Connecticut Local Politics

AN ACT CONCERNING THE TOWN OF RESIDENCE OF AN INMATE OF A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.

This bill would “ensure an equitable distribution of state and federal funds and benefits by requiring an inmate of a correctional facility to be included in the population count of the town where the inmate was residing before incarceration, rather than the town where the correctional facility is located.” That could be interesting… especially for Enfield.

AN ACT CONCERNING REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTERS.

This act would “regional educational service center funding to 2001-2002 levels.” My question is: why?

AN ACT CONCERNING ANIMAL SHELTERS.

This would basically institute a yearly $25 fee for animal shelter registration. The fee would go to the town’s animal control departments, and to the town dog fund. It also expands the definition of an animal shelter.

AN ACT CONCERNING EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION.

This one’s kind of interesting. The point is to make eyewitness identification a little more reliable, “by establishing procedures for conducting a police photographic or live lineup including having a lineup administrator who does not know which person is suspected as the perpetrator, informing the eyewitness that the perpetrator might not be in the lineup and presenting the persons or photographs in a lineup sequentially rather than simultaneously.” I wonder if that will actually help?

AN ACT CONCERNING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES (GAAP).

This is self-explanatory, and was requested by the state Comptroller.

AN ACT CONCERNING ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY TAX CREDITS.

Basically expands the tax credits for the film industry. Just a few more million dollars, and they’ll send Jim Amann a limited edition Boba Fett figurine.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING TAX CREDITS FOR ANGEL INVESTORS.

“Angel” investors invest in very new businesses. This bill would give them a tax credit. Sounds good to me.

AN ACT CONCERNING A UNIFORM START DATE FOR SCHOOLS.

…Now they’re just meddling for the fun of it.