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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 574
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 2431
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
SEN. CHAMPAGNE, 35th Dist.
AN ACT REVISING PROVISIONS OF PUBLIC ACT 20 -1 OF THE JULY
SPECIAL SESSION, ALSO KNOWN AS THE POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to: (1) Repeal section 52-571k of 1
the general statutes regarding deprivation of equal protection of the 2
laws of the state committed by a police officer; (2) amend sections 7-3
294hh and 29-8 of the general statutes to eliminate the liability arising 4
from the failure of a police officer to strictly comply with crowd control 5
requirements; (3) eliminate the changes to section 53a-22 of the general 6
statutes regarding police use of force that are effective April 1, 2021; and 7
(4) amend section 7-294ee of the general statutes to eliminate the 8
requirement that each law enforcement unit obtain and maintain 9
accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement 10
Agencies, Inc. beginning on January 1, 2025. 11
Statement of Purpose:
To provide relief to law enforcement from provisions of public act 20-1
of the July special session that negatively impact public safety.