SB 1196 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE TRANSFER OF PERSONS WHO ARE INCARCERATED BETWEEN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND THE USE OF BODY SCANNING MACHINES IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE USE OF STRIP SEARCHES.

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WINFIELD of the 10th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE TRANSFER OF PERSONS WHO ARE INCARCERATED BETWEEN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND THE USE OF BODY SCANNING MACHINES IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE USE OF STRIP SEARCHES.

(b) Upon the release of any person from a correctional facility, whether at the scheduled termination date of a determinate sentence or prior to such date on account of the transfer of such person to a public or private nonprofit halfway house, group home or mental health facility or approved community residence pursuant to section 18-100, the reduction of such sentence due to good conduct and obedience to sSB1196rules /or Filereceipt of an outstandingly meritorious performance award, or any other early release provision, the Commissioner of Correction or [his] thecommissioner's designee shall notify any victimofthecrime for which such person is incarcerated of such person's release if such victim Substitute Senate Bill No.

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603 rules or receipt of an outstandingly meritorious performance award, or any other early release provision, the Commissioner of Correction or [his] thecommissioner's designee shall notify any victimofthecrime for which such person is incarcerated of such person's release if such victim has requested notification and provided the commissioner with a current address.

(Effective from passage) On or before January 1, 2024, the sSB1196Commissioner /of FileCorrection shall issue a request for proposal for the procurement of body scanning machines to be used for the purpose of Public Act No.

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6031196 Commissioner of Correction shall issue a request for proposal for the procurement of body scanning machines to be used for the purpose of conducting full-body x-ray screenings of persons who are incarcerated so as to (1) allow correctional facility staff to identify contraband such as weapons, cellphones and drugs, in and on the body, and (2) reduce the numbers of strip searches conducted to perform searches for contraband.

On or before February 1, 2024, the Commissioner of Correction shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11- 4a ofthegeneralstatutes,tothejointstandingofthegeneralstatutes, to thejointstanding committeesoftheGeneral Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary, finance, revenue and bonding, and appropriations and the budgets of state agenciesontheissuance oftherequest for proposalrequiredunder this section.

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In Section 3, "to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary, finance, revenue and bonding, and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies" was added for clarity.

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603 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill requires the Department of Correction to make certain notifications, submit a report and issue a request for proposal (RFP) regarding body scanning machines resulting in no fiscal impact to the state because the agency has the expertise to meet the requirements of the bill.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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603 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 1196 AN ACT CONCERNING THE TRANSFER OF PERSONS WHO ARE INCARCERATED BETWEEN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND THE USE OF BODY SCANNING MACHINES IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE USE OF STRIP SEARCHES.

SUMMARY This bill requires the Department of Correction commissioner, when transferring an incarcerated individual from one correctional facility to another, to notify the (1) victims of the crime for which the person is incarcerated and (2) transferred person’s immediate family members.

The commissioner must make the notifications only if these individuals requested it and have provided him with a current residential or email address.

The bill also requires the commissioner, by January 1, 2024, to issue a request for proposal (RFP) to procure body scanning machines that allow correctional facility staff to conduct full-body x-ray screenings of incarcerated individuals to (1) identify contraband inside and outside of the body (e.g., weapons, cell phones, or drugs) and (2) reduce the number of strip searches they perform.

The commissioner must report to the Judiciary;

Finance, Revenue and Bonding;

and Appropriations committees on the RFP’s issuance by February 1, 2024.

Additionally, the bill requires the commissioner, by February 1, 2024, to report to the same committees on the body scanning machines, including on the following topics:

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the status of procuring them and the estimated costs of installing and using them in all correctional facilities;