§ 18-81h — Public safety committees established in municipalities with correctional facilities. Reports.

(a) Each municipality in which a correctional facility is located may establish a public safety committee. Each committee established under this subsection shall be composed of the warden of the correctional facility that is located in the municipality, or the warden's designee, and representatives appointed by the chief elected official of the municipality. Each committee shall meet not less than annually and at such other times as the committee deems necessary to review correctional safety and security issues and reentry efforts for offenders which affect the host municipality. If a public safety committee is established in accordance with the provisions of this subsection, the warden of the correctional facility located in the municipality shall attend at least one meeting of such committee on an annual basis. (b) On or before November 1, 1995, and annually thereafter, each public safety committee established under subsection (a) of this section shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety and the judiciary which outlines issues of concern in each municipality in which a correctional facility is located and makes recommendations to mitigate such concerns.

Legislative History

(P.A. 93-219, S. 12, 14; P.A. 95-251, S. 1; P.A. 21-85, S. 3.) History: P.A. 93-219 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-251 amended Subsec. (b) to change report deadline from July 1, 1994, to November 1, 1995, and to require reports by public safety committees rather than Department of Correction; P.A. 21-85 amended Subsec. (a) to provide that a municipality rather than the Department of Correction may establish a public safety committee, deleted “or superintendent”, added “that is located in the municipality, or the warden's designee”, substituted “annually and at such other times as the committee deems necessary” for “quarterly”, added the committee review reentry efforts for offenders, added that warden attend at least one meeting annually, amended Subsec. (b) to provide that reporting be in accordance with Sec. 11-4a and added committee having cognizance of matters related to the judiciary and made technical changes.