Text of Bill
File No. 797 [doc]
Bill Analyses
Bill Analysis For File Copy 797
Bill History
5/15/2025 Senate Passed
SUMMARY
This bill expands the types of information available for inclusion in the Connecticut Information Sharing System (CISS), a comprehensive, statewide criminal justice information database and records system accessible by the police and criminal justice agencies (see BACKGROUND).
Existing law requires the CISS to have (1) biographical information and vital statistics for all offenders and living former offenders; (2) tracking information for offenders, from investigation through incarceration and release; and (3) access to certain records like police or medical reports and criminal, incarceration, parole, or court records. The bill allows it to also include any other relevant information collected, managed, or kept by a criminal justice agency or another entity with authority over law enforcement, criminal justice, and public safety matters. Additionally, the bill specifies that the CISS is intended to integrate and share public safety data and is not restricted to offender based data.
By law, the Criminal Justice Information System Governing Board oversees the CISS through an executive director it hires. The bill allows the governing board, by board policy, to authorize the executive director to enter into contracts, agreements, or memoranda of understanding on the board’s behalf.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2025