF A
MOTOR VEHICLE.
AMENDMENT
LCO No.: 6277
File Copy No.: 525
House Calendar No.: 387
Senate Calendar No.: 533
Primary Analyst: AS 5/2/22
Contributing Analyst(s): SB, DD, ME, MP, PR, JS, CW (NF)
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: See below
Municipal Impact: See below
Explanation
Section 501 makes a procedural change and does not result in a fiscal
impact.
Section 502 results in a General Fund cost to the Department of Labor
of $212,812 ($151,4365 for salaries and $61,377 for fringe benefits) for 3
positions in FY 23 and $359,155 ($255,571 for salaries and $103,584 for
fringe benefits) for 4 positions in FY 24 to develop, implement and
administer the summer jobs program for high school students in at-risk
communities (FY 23 costs are for ¾ of a year). This estimate is based on
actual costs to administer similar youth employment programs.
Section 503 allows private occupational students to be eligible for
Roberta Willis Scholarship funds, this could have a revenue impact on
public institutions of higher education if they receive fewer financial aid
dollars from the Willis Scholarship.
Section 504 results in a revenue loss of up to $30.5 million annually 2022HB-05417-R00LCO06277-FNA.DOCX Page 2 of 4
beginning in FY 24 from expanding the apprenticeship tax credit. This
is based on information from the Department of Labor indicating that
there are currently approximately 6,100 apprentices that would be
eligible under the program. As the credit is only available to businesses
registered as C-corps, the actual revenue loss is dependent on how
many of these eligible apprentices work for C-corps, which is unknown.
Section 505 requires the State Department of Education (SDE) to
administer a “Pipeline for Connecticut’s Future” program. This would
result in an additional state cost of approximately $126,477, annually.
SDE does not currently have staff available to administer the program
and would require one full-time consultant with an annual salary of
approximately $90,000 and corresponding fringe benefits of $36,477, in
order to meet the requirements contained within the amendment.
Section 506 results in a potential cost by requiring automatic transfer
to the regular criminal docket for juveniles charged with a serious
juvenile offense and juveniles 14 and over if charged with a class A
felony or class B felony that constitutes murder, violent sexual assault
or a violent crime involving a firearm. The bill also results in potential
savings as these juveniles will no longer enter the juvenile system.
Section 507 establishes a program that connects community service
providers with juveniles in need of such services, in order to prevent or
deter crime. The bill requires OPM to administer the program.
Depending on the scope of the program, OPM may need to staff to
administer. Costs associated with the hire would depend on job title and
responsibilities, but could be as high as $100,000 annually.
Section 508 results in an estimated total annual cost to the Board of
Regents of $58,343 beginning in FY 23, associated with one new half-
time position to lead the law enforcement mentoring pilot program. The
half-time position is expected to be at the State University Administrator
3 level, with an annual salary of $29,211 and associated fringe benefits 2022HB-05417-R00LCO06277-FNA.DOCX Page 3 of 4
of $29,132.
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If the person is hired after July 1, 2022, then FY 23 costs will
be lower.
Section 509 allows local and regional school districts to offer an
explorer program for students who have an interest in learning about
law enforcement. This could result in an additional cost to local and
regional school districts. The cost would be dependent upon the
resources available to the district and the scope of the program.
Section 510 requires OPM to administer a grant program to reimburse
municipalities for costs associated with proactive policing and
modernizing intelligence tools. The bill does not specify a funding
source for this grant.
Section 511, 515-516 modify police procedures and policies resulting
in no fiscal impact to the state.
Section 512 results in potential savings to the state and municipalities
by expanding circumstances in which governmental immunity applies.
Section 513 expands the conditions in which a law enforcement
officer can search a motor vehicle pulled over for a motor vehicle
violation. This has no fiscal impact.
Section 514 changes the circumstances in which a law enforcement
officer must report excessive use of force by another officer. This has no
fiscal impact.
Section 517 establishes a housing authority resident quality of life
improvement grant program to be administered by the Department of
Housing (DOH), which results in a state cost of up to $297,700 per fiscal
year. The bill allows DOH to award grants totaling up to $250,000 per
year, depending on available appropriations, to housing authority
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The fringe benefit costs for employees funded out of other appropriated funds are
budgeted within the fringe benefit account of those funds, as opposed to the fringe
benefit accounts within the Office of the State Comptroller. The estimated active
employee fringe benefit cost associated with most personnel changes for other
appropriated fund employees is 99.73% of payroll in FY 23. 2022HB-05417-R00LCO06277-FNA.DOCX Page 4 of 4
resident advisory boards that apply. DOH is anticipated to require one
part-time housing specialist at an annual state cost of $47,700 ($34,000 in
salary and $13,700 in fringe benefits) to administer the program.
All other sections have no fiscal impact.
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely
for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General
Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of
informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.