General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6039 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1468 *01468* Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY Introduced by: REP. MCGORTY, 122nd Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6039 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1468 *01468* Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY Introduced by: REP. MCGORTY, 122nd Dist. AN ACT DEFINING PEACE OFFICER TO INCLUDE TELECOMMUNICATORS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 53a-3 of the general statutes be amended to redefine "peace officer" to include a telecommunicator, as defined in section 28-30 of the general statutes. Statement of Purpose: To include a person employed as a telecommunications operator by any public safety agency or private safety agency under the definition of a peace officer.