Public Act No. 19-142 Summary

• Establishes a Council on the Collateral Consequences of a Criminal Record within the Legislative Department, effective July 1, 2019, to study discrimination faced by people with criminal records and develop legislative recommendations to reduce such discrimination.

• Council composition includes House and Senate labor committee chairpersons (serving as co-chairs), representatives from the Departments of Correction, Labor, and Consumer Protection, the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, and 10 additional members from advocacy organizations and justice-impacted communities.

• First council meeting must be held within 60 days of the effective date, with the council meeting thereafter upon call of chairpersons or majority of members and holding at least three public forums for community input.

• Administrative staff of the joint standing committee on labor and public employees shall serve as the council's administrative support.

• Council must submit a report with legislative recommendations to the labor and public employees committee no later than February 1, 2020.