SB 1503 — AN ACT INCENTIVIZING EDUCATIONAL AND WORKFORCE ACHIEVEMENT AS A MEANS OF REDUCING A PROBATIONER'S TERM OF SUPERVISION.

Senate General Assembly RaisedFile Bill No.

1503777 January Session, 2025 LCOSubstitute Senate Bill No.

61221503 ReferredSenate, toApril 28, 2025 The Committee on JUDICIARYJudiciary Introducedreportedthrough by:SEN.

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AN ACT INCENTIVIZING EDUCATIONAL AND WORKFORCE ACHIEVEMENT AS A MEANS OF REDUCING A PROBATIONER'S TERM OF SUPERVISION.

Section 53a-3353a-29 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective fromJuly passage):1, 2025):

(a) The court or sentencing judge may atsentence any time during the period of probation or conditional discharge, after hearing and for good cause shown, terminate a sentenceperson ofto probation or conditional discharge before the completion thereof, except a sentenceperiod of probation imposedupon for conviction of aany violationcrime, ofother subdivisionthan (2)a ofclass sectionA 53-21felony, ofif theit generalis statutes in effect prior to October 1, 2000, section 53a-70b of the generalopinion statutes,that: revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, or subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53-21 or section 53a-70, 53a- 70a, 53a-71, 53a-72a or 53a-72b.

(b)(1) NotwithstandingPresent theor provisionsextended ofinstitutional subsectionconfinement (a) of this section, the Directordefendant ofis Adultnot Probationnecessary orfor an Adult Probation Regional Manager within the Courtprotection Support Services Division of the Judicialpublic; Branch may authorize (1) a sixty-day reduction to a probationer's LCO No.

6122(2) 1the defendant is in need of 2guidance, Raisedtraining Billor No.assistance which, in the defendant's case, can be effectively administered through probation supervision;

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and(b) (2)The acourt thirty-daymay reductionimpose to a probationer's sentence of probation or conditional discharge for eachan workforceoffense, achievementother activitythan completeda byclass theA probationerfelony, duringif theit termis of probation.the opinion that:

Reductions(1) toPresent a probationer's sentence of probation or conditionalextended dischargeinstitutional authorizedconfinement underof this subsection, in the aggregate,defendant shallis not exceednecessary fiftysSB1503 per/ centFile ofNo. the term of the sentence of probation or conditional discharge.

The777 provisions1 ofsSB1503 thisFile sectionNo. shall not apply to a sentence of probation imposed for conviction of a violation of subdivision (2) of section 53-21 of the general statutes in effect prior to October 1, 2000, section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, or subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53-21 or section 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-71, 53a-72a or 53a-72b.

As777 usedfor in this subsection, "educational advancement activity" means completion of educational activities that result in the awardprotection of a high school diploma pursuant to section 10-5a, or the conferralpublic; of an academic degree or vocational certificate by an institution of higher learning or commercial training, a state college, a technical education and career school or technical institute;

and "workforce(2) achievement"probation meanssupervision continuousis and verifiable full-time employment, for not lessappropriate. than thirty hours per week for a six-month period for which the probationer earns a wage.

(c) When the court imposes a sentence of conditional discharge, the defendant shall be released with respect to the conviction for which the sentence is imposed but shall be subject, during the period of such conditional discharge, to such conditions as the court may determine.

The court shall impose the period of conditional discharge authorized by subsection (d) of this section and shall specify, in accordance with section 53a-30, the conditions to be complied with.

When a person is sentenced to a period of probation, the court shall impose the period authorized by subsection (d), (e) or (f) of this section and may impose any conditions authorized by section 53a-30.

When a person is sentenced to a period of probation, such person shall pay to the court a fee of two hundred dollars and shall be placed under the supervision of the Court Support Services Division, provided, if such person is sentenced to a term of imprisonment the execution of which is not suspended entirely, payment of such fee shall not be required until such person is released from confinement and begins the period of probation supervision.

(d) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, the period of probation or conditional discharge, unless terminated sooner as provided in section 53a-32 or 53a-33, shall be as follows:

(1) For a class B felony, not more than five years;

(2) for a class C, D or E felony or an unclassified felony, not more than three years;

(3) for a class A misdemeanor, not more than two years;

(4) for a class B, C or D misdemeanor, not more than one year;

and (5) for an unclassified misdemeanor, not more than one year if the authorized sentence of imprisonment is six months or less, or not more than two years if the authorized sentence of imprisonment is in excess of six months, or where the defendant is charged with failure to provide subsistence for dependents, a determinate or indeterminate period.

(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, thecourt may, inits discretion,onacase by case basis, sentence a person sSB1503 / File No.

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(1) For a class C, D or E felony or an unclassified felony, not more than five years;

(2) for a class A misdemeanor, not more than three years;

and (3) for a class B misdemeanor, not more than two years.

(f) The period of probation, unless terminated sooner as provided in section 53a-32, shall be not less than ten years or more than thirty-five years for conviction of a violation of section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, or subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53-21 or section 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-71, 53a- 72a, 53a-72b, 53a-90a or subdivision (2), (3) or (4) of subsection (a) of section 53a-189a, or section 53a-196b, 53a-196c, 53a-196d, 53a-196e or 53a-196f.

(g) Whenever the court sentences a person, on or after October 1, 2008, to a period of probation of more than two years for a class C, D or E felony or an unclassified felony or more than one year for a class A or B misdemeanor, the probation officer supervising such person shall submit a report to the sentencing court, the state's attorney and the attorney of record, if any, for such person, not later than sixty days prior to the date such person completes two years of such person's period of probation for such felony or one year of such person's period of probation for such misdemeanor setting forthsuch person's (1) progress in addressing such person's assessed needs and complying with the conditions of such person's probation, and (2) educational and workforce achievements, if appropriate.

The probation officer shall recommend, in accordance with guidelines developed by the Judicial Branch, whether such person's sentence of probation should be continued for the duration of the original period of probation or be terminated.

If such person is serving a period of probation concurrent with another period of probation, the probation officer shall submit a report only when such person becomes eligible for termination of the period of probation with the latest return date, at which time all of such person's probation cases shall be presented to the court for review.

Not later than sixty days after receipt of such report, the sentencing court sSB1503 / File No.

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Notwithstanding the provisions of section 53a-32, the parties may agree to waive the requirement of a court hearing.

The Court Support Services Division shall establish within its policy and procedures a requirement that any victim be notified whenever a person's sentence of probation may be terminated pursuant to this subsection.