File No. 587

House of Representatives, April 20, 2006

The Committee on Appropriations reported through REP. MERRILL of the 54th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE AGE OF A CHILD FOR PURPOSES OF JURISDICTION IN DELINQUENCY MATTERS AND PROCEEDINGS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2006) There is established a juvenile jurisdiction planning and implementation team that shall consist of the following members: (1) Six members of the General Assembly, one of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of whom shall be appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, one of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives and one of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; (2) the Chief Court Administrator, or the Chief Court Administrator's designee; (3) the Commissioner of Children and Families, or the commissioner's designee; (4) the Commissioner of Correction, or the commissioner's designee; and (5) representatives of other state agencies as may be requested of such agencies by the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the Senate. The team shall plan for, and ensure the implementation of, any changes in the juvenile justice system that are required in order to extend jurisdiction in delinquency matters and proceedings to include sixteen-year-old children on and after January 1, 2008, and seventeen-year-old children on and after January 1, 2009.

The following fiscal impact statement and bill analysis are prepared for the benefit of members of the General Assembly, solely for the purpose of information, summarization, and explanation, and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either House thereof for any purpose:

OFA Fiscal Note

State Impact:

Note: GF=General Fund

Municipal Impact: None

Explanation

The bill establishes a juvenile jurisdiction planning and implementation team that must plan for, and ensure the implementation of, any changes in the juvenile justice system that are required in order to extend jurisdiction in delinquency matters and proceedings to include sixteen and seventeen-year-old children.

The budget, sHB 5007 as favorably reported by the Appropriations Committee on March 30, 2006, contains $500,000 for this purpose. To the extent that members of the General Assembly participate in the team, Legislative Management will incur minimal costs for legislator mileage reimbursement (currently 44.5 cents per mile). These costs are budgeted as part of the agency's normal budgetary resources.

The Out Years

The scope of activities to be undertaken in accordance with the bill is uncertain and therefore potential costs, if any, in excess of the amount budgeted cannot be determined.



OLR Bill Analysis

sHB 5782

AN ACT CONCERNING THE AGE OF A CHILD FOR PURPOSES OF JURISDICTION IN DELINQUENCY MATTERS AND PROCEEDINGS.

SUMMARY:

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COMMITTEE ACTION

Judiciary Committee

Joint Favorable Substitute Change of Reference

Appropriations Committee

Joint Favorable Substitute