General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6775
January Session, 2015 *_____HB06775PD____040815____*
General Assembly
Substitute Bill No. 6775
January Session, 2015
*_____HB06775PD____040815____*
AN ACT CONCERNING THE PAYMENT OF THE COSTS OF CERTIFICATION FOR A POLICE OFFICER.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2015) (a) For purposes of this section, "police officer", "certification" and "law enforcement unit" have the same meanings as provided in section 7-294a of the general statutes and "cost of certification" means the cost of training, equipment, uniforms, salary and fringe benefits and any cost related to the entry level requirements established by the Police Officer Standards and Training Council associated with the police officer, except that "cost of certification" does not include the cost of any equipment or uniforms that were returned by such officer.
(b) When a police officer obtains certification while employed by a law enforcement unit and is subsequently hired by another law enforcement unit on or after October 1, 2015, and within four years of such officer obtaining such certification, the law enforcement unit hiring the police officer shall reimburse the initial law enforcement unit the cost of certification as follows: (1) If the police officer is hired not more than one year after certification, reimbursement shall be the full cost of certification, (2) if the police officer is hired more than one year, but not more than two years, after certification, reimbursement shall be two-thirds of the cost of certification, (3) if the police officer is hired more than two years, but not more than three years, after certification, reimbursement shall be one-half of the cost of certification, and (4) if the police officer is hired more than three years, but not more than four years, after certification, reimbursement shall be one-quarter of the cost of certification.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect an agreement between a police officer or a collective bargaining unit and a law enforcement unit entered into before October 1, 2015, that provides for the reimbursement of the cost of certification.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2015 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2015
New section
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