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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1387
January Session, 2025
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE PRESCRIBED DUTIES OF THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION
SYSTEM GOVERNING BOARD AND THE INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM MAINTAINED BY SAID BOARD.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 54-142q of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 2
(a) As used in this section, (1) "governing board" means the Criminal 3
Justice Information System Governing Board established in this section, 4
(2) "offender-based tracking system" means an information system that 5
enables, as determined by the governing board and subject to this 6
chapter, criminal justice agencies, as defined in subsection (b) of section 7
54-142g, the Division of Public Defender Services and the Office of the 8
Federal Public Defender to share criminal history record information, as 9
defined in subsection (a) of section 54-142g, and to access electronically 10
maintained offender and case data involving felonies, misdemeanors, 11
violations, motor vehicle violations, motor vehicle offenses for which a 12
sentence to a term of imprisonment may be imposed, and infractions, 13
and (3) "criminal justice information systems" means the information 14
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systems designed and implemented pursuant to section 54-142s, as 15
amended by this act. 16
(b) There shall be a Criminal Justice Information System Governing 17
Board which shall be within the Department of Emergency Services and 18
Public Protection for administrative purposes only and shall oversee 19
criminal justice information systems. 20
(c) The governing board shall be composed of the Chief Court 21
Administrator, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 22
Protection, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the 23
Commissioner of Correction, the chairperson of the Board of Pardons 24
and Paroles, the Chief State's Attorney, the Chief Public Defender, the 25
Commissioner of Administrative Services, the Victim Advocate, the 26
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, the chairpersons and ranking 27
members of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly on 28
judiciary and the president of the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association. 29
The Chief Court Administrator and a person appointed by the Governor 30
from among the membership shall serve as cochairpersons. Each 31
member of the governing board may appoint a designee who shall have 32
the same powers as such member. 33
(d) The governing board shall meet at least once during each calendar 34
quarter and at such other times as the chairperson deems necessary. A 35
majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of 36
business. 37
(e) The governing board shall hire an executive director [of the board 38
who shall not be a member of the board and who shall serve at the 39
pleasure of the board. The executive director shall be qualified by 40
education, training or experience to oversee the design and 41
implementation of a comprehensive, state-wide information technology 42
system for the sharing of criminal justice information as provided in 43
section 54-142s. The Department of Emergency Services and Public 44
Protection shall provide office space and such staff, supplies and 45
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services as necessary for the executive director to properly carry out his 46
or her duties under this subsection.] of the Criminal Justice Information 47
System Governing Board, who shall serve at the pleasure of the board 48
and not be a member of the board. The executive director shall: 49
(1) Act on behalf of the board, implementing its policies, directives 50
and decisions, and not undertake actions independent of the board's 51
direction; 52
(2) Have the authority to implement the policies, directives and rules 53
of the governing board, as well as any additional responsibilities as 54
prescribed by the board; 55
(3) Be qualified by education, training or experience to oversee the 56
design, implementation and administration of a comprehensive, state-57
wide information technology system for the sharing of criminal justice 58
information pursuant to section 54-142s, as amended by this act; 59
(4) Foster interagency collaboration and coordination among the 60
criminal justice agencies represented on the governing board to ensure 61
the efficient operation and integration of criminal justice information 62
systems; 63
(5) Balance centralized oversight with the autonomy and operational 64
needs of individual agencies while ensuring compliance with 65
established policies and standards; 66
(6) Facilitate the development and implementation of interoperability 67
and data security standards to support the seamless exchange of 68
information between criminal justice agencies; and 69
(7) Appoint a designee, when authorized by statute, to serve on 70
commissions, foundations or committees requiring participation by the 71
executive director and authorize such designee to vote on behalf of the 72
executive director during meetings of such commissions, foundations or 73
committees. 74
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(f) The executive director may employ staff as deemed necessary, 75
including, but not limited to, temporary consultants, to carry out the 76
duties and responsibilities of the position. The governing board shall 77
establish prescribed duties and determine the priorities for the executive 78
director and associated staff. The Department of Emergency Services 79
and Public Protection shall provide office space and such staff, supplies 80
and services as necessary for the executive director to properly carry out 81
his or her duties under this section. 82
[(f)] (g) The governing board shall develop plans, maintain policies 83
and provide direction for the efficient operation and integration of 84
criminal justice information systems, whether such systems service a 85
single agency or multiple agencies. The governing board shall establish 86
standards and procedures for use by agencies to assure the 87
interoperability of such systems, authorized access to such systems and 88
the security of such systems. 89
[(g)] (h) In addition to the requirements of subsection [(f)] (g) of this 90
section, the duties and responsibilities of the governing board shall be 91
to: (1) Oversee the operations and administration of criminal justice 92
information systems; (2) establish such permanent and ad hoc 93
committees as it deems necessary, with appointments to such 94
committees not restricted to criminal justice agencies; (3) recommend 95
any legislation necessary for implementation, operation and 96
maintenance of criminal justice information systems; (4) establish and 97
implement policies and procedures to meet the system-wide objectives, 98
including the provision of appropriate controls for data access and 99
security; and (5) perform all necessary functions to facilitate the 100
coordination and integration of criminal justice information systems. 101
[(h)] (i) A member of the governing board, a member of a permanent 102
or an ad hoc committee established by the governing board, and any 103
person operating and administering the criminal justice information 104
system shall be deemed to be "state officers and employees" for the 105
purposes of chapter 53 and section 5-141d. 106
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[(i)] (j) Information that may be accessed by the Division of Public 107
Defender Services or the Office of the Federal Public Defender pursuant 108
to subsection (a) of this section shall be limited to: (1) Conviction 109
information, as defined in subsection (c) of section 54-142g, (2) 110
information that is otherwise available to the public, and (3) 111
information, including nonconviction information, concerning a client 112
whom the division has been appointed by the court to represent and is 113
representing at the time of the request for access to such information. 114
Sec. 2. Section 54-142s of the general statutes is repealed and the 115
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 116
(a) The Criminal Justice Information System Governing Board shall 117
design and implement a comprehensive, state-wide information 118
technology system to facilitate the immediate, seamless and 119
comprehensive sharing of information between all state agencies, 120
departments, boards and commissions having any cognizance over 121
matters relating to law enforcement and criminal justice, and organized 122
local police departments and law enforcement officials. 123
(b) Such information technology system shall include, without 124
limitation, a central tracking and information database, a central 125
electronic document repository and centralized analytical tools, as 126
provided in subsections (c) to (e), inclusive, of this section, all of which 127
shall be developed with state-of-the-art technology, as provided in 128
subsection (f) of this section, and such other components or elements as 129
are determined to be appropriate or necessary by the board after 130
development of a plan for the design and implementation of such 131
system. 132
(c) Such information technology system shall include a central, 133
integrated criminal justice tracking and information database that 134
provides: 135
(1) Complete biographical information and vital statistics for all 136
offenders and former offenders still living; [and] 137
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(2) Tracking information for all offenders in the criminal justice 138
system, from investigation through incarceration and release, and 139
seamless integration with any electronic monitoring systems, global 140
positioning systems and any offender registries; and 141
(3) Any other relevant information collected, managed or maintained 142
by an entity having cognizance over matters relating to law enforcement 143
and criminal justice. 144
(d) Such information technology system shall include a central, 145
integrated electronic repository of criminal justice records and 146
documents that provides: 147
(1) Access to all state and local police reports, presentence 148
investigations and reports, psychological and medical reports, criminal 149
records, incarceration and parole records, and court records and 150
transcripts, whether such records and documents normally exist in 151
electronic or hard copy form; and 152
(2) Access to scanning and processing facilities to ensure that such 153
records and documents are integrated into the system and updated 154
immediately. 155
(e) Such information technology system shall include centralized 156
analytical tools, bundled together in a custom-designed enterprise 157
system that includes: 158
(1) Analytical tools that empower and enhance criminal case 159
assessment, sentencing and plea agreement analysis and pardon, parole, 160
probation and release decisions; 161
(2) Analytical tools that empower and enhance forecasting 162
concerning recidivism and future offenses for each individual offender; 163
and 164
(3) Collaborative functionality that enables seamless cross-165
department communication, information exchange, central note-taking 166
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and comment capabilities for each offender. 167
(f) Such information technology system shall be developed with 168
state-of-the-art relational database technology and other appropriate 169
software applications and hardware, and shall be: 170
(1) Completely accessible by any authorized criminal justice official 171
through the Internet; 172
(2) Completely integrated with the state police, organized local police 173
departments, law enforcement agencies and such other agencies and 174
organizations as the governing board deems necessary and appropriate, 175
and their information systems and database applications; 176
(3) Indexed and cross-referenced by offender name, residence, 177
community, criminal offense and any other data points necessary for the 178
effective administration of the state's criminal justice system; 179
(4) Fully text searchable for all records; 180
(5) Secure and protected by high-level security and controls; 181
(6) Accessible to the public subject to appropriate privacy protections 182
and controls; and 183
(7) Monitored and administered by the Criminal Justice Information 184
Systems Governing Board, with the assistance of the Department of 185
Administrative Services, provided major software and hardware needs 186
may be provided and serviced by private, third-party vendors. 187
(g) Any third-party vendor or contractor of criminal justice-related 188
record management systems, assisting in the design and 189
implementation of the state-wide information technology system 190
pursuant to this section, that requires access to criminal history record 191
information maintained on the state's criminal justice information 192
technology system shall, prior to being allowed to access such 193
information, obtain written approval from the Criminal Justice 194
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Information System Governing Board to access such information in the 195
manner prescribed by said board. Any contract, subcontract or 196
amendment to a contract or subcontract entered into by the Criminal 197
Justice Information System Governing Board and a third-party vendor 198
or contractor concerning criminal justice-related record management 199
systems shall include specifications established by said board that 200
ensure that all policies, procedures, processes and control systems, 201
including hardware, software and protocols that are provided by the 202
third-party vendor or contractor are compatible with, and support, the 203
state's criminal justice information technology system. 204
(h) Not later than January first, annually, the Criminal Justice 205
Information System Governing Board shall report, in accordance with 206
section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly 207
having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary and 208
appropriations and the budgets of state agencies concerning the status 209
of the design and implementation of such information technology 210
system. In conjunction with the report, the board shall also make a 211
presentation to said committees during the ensuing regular session 212
concerning the status of the design and implementation of such 213
information technology system and a specific itemization of the 214
additional resources, if any, that are needed to achieve such design and 215
implementation. 216
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2025 54-142q
Sec. 2 October 1, 2025 54-142s
Statement of Purpose:
To: (1) Specify the duties of the executive director of the Criminal Justice
Information System Governing Board, and (2) clarify that the criminal
justice information technology system should not be restricted to
sharing only offender-based data.
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