CT SB00470

Establishes a pilot program in a Connecticut municipality with population between 124,000 and 125,000 to reduce gun violence through school-based initiatives, community outreach, intervention programs, life skills training, and a fellowship program for at-risk youth.

Requires the municipality's board of education to identify children at risk of perpetration or victimization of violence using chronic absenteeism, behavioral suspension/expulsion data, and academic deficiencies, with parental consent required for program participation.

Mandates Hartford municipal public works contracts for three projects (Minority Contractors' Urban Home Initiative, Connecticut Equestrian and Exhibition Center, and Upper Albany Main Street) set aside at least 25% for small contractors, with 25% of that portion reserved for minority business enterprises and 10% for businesses providing vocational training to fellowship participants.

Authorizes $500,000 in state bond issuance for the Minority Contractors' Urban Home Initiative project in Hartford and $500,000 for the Connecticut Equestrian and Exhibition Center for the Ebony Horsewomen, Inc.

Requires annual reporting to the General Assembly on program participation, gun violence reduction metrics, cost analysis, and recommendations for statewide expansion, with first report due January 1, 2018.