Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05671 Compare Versions

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1-General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5671
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1+General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5671
2+January Session, 2017 LCO No. 5088
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4+Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
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18+Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
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1224 AN ACT CONCERNING THE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND HOMELAND SECURITY.
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1426 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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1628 Section 1. Section 29-1b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):
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1830 (a) There shall be within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection a Division of State Police. The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall serve as administrative head and commanding officer of the State Police Division. As administrative head, said commanding officer of the Division of State Police shall delegate said commanding officer's jurisdiction of the affairs of the Division of State Police to a deputy commissioner who shall have the powers and privileges conferred by statute upon a state policeman.
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20-(b) There shall be within said department a Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. The Office of Emergency Management and the Office of Counter Terrorism shall be within said division. The commissioner shall serve as administrative head of said division. As administrative head, said commissioner shall delegate said commissioner's jurisdiction of the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security to a deputy commissioner. The deputy commissioner shall possess professional training and knowledge consisting of not less than five years of managerial or strategic planning experience in matters relating to public safety, security, emergency services and emergency response. No person possessing a record of any criminal, unlawful or unethical conduct shall be eligible for or hold [such position] the position of deputy commissioner. Any person with any present or past political activities or financial interests that may substantially conflict with the duties of the deputy commissioner or expose such person to potential undue influence or compromise such person's ability to be entrusted with necessary state or federal security clearances or information shall be deemed unqualified for such position and shall not be eligible to hold such position. The deputy commissioner shall not be a sworn member of a law enforcement unit, as defined in section 7-294a.
32+(b) There shall be within said department a Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. The Office of Emergency Management and an Office of Counter Terrorism shall be within said division. The commissioner shall serve as administrative head of said division. As administrative head, said commissioner shall delegate said commissioner's jurisdiction of the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security to a deputy commissioner. The deputy commissioner shall possess professional training and knowledge consisting of not less than five years of managerial or strategic planning experience in matters relating to public safety, security, emergency services and emergency response. No person possessing a record of any criminal, unlawful or unethical conduct shall be eligible for or hold [such position] the position of deputy commissioner. Any person with any present or past political activities or financial interests that may substantially conflict with the duties of the deputy commissioner or expose such person to potential undue influence or compromise such person's ability to be entrusted with necessary state or federal security clearances or information shall be deemed unqualified for such position and shall not be eligible to hold such position. The deputy commissioner may not be a sworn member of a law enforcement unit, as defined in section 7-294a.
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2537 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
2638 Section 1 July 1, 2017 29-1b
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2840 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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36-Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
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38-In the last sentence, "may" was changed to "shall" to reflect legislative intent.
50+To (1) prohibit the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection from appointing a sworn police officer to the position of deputy commissioner of the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, and (2) organize the Office of Emergency Management and Office of Counter Terrorism within said division.
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52+[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.]
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56+Co-Sponsors: REP. ORANGE, 48th Dist.
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