CT SB01227

Court Support Services Division shall collaborate with private providers in Hartford to inventory youth development programs and design a process for identifying at-risk youth for referral to services; report due to judiciary committee by February 1, 2012.

Parents or guardians who knowingly allow ineligible minor children to possess firearms face fines up to $2,000 and/or up to one year imprisonment; penalties increase to $5,000 fines and/or up to three years imprisonment if the child causes injury or death with the firearm (effective October 1, 2011).

State Bond Commission authorized to issue up to $1.5 million in bonds for grants to three Hartford-area organizations: $500,000 each to Metropolitan Economic Development Commission for elderly housing, John E. Rogers African American Cultural Center for cultural center conversion, and Catholic Charities of Hartford for affordable supportive housing (effective July 1, 2011).

Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall establish Connecticut Young Adult Conservation Corps program requiring organizations receiving bond proceeds to set aside at least 10 percent of employment positions for youth and young adults for five fiscal years, with audit and enforcement authority (effective January 1, 2012).