HB 5317 — AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY CONCERNING THE FUNDING FOR THE COMMUNITY GUN VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM AND A REPORT CONCERNING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM.

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AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY CONCERNING THE FUNDING FOR AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COMMUNITY GUN VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM.

(Effective from passage) The CommissionersCommissioner of Public Health and Revenue Services and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and ManagementManagement, shallin jointlycollaboration with the Commission on Community Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention, established pursuant to section 19a-112j of the general statutes, shall study the sustainability of funding for the community gun violence intervention and prevention program established pursuant to section 19a-112i of the general statutesstatutes, andas theamended effectivenessby ofthis suchact. program in preventing and otherwise reducing gun violence in the state.

Not later than January 1, 2025, the commissionerscommissioner and secretary shall jointly report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health and appropriationsHB5317 and/ theFile budgetsNo. of state agencies regarding the outcome of the study.

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107Sec. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

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107Section 219a-112i HB5317of Filethe No.general statutes, as amended by this act, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

107(a) The followingDepartment Fiscalof ImpactPublic StatementHealth shall establish a community gun violence intervention and Billprevention Analysisprogram areto prepared(1) forfund and support the benefitgrowth of evidence-informed, community-centric community violence and gun violence prevention and intervention programs in the membersstate, of(2) strengthen partnerships among the Generalcommunity, Assembly,state solelyand forfederal purposesagencies ofinvolved information,in summarizationcommunity violence prevention and explanationintervention, (3) collect timely data on firearm-involved injuries and dodeaths notand representmake thesuch intentdata publicly available, (4) evaluate effectiveness of violence intervention and prevention strategies implemented under the Generalprogram, Assembly(5) ordetermine eithercommunity-level chamberneeds thereofby engaging with communities impacted by gun violence, and (6) secure state, federaland other funds for anythe purpose.purposes of reducing community gun violence.

(b) Not later than January 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Public Health shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, concerning the activities of the program during the preceding twelve-month period.

Not later than January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, such report shall include any updates related to the effectiveness of the program in preventing and otherwise reducing gun violence in the state.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

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616 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.

None ExplanationOFA TheFiscal bill,Note whichThe requiresbill ahas studytwo bysections 1/1/2025that ofare the sustainability of funding for, and the effectiveness of, the Department of Public Health's (DPH's) community gun violence intervention and prevention program by DPH, the Department of Revenue Services, and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, is not anticipated to not result in a fiscal impact to the state or municipalities.

TheSection agencies1 taskedof withthe bill tasks the studyDepartment of Public Health (DPH) and the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) with studying funding sustainability for DPH's community gun violence intervention and prevention program, which does not result in a fiscal impact as DPH and OPM have the necessary expertise required to complete it.this study.

TheSection Outrequires Yearsspecified Stateannual Impact:reporting by DPH, which is also not anticipated to have a fiscal impact as DPH has the necessary expertise to fulfill this reporting requirement.

House "A" strikes the language of the underlying bill and its associated fiscal impact.

Section 1 tasks DPH and the Department of Revenue Services (DRS) with studying the sustainability of funding for DPH's community gun violence intervention and prevention program, which was not anticipated to result in a fiscal impact.

Section 2 requires specifiedannualreporting by DPHthat isnotanticipatedto have afiscal impact.

House "B" removes DRS from study obligations with DPH tasking, instead, OPM to work with DPH on the study.

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107616 OLR Bill Analysis HB 5317 (as amended by House "A" and "B")* AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY CONCERNING THE FUNDING FOR AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COMMUNITY GUN VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM.

SUMMARY TheThis bill requires the Department of Public Health (DPH) commissioner and Office of LegislativePolicy Researchand doesManagement not(OPM) analyzesecretary Specialto Acts.study the funding sustainability, including potential funding sources, for DPH’s community gun violence intervention and prevention program (see BACKGROUND).

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107By 4January 1, 2025, the commissioner and secretary must report on the study to the Public Health and Appropriations committees.

By law, the DPH commissioner must annually report to the Public Health Committee on the activities of the community gun violence intervention and prevention program.

The bill requires the annual reports to also include any updates related to the program’s effectiveness in preventing and otherwise reducing gun violence in the state.

*House Amendment “A” replaces the underlying bill.

It adds the provisions requiring the (1) study to be done in consultation with the Commission on Community Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention and(2)annualreportsto includeupdatesontheprogram’seffectiveness (replacing a similar provision in the underlying bill’s required study).