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CT Gen Stat § 7-294aa (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 104 - Municipal Police and Fire Protection|Section 7-294aa - Reinstatement of state or municipal police officers upon return from participation in international peacekeeping operations.

 (a) Any sworn police officer employed by the state or a municipality who takes a leave of absence or resigns from such officer's employment on or after September 11, 2001, to volunteer for participation in international peacekeeping operations, is selected for such participation by a company which the United States Department of State has contracted with to recruit, select, equip and deploy police officers for such peacekeeping operations, and participates in such peacekeeping operations under the supervision of the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe or other sponsoring organization, shall be entitled, upon return to the United States, (1) to be restored by such officer's employer to the position of employment held by the officer when the leave commenced, or (2) if the original position of employment is not available, to be restored to an equivalent position with equivalent employment benefits, pay and other terms and conditions of employment, provided not later than six months after such return such officer notifies such officer's employer of such return and such officer's desire to be restored to such officer's original position of employment or an equivalent position of employment.(b) The Police Officer Standards and Training Council shall not cancel or revoke the certification of a police officer during the period such officer is participating in international peacekeeping operations outside the United States in accordance with subsection (a) of this section and for a period of six months after such officer returns to the United States, except for a reason specified in subsection (c) of section 7-294d.(P.A. 04-241, S. 6; P.A. 05-200, S. 2.)History: P.A. 04-241 effective June 8, 2004; P.A. 05-200 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended said Subsec. to limit provisions to an officer who takes a leave of absence or resigns “on or after September 11, 2001”, provide that an officer's entitlement to employment restoration occurs “upon return to the United States” rather than “upon return from such leave” and add requirement that not later than six months after such return such officer notify such officer's employer of such return and such officer's desire to be restored to such officer's original position of employment or an equivalent position of employment and added new Subsec. (b) re time period during which the Police Officer Standards and Training Council is restricted from canceling or revoking the certification of such an officer, effective July 6, 2005.Section does not apply to retired police officers. 291 C. 84.
CT Gen Stat § 7-294bb (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 104 - Municipal Police and Fire Protection|Section 7-294bb - State and local police policy concerning complaints from the public alleging misconduct committed by law enforcement personnel.

 (a) Not later than July 1, 2015, the Police Officer Standards and Training Council shall develop and implement a written policy concerning the acceptance, processing and investigation of a complaint from a member of the public relating to alleged misconduct committed by law enforcement agency personnel.(b) In developing the written policy, the council shall consider: (1) Whether all sworn officers and civilian employees of a law enforcement agency shall be required to accept a complaint alleging misconduct by the agency's law enforcement personnel, (2) the means or processes to be used for accepting such complaint from a member of the public, including the acceptance of an anonymous complaint or a complaint made by a complainant on behalf of another person, (3) the necessity of requiring a sworn statement from a complainant, (4) protections that may be afforded to a complainant who fears retaliation associated with the filing of such complaint, (5) the use of a standardized form to record such complaint, (6) permissible time frames associated with the filing of such complaint, (7) protocols for the investigation of such a complaint, (8) documentation requirements relating to the receipt of such complaint and its disposition, and (9) the process for informing a known complainant of the disposition of such complaint.(c) Upon the implementation of such policy by the Police Officer Standards and Training Council, each law enforcement agency shall, in consultation with a representative of a union that represents members of the law enforcement agency, adopt the policy implemented by said council or develop and implement an alternative policy that: (1) Addresses the issues described in subsection (b) of this section, and (2) exceeds the standards of the policy developed by said council. Upon the adoption of the policy developed by the Police Officer Standards and Training Council or the implementation of an alternative policy, each law enforcement agency shall make its policy available to the public and shall ensure that: (A) Copies of the policy are available at the town hall or another municipal building located within the municipality served by the law enforcement agency, other than a municipal building in which the law enforcement agency is located, and (B) the policy is available on the law enforcement agency's Internet web site or the Internet web site of the municipality served by the law enforcement agency.(d) For purposes of this section, “law enforcement agency” means the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection or any municipal police department.(P.A. 14-166, S. 1.)History: P.A. 14-166 effective July 1, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 7-294c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 104 - Municipal Police and Fire Protection|Section 7-294c - Submission of annual report by council to Governor and General Assembly.

 Not later than January 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, the council shall submit an annual report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the Governor and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary and public safety which shall include pertinent data regarding (1) the comprehensive municipal police training plan, (2) the recruitment, retention and promotion of minority police officers, and (3) an accounting of all grants, contributions, gifts, donations or other financial assistance.(February, 1965, P.A. 575, S. 3; P.A. 82-357, S. 5, 8; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-1, S. 11.)History: P.A. 82-357 broadened the scope of the annual report to include accounting of grants, contributions and other financial assistance; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-1 added requirement that annual report be submitted not later than January 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, added provisions that report be submitted in accordance with Sec. 11-4a and to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary and public safety, added provision that annual report shall include data on the recruitment, retention and promotion of minority police officers and made technical changes, effective July 31, 2020.Cited. 13 CA 124.
CT Gen Stat § 7-294cc (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 104 - Municipal Police and Fire Protection|Section 7-294cc - Development and promulgation of policy and form re police use of electronic defense weapons.

 Not later than January 1, 2015, the Police Officer Standards and Training Council established under section 7-294b shall develop and promulgate (1) a model policy that provides guidelines on the use of an electronic defense weapon by a police officer, and (2) a standardized form for reporting the use of electronic defense weapons pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 54-1t.(P.A. 14-149, S. 2.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-294dd (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 104 - Municipal Police and Fire Protection|Section 7-294dd - Reimbursement for cost of police officer certification.

 (a) For purposes of this section, “police officer”, “certification” and “law enforcement unit” have the same meanings as provided in section 7-294a and “cost of certification” means the cost of training, equipment, uniforms, salary and fringe benefits and any cost related to the entry level requirements established by the Police Officer Standards and Training Council associated with the police officer, except that “cost of certification” does not include the cost of any equipment or uniforms that were returned by such officer.(b) Whenever a police officer obtains certification while employed by a law enforcement unit and is subsequently hired by another law enforcement unit on or after July 1, 2016, and within two years of such officer obtaining such certification, the law enforcement unit hiring the police officer shall reimburse the initial law enforcement unit fifty per cent of the total cost of certification. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a law enforcement unit that hires a police officer two years or more after such officer obtains certification.(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect an agreement between a police officer or a collective bargaining unit and a law enforcement unit entered into prior to July 1, 2016, that provides for the reimbursement of the cost of certification.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 508.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 effective July 1, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 7-294e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 104 - Municipal Police and Fire Protection|Section 7-294e - Recertification of police officers. Regulations.

 (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general statute or special act or local law, ordinance or charter to the contrary, each police officer shall forfeit such officer's appointment and position unless recertified by the council according to procedures and within the time frame established by the council. Any sworn member of the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection who is deemed certified under subsection (d) of section 7-294d is required to apply for recertification by the council within the time frame established by the council, unless such member retires from said division within such time frame.(b) The Police Officer Standards and Training Council may recommend to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection any regulations it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of section 7-294a, subsection (a) of section 7-294b, sections 7-294c and 7-294d and this section, giving due consideration to the varying factors and special requirements of law enforcement units.(c) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, as are necessary to implement the provisions of section 7-294a, subsection (a) of section 7-294b, sections 7-294c and 7-294d and this section. Such regulations shall be binding upon all law enforcement units.(February, 1965, P.A. 575, S. 6; P.A. 81-426, S. 4; P.A. 82-357, S. 4, 8; P.A. 91-73, S. 2, 4; P.A. 95-108, S. 5; P.A. 11-51, S. 148; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-1, S. 4.)History: P.A. 81-426 provided that after October 1, 1981, every person who is appointed a police officer, except a state police officer, must complete a basic training program and be awarded a certificate by the council or lose his position; P.A. 82-357 provided for recertification procedures effective July 1, 1982 and deleted obsolete provision which had allowed fifteen-year grace period for police officers serving without certification on October 1, 1966; P.A. 91-73 deleted obsolete provisions in Subsec. (a); P.A. 95-108 amended Subsec. (b) to rename Municipal Police Training Council as Police Officer Standards and Training Council; P.A. 11-51 amended Subsec. (b) to remove council's authority to adopt regulations and to authorize council to recommend regulations to Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, added Subsec. (c) authorizing Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection to adopt regulations and made technical and conforming changes, effective July 1, 2011; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-1 amended Subsec. (a) to add provision re recertification of sworn member deemed certified under Sec. 7-294d(d) and amended Subsec. (c) to delete exception for the Division of State Police, effective July 31, 2020.See Sec. 29-26 re training at State Police Training School.Cited. 13 CA 124.
CT Gen Stat § 7-294f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 104 - Municipal Police and Fire Protection|Section 7-294f - State and local police training programs to include course on sexual assault investigation and rape crisis intervention.

 Each police basic training program conducted or administered by the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the Police Officer Standards and Training Council established under section 7-294b or a municipal police department in the state shall include a course on sexual assault investigation and rape crisis intervention and each review training program conducted by such agencies shall make provision for such a course.(P.A. 82-60; P.A. 95-108, S. 6; P.A. 10-112, S. 2; P.A. 11-51, S. 134.)History: P.A. 95-108 renamed Municipal Police Training Council as Police Officer Standards and Training Council; P.A. 10-112 required that course also be on sexual assault investigation; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Department of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.Cited. 13 CA 124.
CT Gen Stat § 7-294ff (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 104 - Municipal Police and Fire Protection|Section 7-294ff - Development of model critical incident and peer support policy. Policy adoption. Provision of peer support and mental health referral services.

 (a) Not later than January 1, 2020, the Police Officer Standards and Training Council, established under section 7-294b, the Department of Correction and the Commission on Fire Prevention and Control shall develop and promulgate a model critical incident and peer support policy to support the mental health care and wellness of police officers, as defined in section 7-294a, parole officers, as defined in section 31-294k, and firefighters, as defined in section 31-294k.(b) Not later than July 1, 2020, each law enforcement unit as defined in section 7-294a, the Department of Correction as employer of parole officers, each municipal or state paid or volunteer fire department and each municipal entity employing a fire marshal, deputy fire marshal, fire investigator, fire inspector or other class of investigator or inspector 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, shall (1) adopt and maintain a written policy that meets or exceeds the standards of the model policy developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section; (2) make peer support available to such officers and firefighters; and (3) refer an officer or firefighter, as appropriate, seeking mental health care services to a mental health professional, as defined in section 31-294k.(P.A. 19-17, S. 7.)History: P.A. 19-17 effective July 1, 2019.
CT Gen Stat § 7-294gg (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 104 - Municipal Police and Fire Protection|Section 7-294gg - State and local police training programs to provide training on resilience and self-care techniques.

 Each police basic training program conducted or administered by the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the Police Officer Standards and Training Council established under section 7-294b or a municipal police department in this state shall provide, in consultation with the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, resilience and self-care technique training for any individual who begins basic training as a police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, on or after January 1, 2020.(P.A. 19-17, S. 8.)History: P.A. 19-17 effective July 1, 2019.
CT Gen Stat § 7-294ii (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 104 - Municipal Police and Fire Protection|Section 7-294ii - Requirements re police officer affixing and displaying badge and name tag on uniform. Development and promulgation of model policy.

 (a) Except as specified in the model policy adopted and promulgated pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, on and after January 1, 2021, any police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, who is authorized to make arrests or who is otherwise required to have daily interactions with members of the public, shall be required to affix and prominently display on the outer-most garment of such officer's uniform the badge and name tag that has been issued to such officer by the law enforcement unit, as defined in section 7-294a, that employs such officer.(b) Not later than December 31, 2020, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection and the Police Officer Standards and Training Council shall jointly develop and promulgate a model policy to implement the provisions of subsection (a) of this section. Such model policy shall include, but not be limited to, the time, place and manner for ensuring compliance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section. Such model policy may include specified instances when compliance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not be required due to public safety-related considerations or other practical considerations, including, but not limited to, the sensitive nature of a police investigation or a police officer's involvement in an undercover assignment.(July Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-1, S. 14.)History: July Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-1 effective July 31, 2020.
CT Gen Stat § 7-294l (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 104 - Municipal Police and Fire Protection|Section 7-294l - State and local police training programs to provide training on gang-related violence.

 Each police basic or review training program conducted or administered by the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the Police Officer Standards and Training Council established under section 7-294b or a municipal police department in the state shall include training on gang-related violence.(P.A. 93-416, S. 4, 10; P.A. 95-108, S. 9; P.A. 11-51, S. 134.)History: P.A. 93-416 effective June 29, 1993; P.A. 95-108 renamed Municipal Police Training Council as Police Officer Standards and Training Council; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Department of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.See Sec. 29-7n(a) re definition of “gang”.
CT Gen Stat § 7-294m. (Formerly Sec. 7-294j) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 104 - Municipal Police and Fire Protection|Section 7-294m. (Formerly Sec. 7-294j) - Instruction re new legal developments for municipal chief law enforcement officers.

 (1) 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 (2) 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”.(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.)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.See Sec. 29-2a re legal review of state police policies and practices.
CT Gen Stat § 7-294n (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 104 - Municipal Police and Fire Protection|Section 7-294n - State and local police training programs to provide training on crimes motivated by bigotry or bias.

 Each police basic or review training program conducted or administered by the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the Police Officer Standards and Training Council established under section 7-294b or a municipal police department in the state shall include training relative to crimes motivated by bigotry or bias.(P.A. 00-72, S. 6, 12; P.A. 11-51, S. 134.)History: P.A. 00-72 effective July 1, 2001; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Department of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.