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CT Gen Stat § 27-273 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-273 - Uniform construction.

 This chapter shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it and, so far as practical, to make that law uniform with the law of the United States.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 133.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-274 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-274 - Short title: Connecticut Code of Military Justice.

 This chapter may be cited as the “Connecticut Code of Military Justice”.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 134.)
CT Gen Stat § 28-1b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services|Chapter 517 - Civil Preparedness, Emergency Management and Homeland Security|Section 28-1b - State-wide Emergency Management and Homeland Security Coordinating Council: Duties; members; chairpersons; meetings; vacancies; annual report.

 Section 28-1b is repealed, effective July 1, 2011.(P.A. 04-219, S. 27; P.A. 07-106, S. 7; 07-173, S. 1; P.A. 11-51, S. 90, 223; 11-80, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 28-1h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services|Chapter 517 - Civil Preparedness, Emergency Management and Homeland Security|Section 28-1h - Direct allocation of financial assistance to municipalities or local or regional agencies.

 Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to require municipalities or local or regional agencies otherwise eligible for federal or state financial assistance for purposes of emergency management or homeland security to agree that such financial assistance shall not be allocated directly to such municipalities or local or regional agencies.(P.A. 04-219, S. 28.)History: P.A. 04-219 effective January 1, 2005.
CT Gen Stat § 28-1i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services|Chapter 517 - Civil Preparedness, Emergency Management and Homeland Security|Section 28-1i - Annual report to General Assembly re state-wide emergency management and homeland security activities.

 Not later than January first, annually, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety that specifies and evaluates state-wide emergency management and homeland security activities during the preceding calendar year.(P.A. 04-219, S. 30; P.A. 11-51, S. 163.)History: P.A. 04-219 effective January 1, 2005; P.A. 11-51 replaced “January 1, 2006, and annually thereafter” with “January first, annually” and replaced “Commissioner of Emergency Management and Homeland Security” with “Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 28-1l (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services|Chapter 517 - Civil Preparedness, Emergency Management and Homeland Security|Section 28-1l - Annual report to General Assembly re homeland preparedness and emergency response planning and activities for children.

 On or before January 1, 2012, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall report to the General Assembly, in accordance with section 11-4a, on planning and activities for children and youth as part of homeland preparedness and emergency response planning for natural disasters, man-made disasters and terrorism. The report shall include provisions that address (1) the distinct health needs of children for purposes of bioterrorism and other public health emergency preparedness, (2) public education and communications for families concerning public safety issues relating to disasters and terrorism, (3) training in safety and security measures and multihazard response plans for child care providers, school personnel and personnel in before and after school programs, family homeless shelters, summer camps and juvenile justice system facilities, (4) coordination of school health and mental health strategies, and (5) the amendments to the state civil preparedness plan and program made pursuant to subsection (c) of section 28-5.(P.A. 11-51, S. 134; 11-66, S. 1.)History: P.A. 11-66 effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Emergency Management and Homeland Security” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 28-2 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services|Chapter 517 - Civil Preparedness, Emergency Management and Homeland Security|Section 28-2 - Emergency management. Director. Office.

 Section 28-2 is repealed, effective January 1, 2005.(June, 1951, S. 1906d; November, 1955, S. N183; 1957, P.A. 420, S. 1; 1959, P.A. 333, S. 1; 1961, P.A. 322; 1963, P.A. 642, S. 31; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 259; P.A. 73-296; 73-335; 73-517; 73-544, S. 2; P.A. 75-333, S. 2; 75-486, S. 60, 69; P.A. 77-568, S. 1, 2; 77-614, S. 19, 511, 610; P.A. 80-483, S. 152, 186; P.A. 81-472, S. 57, 159; P.A. 88-1, S. 11, 13; 88-135, S. 6; P.A. 93-66; P.A. 99-190, S. 2, 9; P.A. 04-219, S. 31.)
CT Gen Stat § 28-3 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services|Chapter 517 - Civil Preparedness, Emergency Management and Homeland Security|Section 28-3 - Political activity.

 No organization for civil preparedness established under the authority of this chapter shall be used directly or indirectly for political purposes. Full-time, regularly-paid officers, employees or members of such organizations shall be subject to the provisions of sections 5-266a to 5-266d, inclusive.(June, 1951, S. 1907d; 1972, P.A. 294, S. 27; P.A. 73-544, S. 3.)History: 1972 act substituted reference to Secs. 5-266a to 5-266d for reference to Sec. 5-61; P.A. 73-544 substituted “civil preparedness” for “civil defense”.
CT Gen Stat § 28-4 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services|Chapter 517 - Civil Preparedness, Emergency Management and Homeland Security|Section 28-4 - Agreements with other states. Local offices.

 With the approval of the Governor, the commissioner or the commissioner's designee may: (1) Represent the state on any regional or interstate organization for civil preparedness and may, on behalf of the state, enter into reciprocal mutual aid arrangements with other states; (2) establish and operate such area or district offices as may be necessary to control and coordinate civil preparedness preparations and mutual aid among communities.(June, 1951, S. 1908d; P.A. 73-544, S. 4; P.A. 04-219, S. 14.)History: P.A. 73-544 substituted “civil preparedness” for “civil defense” where appearing; P.A. 04-219 substituted commissioner or commissioner's designee for director and substituted numerical Subdiv. designators for Subsec. designators, effective January 1, 2005.
CT Gen Stat § 28-8 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services|Chapter 517 - Civil Preparedness, Emergency Management and Homeland Security|Section 28-8 - Outside aid by local police, fire or other preparedness forces.

 (a) At the request of the chief executive authority of any town or city, the appropriate authority of any other town or city may, with the approval of the commissioner, or, if so ordered by the commissioner, shall, assign and make available for duty and use outside his own town or city, under the direction and command of an officer designated for the purpose, any part of the police, fire fighting or other civil preparedness forces under his control.(b) The officers and members of police, fire fighting or other civil preparedness forces rendering outside aid pursuant to this section shall have the same powers, duties, rights, privileges and immunities as if they were performing their duties in their home town or city.(c) The state shall reimburse any town or city rendering aid under this section for the compensation paid and actual and necessary travel, subsistence and maintenance expenses of employees of such town or city while rendering such aid, and for all payments for death, disability or injury of such employees in the course of rendering such aid and for all losses of or damage to supplies or equipment of such town or city incurred in the course of rendering such aid.(June, 1951, S. 1912d; 1959, P.A. 65, S. 2; P.A. 73-544, S. 8; P.A. 04-219, S. 18.)History: 1959 act included police and fire fighting forces in category of civil defense forces; P.A. 73-544 substituted “civil preparedness” for “civil defense” throughout; P.A. 04-219 amended Subsec. (a) to substitute “commissioner” for “state director”, effective January 1, 2005.
CT Gen Stat § 28-8a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services|Chapter 517 - Civil Preparedness, Emergency Management and Homeland Security|Section 28-8a - Municipal chief executive officers' powers during emergency. Benefits for certain persons assisting during emergency. Procedure for payment.

 (a) The chief executive officer of the municipality in which a major disaster or emergency occurs, or his designee, may take such action as he deems necessary to mitigate the major disaster or emergency and to secure and preserve any documents and evidence pertinent to and necessary for a future investigation.(b) Any person who is not a member of a civil preparedness force and who is requested by the chief executive officer of a municipality or his designee to render aid in any major disaster, emergency, disaster emergency or attack shall register, as soon as practicable, with the local chief executive authority of the municipality requesting such aid, or his designee. Any such person for whom workers' compensation benefits are not otherwise provided shall be compensated for death, disability or injury resulting from the rendering of such aid pursuant to the provisions of chapter 568, except that (1) such person shall be construed to be an employee of the municipality where the aid was rendered and (2) the person's average weekly wage, as said term is used in chapter 568, shall be ascertained pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 28-14. All claims under this subsection shall be determined according to the procedures specified in chapter 568.(P.A. 88-359, S. 8, 12; P.A. 89-316, S. 3.)History: P.A. 89-316 added Subsec. (b) concerning workers' compensation benefits for certain persons injured while assisting in a major disaster, emergency, disaster emergency or attack.
CT Gen Stat § 28-8b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services|Chapter 517 - Civil Preparedness, Emergency Management and Homeland Security|Section 28-8b - Use of nerve agent antidote medications.

 (a) Any paid or volunteer firefighter, police officer or emergency medical service personnel who successfully completes a training course in the use of automatic prefilled cartridge injectors may carry and use such injectors containing nerve agent antidote medications in the event of a nerve agent exposure. Such training course shall be approved by the commissioner and provided by the Connecticut Fire Academy, the Capitol Region Metropolitan Medical Response System or the federal government.(b) The state of Connecticut shall save harmless and indemnify any sponsor hospital or the medical director or designated staff of a sponsor hospital certified by the Department of Public Health to oversee the training, distribution or quality assurance of nerve agent antidote kits for purposes of subsection (a) of this section, from financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any claim, demand, suit or judgment by reason of alleged negligence or other act resulting in personal injury, which acts are not wanton, reckless or malicious, provided such person at the time of the acts resulting in such injury was acting in the discharge of such person's duties in providing such training, distribution or quality assurance of nerve agent antidote kits.(c) For purposes of this section, “sponsor hospital” means a hospital that has agreed to maintain staff for the provision of medical oversight, supervision and direction to an emergency medical service organization and its personnel and that has been approved for such activity by the Office of Emergency Medical Services.(June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 168; P.A. 04-219, S. 26; P.A. 05-259, S. 4; P.A. 08-134, S. 2; P.A. 09-232, S. 34.)History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 04-219 substituted commissioner for director of the Office of Emergency Management, effective January 1, 2005; P.A. 05-259 designated existing language as Subsec. (a), added Subsec. (b) to provide immunity from liability, under certain circumstances, to sponsor hospitals and their staff who oversee the training, distribution or quality assurance of nerve antidote kits for purposes of Subsec. (a), and added Subsec. (c) to define “sponsor hospital”, effective July 13, 2005; P.A. 08-134 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting reference to use of nerve agent antidote medications for self-preservation or unit preservation; P.A. 09-232 amended Subsec. (c) by substituting “medical oversight” for “medical control”, effective January 1, 2010.
CT Gen Stat § 28-9a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services|Chapter 517 - Civil Preparedness, Emergency Management and Homeland Security|Section 28-9a - Governor's further powers.

 (a) Whenever the Governor proclaims a disaster emergency under the laws of this state, or the President declares an emergency or a major disaster to exist in this state, the Governor is authorized: (1) To enter into purchase, lease, or other arrangements with any agency of the United States for temporary housing units to be occupied by disaster victims and to make such units available to any political subdivision of the state; (2) to assist any political subdivision of this state which is the locus of such housing to acquire sites necessary for such housing and to do all things required to prepare such sites to receive and utilize such housing units by: (A) Advancing or lending funds available to the Governor from any appropriation made by the legislature, or from any other source, (B) “passing through” funds made available by any agency, public or private, or (C) becoming a copartner with the political subdivision for the execution and performance of any temporary housing for disaster victims' project and for such purposes to pledge the credit of the state on such terms as he deems appropriate, having due regard for current debt transactions of the state; (3) under such regulations as he shall prescribe, to temporarily suspend or modify for not to exceed sixty days any public health, safety, zoning, transportation or other requirement of law or regulation within this state when by proclamation he deems such suspension or modification essential to provide temporary housing for disaster victims.(b) Any political subdivision of this state is expressly authorized to acquire, temporarily or permanently, by purchase, lease, or otherwise, sites required for installation of temporary housing units for disaster victims, and to enter into whatever arrangements, including purchase of temporary housing units and payment of transportation charges, which are necessary to prepare or equip such sites to utilize such housing units.(c) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to limit the Governor's authority to apply for, administer, and expend any grant, gifts, or payments in aid of disaster prevention, preparedness, response or recovery.(d) “Major disaster”, “emergency” and “temporary housing” as used in this section have the same meanings as the terms are defined, or used, in the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-288, 88 Stat. 143).(P.A. 75-643, S. 5; P.A. 14-122, S. 140; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 49.)History: P.A. 14-122 made technical changes in Subsec. (d); June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 amended Subsec. (a) to delete reference to contingency fund established by Sec. 4-84, effective July 1, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 28-9b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services|Chapter 517 - Civil Preparedness, Emergency Management and Homeland Security|Section 28-9b - Governor's authority concerning federal loans to state political subdivisions.

 Whenever, at the request of the Governor, the President has declared a “major disaster” to exist in this state, the Governor is authorized: (a) Upon his determination that a political subdivision of the state will suffer a substantial loss of tax and other revenues from a disaster and has demonstrated a need for financial assistance to perform its governmental functions, to apply to the federal government, on behalf of such political subdivision, for a loan; and to receive and disburse the proceeds of any approved loan to such political subdivision; (b) to determine the amount needed by any such political subdivision to restore or resume its governmental functions, and to certify the same to the federal government, provided, however no application amount shall exceed twenty-five per cent of the annual operating budget of such political subdivision for the fiscal year in which such disaster occurs; and (c) to recommend to the federal government, based upon his review, the cancellation of all or any part of repayment when, in the first three full fiscal year period following such disaster, the revenues of such political subdivision are insufficient to meet its operating expenses, including additional disaster-related expenses of a political subdivision character.(P.A. 75-643, S. 6.)
CT Gen Stat § 28-9c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services|Chapter 517 - Civil Preparedness, Emergency Management and Homeland Security|Section 28-9c - Removal of debris or wreckage. Governor's powers.

 (a) Whenever the Governor has declared a disaster emergency to exist under the laws of this state, or the President, at the request of the Governor, has declared a major disaster or emergency to exist in this state, the Governor is authorized: (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, through the use of state departments or agencies, or the use of any of the state's instrumentalities, to clear or remove from publicly or privately owned land or water, debris and wreckage which may threaten public health or safety, or public or private property; (2) to accept funds from the federal government and utilize such funds to make grants to any political subdivision for the purpose of removing debris or wreckage from publicly or privately owned land or water.(b) (1) Authority under this section shall not be exercised unless the affected political subdivision, corporation, organization or individual owning such property shall first present an unconditional authorization for removal of such debris or wreckage from public and private property and, in the case of removal of debris or wreckage from private property, shall first agree to indemnify the state against any claim arising from such removal. (2) Whenever the Governor provides for clearance of debris or wreckage pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, employees of the designated state agencies or individuals appointed by the state are authorized to enter upon private land or waters and perform any tasks necessary to the removal or clearance operation.(P.A. 75-643, S. 7; P.A. 79-417, S. 3; P.A. 05-288, S. 126.)History: P.A. 79-417 added “major” to disaster as declared by the President at the request of the governor; P.A. 05-288 made technical changes in Subsec. (b), effective July 13, 2005.
CT Gen Stat § 28-9d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services|Chapter 517 - Civil Preparedness, Emergency Management and Homeland Security|Section 28-9d - Federal assistance for individual or family disaster-related expenses.

 (a) Whenever the President, at the request of the Governor, has declared a major disaster to exist in this state, the Governor is authorized: (1) Upon the Governor's determination that financial assistance is essential to meet disaster-related necessary expenses or serious needs of individuals or families adversely affected by such disaster that cannot be otherwise adequately met from other means of assistance, to accept a grant by the federal government to fund such financial assistance, subject to such terms and conditions as may be imposed upon the grant; (2) to enter into an agreement with the federal government, or any officer or agency of the federal government, pledging the state to participate in the funding of the financial assistance authorized in subdivision (1) of this subsection, in an amount not to exceed twenty-five per cent of such financial assistance and, if state funds are not otherwise available to the Governor, to accept an advance of the state share from the federal government to be repaid when the state is able to do so.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, the Governor is authorized to make financial grants to meet major disaster-related necessary expenses or serious needs of individuals or families adversely affected by a disaster that cannot otherwise adequately be met from other means of assistance, that shall not exceed in the aggregate the maximum payment established by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to an individual or family in any single disaster declared by the President.(c) The Governor shall make such regulations as are necessary for carrying out the purposes of this section, including, but not limited to, standards of eligibility for persons applying for benefits; procedures for application and administration; methods of investigation, filing and approving applications; and formation of local or state-wide boards to pass upon applications and procedures for appeals.(d) Any person who fraudulently or wilfully makes a misstatement of fact in connection with an application for financial assistance under this section shall, upon conviction of each offense, be subject to a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.(P.A. 75-643, S. 8; P.A. 00-117, S. 1, 2; P.A. 07-217, S. 131; P.A. 11-21, S. 4.)History: (Revisor's note: In 1995 the words “subparagraph (1)” in Subsec. (a) were replaced editorially by the Revisors with “subdivision (1)” for consistency with customary general statutes usage); P.A. 00-117 amended Subsec. (b) to provide that grants shall not exceed in the aggregate the maximum payment established by FEMA, rather than $5,000, effective May 26, 2000; P.A. 07-217 made technical changes in Subsec. (a), effective July 12, 2007; P.A. 11-21 added “major” re disaster and made technical changes in Subsecs. (a) and (b).
CT Gen Stat § 28-10 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services|Chapter 517 - Civil Preparedness, Emergency Management and Homeland Security|Section 28-10 - Special session of General Assembly.

 Section 28-10 is repealed.(June, 1951, S. 1914d; P.A. 73-544, S. 10; P.A. 79-184.)