Connecticut HB 5575: AN ACT CONCERNING THE SUSPENSION OF DELINQUENCY PROCEEDINGS FOR FIRE STARTING BEHAVIOR TREATMENT.

Status: SIGNED BY GOVERNOR (as of 2019-07-01)

State: Connecticut · Session: 2019 · Bill: HB 5575

Subjects: Fires, Juvenile matters, Behavioral health services, Child mental, emotional and behavioral health

Sponsors: Abercrombie, Catherine F., Arnone, Tom, Boyd, Patrick S., Kelly, Kevin C., Linehan, Liz, McGorty, Ben, Michel, David, Moore, Marilyn V., Serra, Joseph C., Somers, Heather S.

Bill Text

LCO No. 1648 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5575
January Session, 2019 LCO No. 1648

Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN

Introduced by:
REP. BOYD, 50th Dist.
REP. LINEHAN, 103rd Dist.
REP. MCGORTY, 122nd Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SUSPENSION OF DELINQUENCY
PROCEEDINGS FOR FIRE-STARTING BEHAVIOR TREATMENT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to permit (1) a child charged 1
with certain delinquency offenses involving an act of fire starting to 2
file a motion with the court for an evaluation to determine if such child 3
would benefit from participation in a fire-starting behavior treatment 4
program, (2) the court to suspend the delinquency proceeding so such 5
child may attend the program, and (3) the court to dismiss the 6
delinquency charge if such child successfully completes the program 7
and complies with the suspension order. 8
Statement of Purpose:
To permit children charged with certain delinquency offenses
involving acts of fire starting to undergo evaluation and treatment in a
fire-starting behavior treatment program.

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