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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 120
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 4219
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
(PS)
AN ACT ALLOWING POLI CE OFFICERS TO WEAR RELIGIOUS HEAD
COVERINGS AS PART OF A POLICE UNIFORM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than October 1, 1
2021, each law enforcement unit, as defined in section 7-294a of the 2
general statutes, shall adopt or amend a policy to establish standards 3
regarding the personal appearance of any police officer, as defined in 4
section 7-294a of the general statutes, employed by such law 5
enforcement unit while the police officer is on duty and wearing a 6
uniform or other authorized attire. The policy shall permit a police 7
officer to wear a religious head covering in accordance with the police 8
officer's religious beliefs while on duty, except where the use of tight 9
fitting protective headgear is required by such law enforcement unit. 10
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
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Statement of Purpose:
To permit a police officer to wear a religious head covering in
accordance with such officer's religious beliefs while on duty and
wearing a uniform.
[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.]
Co-Sponsors: SEN. DUFF, 25th Dist.; SEN. ANWAR, 3rd Dist.
SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist.; SEN. WINFIELD, 10th Dist.
S.B. 120