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	18	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6597
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	23	+	Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
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	26	+	Introduced by:
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14	32		AN ACT CONCERNING AC CREDITATION, REPORTING
15	33		REQUIREMENTS, MENTAL HEALTH, DATA STORAG E SERVICES
16	34		AND TRAINING OF LAW ENFO RCEMENT OFFICERS.
17	35		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
18	36		Assembly convened:
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20	38		Section 1. Section 7-294ee of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
21	39		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2
22	40		(a) [Until December 31, 2024, the] The Police Officer Standards and 3
23	41		Training Council, established under section 7-294b, and the 4
24	42		Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection or the 5
25	43		commissioner's designee, shall jointly develop, adopt and revise, as 6
26		-	necessary, minimum standards and practices for the administration, 7
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27	48		[and] management and operation of law enforcement units, as defined 8
28	49		in section 7-294a. Such minimum standards and practices shall be based 9
29	50		upon standards established by the International Association of Chiefs of 10
30	51		Police and the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement 11
31	52		Agencies, Inc., and shall include, but need not be limited to, standards 12
32	53		and practices regarding bias-based policing, use of force, response to 13
33	54		crimes of family violence, use of body-worn recording equipment, 14
34	55		complaints that allege misconduct by police officers, use of electronic 15
35	56		defense weapons, eyewitness identification procedures, notifications in 16
36		-	death and related events and pursuits by police officers and compliance 17 Substitute Bill No. 6597
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43		-	with the guidance issued by the council pursuant to subdivision (1) of 18
44		-	subsection (g) of section 7-294d regarding reporting procedures to be 19
45		-	followed by chief law enforcement officers for certificate suspension, 20
46		-	cancellation or revocation. The minimum standards and practices shall 21
47		-	be divided into three tiers, known as tier one, tier two and tier three. Tier 22
48		-	one shall consist of minimum standards and practices designed to 23
49		-	protect law enforcement units from liability, enhance the delivery of 24
50		-	services and improve public confidence in law enforcement units. Tier 25
51		-	two shall consist of minimum standards and practices for the 26
52		-	administration, management and operation of law enforcement units. 27
53		-	Tier three shall consist of higher minimum standards and practices for 28
54		-	the administration, management and operation of law enforcement 29
55		-	units. The council shall post [such] the minimum standards and 30
56		-	practices of each tier on the council's Internet web site and disseminate 31
57		-	[such] the minimum standards and practices of each tier to law 32
58		-	enforcement units. The council and commissioner or the commissioner's 33
59		-	designee shall jointly develop a process to review a law enforcement 34
60		-	unit's compliance with [such] the minimum standards and practices of 35
61		-	each tier and issue a certificate of compliance with [law enforcement] 36
62		-	the minimum standards and practices of tier one, tier two or tier three, 37
63		-	as the case may be, to a law enforcement unit that meets or exceeds 38
64		-	[such] the minimum standards and practices of such tier. 39
	57	+	death and related events and pursuits by police officers and compliance 17
	58	+	with the reporting procedures outlined by the council in guidance 18
	59	+	regarding subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of section 7-294 and the 19
	60	+	implementation of public act 20-1 of the July special session. The 20
	61	+	minimum standards and practices shall be divided into three tiers, 21
	62	+	known as tier one, tier two and tier three. Tier one shall consist of 22
	63	+	minimum standards and practices designed to protect law enforcement 23
	64	+	units from liability, enhance the delivery of services and improve public 24
	65	+	confidence in law enforcement units. Tier two shall consist of minimum 25
	66	+	standards and practices for the administration, management and 26
	67	+	operation of law enforcement units. Tier three shall consist of higher 27
	68	+	minimum standards and practices for the administration, management 28
	69	+	and operation of law enforcement units. The council shall post [such] 29
	70	+	the minimum standards and practices of each tier on the council's 30
	71	+	Internet web site and disseminate [such] the minimum standards and 31
	72	+	practices of each tier to law enforcement units. The council and 32
	73	+	commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall jointly develop a 33
	74	+	process to review a law enforcement unit's compliance with [such] the 34
	75	+	minimum standards and practices of each tier and issue a certificate of 35
	76	+	compliance with [law enforcement] the minimum standards and 36
	77	+	practices of tier one, tier two or tier three, as the case may be, to a law 37
	78	+	enforcement unit that meets or exceeds [such] the minimum standards 38
	79	+	and practices of such tier. 39
65	80		(b) On and after January 1, [2019] 2022, and until December 31, [2024] 40
66	81		2023, each law enforcement unit shall adopt and maintain (1) the 41
67		-	minimum standards and practices of tier one developed by the council 42
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68	86		pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, or (2) a higher level of 43
69	87		accreditation standards developed by the council or the Commission on 44
70	88		Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. 45
71	89		(c) On and after January 1, 2023, and until December 31, 2024, each 46
72	90		law enforcement unit shall adopt and maintain (1) the minimum 47
73	91		standards and practices of tier two developed by the council pursuant 48
74	92		to subsection (a) of this section, or (2) a higher level of accreditation 49
75		-	standards developed by the council or the Commission on Accreditation 50 Substitute Bill No. 6597
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	93	+	standards developed by the council or the Commission on Accreditation 50
82	94		for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. 51
83	95		[(c)] (d) On and after January 1, 2025, each law enforcement unit shall 52
84	96		[obtain and maintain accreditation] adopt and maintain (1) the 53
85	97		minimum standards and practices of tier three developed by the council 54
86	98		pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, or (2) a higher level of 55
87	99		accreditation standards developed by the Commission on Accreditation 56
88	100		for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. 57
89	101		(e) If a law enforcement unit fails to [obtain] adopt or maintain [such 58
90	102		accreditation] the minimum standards and practices or a higher level of 59
91	103		accreditation standards developed by the council or the Commission on 60
92	104		Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., in accordance with 61
93	105		the provisions of subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of this subsection, the 62
94	106		council shall work with the law enforcement unit to [obtain] assist such 63
95	107		unit to adopt and maintain [such] the minimum standards and practices 64
96	108		or the higher level of accreditation standards. 65
97		-	(f) If a law enforcement unit fails to comply with the guidance issued 66
98		-	by the council pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (g) of section 7-67
99		-	294d regarding reporting procedures to be followed by chief law 68
100		-	enforcement officers for certificate suspension, cancellation or 69
101		-	revocation, (1) the council may recommend to the Office of Policy and 70
102		-	Management, and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 71
103		-	may order, an appropriate penalty in the form of the withholding of 72
104		-	state funds from such law enforcement unit, and (2) the council may 73
105		-	revoke the certificate of compliance with the minimum standards and 74
106		-	practices of tier one, tier two or tier three, as the case may be, issued 75
107		-	pursuant to this section. 76
108		-	[(d)] (g) No civil action may be brought against a law enforcement 77
109		-	unit for damages arising from the failure of the law enforcement unit to 78
110		-	[(1)] adopt and maintain [such] the minimum standards and practices 79
111		-	or a higher level of accreditation standards developed by the council or 80
112		-	the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc, 81
113		-	pursuant to [subsection] subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of this section. 82 Substitute Bill No. 6597
	109	+	(f) If a law enforcement unit fails to comply with the reporting 66
	110	+	procedures outlined by the council in guidance regarding subdivision 67
	111	+	(2) of subsection (c) of section 7-294 and the implementation of public 68
	112	+	act 20-1 of the July special session, (1) the council may recommend to 69
	113	+	the Office of Policy and Management and the Secretary of the Office of 70
	114	+	Policy and Management may order an appropriate penalty in the form 71
	115	+	of the withholding of state funds from such law enforcement unit, and 72
	116	+	(2) the council may revoke the certificate of compliance with the 73
	117	+	minimum standards and practices of tier one, tier two or tier three, as 74
	118	+	the case may be, issued pursuant to this section. 75 DRAFT
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	122	+	[(d)] (g) No civil action may be brought against a law enforcement 76
	123	+	unit for damages arising from the failure of the law enforcement unit to 77
	124	+	[(1)] adopt and maintain [such] the minimum standards and practices 78
	125	+	or a higher level of accreditation standards developed by the council or 79
	126	+	the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc, 80
	127	+	pursuant to [subsection] subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of this section. 81
	128	+	[, or (2) obtain and maintain accreditation by the Commission on 82
	129	+	Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., pursuant to 83
	130	+	subsection (c) of this section.] 84
	131	+	Sec. 2. Subdivision (22) of subsection (a) of section 7-294d of the 85
	132	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 86
	133	+	thereof (Effective from passage): 87
	134	+	(22) (A) [Until December 31, 2024, to] To develop, adopt and revise, 88
	135	+	as necessary, comprehensive accreditation standards for the 89
	136	+	administration and management of law enforcement units, to grant 90
	137	+	accreditation to those law enforcement units that demonstrate their 91
	138	+	compliance with such standards and, at the request and expense of any 92
	139	+	law enforcement unit, to conduct such surveys as may be necessary to 93
	140	+	determine such unit's compliance with such standards; and (B) [on and 94
	141	+	after January 1, 2025,] to work with any law enforcement unit that has 95
	142	+	failed to [obtain] adopt or maintain [accreditation from] the minimum 96
	143	+	standards and practices or a higher level of accreditation standards 97
	144	+	developed by the council or the Commission on Accreditation for Law 98
	145	+	Enforcement Agencies, Inc., pursuant to section 7-294ee, as amended by 99
	146	+	this act; 100
	147	+	Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 7-291d of the general statutes is 101
	148	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 102
	149	+	passage): 103
	150	+	(a) No law enforcement unit, as defined in section 7-294a, shall 104
	151	+	discharge, discipline, discriminate against or otherwise penalize a police 105
	152	+	officer, as defined in section 7-294a, who is employed by such law 106
	153	+	enforcement unit solely because (1) the police officer seeks or receives 107
	154	+	mental health care services, [or] (2) the police officer surrenders his or 108 DRAFT
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120		-	[, or (2) obtain and maintain accreditation by the Commission on 83
121		-	Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., pursuant to 84
122		-	subsection (c) of this section.] 85
123		-	Sec. 2. Subdivision (22) of subsection (a) of section 7-294d of the 86
124		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 87
125		-	thereof (Effective from passage): 88
126		-	(22) (A) [Until December 31, 2024, to] To develop, adopt and revise, 89
127		-	as necessary, comprehensive accreditation standards for the 90
128		-	administration and management of law enforcement units, to grant 91
129		-	accreditation to those law enforcement units that demonstrate their 92
130		-	compliance with such standards and, at the request and expense of any 93
131		-	law enforcement unit, to conduct such surveys as may be necessary to 94
132		-	determine such unit's compliance with such standards; and (B) [on and 95
133		-	after January 1, 2025,] to work with any law enforcement unit that has 96
134		-	failed to [obtain] adopt or maintain [accreditation from] the minimum 97
135		-	standards and practices or a higher level of accreditation standards 98
136		-	developed by the council or the Commission on Accreditation for Law 99
137		-	Enforcement Agencies, Inc., pursuant to section 7-294ee, as amended by 100
138		-	this act; 101
139		-	Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 7-291d of the general statutes is 102
140		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 103
141		-	passage): 104
142		-	(a) (1) No law enforcement unit, as defined in section 7-294a, shall 105
143		-	discharge, discipline, discriminate against or otherwise penalize a police 106
144		-	officer, as defined in section 7-294a, who is employed by such law 107
145		-	enforcement unit solely because the police officer (A) seeks or receives 108
146		-	mental health care services, [or] including such services as a result of a 109
147		-	behavioral health assessment conducted pursuant to section 7-291e, or 110
148		-	(B) surrenders his or her firearm, ammunition or electronic defense 111
149		-	weapon used in the performance of the police officer's official duties to 112
150		-	such law enforcement unit during the time the police officer receives 113
151		-	mental health care services. 114 Substitute Bill No. 6597
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	158	+	her firearm, ammunition or electronic defense weapon used in the 109
	159	+	performance of the police officer's official duties to such law 110
	160	+	enforcement unit during the time the police officer receives mental 111
	161	+	health care services, or (3) of the results of a behavioral health 112
	162	+	assessment conducted pursuant to section 7-291e. The provisions of this 113
	163	+	subsection shall not be applicable to a police officer who (1) seeks or 114
	164	+	receives mental health care services to avoid disciplinary action by such 115
	165	+	law enforcement unit, or (2) refuses to submit himself or herself to an 116
	166	+	examination as provided in subsection (b) of this section. 117
	167	+	Sec. 4. (Effective from passage) (a) The Commissioner of Administrative 118
	168	+	Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Emergency Services 119
	169	+	and Public Protection, shall study and make recommendations 120
	170	+	regarding ways to lower the costs incurred by municipal police 121
	171	+	departments for digital data storage devices or services, as defined in 122
	172	+	section 29-6d of the general statutes. Such study shall examine, at a 123
	173	+	minimum, (1) the feasibility of and costs associated with expanding the 124
	174	+	storage system used by the Department of Emergency Services and 125
	175	+	Public Protection and with building a new storage system to provide 126
	176	+	digital data storage devices or services for municipal police 127
	177	+	departments, (2) compliance with the Freedom of Information Act, as 128
	178	+	defined in section 1-200 of the general statutes, if a municipal police 129
	179	+	department stored data from the recordings made by body-worn 130
	180	+	recording equipment on a state-owned storage system, (3) cost-sharing 131
	181	+	arrangements with municipal police departments that use a state-132
	182	+	owned storage system that consider a specific cost per police officer and 133
	183	+	police departments in large municipalities and distressed 134
	184	+	municipalities, as defined in section 32-9p of the general statutes, and 135
	185	+	(4) any issues associated with a municipal police department 136
	186	+	transferring data from one storage system to a state-owned storage 137
	187	+	system. 138
	188	+	(b) Not later than February 1, 2022, the Commissioner of 139
	189	+	Administrative Services shall submit, in accordance with the provisions 140
	190	+	of section 11-4a of the general statutes, its findings and 141
	191	+	recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General 142 DRAFT
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158		-	(2) The provisions of this subsection shall not be applicable to a police 115
159		-	officer who [(1)] (A) seeks or receives mental health care services to 116
160		-	avoid disciplinary action by such law enforcement unit, or [(2)] (B) 117
161		-	refuses to submit himself or herself to an examination as provided in 118
162		-	subsection (b) of this section. 119
163		-	Sec. 4. (Effective from passage) (a) The Commissioner of Administrative 120
164		-	Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Emergency Services 121
165		-	and Public Protection, shall study and make recommendations 122
166		-	regarding ways to lower the costs incurred by municipal police 123
167		-	departments for digital data storage devices or services, as defined in 124
168		-	section 29-6d of the general statutes. Such study shall examine, at a 125
169		-	minimum, (1) the feasibility of, and costs associated with, expanding the 126
170		-	storage system used by the Department of Emergency Services and 127
171		-	Public Protection or building a new storage system to provide digital 128
172		-	data storage devices or services for municipal police departments, (2) 129
173		-	compliance with the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 130
174		-	1-200 of the general statutes, if a municipal police department stores 131
175		-	data from the recordings made by body-worn recording equipment on 132
176		-	a state-owned storage system, (3) cost-sharing arrangements with 133
177		-	municipal police departments that use a state-owned storage system 134
178		-	that consider a specific cost per police officer and police departments in 135
179		-	large municipalities and distressed municipalities, as defined in section 136
180		-	32-9p of the general statutes, and (4) any issues associated with a 137
181		-	municipal police department transferring data from one storage system 138
182		-	to a state-owned storage system. 139
183		-	(b) Not later than February 1, 2022, the Commissioner of 140
184		-	Administrative Services shall submit, in accordance with the provisions 141
185		-	of section 11-4a of the general statutes, its findings and 142
186		-	recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General 143
187		-	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety and 144
188		-	security. 145
189		-	Sec. 5. Section 4a-53 of the general statutes is repealed and the 146
190		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 147 Substitute Bill No. 6597
	195	+	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety and 143
	196	+	security. 144
	197	+	Sec. 5. Section 4a-53 of the general statutes is repealed and the 145
	198	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 146
	199	+	(a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services may join with 147
	200	+	federal agencies, other state governments, political subdivisions of this 148
	201	+	state or nonprofit organizations in cooperative purchasing plans when 149
	202	+	the best interests of the state would be served thereby. 150
	203	+	(b) The state, through the Commissioner of Administrative Services, 151
	204	+	may purchase equipment, supplies, materials and services from a 152
	205	+	person who has a contract to sell such property or services to other state 153
	206	+	governments, political subdivisions of this state, nonprofit 154
	207	+	organizations or public purchasing consortia, in accordance with the 155
	208	+	terms and conditions of such contract. 156
	209	+	(c) The Commissioner of Administrative Services, in conjunction with 157
	210	+	the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and within 158
	211	+	available appropriations, shall make known to the chief executive 159
	212	+	officer of each municipality the existence of cooperative plans for the 160
	213	+	purchase of recycled paper. 161
	214	+	(d) The Commissioner of Administrative Services, in conjunction 162
	215	+	with the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, shall 163
	216	+	enter into a cooperative purchasing plan with each municipality that 164
	217	+	seeks to enter into such plan for the purchase of digital data storage 165
	218	+	devices or services, as defined in section 29-6d, for use by municipal 166
	219	+	police departments. 167
	220	+	Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Not later than July 1, 2022, 168
	221	+	the Police Officer Standards and Training Council, after consultation 169
	222	+	with persons with mental or physical disabilities and advocates on 170
	223	+	behalf of such persons, shall develop a training curriculum for police 171
	224	+	officers regarding interactions with persons with mental or physical 172
	225	+	disabilities. 173 DRAFT
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197		-	(a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services may join with 148
198		-	federal agencies, other state governments, political subdivisions of this 149
199		-	state or nonprofit organizations in cooperative purchasing plans when 150
200		-	the best interests of the state would be served thereby. 151
201		-	(b) The state, through the Commissioner of Administrative Services, 152
202		-	may purchase equipment, supplies, materials and services from a 153
203		-	person who has a contract to sell such property or services to other state 154
204		-	governments, political subdivisions of this state, nonprofit 155
205		-	organizations or public purchasing consortia, in accordance with the 156
206		-	terms and conditions of such contract. 157
207		-	(c) The Commissioner of Administrative Services, in conjunction with 158
208		-	the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and within 159
209		-	available appropriations, shall make known to the chief executive 160
210		-	officer of each municipality the existence of cooperative plans for the 161
211		-	purchase of recycled paper. 162
212		-	(d) The Commissioner of Administrative Services, in conjunction 163
213		-	with the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, shall 164
214		-	enter into a cooperative purchasing plan with each municipality that 165
215		-	seeks to enter into such plan for the purchase of digital data storage 166
216		-	devices or services, as defined in section 29-6d, for use by municipal 167
217		-	police departments. 168
218		-	Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Not later than July 1, 2022, 169
219		-	the Police Officer Standards and Training Council, after consultation 170
220		-	with persons with mental or physical disabilities and advocates on 171
221		-	behalf of such persons, shall develop a training curriculum for police 172
222		-	officers regarding interactions with persons who have mental or 173
223		-	physical disabilities. 174
224		-	(b) On and after October 1, 2022, each police basic or review training 175
225		-	program conducted or administered by the Police Officer Standards and 176
226		-	Training Council, the Division of State Police within the Department of 177
227		-	Emergency Services and Public Protection or a municipal police 178 Substitute Bill No. 6597
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235		-	to subsection (a) of this section. 180
236		-	Sec. 7. Subsection (c) of section 7-277c of the general statutes is 181
237		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 182
238		-	passage): 183
239		-	(c) The Office of Policy and Management shall distribute grants-in-184
240		-	aid to any municipality pursuant to this section during the fiscal years 185
241		-	ending June 30, 2021, and June 30, 2022. Any such grant-in-aid shall be 186
242		-	for up to fifty per cent of the cost of such purchase of body-worn 187
243		-	recording equipment, digital data storage devices or services or 188
244		-	dashboard cameras with a remote recorder, [if the municipality is a 189
245		-	distressed municipality, as defined in section 32-9p, or up to thirty per 190
246		-	cent of the cost of such purchase if the municipality is not a distressed 191
247		-	municipality,] provided the costs of such digital data storage services 192
248		-	covered by a grant-in-aid shall not be for a period of service that is 193
249		-	longer than one year. 194
	229	+	(b) On and after October 1, 2022, each police basic or review training 174
	230	+	program conducted or administered by the Police Officer Standards and 175
	231	+	Training Council, the Division of State Police within the Department of 176
	232	+	Emergency Services and Public Protection or a municipal police 177
	233	+	department shall include the training curriculum developed pursuant 178
	234	+	to subsection (a) of this section. 179
	235	+	Sec. 7. Subsection (c) of section 7-277c of the general statutes is 180
	236	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 181
	237	+	passage): 182
	238	+	(c) The Office of Policy and Management shall distribute grants-in-183
	239	+	aid to any municipality pursuant to this section during the fiscal years 184
	240	+	ending June 30, 2021, and June 30, 2022. Any such grant-in-aid shall be 185
	241	+	for up to fifty per cent of the cost of such purchase of body-worn 186
	242	+	recording equipment, digital data storage devices or services or 187
	243	+	dashboard cameras with a remote recorder, [if the municipality is a 188
	244	+	distressed municipality, as defined in section 32-9p, or up to thirty per 189
	245	+	cent of the cost of such purchase if the municipality is not a distressed 190
	246	+	municipality,] provided the costs of such digital data storage services 191
	247	+	covered by a grant-in-aid shall not be for a period of service that is 192
	248	+	longer than one year.193
250	249		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
251	250		sections:
252	251
253	252		Section 1 from passage 7-294ee
254	253		Sec. 2 from passage 7-294d(a)(22)
255	254		Sec. 3 from passage 7-291d(a)
256	255		Sec. 4 from passage New section
257	256		Sec. 5 from passage 4a-53
258	257		Sec. 6 from passage New section
259	258		Sec. 7 from passage 7-277c(c)
260	259
261		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
262		-	In Section 1(a) and (f), "subdivision (1) of" was inserted for accuracy.
	260	+	Statement of Purpose:
	261	+	To revise the requirements regarding the accreditation of law
	262	+	enforcement units, study ways to lower the costs associated with data
	263	+	storage or services related to body-worn recording equipment, require DRAFT
263	264
264		-	PS Joint Favorable Subst.
	265	+	LCO No. 4342 8 of 8
	266	+
	267	+	police officers receive training regarding interactions with persons with
	268	+	mental or physical disabilities, and revise the amount of a grant-in-aid
	269	+	to municipalities for the purchase of body-worn recording equipment.
	270	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	271	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	272	+	underlined.]
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