General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6295
January Session, 2011 *_____HB06295PS____031511____*
General Assembly
Substitute Bill No. 6295
January Session, 2011
*_____HB06295PS____031511____*
AN ACT CONCERNING POLICE OFFICERS WHO ACCEPT EMPLOYMENT WITH ANOTHER POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (f) of section 7-294d of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011):
(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 Public Safety, (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 or entry-level requirements.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2011 7-294d(f)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2011
7-294d(f)
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
LCO statement was rewritten to reflect the fact that police officers do not transfer to another police department but, rather, accept employment with another police department.
PS Joint Favorable Subst.-LCO
PS
Joint Favorable Subst.-LCO