Sec. 7-277a. Police assistance agreements and requests for aid.
Sec. 7-282f. Firearm incident reports. Annual compilation and report.
Sec. 7-294b. Members of council. Holding of other office.
Sec. 7-294oo. Informing motor vehicle operators of the purpose of a traffic stop.
Sec. 7-294tt. Guidance on police officer collaboration with social workers.
Sec. 7-294bbb. Municipal law enforcement unit meetings with stakeholders.
Sec. 7-313h. Firefighters cancer relief account.
Sec. 7-313p. Benefits for firefighters with cancer diagnosis resulting in death or disability.
Sec. 7-313q. Firefighters cancer relief fund advisory committee established. Annual report.
Sec. 7-313r. Treasurer annual report to firefighters cancer relief fund advisory committee.
Sec. 7-277a. Police assistance agreements and requests for aid. (a)(1) Any municipality, upon the approval of the chief executive officer and, where required by charter or ordinance, the governing body of such municipality, may enter into an agreement with any other municipality or municipalities, with respect to requesting and supplying police assistance and reimbursing or receiving reimbursement for the same. Any such agreement entered into, renewed or amended on and after July 1, 2023, shall (A) permit the police chief, or such chief's designee, in each municipality to request and provide such assistance, and (B) require each police chief, or such chief's designee, that requests or provides such assistance to inform the chief executive officer of the municipality served by such chief or designee of such request or provision of assistance.
(2) Notwithstanding any agreement entered into pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection and notwithstanding any provision or requirement of state or local law, the chief of police of any municipality, or such chief's designee may, whenever necessary to respond to an emergency situation in the municipality, request the chief of police, or such chief's designee, of any other municipality to furnish for a period not to exceed twenty-four hours such police assistance as is necessary to meet such situation and the chief of police of the municipality receiving such request, or such chief's designee, may assign and make available for duty in such other municipality, under the direction and command of an officer designated for the purpose, such part of the police forces under his or her control as he or she deems consistent with the safety and well-being of the municipality. The chief of police, or such chief's designee, of the municipality supplying such assistance shall notify the chief executive officer of such municipality of the request for and provision of assistance pursuant to this subdivision. Unless otherwise provided in a written agreement between the police chief, or chief's designee, of the municipality supplying assistance and the police chief, or chief's designee, of the municipality receiving assistance pursuant to this subdivision, the municipality supplying such assistance shall bear the costs for all expenditures incurred in providing such assistance, including payments for death, disability or injury of employees and losses or damages to supplies or equipment incurred in providing such assistance.
(3) Any police officer providing police assistance pursuant to this subsection shall have the same powers, duties, privileges and immunities as are conferred on the police officers of the municipality requesting assistance.
(b) The chief executive officer of any institution which maintains a special police force, established under the provisions of section 10a-156b, and the chief of police of the Office of State Capitol Police, established under the provisions of section 2-1f, may enter into an agreement with one or more municipalities to furnish or receive police assistance under the same conditions and terms specified in subsection (a) of this section for agreements between municipalities.
(c) The chief executive officer of any town, city or borough which provides police protection solely by a constabulary force may enter into an agreement with one or more municipalities to furnish or receive police assistance under the conditions and terms specified in subsection (a) of this section for agreements between municipalities.
(d) The chief executive officer of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe or the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, who has entered into a memoranda of agreement pursuant to section 47-65c to establish the authority of the tribe's police department and police officers to exercise law enforcement powers pursuant to sections 7-294a to 7-294e, inclusive, may enter into an agreement with one or more municipalities to furnish or receive police assistance under the conditions and terms specified in subsection (a) of this section for agreements between municipalities, provided such memoranda of agreement is in effect.
(1967, P.A. 198; 1969, P.A. 78; P.A. 83-466, S. 1; P.A. 84-302, S. 1; P.A. 96-219, S. 2; P.A. 07-217, S. 21; P.A. 17-4, S. 1; P.A. 23-81, S. 1.)
History: 1969 act allowed request for assistance to be made when chief executive officer determines it to be necessary rather than “in any emergency” as previously, permitted police chief, police commissioners etc. power to fill request as well as chief executive authority, permitted waiver of reimbursement and provided for agreements between municipalities regarding assistance and reimbursement; P.A. 83-466 added Subsec. (b), which permitted state university special police forces to enter into mutual aid agreements with municipalities and amended Subsec. (a) to permit a municipality's chief executive officer's designee to request police assistance of the chief executive officer of another municipality; P.A. 84-302 added Subsec. (c), permitting the chief executive officer of any town protected solely by a constabulary force to enter into mutual aid agreements with other municipalities; P.A. 96-219 amended Subsec. (b) by adding reference to the chief of police of the Office of State Capitol Police, established under Sec. 2-1f; P.A. 07-217 made technical changes in Subsecs. (b) and (c), effective July 12, 2007; P.A. 17-4 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “town, city or borough” with “municipality” and make technical changes, amended Subsec. (c) to add “for agreements between municipalities”, and added Subsec. (d) re assistance agreements with chief executive officer of Mashantucket Pequot Tribe or Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut and municipalities; P.A. 23-81 substantially revised Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2023.
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Sec. 7-277c. Grants to municipalities for purchase of body-worn recording equipment, digital data storage devices or services and dashboard cameras with a remote recorder. (a) The Office of Policy and Management shall, within available resources, administer a grant program to provide a grant-in-aid to any municipality approved for such a grant-in-aid by the office, for the costs associated with (1) the purchase of body-worn recording equipment for use by the sworn members of such municipality's police department or for use by constables, police officers or other persons who perform criminal law enforcement duties under the supervision of a resident state trooper serving such municipality, and digital data storage devices or services, provided such equipment, device or service conforms to the minimal technical specifications approved pursuant to subsection (b) of section 29-6d, and (2) a first-time purchase by such municipality of one or more dashboard cameras with a remote recorder or the replacement by such municipality of one or more dashboard cameras purchased prior to December 31, 2010, with one or more dashboard cameras with a remote recorder, provided such dashboard cameras with a remote recorder conform to the minimal technical specifications approved pursuant to subsection (b) of section 29-6d.
(b) Any municipality may apply for a grant-in-aid pursuant to this section to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management on such form and in such manner as prescribed by the secretary, who may further prescribe additional technical or procurement requirements as a condition of receiving such grant-in-aid.
(c) The Office of Policy and Management shall distribute grants-in-aid pursuant to this section during the fiscal years ending June 30, 2021, to June 30, 2025, inclusive. Any such grant-in-aid shall be for up to fifty per cent of the cost of such purchase of body-worn recording equipment, digital data storage devices or services or dashboard cameras with a remote recorder if the municipality is a distressed municipality, as defined in section 32-9p, or up to thirty per cent of the cost of such purchase if the municipality is not a distressed municipality, provided the costs of such digital data storage services covered by a grant-in-aid shall not be for a period of service that is longer than one year.
(d) For the purposes of this section, (1) “body-worn recording equipment” means an electronic recording device that is capable of recording audio and video; (2) “dashboard camera with a remote recorder” means a camera that affixes to a dashboard or windshield of a police vehicle that electronically records video of the view through the vehicle's windshield and has an electronic audio recorder that may be operated remotely; and (3) “digital data storage device or service” means a device or service that retains the data from the recordings made by body-worn recording equipment using computer data storage.
(July Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-1, S. 20; P.A. 22-118, S. 332; P.A. 23-204, S. 99.)
History: July Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-1 effective July 31, 2020; P.A. 22-118 amended Subsec. (c) by inserting reference to June 30, 2023, effective July 1, 2022; P.A. 23-204 amended Subsec. (c) by substituting “to June 30, 2025, inclusive” for “June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023” re distribution of grants-in-aid, effective June 12, 2023.
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Sec. 7-282f. Firearm incident reports. Annual compilation and report. (a) For purposes of this section, “police officer” and “law enforcement unit” have the same meanings as provided in section 7-294a, and “firearm” has the same meaning as provided in section 53a-3.
(b) On and after October 1, 2023, a police officer who responds to an alleged crime or a fatality that involves the use of a firearm shall complete a firearm incident report using the form prescribed by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, whether or not an arrest occurs.
(c) Each law enforcement unit shall send all firearm incident reports to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, who shall compile statistics of firearm incidents and cause them to be published annually in the report required pursuant to subsection (e) of section 29-1c. An offense shall be counted for each incident reported to the police. A zero shall be reported if no incidents have occurred during the reporting periods.
(d) Not later than October 1, 2023, for the purpose of establishing accurate data on the extent and severity of firearm incidents in the state, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall prescribe a form for making firearm incident reports. The form shall include, but need not be limited to, the following: (1) Name of the individual or individuals involved in the alleged crime or fatality; (2) the location, time and date of the incident; (3) the number and identification of the firearm or firearms involved; (4) whether the alleged crime was committed by, or the fatality was caused by, a person who had a prior conviction that prohibited such person from legally possessing a firearm; (5) whether the alleged crime was committed with, or the fatality was caused by, an illegally possessed or unregistered firearm; and (6) any other data that may be necessary for a complete analysis of all circumstances of firearm incidents in the state.
(e) Each law enforcement unit shall forward a copy of the firearm incident report to the state's attorney for the appropriate judicial district in cases where an arrest has been made.
(f) Not later than January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall tabulate and compile data from the firearm incident reports and report such compilation, to the Governor and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety and security, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a.
(P.A. 23-69, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 23-69 effective July 1, 2023.
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Sec. 7-294b. Members of council. Holding of other office. (a) There shall be a Police Officer Standards and Training Council which shall be within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.
(b) The council shall consist of the following members:
(1) The chief elected official or chief executive officer of a town or city within the state with a population in excess of fifty thousand, appointed by the Governor;
(2) The chief elected official or chief executive officer of a town or city within the state with a population of fifty thousand or less, appointed by the Governor;
(3) A member of the faculty of an institution of higher education in the state who has a background in criminal justice studies, appointed by the Governor;
(4) A member of the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association who is holding office or employed as the chief of police, the deputy chief of police or a senior ranking professional police officer of an organized police department of a municipality within the state with a population in excess of one hundred thousand, appointed by the Governor;
(5) A member of the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association who is holding office or employed as chief of police or the highest ranking professional police officer of an organized police department of a municipality within the state with a population in excess of sixty thousand but not exceeding one hundred thousand, appointed by the Governor;
(6) A member of the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association who is holding office or employed as chief of police or the highest ranking professional police officer of an organized police department of a municipality within the state with a population in excess of thirty-five thousand but not exceeding sixty thousand, appointed by the Governor;
(7) A sworn municipal police officer from a municipality within the state with a population exceeding fifty thousand, appointed by the Governor;
(8) A sworn municipal police officer from a municipality within the state with a population not exceeding fifty thousand, appointed by the Governor;
(9) The commanding officer of the Connecticut State Police Academy;
(10) A member of the public, who is a person with a physical disability or an advocate on behalf of persons with physical disabilities, appointed by the Governor;
(11) A victim of crime or the immediate family member of a deceased victim of crime, appointed by the Governor;
(12) A medical professional, appointed by the Governor;
(13) The Chief State's Attorney;
(14) A member of the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association or the person holding office or employed as chief of police or the highest ranking professional police officer of an organized police department within the state, appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives;
(15) A member of the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association or the person holding office or employed as chief of police or the highest ranking professional police officer of an organized police department within the state, appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate;
(16) A member of the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association who is holding office or employed as chief of police or the highest ranking professional police officer of an organized police department of a municipality within the state with a population not exceeding thirty-five thousand, appointed by the minority leader of the Senate;
(17) A member of the public who is a justice-impacted person, appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives;
(18) A member of the public who is a justice-impacted person, appointed by the majority leader of the Senate;
(19) A member of the public who is a person with a mental disability or an advocate on behalf of persons with mental disabilities, appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives;
(20) A sworn police officer who is not in a command position within such officer's law enforcement unit, who is appointed by the chairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety and security; and
(21) A sworn police officer who is not in a command position within such officer's law enforcement unit, who is appointed by the minority leader of the Senate and the minority leader of the House of Representatives.
(c) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection and the Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent-in-charge in Connecticut or their designees shall be voting ex-officio members of the council. Any member who fails to attend three consecutive meetings or who fails to attend fifty per cent of all meetings held during any calendar year shall be deemed to have resigned from the council. Any nonpublic member of the council shall immediately, upon the termination of such member's holding the office or employment that qualified such member for appointment, cease to be a member of the council. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority. A member appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the member whom such member is to succeed in the same manner as the original appointment. The Governor shall appoint a chairperson and the council shall appoint a vice-chairperson and a secretary from among the members.
(d) Membership on the council shall not constitute holding a public office. No member of the council shall be disqualified from holding any public office or employment by reason of his appointment to or membership on the council nor shall any member forfeit any such office or employment by reason of his appointment to the council, notwithstanding the provisions of any general statute, special act or local law, ordinance or charter.
(February, 1965, P.A. 575, S. 2, 4; P.A. 77-290; 77-614, S. 487, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 9, 136; P.A. 79-560, S. 34, 39; P.A. 82-357, S. 2, 8; P.A. 87-477, S. 3; P.A. 89-376, S. 2; P.A. 93-43; P.A. 95-108, S. 3; P.A. 97-5; P.A. 07-17, S. 1; P.A. 11-51, S. 146; 11-61, S. 96; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-1, S. 13; P.A. 23-86, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 77-290 added to provision concerning appointment the phrase calling for service until successors are appointed in Subsec. (a); P.A. 77-614 placed council within the department of public safety for administrative purposes, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-303 substituted commissioner of public safety for commissioner of state police to fulfill requirements of P.A. 77-614, S. 486; P.A. 79-560 added requirement that there be five public members; P.A. 82-357 put the council within the division of state police for administrative purposes only and made provisions for the appointment of a chairperson, vice-chairperson and secretary; P.A. 87-477 added chief state's attorney as member of council; P.A. 89-376 amended Subsec. (a) to permit public safety commissioner and FBI special agent-in-charge to have designees and to be voting ex-officio members of council; P.A. 93-43 added Subsec. (a)(3) extending membership to chief elected official or chief executive officer of a town with a population under 12,000 which does not have an organized police department; P.A. 95-108 amended Subsec. (a) to rename Municipal Police Training Council as Police Officer Standards and Training Council; P.A. 97-5 added new Subsec. (a)(6) extending membership on council to a member of the Connecticut Coalition of Police and Corrections Officers, and renumbered the remaining Subdiv. Accordingly; P.A. 07-17 amended Subsec. (a)(6) to change membership from a member of the Connecticut Coalition of Police and Corrections Officers to a sworn municipal police officer, effective May 7, 2007; P.A. 11-51 amended Subsec. (a) to replace language placing council within Department of Public Safety for administrative purposes with language placing council within Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection and to make technical changes, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-61 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting reference to Division of State Police, effective July 1, 2011; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-1 amended Subsec. (a) by specifying that existing council membership shall remain in place until December 31, 2020 and deleting provisions re voting ex-officio members, nonpublic members, vacancy and chairperson, vice-chairperson and secretary appointments and council members' entitlement to expenses involved in performance of duties, added new Subsec. (b) re council membership on and after January 1, 2021, added Subsec. (c) re voting ex-officio members, attendance at meetings and vacancy and chairperson, vice-chairperson and secretary appointments and redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (d), effective July 31, 2020; P.A. 23-86 amended Subsec. (a) to delete provision re membership prior to December 31, 2020, and amended Subsec. (b) to make a technical change and add Subdivs. (20) and (21) re appointment of sworn police officers who are not in command positions, effective January 1, 2024.
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Sec. 7-294m. (Formerly Sec. 7-294j). Instruction re new legal developments for municipal chief law enforcement officers. (a) The Police Officer Standards and Training Council established under section 7-294b, in conjunction with the office of the Chief State's Attorney and the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association, and the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in conjunction with the office of the Chief State's Attorney, shall provide instruction on the subject of new legal developments which affect police policies and practices concerning the investigation, detection and prosecution of criminal matters, each year to the chief law enforcement officer of each municipality and any person designated by such officer to serve in such capacity in such officer's absence. Each such officer may be given credit for such course of instruction toward the certified review training required by subsection (a) of section 7-294d. Such training program shall be named “The John M. Bailey Seminar on New Legal Developments Impacting Police Policies and Practices”.
(b) Not later than October 31, 2023, and annually thereafter if necessary, the Division of Criminal Justice and the Police Officer Standards and Training Council established under section 7-294b shall include in each course of instruction provided pursuant to subsection (a) of this section a session regarding investigation and enforcement standards concerning cannabis, as defined in section 22-61l, and high-THC hemp products, as defined in section 21a-240.
(P.A. 90-120, S. 2, 3; P.A. 93-63; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1, S. 7, 130; P.A. 95-108, S. 10; P.A. 04-147, S. 1; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2, S. 105; P.A. 23-79, S. 46.)
History: P.A. 93-63 deleted requirement that instruction be provided for a minimum of four hours in two sessions to police officers who have managerial duties, substituting requirement that instruction be provided to chief law enforcement officer of each municipality and any person designated to serve in such capacity in his absence and authorized credit for such instruction toward certified review training; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1 made technical grammatical change, effective July 1, 1994; Sec. 7-294j transferred to Sec. 7-294m in 1995; P.A. 95-108 renamed Municipal Police Training Council as Police Officer Standards and Training Council; P.A. 04-147 specified that the training program be named “The John M. Bailey Seminar on New Legal Developments Impacting Police Policies and Practices” and made technical changes for purposes of gender neutrality, effective July 1, 2004; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2 replaced reference to Department of Public Safety with reference to Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 23-79 redesignated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re investigation and enforcement standards concerning cannabis, effective July 1, 2023.
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Sec. 7-294v. State and local police training programs to provide training on interactions with persons who have mental or physical disabilities and persons who are deaf, hard of hearing or deafblind. (a) Not later than July 1, 2023, the Police Officer Standards and Training Council shall (1) after consultation with persons with mental or physical disabilities and advocates on behalf of such persons, develop a training curriculum for police officers regarding interactions with persons who have mental or physical disabilities, and (2) after consultation with persons who are deaf, hard of hearing or deafblind and advocates on behalf of such persons, develop a training curriculum for police officers regarding interactions with persons who are deaf, hard of hearing or deafblind. On and after July 1, 2024, the training curriculum shall include crisis intervention strategies for police officers to use when interacting with individuals with mental illness in crisis.
(b) On and after October 1, 2023, each police basic or review training program conducted or administered by the Police Officer Standards and Training Council, the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection or a municipal police department shall include the training curriculum developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
(P.A. 22-64, S. 2; P.A. 23-104, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 22-64 effective May 23, 2022 (Revisor's note: In Subsec. (a), references to “deaf-blind” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “deafblind” for consistency); P.A. 23-104 amended Subsec. (a) by adding provision re crisis intervention strategies, effective July 1, 2023.
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Sec. 7-294ee. Minimum standards and practices for the administration, management and operation of law enforcement units. Unit state-accreditation tier certification or accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (a) The Police Officer Standards and Training Council, established under section 7-294b, and the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection or the commissioner's designee, shall jointly develop, adopt and revise, as necessary, minimum standards and practices for the administration, management and operation of law enforcement units, as defined in section 7-294a. Such minimum standards and practices shall be based upon standards established by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., and shall include, but need not be limited to, standards and practices regarding bias-based policing, use of force, response to crimes of family violence, use of body-worn recording equipment, complaints that allege misconduct by police officers, use of electronic defense weapons, eyewitness identification procedures, notifications in death and related events and pursuits by police officers and compliance with the guidance issued by the council pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (g) of section 7-294d regarding reporting procedures to be followed by chief law enforcement officers for certificate suspension, cancellation or revocation. Not later than January 1, 2023, the council shall, within available appropriations, divide the minimum standards and practices into three state-accreditation tiers, to be known as tier one, tier two and tier three. Tier one shall consist of minimum standards and practices designed to protect law enforcement units from liability, enhance the delivery of services and improve public confidence in law enforcement units. Tier two shall consist of minimum standards and practices for the administration, management and operation of law enforcement units. Tier three shall consist of higher minimum standards and practices for the administration, management and operation of law enforcement units. The council shall post the minimum standards and practices of each tier on the council's Internet web site and disseminate the minimum standards and practices of each tier to law enforcement units. The council and commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall jointly develop a process to review a law enforcement unit's compliance with the minimum standards and practices of each tier and issue a certificate of compliance with the minimum standards and practices of tier one, tier two or tier three, as the case may be, to a law enforcement unit that meets or exceeds the minimum standards and practices of such tier.
(b) On and after January 1, 2019, and until December 31, 2022, each law enforcement unit shall adopt and maintain (1) the minimum standards and practices developed by the council pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, or (2) a higher level of accreditation standards developed by the council or the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., except a law enforcement unit that serves a municipality and consists solely of constables or resident state troopers shall adopt and maintain such standards and practices or accreditation on and after January 1, 2019, and until December 31, 2023.
(c) On and after January 1, 2023, and until December 31, 2023, each law enforcement unit shall (1) be certified, at a minimum, as meeting the requirements for state-accreditation tier one developed by the council pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, or (2) meet a higher level of accreditation standards developed by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., except a law enforcement unit that serves a municipality and consists solely of constables or resident state troopers shall be so certified or meet such accreditation standards on and after January 1, 2024, and until December 31, 2024.
(d) On and after January 1, 2024, and until December 31, 2025, each law enforcement unit shall (1) be certified, at a minimum, as meeting the requirements for state-accreditation tiers one and two developed by the council pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, or (2) meet a higher level of accreditation standards developed by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., except a law enforcement unit that serves a municipality and consists solely of constables or resident state troopers shall be so certified or meet such accreditation standards on and after January 1, 2025, and until December 31, 2026.
(e) On and after January 1, 2026, each law enforcement unit shall (1) be certified as meeting the requirements for state-accreditation tiers one, two and three developed by the council pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, or (2) meet a higher level of accreditation standards developed by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., except a law enforcement unit that serves a municipality and consists solely of constables or resident state troopers shall be so certified or meet such accreditation standards on and after January 1, 2027.
(f) If a law enforcement unit fails to obtain or maintain the appropriate certification for a state-accreditation tier or tiers or the higher level of accreditation standards developed by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., as required by the provisions of subsections (b) to (e), inclusive, of this section, the council shall work with the law enforcement unit to obtain and maintain such certification or accreditation standards.
(g) If a law enforcement unit fails to comply with the guidance issued by the council pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (g) of section 7-294d regarding reporting procedures to be followed by chief law enforcement officers for certificate suspension, cancellation or revocation, the council may revoke the certificate of compliance with the appropriate state-accreditation tier or tiers, as the case may be, issued pursuant to this section.
(h) No civil action may be brought against a law enforcement unit for damages arising from the failure of the law enforcement unit to (1) adopt and maintain such minimum standards and practices or a higher level of accreditation standards pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, or (2) obtain and maintain the appropriate certificate of compliance with the appropriate state-accreditation tier or tiers or accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., as required by subsections (c) to (e), inclusive, of this section.
(P.A. 18-161, S. 2; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-1, S. 44; P.A. 22-119, S. 1; P.A. 23-59, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 18-161 effective January 1, 2019; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-1 amended Subsec. (a) to add “Until December 31, 2024, the”, delete “, within available appropriations, and make a technical change”, amended Subsec. (b) to add “and until December 31, 2024,”, added new Subsec. (c) re accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., and redesignated existing Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (d) and amended same by designating existing provision as Subdiv. (1) and adding Subdiv. (2) re accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., effective July 31, 2020; P.A. 22-119 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting “Until December 31, 2024, the”, inserting “and operation”, and adding provisions re state-accreditation tiers and compliance with guidance issued pursuant to Sec. 7-294d(g)(1), amended Subsec. (b) by substituting “December 31, 2022” for “December 31, 2024”, inserted new Subsecs. (c) and (d) re state-accreditation tiers and Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. accreditation standards, substantially revised existing Subsec. (c) and redesignated provisions as Subsecs. (e) and (f), added Subsec. (g) re failure to comply with guidance issued pursuant to Sec. 7-294d(g)(1), redesignated Subsec. (d) as Subsec. (h) and in same inserted “the appropriate certificate of compliance with the appropriate state-accreditation tier or tiers or” and substituted “as required by subsections (c) to (e), inclusive, of this section” for “pursuant to subsection (c) of this section”, effective May 27, 2022; P.A. 23-59 amended Subsecs. (b) to (e) to add provisions re law enforcement unit that serves a municipality and consists solely of constables or resident state troopers, effective June 26, 2023.
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Sec. 7-294oo. Informing motor vehicle operators of the purpose of a traffic stop. Prior to the completion of any stop of a motor vehicle, a police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, shall verbally inform the operator of such vehicle of the purpose for the stop.
(P.A. 23-95, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 23-95 effective June 26, 2023.
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Sec. 7-294pp. Person experiencing emergency medical condition while in custody, control or direct audio or visual contact with a peace officer. Request for emergency medical services by peace officer. When required. (a) As used in this section:
(1) “Emergency medical condition” means a medical condition, whether physical, behavioral, or related to a substance use disorder or mental health disorder, that manifests itself by symptoms of sufficient severity, including severe pain, that in the absence of prompt medical attention could reasonably be expected by a prudent layperson who possesses an average knowledge of health and medicine to result in placing the health of the person in serious jeopardy, serious impairment to body function or serious dysfunction of any body organ or part;
(2) “Medically unstable” means any condition, whether physical, behavioral, or related to a substance use disorder or mental health disorder, that manifests in an unstable medical or mental health status, which could reasonably be understood by a prudent layperson who possesses an average knowledge of health and medicine to lead to an emergency medical condition; and
(3) “Peace officer” has the same meaning as provided in section 53a-3.
(b) Any person who experiences an emergency medical condition or is medically unstable while in direct audio or visual contact with, or under the custody or control of, a peace officer shall have the right to be provided with emergency medical services.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a peace officer shall immediately request emergency medical services for any person who is under such officer's custody or control or otherwise in direct audio or visual contact with the peace officer when such person: (1) Has communicated to the peace officer that the person is (A) experiencing an emergency medical condition, or (B) medically unstable, or (2) has been observed by the peace officer to be (A) experiencing an emergency medical condition, or (B) medically unstable.
(d) A peace officer shall not be required to request emergency medical services when such officer (1) has made a reasonable determination that the person is not (A) experiencing an emergency medical condition, or (B) medically unstable, and (2) knows that such person has been seen by a medical professional within the previous twenty-four hours and was released from such medical professional's care after a determination that such person was not (A) experiencing an emergency medical condition, or (B) medically unstable.
(P.A. 23-192, S. 1.)
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Sec. 7-294qq. Voluntary registration system for children with intellectual or other developmental disabilities. (a) For purposes of this section, “emergency services” means law enforcement, fire fighting, medical, ambulance and other emergency services.
(b) Not later than January 1, 2024, the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall, within available appropriations, develop a form for distribution by municipal police departments to parents and guardians of children with intellectual disabilities or other developmental disabilities, including, but not limited to, autism spectrum disorder, cognitive impairments and nonverbal learning disorders. Such form shall record information that may assist emergency services personnel in their interactions with such children and shall contain a section in which a parent or guardian of such child may consent to release of information, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) The child's name, nickname, date of birth, sex, height, weight, eye color, hair color and address and any scars or identifying marks the child has;
(2) The name of a person who may be contacted by such personnel in an emergency pertaining to the child, and such person's telephone number;
(3) The child's language and communication skills, including, but not limited to, whether the individual (A) is verbal or nonverbal, (B) speaks American Sign Language, and (C) can read or write, communicate by pointing to pictures, repeat questions or respond “yes” or “no” to questions;
(4) Whether the child is sensitive to noise, touch, light, crowds or other stimuli;
(5) Conditions, circumstances or items the child dislikes or avoids, including, but not limited to, eye contact, being wet or dirty, interacting with strangers and certain clothing or shoes;
(6) Atypical behaviors the child exhibits, including, but not limited to, speaking loudly, self-injury, running if chased, vocal stimming, making high-pitched noises, disregarding or having no sense of danger and sensory seeking;
(7) Pertinent medical information, including, but not limited to, whether the child is hearing or visually impaired or has a seizure disorder, motor or vocal tics or a high pain tolerance; and
(8) Methods such personnel may use to calm the child, including, but not limited to, use of a calm and quiet voice or noise-canceling headphones, providing the child with time alone or specific food items and asking the child how such personnel can help the child.
(c) Not later than July 1, 2024, the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall publish the form developed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section on its Internet web site. On and after July 15, 2024, any municipal police department may make copies of such form available in a publicly accessible area of such department.
(d) If the municipal police department in a municipality in which a child with an intellectual disability or other developmental disabilities, including, but not limited to, autism spectrum disorder, a cognitive impairment or nonverbal learning disorder resides has made copies of the form developed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section available pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, or maintains an electronic database pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, the parent or guardian of such child may complete such form and return it to such department.
(e) (1) Upon receipt of a completed form returned pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, including the date of birth of a child and signed consent section of such form pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, a participating municipal police department shall record the information provided on such form in a searchable electronic database maintained by such police department, and make such database available to (A) each police officer employed by such department for purposes of determining whether an individual with an intellectual disability or other developmental disabilities, including, but not limited to, autism spectrum disorder, a cognitive impairment or nonverbal learning disorder, resides at an address to which such police officer is responding, and (B) the public safety answering point established and operated by the municipality pursuant to section 28-25a in which such police department is located for use in accordance with section 28-25c. A municipal police department shall remove information pertaining to (i) a child from such database, at the request of the parent or guardian of such child, or (ii) an individual who has attained eighteen years of age from such database, pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection.
(2) Not later than thirty days after an individual whose information was recorded in a searchable electronic database pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection attains the age of eighteen, the municipal police department that recorded such information shall notify such individual, in writing, at such individual's last known address (A) that information concerning such individual is included in the database and the nature of such information, (B) of the purpose of the database, (C) that such individual's information will be removed from the database ninety-five days after such individual's eighteenth birthday unless such individual returns a signed opt-in authorization to such department not later than ninety days after such individual's eighteenth birthday, and (D) that, if such individual returns such signed opt-in authorization, such individual may subsequently request the removal of information concerning such individual from the database, in writing, at any time. Such opt-in authorization shall be in a form and manner prescribed by such department and a copy of such opt-in authorization shall be included with such notice. Upon the timely receipt of such signed opt-in authorization, such department shall retain information concerning such individual in the database until such individual requests the removal of such information in writing. If such department (i) does not timely receive such signed opt-in authorization, such department shall remove all information concerning such individual from the database ninety-five days after such individual's eighteenth birthday, or (ii) receives a written request from such individual to remove information concerning such individual from the database, such department shall remove all information concerning such individual from the database not later than two weeks after receipt of such request. Such department shall ensure that information removed from the database is not accessible to the public safety answering point established and operated by the municipality.
(f) Not later than January 1, 2024, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, within available appropriations, shall establish a grant-in-aid program to provide funding to municipalities and local police departments to establish and implement a local voluntary registration system for residents with an intellectual disability or other developmental disabilities pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. The commissioner shall prescribe requirements and an application process for such program.
(P.A. 23-137, S. 7; 23-204, S. 170.)
History: P.A. 23-137 effective June 27, 2023; P.A. 23-204 amended section by eliminating requirement that forms record information concerning certain adults and be made available to parents and guardians of certain adults and making conforming changes and amended Subsec. (e) by designating existing provision re receipt of completed form and recording of information as new Subdiv. (1) and adding therein requirement re inclusion of date of birth of child, redesignating existing Subdivs. (1) and (2) as new Subparas. (A) and (B), redesignating existing Subpara. (A) as Subpara. (B)(i), deleting former Subpara. (B) re removal of information pertaining to adult 18 years of age and over from database and replacing with Subpara. (B)(ii) re removal of information re individual who has attained 18 years of age from database, adding new Subdiv. (2) re notification and opt-in authorization and making conforming changes, effective June 12, 2023.
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Sec. 7-294rr. Bond authorization for grant-in-aid program for establishment of local voluntary public safety registration system for residents with an intellectual disability or other developmental disabilities. (a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate eight hundred thousand dollars.
(b) The proceeds of the sale of such bonds, to the extent of the amount stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection for the grant-in-aid program established pursuant to section 7-294qq, for the establishment of a local voluntary public safety registration system for residents with an intellectual disability or other developmental disabilities.
(c) All provisions of section 3-20, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby, that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section. Temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. None of such bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization that is signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Such bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of such bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.
(P.A. 23-205, S. 95.)
History: P.A. 23-205 effective July 1, 2023.
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Sec. 7-294ss. Development and promulgation of model policy re use of seat safety belts by persons being transported in municipal police vehicles. (a) Not later than December 31, 2023, the Police Officer Standards and Training Council established under section 7-294b shall develop and promulgate a model policy that provides guidelines on (1) the required use of a seat safety belt by any person who is being transported in a municipal police vehicle, and (2) standardized procedures to be utilized by a municipal police officer to ensure that any person who is being transported in a municipal police vehicle is secure in such vehicle through the use of a seat safety belt. Not later than April 1, 2024, each municipal law enforcement unit shall adopt and maintain a written policy that meets or exceeds the standards of the model policy developed pursuant to this subsection.
(b) On and after April 1, 2024, if the chief law enforcement officer of a municipal law enforcement unit finds, through procedures developed pursuant to subsection (g) of section 7-294d, that a municipal police officer has engaged in conduct that constitutes a violation of the policy established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and that such violation undermines public confidence in the municipal law enforcement unit, the chief law enforcement officer shall report such violation to the Police Officer Standards and Training Council. Said council shall thereafter conduct a de novo review of the matter. Whenever the council believes there is a reasonable basis for suspension, cancellation or revocation of the certification of a municipal police officer due to the reported violation, the council shall give notice and an adequate opportunity for a hearing to such officer prior to such suspension, cancellation or revocation. Such hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. If the council finds by clear and convincing evidence that a violation of this section has occurred, the council may suspend, revoke or cancel the certificate of the certificate holder in accordance with the provisions of section 7-294d.
(P.A. 23-87, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 23-87 effective July 1, 2023.
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Sec. 7-294tt. Guidance on police officer collaboration with social workers. Not later than January 1, 2024, the Police Officer Standards and Training Council shall (1) examine (A) programs and strategies used in the state or other jurisdictions through which police officers collaborate with social workers, and (B) the evaluation submitted pursuant to section 18 of public act 20-1 of the July special session*; and (2) issue guidance to law enforcement units that includes recommendations of how police officers may collaborate with social workers.
(P.A. 23-104, S. 2.)
*Note: Section 18 of public act 20-1 of the July special session is special in nature and therefor has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.
History: P.A. 23-104 effective July 1, 2023.
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Sec. 7-294bbb. Municipal law enforcement unit meetings with stakeholders. (a) On or before October 1, 2023, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, each municipal law enforcement unit shall hold a meeting with stakeholders in the municipality such unit serves. The unit shall invite to such meetings, at a minimum, representatives from social services and mental health agencies and organizations that serve the municipality, representatives from organizations that seek to combat gun violence in the municipality, representatives from the judicial branch and one or more prosecutors serving the judicial district that includes the municipality. Such meetings shall seek to: (1) Encourage information sharing, including collection and sharing of data, among meeting participants; (2) develop partnerships and coordinated strategies among participants to reduce gun violence and crime in the municipality; and (3) improve the responsiveness and accountability of the law enforcement unit to the residents of the municipality, and improve the responsiveness of and provision of services by meeting participants to the residents of the municipality, in order to better serve the municipality and reduce gun violence and crime in the municipality. Such meetings may occur more frequently than quarterly as determined by the unit. Such meetings shall be open to the public.
(b) If the chief of a municipal law enforcement unit, the chief executive officer, as described in section 7-193, of the municipality served by such law enforcement unit and the civilian police review board serving such municipality, if any, agree that a meeting required by subsection (a) of this section is unnecessary, such meeting shall not be held.
(P.A. 23-146, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 23-146 effective June 27, 2023.
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Sec. 7-313h. Firefighters cancer relief account. (a) There is established an account to be known as the “firefighters cancer relief account” which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account shall be expended by (1) the cancer relief subcommittee of the Connecticut State Firefighters Association, established pursuant to section 7-313i, for the purposes of providing wage replacement benefits to firefighters who are diagnosed with a condition of cancer described in section 7-313j, and (2) by the State Treasurer for purposes of providing reimbursement to municipalities that provide compensation and benefits to firefighters diagnosed with a condition of cancer in accordance with section 7-313p.
(b) The State Treasurer shall invest the moneys deposited in the firefighters cancer relief account in a manner reasonable and appropriate to achieve the objectives of such account, exercising the discretion and care of a prudent person in similar circumstances with similar objectives. The State Treasurer shall give due consideration to rate of return, risk, term or maturity, diversification of the total portfolio within such account, liquidity, the projected disbursements and expenditures, and the expected payments, deposits, contributions and gifts to be received. The moneys in such account shall be continuously invested and reinvested in a manner consistent with the objectives of such account until disbursed in accordance with sections 3-123, 7-313i and 7-313p.
(c) The moneys in the firefighters cancer relief account shall be used solely for the purposes of (1) providing wage replacement benefits to firefighters who are diagnosed with a condition of cancer described in section 7-313j, (2) providing reimbursement to municipalities for payment of compensation and benefits as described in section 7-313p, and (3) to fund the expenses of administering the firefighters cancer relief program established pursuant to sections 7-313j and 7-313p.
(P.A. 16-10, S. 3; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 219; P.A. 23-204, S. 162.)
History: P.A. 16-10 effective February 1, 2017; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 amended Subsec. (a) to delete reference to moneys deposited pursuant to Sec. 16-256g, effective October 31, 2017; P.A. 23-204 amended Subsec. (a) by dividing into Subdivs. and adding Subdiv. (2) re reimbursement to municipalities providing compensation and benefits to firefighters diagnosed with cancer and amended Subsec. (c) by dividing into Subdivs. and adding Subdiv. (2) re reimbursement to municipalities for payment of compensation and benefits.
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Sec. 7-313p. Benefits for firefighters with cancer diagnosis resulting in death or disability. (a) For purposes of this section:
(1) “Firefighter” has the same meaning as provided in section 7-313g;
(2) “Compensation” has the same meaning as provided in section 31-275;
(3) “Municipal employer” has the same meaning as provided in section 7-467; and
(4) “Interior structural firefighter” means an individual who performs fire suppression, fire rescue, or both, either inside of buildings or in closed structures that are involved in a fire station beyond the incident stage.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 568, a firefighter diagnosed with any condition of cancer affecting the brain, skeletal system, digestive system, endocrine system, respiratory system, lymphatic system, reproductive system, urinary system or hematological system resulting in such firefighter's death or temporary or permanent total or partial disability, or such firefighter's dependents, as the case may be, shall receive (1) compensation and benefits from the account, established pursuant to section 7-313h, in the same amount and in the same manner that would be provided under chapter 568 if such death or disability was caused by a personal injury which arose out of and in the course of such firefighter's employment and was suffered in the line of duty and within the scope of such firefighter's employment, and (2) (A) the same retirement or survivor benefits, from the municipal or state retirement system under which such firefighter is covered, or (B) the disability benefits available from the Connecticut State Firefighters Association pursuant to section 3-123, that would have been paid under such system if such death or disability was caused by a personal injury which arose out of and in the course of such firefighter's employment and was suffered in the line of duty and within the scope of such firefighter's employment, provided such firefighter has:
(i) Submitted to a physical examination subsequent to such member's entry into service that failed to reveal any evidence of or a propensity for such cancer;
(ii) Has not used cigarettes, as defined in section 12-285, during the fifteen-year period prior to such diagnosis;
(iii) Was employed for at least five years as (I) an interior structural firefighter at a paid municipal, state or volunteer fire department, or (II) a local fire marshal, deputy fire marshal, fire investigator, fire inspector or such other class of inspectors or investigators for whom the State Fire Marshal and the Codes and Standards Committee, acting jointly, have adopted minimum standards of qualification pursuant to section 29-298; and
(iv) Has submitted to annual medical health screenings as recommended by such firefighter's medical provider.
(c) Any individual who is no longer actively serving as a firefighter but who otherwise would be eligible for compensation or benefits pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section may apply for such benefits or compensation not more than five years from the date such individual last served as a firefighter.
(d) To apply for compensation or benefits pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a firefighter shall provide notice to the Workers' Compensation Commission and the municipality in which such firefighter is employed, in the same manner as workers' compensation claims under chapter 568.
(e) (1) The municipality in which the firefighter is employed shall administer claims submitted pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this section in the same manner as workers' compensation claims under chapter 568. Such municipality shall (A) pay to the firefighter the compensation or benefits such firefighter is entitled to, and (B) submit, in a form and manner provided by the State Treasurer, an application for reimbursement from the firefighters cancer relief account. Payments for reimbursement shall be processed not later than forty-five days after such application is received.
(2) Any costs associated with a firefighter's treatment of cancer that are not covered by such firefighter's personal or group health insurance shall be reimbursed, pursuant to this subsection, by the firefighters cancer relief account.
(3) If the firefighters cancer relief account becomes insolvent, a municipality shall have no obligation to continue providing compensation and benefits pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section and subsection (c) of this section.
(f) A firefighter may request that a denial of compensation or benefits made pursuant to subsection (e) of this section be reconsidered in the same manner as workers' compensation claims under chapter 568.
(g) If a physical examination was required by an employer at the time of the firefighter's employment, as a condition for such employment, or required annually for means of continued employment, a firefighter shall not be required to show proof of such examination in the maintenance of a claim under subsection (b) or (c) of this section or under such municipal or state retirement system.
(h) Any benefits provided under subsection (b) or (c) of this section shall be offset by any other benefits a firefighter or such firefighter's dependents may be entitled to receive from such firefighter's municipal employer under the provisions of chapter 568 or the municipal or state retirement system under which they are covered as a result of any condition or impairment of health caused by occupational cancer resulting in such firefighter's death or permanent total or partial disability.
(i) The State Treasurer shall have the authority to audit reimbursements provided by the account pursuant to subsection (e) of this section.
(j) No payment of compensation made under this section shall be used as evidence in support of any future claim under chapter 568.
(k) Except as provided in subsections (l) and (m) of this section, any firefighter that receives compensation under this section shall be prohibited from filing a claim under chapter 568 for a diagnosis of cancer.
(l) If the firefighters cancer relief account becomes insolvent, a firefighter that was receiving compensation under this section may file a claim under chapter 568, within one year of receiving notice from the municipality of the firefighters cancer relief account becoming insolvent, for continuation of compensation.
(m) (1) Any survivors of a firefighter that has died from cancer and was receiving compensation under this section may file a claim under chapter 568 within one year of such firefighter's death. Until such claim is approved, such survivor shall continue to receive benefits from the firefighters cancer relief account.
(2) If the survivors of a firefighter that has died from cancer and was receiving compensation under this section do not file a claim under chapter 568 within one year of such firefighter's death, such survivors may continue to receive benefits from the firefighters cancer relief account.
(P.A. 23-204, S. 159.)
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Sec. 7-313q. Firefighters cancer relief fund advisory committee established. Annual report. (a) There is established a firefighters cancer relief fund advisory committee to annually evaluate the financial solvency of the firefighters cancer relief account established in section 7-313h. Such evaluation shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) analyzing the fund balance, claims data and the quarterly report provided by the State Treasurer pursuant to section 7-313r, (2) identifying the need for a new funding mechanism for the firefighters cancer relief account, and (3) determining the necessity of purchasing insurance to help maintain the solvency of the account.
(b) The advisory committee shall consist of the following members:
(1) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall have experience in investment fund management;
(2) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, who shall have expertise in the state's workers' compensation program;
(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, who shall have expertise in maintaining solvency;
(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who shall have expertise in making investments;
(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives;
(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate;
(7) Two representatives of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities;
(8) One representative of the Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters Association of Connecticut;
(9) One representative of the Connecticut State Firefighters Association;
(10) The State Treasurer, or the State Treasurer's designee;
(11) The Comptroller, or the Comptroller's designee; and
(12) One representative of the Governor's office.
(c) Any member of the advisory committee appointed under subdivision (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member of the General Assembly.
(d) All initial appointments to the advisory committee shall be made not later than thirty days after June 12, 2023. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority.
(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the advisory committee from among the members of the advisory committee. Such chairpersons shall schedule the first meeting of the advisory committee, which shall be held not later than sixty days after June 12, 2023.
(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor and public employees shall serve as administrative staff of the advisory committee.
(g) Not later than January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the advisory committee shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor and public employees, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a.
(P.A. 23-204, S. 160.)
History: P.A. 23-204 effective June 12, 2023.
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Sec. 7-313r. Treasurer annual report to firefighters cancer relief fund advisory committee. (a) Not later than July 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the State Treasurer, in consultation with the Connecticut State Firefighters Association, shall submit a report to the advisory committee established pursuant to section 7-313q on the status of the firefighters cancer relief account established pursuant to section 7-313h and the firefighters cancer relief program established pursuant to section 7-313j. Such report shall include (1) the balance of the account, (2) the projected and actual participation in the program, and (3) the demographic information of each firefighter who receives benefits pursuant to such program, including gender, age, town of residence and income level.
(b) If the State Treasurer determines that the firefighters cancer relief account is approaching insolvency, the State Treasurer shall provide notice to (1) all municipalities currently providing compensation pursuant to section 7-313p, (2) the Governor's office, (3) the Workers' Compensation Commission, and (4) the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor and public employees.
(P.A. 23-204, S. 161.)
History: P.A. 23-204 effective June 12, 2023.
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