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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 186k - Operation and Conduct of Games of Chance › Section 7-186k-17 - Accounting of receipts

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) At the close of
			 the operation of games of chance an accounting of the receipts for the event
			 shall be made and witnessed by the three designated persons responsible for
			 such games of chance, and a representative of the chief of police, first
			 selectman or executive director of the division.
(b) A full disclosure of all receipts and
			 expenditures shall be made, including an accounting of the amount to be paid as
			 a fixed fee to the dealer in gaming equipment used at such event, all operating
			 expenses prior to and during the event, the names and address of all prize
			 winners and the value of such prizes listed individually.
(c) A copy of the written agreement made
			 under the provisions of subsection (e) of section 7-186c of the general
			 statutes and section
			 7-186k-11 of
			 these regulations governing games of chance shall be produced at such public
			 accounting by the sponsoring organization to insure that such agreement has
			 been honored.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 186k - Operation and Conduct of Games of Chance › Section 7-186k-18 - Gaming equipment, identifying numbers

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The
			 executive director of the division shall issue identifying numbers for all
			 equipment used by operators and dealers of gaming equipment. No gaming
			 equipment which is not identified by such numbers shall be used or operated at
			 an event.
(b) An operator or dealer
			 of gaming equipment shall send the executive director a list of all gaming
			 equipment, including identifying numbers of such equipment to be used at an
			 event, at least ten days prior to such event.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 294e - Original Certification, Lateral Certification and Comparative Certification to the Position of Police Officer › Section 7-294e-1 - Original appointment and reappointment to the position of police officer

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Definitions.
As used in
			 sections 7-294e-1 to
			 7-294e-24,
			 inclusive:
(1) "Original certification" means
			 the first certification of the individual to a position as a police officer in
			 any law enforcement unit within the state;
(2) "Probationary candidate" means a police
			 officer who, having satisfied pre-employment requirements, has commenced
			 employment with a law enforcement unit, but has not satisfactorily completed
			 the training requirements provided for in section
			 7-294d
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(3) "Comparative certification" means the
			 certification of a candidate for a police officer position, who has served as a
			 police officer in another state or in a law enforcement unit within the state
			 that is not subject to the statutes and regulations of the Police Officer
			 Standards and Training Council;
(4)
			 "Lateral certification" means the certification of a currently certified
			 Connecticut police officer to a new position as a police officer with a
			 different law enforcement unit within the state;
(5) "Chief of police" means a police officer
			 who holds a position as the head of a law enforcement unit; and
(6) "Council" means the Police Officer
			 Standards and Training Council.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 294e - Original Certification, Lateral Certification and Comparative Certification to the Position of Police Officer › Section 7-294e-3 - Training of probationary candidates to position of police officer

Current through July 10, 2024
The Police Basic Training Program shall consist, at a minimum,
				of the curriculum, skill training and hours deemed necessary by the Council,
				and of the supervised departmental training program adopted by the
				Council.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 294e - Original Certification, Lateral Certification and Comparative Certification to the Position of Police Officer › Description of Organization, Course and Method of Operations and Procedures › Section 7-294e-5 - Petition for declaratory ruling

Current through July 10, 2024
The Council will accept a petition in the following form for
				  a declaratory ruling as to the applicability of any statute or regulation
				  administered by the Council:
(a) The
				petition shall state the factual background of the issue.
(b) The petition shall be signed by the
				petitioner and shall include his/her address for purposes of reply.
(c) The petition shall clearly identify the
				portion of the statute or regulation for which it seeks a ruling.
(d) The petition shall state the position of
				the petitioner with respect to the question of applicability.
(e) The petition may include an argument in
				support of the position of the petitioner with such legal citation as may be
				appropriate.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 294e - Original Certification, Lateral Certification and Comparative Certification to the Position of Police Officer › Description of Organization, Course and Method of Operations and Procedures › Section 7-294e-6 - Petition for requesting the promulgation, amendment or repeal of regulation

Current through July 10, 2024
The Council will accept petitions requesting the
				  promulgation, amendment or repeal of a Council regulation in the following
				  form:
(a) The petition shall be in
				writing to the Council at its official address and must include the date on
				which it is being filed.
(b) The
				petition shall be signed by the petitioner and shall include his/her address
				for purposes of reply.
(c) The
				petition shall clearly state the language to be promulgated, amended and/or
				repealed.
(d) The petition may
				include a statement of facts and arguments in support thereof.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 294e - Original Certification, Lateral Certification and Comparative Certification to the Position of Police Officer › Description of Organization, Course and Method of Operations and Procedures › Section 7-294e-7 - Requirements for law enforcement instructor certification

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Persons Required to Hold
				Certificates.
Any person providing basic law enforcement instruction or
				review training instruction to police personnel in Connecticut shall hold a
				valid certificate as a law enforcement instructor with endorsements for each
				defined subject area in which certifiable instruction is authorized.
(b)
Application Procedures.
Application for instructor certificates shall be executed on forms furnished
				by, and filed with, the Certification, Assessment and Audit Division's Law
				Enforcement Instructor Certification Unit of the Police Officer Standards and
				Training Council, 285 Preston Avenue, Meriden, Connecticut 06450-4891. Forms
				and information concerning application requirements may be obtained directly
				from the Instructor Certification Unit.
(c)
Documents Required of
				Applicants.
To apply for certification, an applicant shall submit the
				following documents to the Instructor Certification Unit at the above address:
(1) Completed application form (obtained from
				the Instructor Certification Unit).
(2) Written statement from the applicant's
				department of record that the applicant has the necessary qualities of personal
				fitness for teaching and that the applicant is competent to fill the instructor
				position for which the applicant is seeking certification.
(3) Written statement from the applicant's
				chief executive officer, or other employing agent for whom the applicant has
				worked, describing the amount of time and nature of the applicant's experience
				in each field of expertise for which certification is being sought.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 294e - Original Certification, Lateral Certification and Comparative Certification to the Position of Police Officer › Description of Organization, Course and Method of Operations and Procedures › Section 7-294e-8 - Types of certificates

Current through July 10, 2024
Three types of instructor certificates are issued by the
				  Council:
(1) General,
(2) Provisional, and
(3) Standard. An applicant who has met the
				general requirements (and, where applicable, the specific requirements as
				hereinafter stated) shall be entitled to receive one of the following
				certificates:
(1)
General
				Certificate
. The General Certificate shall be issued by the Instructor
				Certification Unit to any applicant, other than a police officer, who meets the
				requirements for such certification as required in section
				7-294e-12
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. The General Certificate shall
				be valid for one year only.
(2)
Provisional Certificate.
A Provisional Certificate shall be issued
				by the Instructor Certification Unit to any police officer applicant who meets
				the requirements for such certification. The Provisional Certificate shall be
				valid for three years unless extended by the Council. A holder of a Provisional
				Certificate shall meet the conditions for obtaining a Standard Certificate by
				the end of his or her Provisional Certification period. Inability to meet the
				conditions for Standard Certification by the end of the three-year period shall
				result in the termination of the Provisional Certification.
(3)
Standard Certificate.
A
				Standard Certificate shall be issued to an applicant who submits the following:
(A) A signed recommendation from the chief
				law enforcement officer of the applicant's law enforcement unit attesting to
				the fact that the applicant has three years of satisfactory experience as a
				police officer, and
(B) Evidence
				that the applicant has completed additional general and professional
				preparation required for issuance of such certificate.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 294e - Original Certification, Lateral Certification and Comparative Certification to the Position of Police Officer › Description of Organization, Course and Method of Operations and Procedures › Section 7-294e-9 - Responsibility of chief law enforcement officer

Current through July 10, 2024
A chief law enforcement officer shall be responsible for the
				  following activities with respect to the certification of instructors:
(a) Determining that an instructor holds a
				valid certificate covering the position to be filled before issuing or
				recommending a teaching assignment.
(b) Submitting to the Instructor
				Certification Unit notice of assignment for each new training officer in such
				form as the Unit may specify.
(c)
				Supervising (either directly or through a delegated representative) those
				persons holding Provisional Certificates by regularly observing, guiding and
				evaluating their performance of assigned duties, as well as counseling those
				staff members regarding the requirements for achieving Standard Certification
				within the three-year time limit.
(d) Submitting a signed statement to the
				Instructor Certification Unit attesting to the applicant's fitness for
				additional certification (or specifying the reasons for denial in case of
				unfavorable report) for each person presently or previously under supervision
				who applies for certification beyond the Standard Certificate.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 294e - Original Certification, Lateral Certification and Comparative Certification to the Position of Police Officer › Description of Organization, Course and Method of Operations and Procedures › Section 7-294e-10 - Denial of certification review

Current through July 10, 2024
Applicants for instructor certification shall be denied such
				  certification if they fail to meet the requirements of Sections
				  7-294e-7
				  through
				  7-294e-13,
				  inclusive. However, in instances where the applicant presents a unique
				  combination of education and experience which the Council or its agent deems to
				  be the equivalent of the experience and education required for certification
				  (and providing all other requirements for certification have been met), the
				  certificate may be granted. Decisions of the Instructor Certification Unit
				  shall be final in cases where denial is based on the applicant's failure to
				  meet the requirements of Section
				  7-294e-7
				  to Section
				  7-294e-13,
				  inclusive. If certification based on equivalent education and experience is
				  denied, an applicant may request review of such denial. In such cases, the MPTC
				  shall request its Action Committee to review the application in question and
				  advise the Council whether it feels the applicant should be awarded
				  certification. After receiving the recommendations of the Action Committee, the
				  Council shall be responsible for the final decision as to the issuance or
				  denial of the certificate.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 294e - Original Certification, Lateral Certification and Comparative Certification to the Position of Police Officer › Description of Organization, Course and Method of Operations and Procedures › Section 7-294e-11 - Cancellation or revocation of instructor certification

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Causes:
Any certificate
				issued under Subsection (a) (4) of Section
				7-294d
				of the Connecticut General Statutes by the Police Officer Standards and
				Training Council, hereinafter called "the Council," may be cancelled or revoked
				by the Council for any of the grounds specified in Section
				7-294d(c)
				(2) of the General Statutes.
(b)
Request for Cancellation or
				Revocation:
A request for cancellation or revocation of certification
				may be made by a law enforcement unit through its chief law enforcement
				officer, hereinafter called "the requesting party." Such request shall be in
				writing, signed, and shall state in reasonable detail the grounds upon which
				cancellation or revocation is requested. Any such request shall be filed with
				the Executive Director of the Police Officer Standards and Training Council.
				Whenever the Council believes there is a reasonable basis for cancellation or
				revocation of a certificate, in its entirety or in part, it shall request that
				its Executive Director proceed with a preliminary inquiry.
(c)
Preliminary Inquiry:
Procedures to cancel or revoke a certificate may be instituted by the Council
				only after a preliminary inquiry has been made to determine whether probable
				cause exists for instituting such procedures. If the Council deems that
				probable cause does exist for such cancellation or revocation of certification,
				it shall enter into its minutes a written record of such finding. This record
				shall be made available, on request, to the holder and to the law enforcement
				unit which initiated the request for cancellation or revocation.
(d)
Notice to Holder of
				Certificate:
If, in its preliminary inquiry, the Council determines that
				probable cause does exist for such cancellation or revocation of certification,
				the Executive Director of the Council shall notify the holder by mail that the
				Council is instituting procedures to cancel or revoke his/her certificate. Such
				notice shall contain a statement, in reasonable detail, of the grounds for such
				cancellation or revocation and shall also contain the name and address of the
				requesting party. Further, such notice shall contain a statement in writing
				that the holder may, within fifteen days after receiving the notice, either:
(1) Surrender his/her certification to the
				Executive Director of the Council, thereby cancelling or revoking his/her right
				to serve as a certified instructor, and waiving his/her right to a hearing,
				or
(2) Request, in writing, a
				hearing before the Council.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 294e - Original Certification, Lateral Certification and Comparative Certification to the Position of Police Officer › Description of Organization, Course and Method of Operations and Procedures › Section 7-294e-12 - Law enforcement instructor experience and training; minimum requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
General
				Certificate.
To obtain a General Certificate to teach law enforcement
				subjects, the applicant shall present evidence of meeting the following
				requirements, in addition to meeting the general conditions for certification:
(1) A baccalaureate degree, with a major or
				concentration of courses in the discipline or area to be taught, or a waiver of
				such requirement by the Council, based on equivalent education and
				experience;
(2) A minimum of three
				years' approved, successful work experience in the field to be taught, which
				embraces those aspects of training included in the curriculum. Letters of
				recommendation from employers verifying employment and expertise, including
				dates of employment and description of duties; and
(3) Recommendation of the director or
				commanding officer of the applicant's law enforcement unit's training
				division.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 294e - Original Certification, Lateral Certification and Comparative Certification to the Position of Police Officer › Description of Organization, Course and Method of Operations and Procedures › Section 7-294e-13 - Renewal of certificate

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The holder of a
				certificate shall make application for renewal of said certificate sixty days
				prior to its expiration date. Certificates will remain in effect for a period
				not to exceed three years.
(b) The
				application processes for renewal of the certificate shall be the same as for
				the holders' original application for certification except that applicants
				shall be required to verify that they have:
(1) Taught at least one class per year in
				each area in which they have held law enforcement instructor certification
				since obtaining certification unless the subject area, for which
				recertification is being sought, is approved by the council for recertification
				on a triennial basis.
(2) Updated
				their training materials to reflect advances in each area of specialization,
				and
(3) Maintained good standing as
				law enforcement instructors and, if applicable, as police officers in the state
				of Connecticut.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 294e - Original Certification, Lateral Certification and Comparative Certification to the Position of Police Officer › Description of Organization, Course and Method of Operations and Procedures › Section 7-294e-14 - Certification and review training

Current through July 10, 2024
(b)
Establishment of an original date of certification.
All persons
				appointed to probationary candidate positions who have completed both basic
				training and supervised field and departmental training will be considered
				certified on the day when the final requirement is completed.
(1) Certification of police officers is
				contingent upon active employment in a law enforcement unit. The certification
				of a police officer shall expire as provided in section
				7-294d
				of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(2) Certification of police officers, while
				employed, shall be valid for three years from date of issuance. Certification
				is renewable contingent upon continued employment by a law enforcement unit and
				satisfactory completion of the requirements of certified review
				training.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 294e - Original Certification, Lateral Certification and Comparative Certification to the Position of Police Officer › Description of Organization, Course and Method of Operations and Procedures › Section 7-294e-15 - Basic training programs

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Attendance in basic training programs.
Probationary candidates
				shall not be absent from any basic training program for more than five training
				days, or the equivalent. Probationary candidates who are absent for more than
				five training days shall be dismissed.
(b)
Testing in basic training
				programs.
Probationary candidates are limited to a maximum of one
				re-test of any course examination which said candidate fails during any basic
				training program.
(1) The availability of any
				re-test shall be at the discretion of the certified law enforcement instructor
				who conducted the training course and administered the examination.
(2) All re-tests shall require an examination
				which differs from the examination which the probationary candidate originally
				failed.
(3) In those instances
				where a re-test is not available, or is failed, probationary candidates shall
				be required to fully repeat and pass the entire training course or be
				dismissed.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 294e - Original Certification, Lateral Certification and Comparative Certification to the Position of Police Officer › Description of Organization, Course and Method of Operations and Procedures › Section 7-294e-16 - Entry-level requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Educational requirement.
The Police Officer Standards and Training
				Council requires, as a condition of appointment to a position of probationary
				candidate, that such person have:
(1)
				graduated from an accredited high school, or
(2) obtained a proper document evidencing
				that they have obtained, from a state-approved program, a formal certificate of
				equivalency to high school graduation. Evidence of compliance with this
				requirement shall be submitted to the Council at the time of registration for
				police officer training within ten days of the candidate's
				appointment.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 294e - Original Certification, Lateral Certification and Comparative Certification to the Position of Police Officer › Procedures for Hearings › Section 7-294e-17 - Applicability, definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) These hearing
				procedures shall apply to all compliance meetings and contested cases held by
				the Police Officer Standards and Training Council.
(b) As used in Sections 7-294e-17 to Section
				7-294e-24,
				inclusive:
(1) "Council" means the Police
				Officer Standards and Training Council;
(2) "action committee" means a committee of
				the Police Officer Standards and Training Council appointed by the chairperson
				of the Council and acting on behalf of the full council for the purpose of
				reviewing the record of all hearings.
(3) "executive director" means the executive
				director of the Police Officer Standards and Training Council.
(4) "compliance officer" means the director
				of the certification division of the Police Officer Standards and Training
				Council.
(5) "certificate" includes
				the whole or part of any Police Officer Standards and Training Council
				certificate which the Council issues under authority of the General Statutes
				and which (A) authorizes the holder to perform police functions, (B) prohibits
				a person from falsely representing that he/she is certified to perform police
				functions unless the person holds a certificate issued by the Council and (C)
				requires as a condition of certification that a person submit specified
				credentials to the Council which attest to qualifications to perform police
				functions.
(6) "certification"
				includes the whole or part of any Police Officer Standards and Training Council
				certificate, approval, or similar form of permission which the Council issues
				under authority of the General Statutes and which requires:
(A) the performance of police functions by
				certified persons only,
(B)
				demonstration of competence to perform police functions by examination or other
				means and meeting of certain minimum standards and
(C) enforcement of standards by the
				Council.
(7)
				"registration" refers to "probationary candidates" as defined in Secs.
				7-294a
				and
				7-294d
				of the General Statutes and which requires appointing authorities to place the
				names of persons so appointed on a list maintained by the Council to schedule
				training before they can perform police functions.
(8) "practitioner" includes any person
				registered or possessing a certificate which the Council issues under authority
				of the General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 294e - Original Certification, Lateral Certification and Comparative Certification to the Position of Police Officer › Procedures for Hearings › Section 7-294e-18 - Opportunity to show compliance

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No revocation
				of any certificate shall be effective unless prior to the institution of
				council proceedings, the council gave notice by certified mail to the officer
				of facts or conduct which warrant the intended action, and the officer was
				given the opportunity to show compliance with all lawful requirements for the
				retention of the certificate.
(b)
				Notification of such compliance conference shall contain:
(1) A statement of the time, date, place and
				nature of the compliance conference;
(2) a statement of the legal authority and
				jurisdiction under which the compliance conference is to be held;
(3) a reference to the particular sections of
				the statutes or regulations allegedly violated or not complied with;
(4) a short and plain statement of the
				matters asserted; and
(5) a
				statement that the respondent may be represented by counsel.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 294e - Original Certification, Lateral Certification and Comparative Certification to the Position of Police Officer › Procedures for Hearings › Section 7-294e-19 - Contested cases

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A contested
				case means a proceeding, including but not restricted to certification, in
				which the legal rights, duties or privileges of a party are required by statute
				to be determined by the Police Officer Standards and Training Council after an
				opportunity for hearing or in which a hearing is in fact held.
(b) When the Council has reason to believe
				there has been a violation of the statute(s) or regulation(s) administered by
				the Council, the executive director shall issue a complaint by certified mail
				or personal service to the respondent.
(c) The notice in contested cases shall
				contain:
(1) A statement of the time, date,
				place and nature of the compliance conference;
(2) a statement of the legal authority and
				jurisdiction under which the compliance conference is to be held;
(3) a reference to the particular sections of
				the statutes or regulations allegedly violated or not complied with;
(4) a short and plain statement of the
				matters asserted; and
(5) a
				statement that the respondent may be represented by counsel.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 294e - Original Certification, Lateral Certification and Comparative Certification to the Position of Police Officer › Procedures for Hearings › Section 7-294e-20 - Pre-hearing procedure in contested cases

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any time after
				the issuance of a complaint and before the scheduled hearing date, the
				executive director may order or a respondent may request an informal
				pre-hearing conference. The granting or denial, of a request for a pre-hearing
				conference is within the complete discretion of the executive
				director.
(b) A pre-hearing
				conference may be held for any of the following purposes:
(1) to narrow the scope of the issues in
				dispute;
(2) to obtain stipulations
				as to matters of fact;
(3) to
				stipulate as to the authenticity of documents which are to be offered in
				evidence;
(4) to stipulate as to
				the qualification of any expert witnesses who are to testify at the hearing;
				and
(5) to discuss the possibility
				of an informal disposition of the complaint.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 294e - Original Certification, Lateral Certification and Comparative Certification to the Position of Police Officer › Procedures for Hearings › Section 7-294e-21 - Conduct of adjudicative hearings in contested cases

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Hearings in contested cases shall be
				presided over by the executive director.
(b) Said executive director shall have the
				power to:
(1) Regulate the course of the
				hearing and the conduct of the parties and their counsel;
(2) Insure that all testimony is given under
				oath;
(3) Rule upon offers of proof
				and receive evidence;
(4) Consider
				and rule upon all motions; and
(5)
				Require any additional written and/or oral argument.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 294e - Original Certification, Lateral Certification and Comparative Certification to the Position of Police Officer › Procedures for Hearings › Section 7-294e-23 - Proposed final decision

Current through July 10, 2024
When in a contested case all members of the action committee
				  of the council who are to render the final decision have not heard the case or
				  read the record, the decision, if adverse to a party, shall not be made until a
				  proposed final decision is served upon the parties and an opportunity is
				  afforded to each party adversely affected to file exceptions and present briefs
				  and oral argument to the members of the action committee who are to render the
				  decision. The proposed final decision shall be in writing and contain a
				  statement of reasons for the decision and findings of fact and conclusions of
				  law on each issue of fact or law necessary to the decision, prepared by the
				  person who conducted the hearing or one who has read the record. The parties
				  may waive compliance with this section.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 294e - Original Certification, Lateral Certification and Comparative Certification to the Position of Police Officer › Procedures for Hearings › Section 7-294e-24 - Final decision in a contested case

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The final
				decision or order in a contested case shall be rendered by the action committee
				after due consideration of the entire record.
(b) A final decision or order adverse to a
				party in a contested case shall be in writing.
(c) Parties shall be notified by certified
				mail of the final decision or order.
(d) The action committee shall proceed with
				reasonable dispatch to conclude any matter pending before it and shall render a
				final decision in all contested cases within ninety days following the close of
				evidence or filing of briefs in such proceedings.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 323k - Description of Organization, Course of Operation and Rules of Procedure › Section 7-323k-1 - Organization

Current through July 10, 2024
The members of the Commission shall be appointed in accordance
				with the Provisions of Section
				7-323k
				of the General Statutes to which reference may be had. In addition, the
				Commission shall annually select from among its members a chairman, a
				vice-chairman and a secretary who shall have the duties and responsibilities
				ordinarily attendant to such positions.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 323k - Description of Organization, Course of Operation and Rules of Procedure › Section 7-323k-3 - Public access

Current through July 10, 2024
The members of the public may obtain information in accordance
				with the Freedom of Information Act (P.A. 75-342) or any other applicable
				statute or make submissions or requests either directly to the Commission at
				its regular meetings or by mail to the State Fire Administrator who shall be
				authorized to provide such information or at his discretion to submit the same
				for consideration before the entire Commission. All information received by the
				Commission shall be considered public information and available upon request.
				Commission meetings shall be open to the public in accordance with Section 1-21
				of the General Statutes as amended.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 323k - Description of Organization, Course of Operation and Rules of Procedure › Section 7-323k-4 - Rules of procedure

Current through July 10, 2024
Rules of Procedure shall be the "Guidelines for Procedures" of
				the Commission which follow:
A.
Meetings.
1. Meetings of the
			 Commission shall be prescribed by statutory provision and by such rules as the
			 Commission may pass so long as they do not conflict with statutory
			 provisions.
2. It shall be the duty
			 of the Chairman, with the concurrence of the Commission, to name the date,
			 time, and location of all meetings of the Commission and to notify all
			 interested parties at least ten days prior to such meetings. Special meetings
			 may be called by the Chairman on his own initiative or at the request of four
			 members upon 48-hour notice to all members.
3. A meeting of the Commission is a meeting
			 which, though it may last for several days, shall be considered one meeting.
			 The intermediate adjournments from day to day, or recesses taken during the
			 day, do not destroy the continuity of the meetings, which in reality constitute
			 one session.
4. A meeting of the
			 Commission shall be closed by moving "to adjourn."
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 323k - Description of Organization, Course of Operation and Rules of Procedure › Section 7-323k-6 - Personal data

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Definitions
(1) The following
			 definitions shall apply to this section of regulations.
(A) "Category of Personal Data" means the
			 classifications of personal information set forth in the Personal Data Act,
			 Connecticut General Statutes 4-190 (9).
(B) "Other Data" means any information which
			 because of name, identification number, mark or description can be readily
			 associated with a particular person.
(C) "Commission" means Commission on Fire
			 Prevention and Control.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 323l - Fire Fighter Qualification and Certification Policy and Procedures Rules and Regulations › Section 7-323l-1a - General

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Scope
This standard
			 identifies the professional levels of competence required of fire department
			 members.
(b)
Purpose
The purpose of this standard is to specify, in terms of objectives, the minimum
			 requirements of professional competence required for service as a fire fighter.
			 This standard shall not restrict any jurisdiction from exceeding these minimum
			 requirements.
(c)
Performance
			 criteria
It is not required for the objectives to be mastered in the
				order they appear. The local, regional or state training program shall
				establish the instructional priority and the training program content to
				prepare individuals to meet the objectives of this standard.
All of the objectives for each level of certification shall
				meet the following criteria: They shall be performed swiftly, safely and with
				competence. Each objective shall be met in its entirety
(d)
Review and approval
Sections
			 7-323l-1a to 7-323l-24a, inclusive, have been reviewed and approved by the
			 commission. The commission shall ensure that sections 7-323l-1a to 7-323l-24a,
			 inclusive, are implemented and followed by the certification unit for those
			 fire departments seeking certification levels for their members.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 323l - Fire Fighter Qualification and Certification Policy and Procedures Rules and Regulations › Section 7-323l-3a - Standard adoption

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The following
			 NFPA standards are hereby adopted by reference, as the commission's standards
			 for fire fighter certification:
(1) NFPA 472,
			 Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials Incidents/Weapons
			 of Mass Destruction Incidents
(2)
			 NFPA 1001, Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications
(3) NFPA 1002, Standard for Fire Apparatus
			 Driver/Operator Professional Qualifications
(4) NFPA 1006, Standard for Technical Rescue
			 Personnel Professional Qualifications
(5) NFPA 1021, Standard for Fire Officer
			 Professional Qualifications
(6)
			 NFPA 1031, Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Inspector and Plan
			 Examiner
(7) NFPA 1033, Standard
			 for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigator
(8) NFPA 1035, Standard on Fire and Life
			 Safety Educator, Public Information Officer, Youth Firesetter Intervention
			 Specialist and Youth Firesetter Program Manager Professional
			 Qualifications
(9) NFPA 1072,
			 Standard for Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Emergency Response
			 Personnel Professional Qualifications
(10) NFPA 1091, Standard for Traffic Control
			 Incident Management Professional Qualifications
(11) NFPA 1041, Standard for Fire Service
			 Instructor Professional Qualifications
(12) NFPA 1521, Standard for Fire Department
			 Safety Officer Professional Qualifications
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 323l - Fire Fighter Qualification and Certification Policy and Procedures Rules and Regulations › Section 7-323l-4a - Age requirement for certification

Current through July 10, 2024
Any candidate for certification under sections
				7-323l
/
-5a to 7-323
/
-24a, inclusive, of the
				Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies shall be at least 18 years of
				age.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 323l - Fire Fighter Qualification and Certification Policy and Procedures Rules and Regulations › Section 7-323l-5a - Fire fighter I and II

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
General
(1) A candidate for fire
			 fighter I certification shall be an active member of a fire department or
			 actively enrolled as a in an approved course of study at a regional institution
			 accredited at a regional institution accredited by an agency recognized by the
			 United States Department of Education.
(2) A candidate for fire fighter II
			 certification shall be a certified fire fighter I and shall:
(A) be an active member of a fire department;
			 or
(B) be actively enrolled in an
			 approved course of study at a regional accredited institution by an agency
			 recognized by the United States Department of Education; or
(C) document in writing that the candidate
			 has been an active member of a fire department since prior to July 1,
			 1977.
(3) No person shall
			 be certified to the level of fire fighter I or fire fighter II until all
			 examination requirements of this standard for that level have been
			 fulfilled.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 323l - Fire Fighter Qualification and Certification Policy and Procedures Rules and Regulations › Section 7-323l-6a - Rescue technician

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
General
(1) A candidate for
			 rescue technician certification shall be an active member of a fire department
			 or shall be an active member of the Urban Search and Rescue, Connecticut Task
			 Force 1.
(2) No person shall be
			 certified to the level of rescue technician until all examination requirements
			 of this standard for that level have been fulfilled.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 323l - Fire Fighter Qualification and Certification Policy and Procedures Rules and Regulations › Section 7-323l-7a - Driver operator

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
General
(1) A candidate for
			 driver operator certification shall be an active member of a fire
			 department.
(2) A candidate for
			 driver operator certification shall be a certified fire fighter I or shall
			 document in writing that the candidate has been an active member of a fire
			 department since prior to July 1, 1977.
(3) A candidate for driver operator
			 certification shall be legally licensed to drive all emergency vehicles that
			 the candidate is expected to operate.
(4) No person shall be certified to the level
			 of driver operator until all examination requirements of this standard for that
			 level have been fulfilled.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 323l - Fire Fighter Qualification and Certification Policy and Procedures Rules and Regulations › Section 7-323l-8a - Fire officer I, II, III and IV

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
General
(1) A candidate for fire
			 officer I, fire officer II, fire officer III or fire officer IV certification
			 shall be an active member of a fire department.
(2) A candidate for fire officer I shall be a
			 certified fire service instructor I or shall document in writing that the
			 candidate has been an active member of a fire department since prior to July 1,
			 1977.
(3) A candidate for fire
			 officer II shall be a certified fire officer I or shall document in writing
			 that the candidate has served continuously as a fire officer since prior to
			 July 1, 1986.
(4) A candidate for
			 fire officer III shall be a certified fire officer II.
(5) A candidate for fire officer IV shall be
			 a certified fire officer III.
(6)
			 No person shall be certified to the level of fire officer I, fire officer II,
			 fire officer III or fire officer IV until all examination requirements of this
			 standard for that level have been fulfilled.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 323l - Fire Fighter Qualification and Certification Policy and Procedures Rules and Regulations › Section 7-323l-9a - Public fire and life safety educator I and II

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
General
No person shall be certified to the level of public fire and
				life safety educator I or II until all examination requirements of this
				standard for those levels have been fulfilled.
(b)
Objectives:
The candidate
			 for certification to the level of public fire and life safety educator I or II
			 shall comply with the performance objectives of NFPA 1035, Standard on Fire and
			 Life Safety Educator, Public Information Officer, Youth Firesetter Intervention
			 Specialist and Youth Firesetter Program Manager Professional
			 Qualifications.
(c) The commission
			 shall certify as a public fire and life safety educator I or II each candidate
			 who has satisfactorily met the requirements as prescribed in this
			 section.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 323l - Fire Fighter Qualification and Certification Policy and Procedures Rules and Regulations › Section 7-323l-10a - Fire service instructor I, II and III

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
General
(1) A candidate for fire
			 service instructor I, fire service instructor II or fire service instructor III
			 certification shall be an active member of a fire department.
(2) A candidate for fire service instructor I
			 certification shall be a certified fire fighter II or shall document in writing
			 that the candidate has been an active member of a fire department since prior
			 to July 1, 1977.
(3) A candidate
			 for fire service instructor II shall be a certified fire service instructor
			 I.
(4) A candidate for fire service
			 instructor III shall be a certified fire service instructor II.
(5) No person shall be certified to the level
			 of fire service instructor I, fire service instructor II or fire service
			 instructor III until all examination requirements of this standard for those
			 levels have been fulfilled.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 323l - Fire Fighter Qualification and Certification Policy and Procedures Rules and Regulations › Section 7-323l-11a - Hazardous materials awareness level personnel, hazardous materials operations level responder, hazardous materials technician and hazardous materials incident commander

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
General
(1) A candidate for
			 hazardous materials awareness level personnel, hazardous materials operations
			 level responder, hazardous materials technician or hazardous materials incident
			 commander certification shall comply with standards relating to the use of
			 self-contained breathing apparatus described in
			 29 CFR
			 1910.134.
(2) No person shall be certified to the level
			 of hazardous materials awareness level personnel, hazardous materials
			 operations level responder, hazardous materials technician or hazardous
			 materials incident commander until all examination requirements of this
			 standard for those levels have been fulfilled.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 323l - Fire Fighter Qualification and Certification Policy and Procedures Rules and Regulations › Section 7-323l-12a - Hazardous materials safety officer

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
General
(1) A candidate for
			 hazardous materials safety officer certification shall comply with standards
			 relating to the use of self contained breathing apparatus described in
			 29 CFR
			 1910.134.
(2) No person shall be certified to the level
			 of hazardous materials safety officer until all examination components for
			 hazardous materials technician have been fulfilled.
(3) No person shall be certified to the level
			 of hazardous materials safety officer until all examination requirements of
			 this standard for hazardous materials safety officer have been
			 fulfilled.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 323l - Fire Fighter Qualification and Certification Policy and Procedures Rules and Regulations › Section 7-323l-13a - Health and safety officer and incident safety officer

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
General
(1) No person shall be certified to the level
			 of health and safety officer until all examination requirements of this
			 standard for that level have been fulfilled.
(2) A candidate for incident safety officer
			 certification shall be an active member of a fire department, and
(A) A candidate for incident safety officer -
			 fire suppression certification shall be a certified fire officer I or have been
			 a fire officer on or before July 1, 1986, or
(B) A candidate for incident safety officer -
			 hazardous materials certification shall be a certified fire officer I or have
			 been a fire officer on or before July 1, 1986 and shall be a certified
			 hazardous materials technician.
(3) No person shall be certified to the level
			 of incident safety officer until all examination requirements of this standard
			 for that level have been fulfilled.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 323l - Fire Fighter Qualification and Certification Policy and Procedures Rules and Regulations › Section 7-323l-14a - Youth firesetter intervention specialist and youth firesetter program manager

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
General
No person shall be certified to the level of youth firesetter
				intervention specialist or youth firesetter program manager until all
				examination requirements of this standard for those levels have been
				fulfilled.
(b)
Objectives:
The candidate for certification to the level of youth
			 firesetter intervention specialist or youth firesetter program manager shall
			 comply with the performance objectives of NFPA 1035, Standard on Fire and Life
			 Safety Educator, Public Information Officer, Youth Firesetter Intervention
			 Specialist and Youth Firesetter Program Manager Professional
			 Qualifications.
(c) The commission
			 shall certify as a youth firesetter intervention specialist or youth firesetter
			 program manager any candidate who has satisfactorily met the requirements as
			 prescribed in this section.