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SECURITY

Responding to your public safety concerns

Deterring Crime

That the general statues be amended to prohibit criminal networks which include a person age 18 years or older conspiring with others including a person under 18 years of age as an organizer to engage in a course of conduct to unlawfully take or dispose of a motor vehicle or other property. Class C felony for first offense and Class B felony for second or subsequent.

That section 53a-225 of the general statutes be amended to lower the age of eligibility from twenty-three to eighteen for the offense of enticing a juvenile to commit a criminal act, and to increase the penalty from a class A misdemeanor to a class D felony on a first offense and from a class D felony to a class C felony on any second or subsequent offense.

That subsection (c) of section 14-224 of the general statutes be amended to establish a penalty for organizing or actively promoting a street takeover as a class D felony for the first offense and a class C felony for any subsequent offense.

That (1) section 54-33o of the general statutes be amended to restore a police officer's ability to request consent to search a motor vehicle when the officer has a reasonable articulable suspicion that a weapon, contraband, or other evidence of a crime is contained within the vehicle; and (2) chapter 104 of the general statutes be amended to require the Police Officer Standards and Training Council to revise the model pursuit policy to allow police officers to pursue individuals suspected of committing certain property crimes.

That section 54-33p of the general statutes be amended to restore the ability of a law enforcement officer to use the odor of cannabis as a basis to support an investigatory motor vehicle stop or search of a motor vehicle or person in a motor vehicle.

That the general statutes be amended to modify supervision policies and require enhanced home visit and address verification.

That chapter 815t of the general statutes be amended to: (1) Expand the circumstances in which a juvenile is automatically transferred to the regular criminal docket, including commission of a serious juvenile offense; (2) reduce the age of eligibility for automatic transfer to thirteen if the offense charged is a class A or class B felony that constitutes murder, violent sexual assault or a violent crime involving a firearm; (3) require mandatory fingerprinting of a juvenile arrested for a felony, class A misdemeanor or any charge resulting from loss of life or serious physical injury, sexual assault or an offense involving the use of a firearm; (4) allow courts to find that releasing a juvenile offender to a parent or guardian who has no control over the juvenile to not be "reasonably likely to be effective"; (5) require delinquency proceedings involving juveniles charged with crimes of violence, larceny of a motor vehicle, sexual offenses or crimes involving the use of a firearm to be 14 adjudicated in the geographical area where the offense occurred; (6) give the court flexibility to order family support services interventions at the time of arraignment; and (7) permit judges to order the Department of Children and Families to investigate the family circumstances of a juvenile charged with an offense resulting from loss of life or serious physical injury, a sexual assault, a serious juvenile offense or an offense involving the use of a firearm.

That section 18-98e of the general statutes be amended to prohibit persons convicted of murder, persistent dangerous felonies, serious sexual offenses and family violence crimes from earning risk reduction credits.

That section 18-96b of the general statutes be amended to repeal the mandated 4 hour outside cell period.

That the general statutes be amended to require the court to automatically revoke a bond for any crime of violence if the defendant reoffends with another crime of violence while awaiting disposition.

That the general statutes be amended to require the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to evaluate the efficacy, safety and accountability of community group homes operated by the Department of Corrections.

Courts, Corrections, and Administration

Rehabilitating
Offenders

To require the state DCF to enter into an agreement with an approved non-profit agency to provide a secure site for the provision of intensive mental and behavioral health services to adjudicated high-risk youth within DCF custody.

That the general statutes be amended to restrict/limit considerations for release/temporary leave for persons who were adjudicated as not guilty by reason of insanity and who are in the custody of the state DMHAS.

That the general statutes be amended to: (1) Expand eligibility to the victim's compensation fund to victims a) of crimes committed by juveniles, b) of motor vehicle theft, and c) other similar property crimes; and (2) allow the court in a juvenile matter to order restitution in motor vehicle theft cases.

Responding
to Victims

Protecting your pocket book

Protecting Your
Pocketbook

That the state constitution be amended to protect the 2017 Republican fiscal guardrails that require the state to live within its means and enable it to pay off long term obligations, prioritizing any additional savings for tax relief not new spending.

That Title 12 of the general statutes be amended to establish a credit against the income tax in the amount of $2000 per dependent child.

That section 12-407e of the general statutes be amended to extend the "tax free week" for children's clothing so that the sales tax exemption applies for the entire year.

That CGS 12-408(1)(H) of the general states be amended to reduce the sales tax on motor vehicles having a value between $50,000 and $75,000, 7.75% to 6.35%.

That subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 31-49g of the general statutes be amended to reduce the maximum employee contribution established by the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Authority from .5% to .4% and to provide that no law shall be enacted authorizing the resources of the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Trust Fund to be expended other than for the purposes of such fund.

That the general statutes be amended to authorize self-funded and fully insured multiple employer welfare arrangements in this state.

Defending your from government overreach

That the general statutes be amended to repeal the state's existing emission standards that are based on California regulations and replace such standards with emission standards established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

That the general statutes be amended to require vehicles used by constitutional office holders to be replaced with electric vehicles when current vehicles are scheduled to be replaced and to extend the phase-in of electric vehicles for the state vehicle fleet.

That (1) subsection (k) of section 8-30g of the general statutes be amended to include in the calculation of the ten per cent threshold for the affordable housing appeals procedure any properties that are not deed restricted but are able to be purchased by individuals or families whose income is less than or equal to eighty per cent of the median income based on the prevailing interest rate and appraised values of properties in effect as of the prior grand list year; and (2) subsection (f) of section 8-2o of the general statutes be amended to remove the deadline for any municipality to opt out of the as-of-right allowance of accessory apartments.

That section 10-14hh of the general statutes be amended to require the State Department of Education to grant a waiver from the requirements imposed by said statute to school districts that have demonstrated high or increasing rates of literacy.

Defending You From
Government Overreach

SERVICE

Make state government responsive, efficient, and accountable

Make State Government Responsive, Efficient, and Accountable

Eliminate statewide use of absentee ballot drop boxes Require a mandatory minimum 1-year prison sentence for anyone convicted of a criminal election violation

That the general statutes be amended to require new state employee contracts to require state employees to work on-site.

That the general statutes be amended to strengthen the role of the Statewide Advisory Committee's oversight of the Department of Children and Families and require the Department to report outcomes of programs and services to the Committee. That the general statutes be amended to require the Department of Children and Families to report to the committee having cognizance of children's matters child fatality and near fatality data consistent with the Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)

That the general statutes be amended to reinstate the Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee

That the general statutes be amended to separate the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Spur economic growth, strengthen workforce pipeline

That the general statutes be amended to provide a five-year waiver to state teacher certification requirements to persons that are not otherwise certified to teach but that hold a master's degree or higher in the field in which they propose to teach.

That the general statutes be amended to limit the cost of occupational licenses to an amount equal to the costs of administering such license or $100, whichever is less.

That section 10a-173 of the general statutes be amended to expand the Roberta B. Willis Scholarship program to allow awards to be made to students attending private career schools.

That the general statutes be amended to require the state of Connecticut to enter into the Nurse Licensure Compact in order to allow licensed qualified nurses from other states with substantially similar licensing requirements to practice in Connecticut.

That title 34 of the general statutes be amended to reduce the fees for small business filings with the Secretary of the State.

Spur Economic
Growth, Strengthen
Workforce Pipeline

Support vulnerable populations

Support vulnerable populations

(1) That title 53a of the general statutes be amended to establish a new crime of murder in the case of a person knowingly selling or distributing fentanyl to another person who dies from an overdose of such fentanyl, and (2) that chapter 420b of the general statutes be amended to increase criminal penalties for the unlawful manufacture or sale of a controlled substance.

That the general statutes be amended to require the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to expand the pilot program known as the CRISIS Initiative (Connection to Recovery through Intervention, Support and Initiating Services) throughout the state by January 1, 2025.

That section 17a-90 of the general statutes be amended to require the Department of Children and Families to provide a heightened level of assessment, supervision, and care to children under the care and general supervision of the department where one or more of the individuals residing with said child has a history of opioid use, is currently an opioid user, or has been criminally charged with a crime involving the use, possession, or sale of opioids.

That the general statutes be amended to require the Department of Children and Families to: 1) evaluate the current STAR Home housing model and its efficacy in supporting the welfare of children with significant behavioral health treatment needs, and 2) require the provision of housing options to consider providing greater resources for the retention of qualified staff, specialized training for clinicians and staff, and provision of structured prosocial, therapeutic, and clinical services.

That the general statutes be amended to require the Department of Children and Families to: 1) provide timely notification to attorneys and Guardians ad Litem of records whenever a new allegation of child abuse or neglect is made to the Department of Children and Families, whether or not such allegation is accepted for investigation, and 2) advise such attorneys and Guardians ad Litem of the disposition of the allegation and provide a copy of any investigation performed. That the general statutes be amended to require courts in child protection hearings to canvass the lawyer for the child to ensure that (1) the child has been seen, and (2) that the lawyer has independently gathered information necessary to advancement of the child's interests.

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