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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 120
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 246
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
SEN. DUFF, 25th Dist.
AN ACT ALLOWING STATE AND MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICERS TO
WEAR TRADITIONAL RELIGIOUS HEADDRESSES AS PART OF A
POLICE UNIFORM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That chapter 104 of the general statutes be amended to allow a state 1
or municipal police officer who follows the Sikh or another religion to 2
wear a traditional headdress associated with such religion as part of the 3
uniform of such officer, provided the headdress does not cover the face 4
of such officer. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To make a career as a police officer open to more people and make police
departments more diverse and reflective of the residents of this state by
allowing state and municipal police officers to wear traditional religious
headdresses as part of a police uniform.