General Assembly Raised Bill No. 311 February Session, 2010 LCO No. 1424 *01424_______PS_* Referred to Committee on Public Safety and Security Introduced by: (PS ) General Assembly Raised Bill No. 311 February Session, 2010 LCO No. 1424 *01424_______PS_* Referred to Committee on Public Safety and Security Introduced by: (PS ) AN ACT CONCERNING CONSTABLES AND THE CONNECTICUT STATE POLICE RESIDENT TROOPER PROGRAM. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) In the event of any conflict between (1) the provisions of the Connecticut Resident Trooper Administration and Operations Manual of the Department of Public Safety, where said manual has been signed by a constable who is under the supervision of the Division of State Police within the Department of Public Safety, and (2) the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement between the collective bargaining unit such constable is a part of and a town, such collective bargaining agreement shall take precedence. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 from passage New section This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 from passage New section Statement of Purpose: To clarify that in the event of a conflict between a certain manual of the Department of Public Safety and a collective bargaining agreement that a constable is party to, such collective bargaining agreement shall take precedence. [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]