Connecticut 2025 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB01387 Compare Versions

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10	10	Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
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13	13	Introduced by:
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19	19	AN ACT CONCERNING THE PRESCRIBED DUTIES OF THE
20	20	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION
21	21	SYSTEM GOVERNING BOARD AND THE INFORMATION
22	22	TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM MAINTAINED BY SAID BOARD.
23	23	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
24	24	Assembly convened:
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26	26	Section 1. Section 54-142q of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
27	27	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 2
28	28	(a) As used in this section, (1) "governing board" means the Criminal 3
29	29	Justice Information System Governing Board established in this section, 4
30	30	(2) "offender-based tracking system" means an information system that 5
31	31	enables, as determined by the governing board and subject to this 6
32	32	chapter, criminal justice agencies, as defined in subsection (b) of section 7
33	33	54-142g, the Division of Public Defender Services and the Office of the 8
34	34	Federal Public Defender to share criminal history record information, as 9
35	35	defined in subsection (a) of section 54-142g, and to access electronically 10
36	36	maintained offender and case data involving felonies, misdemeanors, 11
37	37	violations, motor vehicle violations, motor vehicle offenses for which a 12
38	38	sentence to a term of imprisonment may be imposed, and infractions, 13
39	39	and (3) "criminal justice information systems" means the information 14
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46	46	systems designed and implemented pursuant to section 54-142s, as 15
47	47	amended by this act. 16
48	48	(b) There shall be a Criminal Justice Information System Governing 17
49	49	Board which shall be within the Department of Emergency Services and 18
50	50	Public Protection for administrative purposes only and shall oversee 19
51	51	criminal justice information systems. 20
52	52	(c) The governing board shall be composed of the Chief Court 21
53	53	Administrator, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 22
54	54	Protection, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the 23
55	55	Commissioner of Correction, the chairperson of the Board of Pardons 24
56	56	and Paroles, the Chief State's Attorney, the Chief Public Defender, the 25
57	57	Commissioner of Administrative Services, the Victim Advocate, the 26
58	58	Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, the chairpersons and ranking 27
59	59	members of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly on 28
60	60	judiciary and the president of the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association. 29
61	61	The Chief Court Administrator and a person appointed by the Governor 30
62	62	from among the membership shall serve as cochairpersons. Each 31
63	63	member of the governing board may appoint a designee who shall have 32
64	64	the same powers as such member. 33
65	65	(d) The governing board shall meet at least once during each calendar 34
66	66	quarter and at such other times as the chairperson deems necessary. A 35
67	67	majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of 36
68	68	business. 37
69	69	(e) The governing board shall hire an executive director [of the board 38
70	70	who shall not be a member of the board and who shall serve at the 39
71	71	pleasure of the board. The executive director shall be qualified by 40
72	72	education, training or experience to oversee the design and 41
73	73	implementation of a comprehensive, state-wide information technology 42
74	74	system for the sharing of criminal justice information as provided in 43
75	75	section 54-142s. The Department of Emergency Services and Public 44
76	76	Protection shall provide office space and such staff, supplies and 45
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83	83	services as necessary for the executive director to properly carry out his 46
84	84	or her duties under this subsection.] of the Criminal Justice Information 47
85	85	System Governing Board, who shall serve at the pleasure of the board 48
86	86	and not be a member of the board. The executive director shall: 49
87	87	(1) Act on behalf of the board, implementing its policies, directives 50
88	88	and decisions, and not undertake actions independent of the board's 51
89	89	direction; 52
90	90	(2) Have the authority to implement the policies, directives and rules 53
91	91	of the governing board, as well as any additional responsibilities as 54
92	92	prescribed by the board; 55
93	93	(3) Be qualified by education, training or experience to oversee the 56
94	94	design, implementation and administration of a comprehensive, state-57
95	95	wide information technology system for the sharing of criminal justice 58
96	96	information pursuant to section 54-142s, as amended by this act; 59
97	97	(4) Foster interagency collaboration and coordination among the 60
98	98	criminal justice agencies represented on the governing board to ensure 61
99	99	the efficient operation and integration of criminal justice information 62
100	100	systems; 63
101	101	(5) Balance centralized oversight with the autonomy and operational 64
102	102	needs of individual agencies while ensuring compliance with 65
103	103	established policies and standards; 66
104	104	(6) Facilitate the development and implementation of interoperability 67
105	105	and data security standards to support the seamless exchange of 68
106	106	information between criminal justice agencies; and 69
107	107	(7) Appoint a designee, when authorized by statute, to serve on 70
108	108	commissions, foundations or committees requiring participation by the 71
109	109	executive director and authorize such designee to vote on behalf of the 72
110	110	executive director during meetings of such commissions, foundations or 73
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118	118	(f) The executive director may employ staff as deemed necessary, 75
119	119	including, but not limited to, temporary consultants, to carry out the 76
120	120	duties and responsibilities of the position. The governing board shall 77
121	121	establish prescribed duties and determine the priorities for the executive 78
122	122	director and associated staff. The Department of Emergency Services 79
123	123	and Public Protection shall provide office space and such staff, supplies 80
124	124	and services as necessary for the executive director to properly carry out 81
125	125	his or her duties under this section. 82
126	126	[(f)] (g) The governing board shall develop plans, maintain policies 83
127	127	and provide direction for the efficient operation and integration of 84
128	128	criminal justice information systems, whether such systems service a 85
129	129	single agency or multiple agencies. The governing board shall establish 86
130	130	standards and procedures for use by agencies to assure the 87
131	131	interoperability of such systems, authorized access to such systems and 88
132	132	the security of such systems. 89
133	133	[(g)] (h) In addition to the requirements of subsection [(f)] (g) of this 90
134	134	section, the duties and responsibilities of the governing board shall be 91
135	135	to: (1) Oversee the operations and administration of criminal justice 92
136	136	information systems; (2) establish such permanent and ad hoc 93
137	137	committees as it deems necessary, with appointments to such 94
138	138	committees not restricted to criminal justice agencies; (3) recommend 95
139	139	any legislation necessary for implementation, operation and 96
140	140	maintenance of criminal justice information systems; (4) establish and 97
141	141	implement policies and procedures to meet the system-wide objectives, 98
142	142	including the provision of appropriate controls for data access and 99
143	143	security; and (5) perform all necessary functions to facilitate the 100
144	144	coordination and integration of criminal justice information systems. 101
145	145	[(h)] (i) A member of the governing board, a member of a permanent 102
146	146	or an ad hoc committee established by the governing board, and any 103
147	147	person operating and administering the criminal justice information 104
148	148	system shall be deemed to be "state officers and employees" for the 105
149	149	purposes of chapter 53 and section 5-141d. 106
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156	156	[(i)] (j) Information that may be accessed by the Division of Public 107
157	157	Defender Services or the Office of the Federal Public Defender pursuant 108
158	158	to subsection (a) of this section shall be limited to: (1) Conviction 109
159	159	information, as defined in subsection (c) of section 54-142g, (2) 110
160	160	information that is otherwise available to the public, and (3) 111
161	161	information, including nonconviction information, concerning a client 112
162	162	whom the division has been appointed by the court to represent and is 113
163	163	representing at the time of the request for access to such information. 114
164	164	Sec. 2. Section 54-142s of the general statutes is repealed and the 115
165	165	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 116
166	166	(a) The Criminal Justice Information System Governing Board shall 117
167	167	design and implement a comprehensive, state-wide information 118
168	168	technology system to facilitate the immediate, seamless and 119
169	169	comprehensive sharing of information between all state agencies, 120
170	170	departments, boards and commissions having any cognizance over 121
171	171	matters relating to law enforcement and criminal justice, and organized 122
172	172	local police departments and law enforcement officials. 123
173	173	(b) Such information technology system shall include, without 124
174	174	limitation, a central tracking and information database, a central 125
175	175	electronic document repository and centralized analytical tools, as 126
176	176	provided in subsections (c) to (e), inclusive, of this section, all of which 127
177	177	shall be developed with state-of-the-art technology, as provided in 128
178	178	subsection (f) of this section, and such other components or elements as 129
179	179	are determined to be appropriate or necessary by the board after 130
180	180	development of a plan for the design and implementation of such 131
181	181	system. 132
182	182	(c) Such information technology system shall include a central, 133
183	183	integrated criminal justice tracking and information database that 134
184	184	provides: 135
185	185	(1) Complete biographical information and vital statistics for all 136
186	186	offenders and former offenders still living; [and] 137
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193	193	(2) Tracking information for all offenders in the criminal justice 138
194	194	system, from investigation through incarceration and release, and 139
195	195	seamless integration with any electronic monitoring systems, global 140
196	196	positioning systems and any offender registries; and 141
197	197	(3) Any other relevant information collected, managed or maintained 142
198	198	by an entity having cognizance over matters relating to law enforcement 143
199	199	and criminal justice. 144
200	200	(d) Such information technology system shall include a central, 145
201	201	integrated electronic repository of criminal justice records and 146
202	202	documents that provides: 147
203	203	(1) Access to all state and local police reports, presentence 148
204	204	investigations and reports, psychological and medical reports, criminal 149
205	205	records, incarceration and parole records, and court records and 150
206	206	transcripts, whether such records and documents normally exist in 151
207	207	electronic or hard copy form; and 152
208	208	(2) Access to scanning and processing facilities to ensure that such 153
209	209	records and documents are integrated into the system and updated 154
210	210	immediately. 155
211	211	(e) Such information technology system shall include centralized 156
212	212	analytical tools, bundled together in a custom-designed enterprise 157
213	213	system that includes: 158
214	214	(1) Analytical tools that empower and enhance criminal case 159
215	215	assessment, sentencing and plea agreement analysis and pardon, parole, 160
216	216	probation and release decisions; 161
217	217	(2) Analytical tools that empower and enhance forecasting 162
218	218	concerning recidivism and future offenses for each individual offender; 163
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220	220	(3) Collaborative functionality that enables seamless cross-165
221	221	department communication, information exchange, central note-taking 166
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228	228	and comment capabilities for each offender. 167
229	229	(f) Such information technology system shall be developed with 168
230	230	state-of-the-art relational database technology and other appropriate 169
231	231	software applications and hardware, and shall be: 170
232	232	(1) Completely accessible by any authorized criminal justice official 171
233	233	through the Internet; 172
234	234	(2) Completely integrated with the state police, organized local police 173
235	235	departments, law enforcement agencies and such other agencies and 174
236	236	organizations as the governing board deems necessary and appropriate, 175
237	237	and their information systems and database applications; 176
238	238	(3) Indexed and cross-referenced by offender name, residence, 177
239	239	community, criminal offense and any other data points necessary for the 178
240	240	effective administration of the state's criminal justice system; 179
241	241	(4) Fully text searchable for all records; 180
242	242	(5) Secure and protected by high-level security and controls; 181
243	243	(6) Accessible to the public subject to appropriate privacy protections 182
244	244	and controls; and 183
245	245	(7) Monitored and administered by the Criminal Justice Information 184
246	246	Systems Governing Board, with the assistance of the Department of 185
247	247	Administrative Services, provided major software and hardware needs 186
248	248	may be provided and serviced by private, third-party vendors. 187
249	249	(g) Any third-party vendor or contractor of criminal justice-related 188
250	250	record management systems, assisting in the design and 189
251	251	implementation of the state-wide information technology system 190
252	252	pursuant to this section, that requires access to criminal history record 191
253	253	information maintained on the state's criminal justice information 192
254	254	technology system shall, prior to being allowed to access such 193
255	255	information, obtain written approval from the Criminal Justice 194
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262	262	Information System Governing Board to access such information in the 195
263	263	manner prescribed by said board. Any contract, subcontract or 196
264	264	amendment to a contract or subcontract entered into by the Criminal 197
265	265	Justice Information System Governing Board and a third-party vendor 198
266	266	or contractor concerning criminal justice-related record management 199
267	267	systems shall include specifications established by said board that 200
268	268	ensure that all policies, procedures, processes and control systems, 201
269	269	including hardware, software and protocols that are provided by the 202
270	270	third-party vendor or contractor are compatible with, and support, the 203
271	271	state's criminal justice information technology system. 204
272	272	(h) Not later than January first, annually, the Criminal Justice 205
273	273	Information System Governing Board shall report, in accordance with 206
274	274	section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly 207
275	275	having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary and 208
276	276	appropriations and the budgets of state agencies concerning the status 209
277	277	of the design and implementation of such information technology 210
278	278	system. In conjunction with the report, the board shall also make a 211
279	279	presentation to said committees during the ensuing regular session 212
280	280	concerning the status of the design and implementation of such 213
281	281	information technology system and a specific itemization of the 214
282	282	additional resources, if any, that are needed to achieve such design and 215
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284	284	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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287	287	Section 1 October 1, 2025 54-142q
288	288	Sec. 2 October 1, 2025 54-142s
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290	290	Statement of Purpose:
291	291	To: (1) Specify the duties of the executive director of the Criminal Justice
292	292	Information System Governing Board, and (2) clarify that the criminal
293	293	justice information technology system should not be restricted to
294	294	sharing only offender-based data.
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302	302	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
303	303	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
304	304	underlined.]
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