Govenor Rell signs House bill 5526 into law.

House Bill No. 5526

Public Act No. 10-94

AN ACT CONCERNING STANDARDS FOR THE SELECTION, RETENTION AND PROMOTION OF
JUDICIAL MARSHALS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly
convened:

Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 6-32d of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
1, 2010):

(b) The Judicial Department shall employ judicial marshals for prisoner
custody and transportation responsibilities pursuant to this section. The
Chief Court Administrator [may] shall establish employment standards and
implement appropriate training programs to assure secure prisoner custody
and transportation. [Such standards and programs shall be in force and
effect by December 1, 2000. ] On and after October 1, 2011, the Judicial
Department shall make available on its Internet web site a written summary
of such employment standards, including, but not limited to, the standards
for selection, continuance of employment and promotion for such judicial
marshals. Any property used by the sheriffs for prisoner transportation
shall be transferred to the Judicial Department.

Sec. 2. Section 6-32f of the general statutes is repealed and the following
is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2010):

(a) The Judicial Department shall be responsible for courthouse security and
shall employ judicial marshals for such purpose. The Chief Court
Administrator [may] shall establish employment standards and implement
appropriate training programs to assure court security. On and after October
1, 2011, the Judicial Department shall make available on its Internet web
site a written summary of such employment standards, including, but not
limited to, the standards for selection, continuance of employment and
promotion for such judicial marshals.

(b) Any property used by the sheriffs for court security shall be
transferred to the Judicial Department. The Chief Court Administrator shall
be responsible for the custody, care and control of courthouse facilities.

(c) As used in this section, "courthouse security" and "court security"
include the provision of security services to any judicial facility or to
any facility of a state agency pursuant to a written agreement, provided (1)
such facility is located contiguous to a courthouse, and (2) the Chief Court
Administrator determines that, based on the proximity and design of the
courthouse and the contiguous facility, the security requirements are mutual
and best served through the provision of security services by judicial
marshals.

Approved May 26, 2010