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	13	+	Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN
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	16	+	Introduced by:
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14	22		AN ACT EXPANDING ELIGIBILITY FOR THE ADDRESS
15	23		CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM.
16	24		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	25		Assembly convened:
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19	27		Section 1. Section 54-240 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
20	28		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 2
21	29		As used in this chapter: 3
22	30		(1) "Address confidentiality program" or "program" means the 4
23	31		program established pursuant to this chapter; 5
24	32		(2) "Agency" has the same meaning as "public agency" or "agency", as 6
25	33		provided in section 1-200; 7
26	34		(3) "Application assistant" means a person authorized by the 8
27	35		Secretary of the State to assist applicants in the completion of 9
28	36		applications for program participation; 10
29	37		(4) "Authorized personnel" means an employee in the office of the 11
30	38		Secretary of the State who has been designated by the Secretary of the 12
31		-	State, or an employee of an agency who has been designated by the chief 13
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32	45		executive officer of such agency, to process and have access to records 14
33	46		pertaining to a program participant, including, but not limited to, voter 15
34		-	registration applications, voting records and marriage records; 16 Substitute Bill No. 123
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	47	+	registration applications, voting records and marriage records; 16
41	48		(5) "Certification card" means a card issued by the Secretary of the 17
42	49		State pursuant to section 54-240d; 18
43	50		(6) "Confidential address" means a program participant's address or 19
44	51		addresses as listed on such participant's application for program 20
45	52		participation that are not to be disclosed, including such participant's 21
46	53		residential address in this state and work and school addresses in this 22
47	54		state, if any; 23
48	55		(7) "Family violence" has the same meaning as provided in section 24
49	56		46b-38a; 25
50	57		(8) "Injury or risk of injury to a child" means any act or conduct that 26
51	58		constitutes a violation of section 53-21; 27
52	59		(9) "Kidnapping" means any act that constitutes a violation of section 28
53	60		53a-92, 53a-92a, 53a-94 or 53a-94a; 29
54	61		[(9)] (10) "Law enforcement agency" means the office of the Attorney 30
55	62		General, the office of the Chief State's Attorney, the Division of State 31
56	63		Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public 32
57	64		Protection or any municipal police department; 33
58	65		[(10)] (11) "Marriage records" means an application for a marriage 34
59	66		license, an issued marriage license, a license certificate or other 35
60	67		documents related thereto; 36
61	68		[(11)] (12) "Program address" means the post office box number and 37
62	69		fictitious street address assigned to a program participant by the 38
63	70		Secretary of the State; 39
64	71		[(12)] (13) "Program participant" or "participant" means any person 40
65	72		certified by the Secretary of the State to participate in the address 41
66		-	confidentiality program; 42
67		-	[(13)] (14) "Record" has the same meaning as "public records or files" 43
68		-	as provided in section 1-200; 44 Substitute Bill No. 123
	73	+	confidentiality program; 42 Raised Bill No. 123
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	79	+	[(13)] (14) "Record" has the same meaning as "public records or files" 43
	80	+	as provided in section 1-200; 44
75	81		[(14)] (15) "Sexual assault" means any act that constitutes a violation 45
76	82		of section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 46
77	83		January 1, 2019, or section 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b or 47
78	84		53a-73a; [and] 48
79	85		[(15)] (16) "Stalking" means any act that constitutes a violation of 49
80	86		section 53a-181c, 53a-181d or 53a-181e; and 50
81	87		(17) "Trafficking in persons" means any act that constitutes a violation 51
82	88		of section 53a-192a. 52
83	89		Sec. 2. Section 54-240a of the general statutes is repealed and the 53
84	90		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 54
85	91		(a) There shall be an address confidentiality program established in 55
86	92		the office of the Secretary of the State to provide a substitute mailing 56
87	93		address for any person who wishes to keep such person's residential 57
88	94		address confidential because of safety concerns and (1) has been a victim 58
89	95		of (A) family violence, (B) injury or risk of injury to a child, (C) 59
90	96		kidnapping, (D) sexual assault, [or] (E) stalking, [and who wishes to 60
91	97		keep such person's residential address confidential because of safety 61
92		-	concerns] (F) trafficking in persons, or (G) child abuse or neglect 62
93		-	substantiated by the Department of Children and Families, or (2) filed a 63
94		-	petition or had a petition filed on such person's behalf for the 64
95		-	termination of parental rights that was granted pursuant to section 45a-65
96		-	717 or 46b-129. 66
97		-	(b) The Secretary of the State shall adopt regulations, in accordance 67
98		-	with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of this 68
99		-	chapter. Such regulations may include, but need not be limited to, 69
100		-	provisions for applications for participation in the address 70
101		-	confidentiality program, certification of program participants, 71
102		-	certification cancellation, agency use of program addresses, forwarding 72
103		-	of program participants' mail, voting by program participants and 73
104		-	recording of vital statistics for program participants. 74
105		-	Sec. 3. Section 54-240c of the general statutes is repealed and the 75 Substitute Bill No. 123
	98	+	concerns] or (F) trafficking in persons, or (2) filed a petition or had a 62
	99	+	petition filed on such person's behalf for the termination of parental 63
	100	+	rights that was granted pursuant to section 45a-717. 64
	101	+	(b) The Secretary of the State shall adopt regulations, in accordance 65
	102	+	with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of this 66
	103	+	chapter. Such regulations may include, but need not be limited to, 67
	104	+	provisions for applications for participation in the address 68
	105	+	confidentiality program, certification of program participants, 69
	106	+	certification cancellation, agency use of program addresses, forwarding 70
	107	+	of program participants' mail, voting by program participants and 71
	108	+	recording of vital statistics for program participants. 72 Raised Bill No. 123
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112		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 76
113		-	The Secretary of the State shall certify an applicant or the person on 77
114		-	whose behalf an application is made as a program participant if the 78
115		-	application is filed in the manner and on the application form prescribed 79
116		-	by the Secretary of the State and includes: 80
117		-	(1) A statement made under penalty of false statement, as provided 81
118		-	in section 53a-157b, that [(A)] the applicant or the person on whose 82
119		-	behalf the application is made (A) is a victim of (i) family violence, (ii) 83
120		-	injury or risk of injury to a minor, (iii) kidnapping, (iv) sexual assault, 84
121		-	[or] (v) stalking, (vi) trafficking in persons, or (vii) child abuse or neglect 85
122		-	substantiated by the Department of Children and Families, or (B) filed a 86
123		-	petition or had a petition filed on such applicant or person's behalf for 87
124		-	the termination of parental rights that was granted pursuant to section 88
125		-	45a-717 or 46b-129, and [(B)] (C) the applicant fears for the [applicant's 89
126		-	safety, for the safety of the applicant's children, for the safety of the 90
127		-	person on whose behalf the application is made, or for the safety of the 91
128		-	children] safety of the applicant, children living in the applicant's home, 92
129		-	the person on whose behalf the application is made or children living in 93
130		-	the home of the person on whose behalf the application is made; 94
131		-	(2) Documentation supporting the statement made pursuant to 95
132		-	subdivision (1) of this section; 96
133		-	(3) A designation of the Secretary of the State as the agent of the 97
134		-	applicant or the person on whose behalf the application is made for 98
135		-	service of process and for receipt of first class mail; 99
136		-	(4) The residential address in this state, the work and school 100
137		-	addresses in this state, if any, and the phone number or numbers, if 101
138		-	available, that are to remain confidential, but which may be used by the 102
139		-	Secretary of the State or authorized personnel to contact the applicant 103
140		-	or the person on whose behalf the application is made; and 104
141		-	(5) The application preparation date, the applicant's signature and the 105
142		-	signature of the application assistant who assisted the applicant in 106 Substitute Bill No. 123
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	114	+	Sec. 3. Section 54-240c of the general statutes is repealed and the 73
	115	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 74
	116	+	The Secretary of the State shall certify an applicant or the person on 75
	117	+	whose behalf an application is made as a program participant if the 76
	118	+	application is filed in the manner and on the application form prescribed 77
	119	+	by the Secretary of the State and includes: 78
	120	+	(1) A statement made under penalty of false statement, as provided 79
	121	+	in section 53a-157b, that [(A)] the applicant or the person on whose 80
	122	+	behalf the application is made (A) is a victim of (i) family violence, (ii) 81
	123	+	injury or risk of injury to a minor, (iii) kidnapping, (iv) sexual assault, 82
	124	+	[or] (v) stalking, or (vi) trafficking in persons, or (B) filed a petition or 83
	125	+	had a petition filed on such applicant or person's behalf for the 84
	126	+	termination of parental rights that was granted pursuant to section 45a-85
	127	+	717, and [(B)] (C) the applicant fears for the [applicant's safety, for the 86
	128	+	safety of the applicant's children, for the safety of the person on whose 87
	129	+	behalf the application is made, or for the] safety of the applicant, the 88
	130	+	applicant's children, the person on whose behalf the application is made 89
	131	+	or the children of the person on whose behalf the application is made; 90
	132	+	(2) Documentation supporting the statement made pursuant to 91
	133	+	subdivision (1) of this section; 92
	134	+	(3) A designation of the Secretary of the State as the agent of the 93
	135	+	applicant or the person on whose behalf the application is made for 94
	136	+	service of process and for receipt of first class mail; 95
	137	+	(4) The residential address in this state, the work and school 96
	138	+	addresses in this state, if any, and the phone number or numbers, if 97
	139	+	available, that are to remain confidential, but which may be used by the 98
	140	+	Secretary of the State or authorized personnel to contact the applicant 99
	141	+	or the person on whose behalf the application is made; and 100
	142	+	(5) The application preparation date, the applicant's signature and the 101
	143	+	signature of the application assistant who assisted the applicant in 102
	144	+	completing the application. 103 Raised Bill No. 123
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150	150		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
151	151		sections:
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153	153		Section 1 July 1, 2022 54-240
154	154		Sec. 2 July 1, 2022 54-240a
155	155		Sec. 3 July 1, 2022 54-240c
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157		-	KID Joint Favorable Subst.
	157	+	Statement of Purpose:
	158	+	To permit victims of kidnapping and human trafficking and children
	159	+	who are the subject of petitions to terminate parental rights granted by
	160	+	the court to participate in the address confidentiality program
	161	+	established in the office of the Secretary of the State.
	162	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	163	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	164	+	underlined.]
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