Bill Text: CT HB05294 | 2012 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Lateral Certification Of Police Officers.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-05-01 - Senate Recommitted to Public Safety and Security [HB05294 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2012-HB05294-Comm_Sub.html
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February Session, 2012 |
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AN ACT CONCERNING LATERAL CERTIFICATION OF POLICE OFFICERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 7-294d of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
(b) No person may be employed as a police officer by any law enforcement unit for a period exceeding one year unless such person has been certified under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section or has been granted an extension by the council. No person may serve as a police officer during any period when such person's certification has been cancelled or revoked pursuant to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section. In addition to the requirements of this subsection, the council may establish other qualifications for the employment of police officers and require evidence of fulfillment of these qualifications. The certification of any police officer who is not employed by a law enforcement unit for a period of time in excess of two years, unless such officer is on leave of absence, shall be considered lapsed. Upon reemployment as a police officer, such officer shall apply for recertification in a manner provided by the council. The council shall certify any applicant who presents evidence of satisfactory completion of a program or course of instruction in another state equivalent in content and quality to that required in this state, provided such applicant passes an examination or evaluation as required by the council. A police officer certified in accordance with subsection (a) of this section whose certification has not lapsed or been cancelled or revoked and who is a candidate for a new position as a police officer with a different law enforcement unit in this state (1) shall be subject to the entry level requirements established by the council for the employment of police officers, except that such police officer shall not be required by the council to meet the physical fitness testing standards, and (2) shall not be required to repeat the police basic training program.
Sec. 2. Subsection (f) of section 7-294d of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
(f) The provisions of this section shall not apply to (1) any state police training school or program, (2) any sworn member of the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, (3) Connecticut National Guard security personnel, when acting within the scope of their National Guard duties, who have satisfactorily completed a program of police training conducted by the United States Army or Air Force, (4) employees of the Judicial Department, (5) municipal animal control officers appointed pursuant to section 22-331, or (6) fire police appointed pursuant to section 7-313a. The provisions of this section with respect to renewal of certification upon satisfactory completion of review training programs shall not apply to any chief inspector or inspector in the Division of Criminal Justice who has satisfactorily completed a program of police training conducted by the division. [Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, any police officer certified in accordance with subsection (a) of this section may accept employment with another police department within this state without repeating minimum basic training.]
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
July 1, 2012 |
7-294d(b) |
Sec. 2 |
July 1, 2012 |
7-294d(f) |
PS |
Joint Favorable Subst. |