OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-5372
AN ACT CONCERNING PERIODIC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
ASSESSMENTS, POLICE OFFICER RECRUITMENT, SCHOOL
RESOURCE OFFICERS, REPORTING OF VIOLATIONS TO THE
POLICE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING COUNCIL,
INVESTIGATIONS BY THE INSPECTOR GENERAL AND
MINIMUM STANDARDS AND PRACTICES FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION, MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT UNITS.
As Amended by House "A" (LCO 6334)
House Calendar No.: 347
Senate Calendar No.: 555
Primary Analyst: ME 5/10/22
Contributing Analyst(s):
Reviewer: PR
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $
Higher Education Constituent
Units
Various - Cost 221,122 None
Note: Various=Various
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill makes various changes regarding law enforcement units
resulting in a cost to the Higher Education Constituent Units, described
below.
Sections 1-2 make changes to police officer behavioral health
assessments and expand the requirements for law enforcement unit
guidelines on minority police recruitment, resulting in no fiscal impact
to the state.
Section 3 requires a study by a public higher education institution 2022HB-05372-R01-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 3
that is anticipated to result in a total estimated cost of $221,122 to either
the Board of Regents or the University of Connecticut, across FY 22 and
FY 23. The bill prescribes extensive research and a report to be
completed in approximately six months. It is anticipated that the depth
and speed of these activities will require two professors and two part-
time graduate assistants at: (1) salary costs totaling approximately
$110,711; and (2) fringe benefit costs of an estimated $110,412.
1
If the
study begins in FY 22, then total costs may be split between FY 22 (an
estimated $36,854 for one-month costs) and FY 23 ($184,268 for five-
month costs). These costs may be funded by either the General Fund or
other higher education institution revenues (e.g., tuition). If wage costs
are funded through the General Fund, then the fringe benefits costs will
be incurred within the Office of the State Comptroller.
Sections 4-5 require the Police Officer Standards and Training
Council (POST) to notify the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) if a
municipal chief law enforcement office or the Department of Emergency
Services and Public Protection fails to make a required use of excessive
force report to POST. There is no fiscal impact for the OIG to conduct
these additional investigations of failure to report as it is already the
OIG's duty to investigate use of excessive force.
House "A" removes the section requiring POST to develop tiers of law
enforcement standards which removes the cost to the Department of
Emergency Services and Public Protection and the State Comptroller
and the potential savings to municipalities.
House "A" also makes changes to the composition of the Correction
Advisory Committee and makes a technical change to the study of
school resource officers resulting in no fiscal impact.
1
The fringe benefit costs for employees funded out of other appropriated funds are
budgeted within the fringe benefit account of those funds, as opposed to the fringe
benefit accounts within the Office of the State Comptroller. The estimated active
employee fringe benefit cost associated with most personnel changes for other
appropriated fund employees is 99.73% of payroll in FY 23.
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The Out Years
None.
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely
for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General
Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of
informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.