Legislative Information
2011 Legislative Sesson
Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance PowerPoints on legislative priorities.
PowerPoint on DMC
PowerPoint on Raise the Age Implementation
2010 Legislative Sesson
Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance Community Breakfast Powerpoint. Overview delivered as a PowerPoint presentation at community breakfasts across the state in early 2010.
2009 Legislative Sesson
CTJJA Testimony. Transcripts of CTJJA testimony to the Connecticut Legislature during the 2009 session.
2009 – YES! Initiative
YES 2009 Legislative Agenda. Overview delivered as a PowerPoint presentation at a legislative breakfast in June 2008.PowerPoint, 17.6 MB
Healthy families. Supporting the changes to Family With Service Needs policies and practices. Establishing Family Support Centers, providing crisis intervention and ongoing statewidesupport.ms word, 36 KB
Better schools. Supporting initiatives to improve student engagement in school, citizenship and the school community, including truancy prevention and alternatives to suspension.ms word, 36 KB
Safe communities. Passing legislative changes to fully fund and implement Raise the Age. The juvenile system offers better prospects for young people and for communities.ms word, 36 KB
2008 Legislative Agenda
Here you will find summaries of our legislative agenda for 2008, and ways that you can help support juvenile justice reform legislation in Connecticut. This also contains the information covered at our Legislative Breakfasts.
2007-2008 Legislative Breakfast Presentation
Interested in what happened at the Alliance’s 2007-2008 Legislative Breakfasts? View this PowerPoint presentation. PowerPoint, 17.56 MB
FWSN Advisory Board Report
Final report of the Families with Service Needs Advisory Board. PDF, 1.48 MB
Public Act 05-250: An Act Concerning
Children of Families with Service Needs
Connecticut legislation, effective 2007, that reformed the FWSN system and prohibited status offenders from being put in detention. PDF, 65.79 KB
Public Act 07-4: Raise the Age
In 2007, Connecticut’s legislature raised the age of adult jurisdiction from 16 to 18, effective January 1, 2010. Except from serious and violent offenders, minors will be in the juvenile justice system. MS Word, 72.5 KB