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5		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 7186
	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7186
6	6		January Session, 2025
	7	+	LCO No. 5913
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT
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	13	+	Introduced by:
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12		-	AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PILOT PROGRAM CONCERNING THE USE
13		-	OF BODY SCANNING MACHINES IN CERTAIN CORRECTIONAL
14		-	FACILITIES AND REQUIRING REPORTS CONCERNING STRIP AND
15		-	CAVITY SEARCHES IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
	19	+	AN ACT REQUIRING A REPORT CONCERNING THE USE OF BODY
	20	+	SCANNING MACHINES AND STRIP AND CAVITY SEARCHES IN
	21	+	CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
16	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	23		Assembly convened:
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19		-	Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) Not later than December 31, 2025, 1
20		-	the Commissioner of Correction shall (1) purchase at least two body 2
21		-	scanning machines, and install at least one at the York Correctional 3
22		-	Institution and at least one at the John R. Manson Youth Institution, 4
23		-	Cheshire, and (2) establish a pilot program and directives that prioritize 5
24		-	using such machines to inspect persons who are incarcerated in said 6
25		-	institutions in lieu of correctional personnel conducting strip searches 7
26		-	or cavity searches when such searches are typically performed, 8
27		-	according to the existing directives. As part of such pilot program, the 9
28		-	commissioner shall train correctional personnel in the use of such 10
29		-	machines and collect data concerning such use. 11
30		-	(b) Not later than February 15, 2027, the Commissioner of Correction 12
31		-	shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a 13
32		-	of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General 14
33		-	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary and 15
34		-	government oversight. Such report shall include, but need not be 16
35		-	limited to, (1) the total number of body scans performed by the body 17 Substitute Bill No. 7186
	25	+	Section 1. (Effective from passage) On or before January 1, 2026, the 1
	26	+	Commissioner of Correction shall submit a report, in accordance with 2
	27	+	the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, on the status of 3
	28	+	the procurement of body scanning machines for use in correctional 4
	29	+	facilities and information concerning the conduct of strip and cavity 5
	30	+	searches in such facilities to the joint standing committees of the General 6
	31	+	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary and 7
	32	+	government oversight. Such report shall include, but need not be 8
	33	+	limited to: (1) The status of the procurement of body scanning machines, 9
	34	+	(2) the estimated costs associated with the installation and use of body 10
	35	+	scanning machines in the public entrance areas of all correctional 11
	36	+	facilities, (3) recommendations regarding the number of body scanning 12
	37	+	machines that would be required for placement in the public entrance 13
	38	+	areas of correctional facilities, (4) the capability of body scanning 14
	39	+	machines to reduce the level of contraband brought into correctional 15
	40	+	Raised Bill No. 7186
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40		-	scanning machines during the 2026 calendar year based upon the reason 18
41		-	for the scan, by month, (2) the number of strip or cavity searches 19
42		-	conducted during the 2026 calendar year, by month, (3) the total number 20
43		-	of such body scans that discovered contraband material, by month, (4) 21
44		-	the types and material of contraband discovered during such period, 22
45		-	differentiated by the type of search or scan performed, (5) the use of any 23
46		-	additional screening subsequent to the implementation of the body 24
47		-	scanning machines, including a strip search, placement on a dry cell 25
48		-	watch, urinalysis or medical assessment to confirm contraband was not 26
49		-	present, and (6) any recommendations for legislative changes based 27
50		-	upon the results of such pilot program. 28
51		-	Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) Not later than February 15, 2026, the 29
52		-	Commissioner of Correction shall submit a report, in accordance with 30
53		-	the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint 31
54		-	standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 32
55		-	matters relating to the judiciary and government oversight. Such report 33
56		-	shall include an evaluation of current directives and procedures for strip 34
57		-	searches and cavity searches in correctional institutions in the state 35
58		-	compared to other states in the northeastern region and federal policies, 36
59		-	based on the type of institution, and highlight any differences in such 37
60		-	directives and procedures. 38
61		-	Sec. 3. (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) For the purposes described in 39
62		-	subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the 40
63		-	power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state 41
64		-	in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the 42
65		-	aggregate five hundred thousand dollars. 43
66		-	(b) The proceeds of the sale of such bonds, to the extent of the amount 44
67		-	stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Department 45
68		-	of Correction for the purpose of purchasing two body scanning 46
69		-	machines, installing such machines and training corrections staff on 47
70		-	their use in accordance with the provisions of section 1 of this act. 48
71		-	(c) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the exercise 49 Substitute Bill No. 7186
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76		-	of any right or power granted thereby, that are not inconsistent with the 50
77		-	provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all 51
78		-	bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this 52
79		-	section. Temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived 53
80		-	from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in 54
81		-	accordance with section 3-20 of the general statutes and from time to 55
82		-	time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not 56
83		-	exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided 57
84		-	in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond 58
85		-	Commission authorizing such bonds. None of such bonds shall be 59
86		-	authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that 60
87		-	there has been filed with it a request for such authorization that is signed 61
88		-	by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 62
89		-	and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its 63
90		-	discretion, may require. Such bonds issued pursuant to this section shall 64
91		-	be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state 65
92		-	of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and 66
93		-	interest on such bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as 67
94		-	part of the contract of the state with the holders of such bonds, 68
95		-	appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such 69
96		-	principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay 70
97		-	such principal and interest as the same become due. 71
98		-	Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective from passage) On or before January 1, 2026, and 72
99		-	annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Correction shall submit a 73
100		-	report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general 74
101		-	statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly 75
102		-	having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary and government 76
103		-	oversight, concerning the conduct of strip and cavity searches in such 77
104		-	facilities. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) The 78
105		-	number of strip searches and cavity searches of persons who are 79
106		-	incarcerated that have occurred during the prior calendar year, 80
107		-	disaggregated by correctional facility, (2) whether there have been any 81
108		-	lawsuits filed concerning such strip searches or cavity searches during 82
109		-	the year immediately preceding such report and, if so, the status or 83 Substitute Bill No. 7186
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114		-	outcome of such lawsuits, and (3) a copy of the current policy 84
115		-	concerning the conduct of such searches, including any training 85
116		-	requirements for correctional officers concerning the conduct of such 86
117		-	searches. 87
	46	+	facilities by those visiting such facilities, (5) the number of strip searches 16
	47	+	and cavity searches of persons who are incarcerated that have occurred 17
	48	+	during the prior calendar year, broken out by correctional facility, (6) 18
	49	+	whether there have been any lawsuits filed concerning such strip 19
	50	+	searches or cavity searches, and if so the result of such lawsuits, and (7) 20
	51	+	a copy of the current policy concerning the conduct of such searches, 21
	52	+	including any training requirements for correctional officers concerning 22
	53	+	the conduct of such searches. 23
118	54		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
119	55		sections:
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121	57		Section 1 from passage New section
122		-	Sec. 2 from passage New section
123		-	Sec. 3 July 1, 2025 New section
124		-	Sec. 4 from passage New section
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126		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
127		-	In Section 1(a)(1) and (b)(5), "body scanner" was changed to "body
128		-	scanning" for consistency, and in Section 4(1), "broken out" was
129		-	changed to "disaggregated" for clarity.
	59	+	Statement of Purpose:
	60	+	To require the Department of Correction to report concerning the
	61	+	potential use of body scanning machines in correctional facilities and
	62	+	policies and information concerning the conduct of strip searches and
	63	+	cavity searches of persons who are incarcerated.
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131		-	GOS Joint Favorable Subst.
	65	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	66	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	67	+	underlined.]
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