General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5056 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 131 Referred to Committee on Public Safety and Security Introduced by: REP. SERRA, 33rd Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5056 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 131 Referred to Committee on Public Safety and Security Introduced by: REP. SERRA, 33rd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATION FOR MUNICIPAL AND STATE POLICE OFFICERS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That chapters 104 and 529 of the general statutes be amended to require municipal and state police officers to obtain an associate degree not later than the date five years after the date on which such officers are sworn. Statement of Purpose: To develop more highly educated municipal and state police forces.