LCO No. 1636 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 704 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 1636 Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist. AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE DRUG RECOGNITION EXPERT PROGRAM. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That sufficient funds be appropriated to the Department of 1 Transportation, from the Special Transportation Fund, for the fiscal year 2 ending June 30, 2022, to fund the drug recognition expert program so 3 that a sufficient number of state and municipal police officers will be 4 qualified to identify drivers impaired by drugs. 5 Statement of Purpose: To fund the drug recognition expert program in Connecticut.