§ 51-296b — Pilot program re representation at parole revocation hearings.

Connecticut § 51-296b

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 51: Courts
• Ch. 887: Public Defender Services

Text

The Chief Public Defender shall, within available appropriations, establish a pilot program to provide representation to persons at parole revocation hearings. Not later than January 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, the Chief Public Defender shall submit a report to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management on cases served as part of such program during the prior calendar year. Such report shall aggregate information, including, but not limited to, the number of public defenders funded through the pilot program, the number of preliminary hearings and final parole revocation hearings served by such public defenders and the associated outcomes of such hearings. The Office of Policy and Management shall make such report publicly available on the office's Internet web site.

Legislative History

(P.A. 19-59, S. 3; P.A. 21-97, S. 6.) History: P.A. 19-59 effective July 1, 2019; P.A. 21-97 added provision re public availability of report.