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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6863
January Session, 2023
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
(PS)
AN ACT CONCERNING POLICE OFFICER RECRUITMENT AND
RETENTION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2023) Not later than January 1, 2024, the 1
Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall 2
develop a state-wide campaign to promote the law enforcement 3
profession. In developing such campaign, the commissioner may 4
consult with the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association and any other 5
entities the commissioner deems appropriate. The commissioner shall 6
use a variety of media, including social media, as part of such campaign. 7
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) The Department of Emergency 8
Services and Public Protection shall employ a full-time cadet or explorer 9
program coordinator, who shall coordinate and oversee police cadet or 10
explorer programs, implement state standards and a best practices 11
guide for such programs and encourage establishment and expansion 12
of such programs throughout the state. 13
(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year 14
thereafter, the department shall allocate five thousand dollars to each 15 Raised Bill No. 6863
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municipal police department that operates, or plans to operate in the 16
following fiscal year, a cadet or explorer program. 17
Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 18
2024, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Department of Emergency 19
Services and Public Protection shall establish a grant program to 20
reimburse municipal police departments for the cost of basic training of 21
police officers. Not later than October 1, 2023, the Department of 22
Emergency Services and Public Protection shall post in a conspicuous 23
place on the department's Internet web site a description of the grant 24
program, including, but not limited to, eligibility criteria and the 25
application process for the program. A law enforcement unit shall apply 26
for such grants on such forms and in such manner as determined by the 27
department. 28
Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) For the purposes of this section, 29
"academy" and "basic training" have the same meaning as provided in 30
section 7-294a of the general statutes. The Police Officer Standards and 31
Training Council shall examine criminal justice courses offered by 32
colleges and universities in the state. The council shall determine (1) 33
whether any such courses are equivalent to courses required as part of 34
basic training at the academy, and (2) under what conditions an 35
individual attending the academy for basic training need not complete 36
a course at the academy because the individual completed an equivalent 37
course at a college or university in the state. 38
Sec. 5. Subsection (b) of section 7-294d of the general statutes is 39
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 40
2023): 41
(b) (1) No person may be employed as a police officer by any law 42
enforcement unit for a period exceeding one year unless such person 43
has been certified under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section 44
or has been granted an extension by the council. No person may serve 45
as a police officer during any period when such person's certification 46
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(c) of this section. In addition to the requirements of this subsection, the 48
council may establish other qualifications for the employment of police 49
officers and require evidence of fulfillment of these qualifications. No 50
law enforcement unit shall deny employment as a police officer to a 51
prospective employee, and the council shall not deny certification under 52
the provisions of subsection (a) of this section to an individual, solely on 53
the basis of such prospective employee's or such individual's status as a 54
noncitizen of the United States, provided such prospective employee or 55
such individual is lawfully admitted for permanent residence of the 56
United States under federal law and regulations. 57
(2) The certification of any police officer who is not employed by a 58
law enforcement unit for a period of time in excess of two years, unless 59
such officer is on leave of absence, shall be considered lapsed. Upon 60
reemployment as a police officer, such officer shall apply for 61
recertification in a manner provided by the council, provided such 62
recertification process requires the police officer to submit to a urinalysis 63
drug test that screens for controlled substances, including, but not 64
limited to, anabolic steroids, and receive a result indicating no presence 65
of any controlled substance not prescribed for the officer. The council 66
shall certify any applicant who presents evidence of satisfactory 67
completion of a program or course of instruction in another state or, if 68
the applicant is a veteran or a member of the armed forces or the 69
National Guard, as part of training during service in the armed forces, 70
that is equivalent in content and quality to that required in this state, 71
provided such applicant passes an examination or evaluation as 72
required by the council. For the purposes of this section, "veteran" and 73
"armed forces" have the same meanings as provided in section 27-103. 74
Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) The Department of 75
Emergency Services and Public Protection shall establish a police officer 76
career incentive pay program to offer base salary increases to full-time 77
state and municipal police officers as a reward for furthering the officer's 78
education in the field of policework. 79
(b) The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in 80 Raised Bill No. 6863
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consultation with the Office of Higher Education, shall identify courses 81
and degree programs that qualify for purposes of the police officer 82
career incentive pay program. The department shall not qualify any 83
course that grants credits for life experience, is taught by an instructor 84
lacking an appropriate educational degree or is lacking appropriate 85
concentration on academic and scholarly research. The department shall 86
post a list of approved courses and degree programs on the 87
department's Internet web site. 88
(c) A state police officer, or a police officer of a municipality that 89
agrees to participate in the police officer career incentive pay program, 90
shall be eligible for a police officer career incentive base salary increase 91
based on an accumulation of points earned for completing approved 92
courses or earning a degree in an approved degree program, as follows: 93
(1) One point for each semester hour credit earned toward a 94
baccalaureate or an associate degree; 95
(2) Sixty points for an associate degree; 96
(3) One hundred twenty points for a baccalaureate degree; and 97
(4) One hundred fifty points for a master's degree or for a degree in 98
law. 99
(d) The department shall increase the base salary of a state police 100
officer, and a municipal police department shall increase the base salary 101
of a municipal police officer, if the municipality is participating in the 102
police officer career incentive pay program, as follows: 103
(1) Three per cent for accumulating ten points, 104
(2) Six per cent for accumulating twenty-five points, 105
(3) Ten per cent for accumulating forty points, 106
(4) Fifteen per cent for accumulating sixty points, 107
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and 109
(6) Thirty per cent for accumulating one hundred fifty points. 110
(e) The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection 111
shall reimburse a participating municipality for one-half of the costs 112
incurred by such municipality in increasing the base salary of municipal 113
police officers pursuant to the provisions of subsection (d) of this 114
section. 115
(f) The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in 116
consultation with the Office of Higher Education, shall adopt 117
regulations, in accordance with chapter 54 of the general statutes, to 118
implement the police officer career incentive pay program. Such 119
regulations shall include, but need not be limited to, provisions 120
regarding (1) the process to identify courses and degree programs that 121
qualify for the program, (2) required certifications or academic 122
standards for courses and degree programs, (3) requirements for 123
periodic review of approved courses and degree programs, (4) 124
conditions requiring the revocation of approval of a course or degree 125
program, (5) the process to determine a police officer's base salary, and 126
(6) the process for municipalities to apply for, and the department to 127
provide, reimbursements under subsection (e) of this section. 128
Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 129
2024, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Commissioner of Emergency 130
Services and Public Protection shall provide a grant to each of the top 131
ten most populous municipalities in the state in order to increase the 132
salaries of police officers serving such municipalities. A municipality 133
receiving such a grant shall not use the grant for any purpose other than 134
increasing the salaries of police officers. 135
Sec. 8. Section 12-81 of the general statutes is amended by adding 136
subdivision (83) as follows (Effective October 1, 2023, and applicable to 137
assessment years commencing on or after October 1, 2023): 138
(NEW) (83) Property to the amount of ten thousand dollars belonging 139 Raised Bill No. 6863
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to, or held in trust for, any resident of this state who is a police officer, 140
as defined in section 7-294a. 141
Sec. 9. Subsection (d) of section 10a-77 of the general statutes is 142
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 143
2023): 144
(d) Said board of trustees shall waive the payment of tuition at any of 145
the regional community-technical colleges (1) for any dependent child 146
of a person whom the armed forces of the United States has declared to 147
be missing in action or to have been a prisoner of war while serving in 148
such armed forces after January 1, 1960, which child has been accepted 149
for admission to such institution and is a resident of the state at the time 150
such child is accepted for admission to such institution, (2) subject to the 151
provisions of subsection (e) of this section, for any veteran, as defined in 152
section 27-103, who performed service in time of war, as defined in 153
section 27-103, except that for purposes of this subsection, "service in 154
time of war" shall not include time spent in attendance at a military 155
service academy, which veteran has been accepted for admission to such 156
institution and is domiciled in this state at the time such veteran is 157
accepted for admission to such institution, (3) for any resident of the 158
state sixty-two years of age or older, provided, at the end of the regular 159
registration period, there are enrolled in the course a sufficient number 160
of students other than those residents eligible for waivers pursuant to 161
this subdivision to offer the course in which such resident intends to 162
enroll and there is space available in such course after accommodating 163
all such students, (4) for any student attending the Connecticut State 164
Police Academy who is enrolled in a law enforcement program at said 165
academy offered in coordination with a regional community-technical 166
college which accredits courses taken in such program, (5) for any active 167
member of the Connecticut Army or Air National Guard who (A) has 168
been certified by the Adjutant General or such Adjutant General's 169
designee as a member in good standing of the guard, and (B) is enrolled 170
or accepted for admission to such institution on a full-time or part-time 171
basis in an undergraduate degree-granting program, (6) for any 172
dependent child of a (A) police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, or 173 Raised Bill No. 6863
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supernumerary or auxiliary police officer, (B) firefighter, as defined in 174
section 7-323j, or member of a volunteer fire company, (C) municipal 175
employee, or (D) state employee, as defined in section 5-154, killed in 176
the line of duty, (7) for any resident of the state who is a dependent child 177
or surviving spouse of a specified terrorist victim who was a resident of 178
this state, (8) for any dependent child of a resident of the state who was 179
killed in a multivehicle crash at or near the intersection of Routes 44 and 180
10 and Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, [and] (9) for any resident of 181
the state who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a person who 182
was killed in action while performing active military duty with the 183
armed forces of the United States on or after September 11, 2001, and 184
who was a resident of this state, (10) for a police officer, as defined in 185
section 7-294a, who has been employed as such an officer in the state for 186
not less than two years, and (11) for any dependent child of a police 187
officer, as defined in section 7-294a, who has been employed as such an 188
officer in the state for not less than five years. If any person who receives 189
a tuition waiver in accordance with the provisions of this subsection also 190
receives educational reimbursement from an employer, such waiver 191
shall be reduced by the amount of such educational reimbursement. 192
Veterans and members of the National Guard described in subdivision 193
(5) of this subsection shall be given the same status as students not 194
receiving tuition waivers in registering for courses at regional 195
community-technical colleges. Notwithstanding the provisions of 196
section 10a-30, as used in this subsection, "domiciled in this state" 197
includes domicile for less than one year. 198
Sec. 10. Subsection (d) of section 10a-99 of the general statutes is 199
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 200
2023): 201
(d) Said board shall waive the payment of tuition fees at the 202
Connecticut State University System (1) for any dependent child of a 203
person whom the armed forces of the United States has declared to be 204
missing in action or to have been a prisoner of war while serving in such 205
armed forces after January 1, 1960, which child has been accepted for 206
admission to such institution and is a resident of the state at the time 207 Raised Bill No. 6863
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such child is accepted for admission to such institution, (2) subject to the 208
provisions of subsection (e) of this section, for any veteran, as defined in 209
section 27-103, who performed service in time of war, as defined in 210
section 27-103, except that for purposes of this subsection, "service in 211
time of war" shall not include time spent in attendance at a military 212
service academy, which veteran has been accepted for admission to such 213
institution and is domiciled in this state at the time such veteran is 214
accepted for admission to such institution, (3) for any resident of the 215
state sixty-two years of age or older who has been accepted for 216
admission to such institution, provided (A) such resident is enrolled in 217
a degree-granting program, or (B) at the end of the regular registration 218
period, there are enrolled in the course a sufficient number of students 219
other than those residents eligible for waivers pursuant to this 220
subdivision to offer the course in which such resident intends to enroll 221
and there is space available in such course after accommodating all such 222
students, (4) for any student attending the Connecticut Police Academy 223
who is enrolled in a law enforcement program at said academy offered 224
in coordination with the university which accredits courses taken in 225
such program, (5) for any active member of the Connecticut Army or 226
Air National Guard who (A) has been certified by the Adjutant General 227
or such Adjutant General's designee as a member in good standing of 228
the guard, and (B) is enrolled or accepted for admission to such 229
institution on a full-time or part-time basis in an undergraduate or 230
graduate degree-granting program, (6) for any dependent child of a (A) 231
police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, or supernumerary or 232
auxiliary police officer, (B) firefighter, as defined in section 7-323j, or 233
member of a volunteer fire company, (C) municipal employee, or (D) 234
state employee, as defined in section 5-154, killed in the line of duty, (7) 235
for any resident of this state who is a dependent child or surviving 236
spouse of a specified terrorist victim who was a resident of the state, (8) 237
for any dependent child of a resident of the state who was killed in a 238
multivehicle crash at or near the intersection of Routes 44 and 10 and 239
Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, [and] (9) for any resident of the state 240
who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a person who was 241
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forces of the United States on or after September 11, 2001, and who was 243
a resident of this state, (10) for a police officer, as defined in section 7-244
294a, who has been employed as such an officer in the state for not less 245
than two years, and (11) for any dependent child of a police officer, as 246
defined in section 7-294a, who has been employed as such an officer in 247
the state for not less than five years. If any person who receives a tuition 248
waiver in accordance with the provisions of this subsection also receives 249
educational reimbursement from an employer, such waiver shall be 250
reduced by the amount of such educational reimbursement. Veterans 251
and members of the National Guard described in subdivision (5) of this 252
subsection shall be given the same status as students not receiving 253
tuition waivers in registering for courses at Connecticut state 254
universities. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-30, as used 255
in this subsection, "domiciled in this state" includes domicile for less 256
than one year. 257
Sec. 11. Subsection (e) of section 10a-105 of the general statutes is 258
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 259
2023): 260
(e) Said board of trustees shall waive the payment of tuition fees at 261
The University of Connecticut (1) for any dependent child of a person 262
whom the armed forces of the United States has declared to be missing 263
in action or to have been a prisoner of war while serving in such armed 264
forces after January 1, 1960, which child has been accepted for admission 265
to The University of Connecticut and is a resident of the state at the time 266
such child is accepted for admission to said institution, (2) subject to the 267
provisions of subsection (f) of this section, for any veteran, as defined in 268
section 27-103, who performed service in time of war, as defined in 269
section 27-103, except that for purposes of this subsection, "service in 270
time of war" shall not include time spent in attendance at a military 271
service academy, which veteran has been accepted for admission to said 272
institution and is domiciled in this state at the time such veteran is 273
accepted for admission to said institution, (3) for any resident of the state 274
sixty-two years of age or older who has been accepted for admission to 275
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granting program, or (B) at the end of the regular registration period, 277
there are enrolled in the course a sufficient number of students other 278
than those residents eligible for waivers pursuant to this subdivision to 279
offer the course in which such resident intends to enroll and there is 280
space available in such course after accommodating all such students, 281
(4) for any active member of the Connecticut Army or Air National 282
Guard who (A) has been certified by the Adjutant General or such 283
Adjutant General's designee as a member in good standing of the guard, 284
and (B) is enrolled or accepted for admission to said institution on a full-285
time or part-time basis in an undergraduate or graduate degree-286
granting program, (5) for any dependent child of a (A) police officer, as 287
defined in section 7-294a, or supernumerary or auxiliary police officer, 288
(B) firefighter, as defined in section 7-323j, or member of a volunteer fire 289
company, (C) municipal employee, or (D) state employee, as defined in 290
section 5-154, killed in the line of duty, (6) for any resident of the state 291
who is the dependent child or surviving spouse of a specified terrorist 292
victim who was a resident of the state, (7) for any dependent child of a 293
resident of the state who was killed in a multivehicle crash at or near the 294
intersection of Routes 44 and 10 and Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, 295
[and] (8) for any resident of the state who is a dependent child or 296
surviving spouse of a person who was killed in action while performing 297
active military duty with the armed forces of the United States on or 298
after September 11, 2001, and who was a resident of this state, (9) for a 299
police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, who has been employed as 300
such an officer in the state for not less than two years, and (10) for any 301
dependent child of a police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, who has 302
been employed as such an officer in the state for not less than five years. 303
If any person who receives a tuition waiver in accordance with the 304
provisions of this subsection also receives educational reimbursement 305
from an employer, such waiver shall be reduced by the amount of such 306
educational reimbursement. Veterans and members of the National 307
Guard described in subdivision (4) of this subsection shall be given the 308
same status as students not receiving tuition waivers in registering for 309
courses at The University of Connecticut. Notwithstanding the 310
provisions of section 10a-30, as used in this subsection, "domiciled in 311 Raised Bill No. 6863
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this state" includes domicile for less than one year. 312
Sec. 12. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) For the fiscal year ending 313
June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Office of Higher 314
Education, in collaboration with the Department of Emergency Services 315
and Public Protection, shall administer a police officer loan 316
reimbursement grant program for individuals who have been employed 317
as a police officer, as defined in section 7-294a of the general statutes, in 318
the state for not less than ten years. 319
(b) Any individual who satisfies the eligibility requirements 320
prescribed in subsection (a) of this section may receive an annual grant 321
for reimbursement of federal or state educational loans (1) in an amount 322
up to ten per cent of such individual's federal or state educational loans 323
but does not exceed five thousand dollars in any year, and (2) for a 324
period not to exceed ten years. Such individual shall only be reimbursed 325
for loan payments made while such person is employed as a police 326
officer in the state. 327
(c) Individuals may apply to the Office of Higher Education for grants 328
under this section at such time and in such manner as the executive 329
director of the Office of Higher Education prescribes. 330
(d) Any unexpended funds appropriated for purposes of this section 331
shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year but shall be available for 332
expenditure during the next fiscal year. 333
(e) The Office of Higher Education may accept gifts, grants and 334
donations, from any source, public or private, for the police officer loan 335
reimbursement grant program. 336
Sec. 13. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) Unless a collective 337
bargaining agreement provides otherwise, each municipality, as 338
defined in section 7-148 of the general statutes, shall provide each 339
individual such municipality employs as a police officer with pension 340
benefits, either through participation in (1) the municipal employees' 341
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(2) any other system that provides such individuals with benefits that 343
are comparable or superior to those benefits offered by the Municipal 344
Employees Retirement System. 345
Sec. 14. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The State Retirement 346
Commission, in consultation with the Department of Emergency 347
Services and Public Protection and such other entities as the commission 348
deems advisable, shall study deferred retirement option plans and make 349
recommendations for development of such a plan that (1) is 350
administered by the state, and (2) permits any police officer in the state 351
to participate in the plan. Not later than January 1, 2024, the commission 352
shall report the results of such study and the commission's 353
recommendations, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of 354
the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General 355
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety and 356
security. 357
Sec. 15. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than October 1, 2023, 358
the Governor shall enter negotiations with the employee organization 359
that is the representative of state police officers to seek amendments to 360
any collective bargaining agreement to establish conditions under 361
which a state police officer who retired from service as such an officer 362
may return to such service and (1) resume earning credit toward 363
retirement benefits, in the same manner as such officer earned such 364
credit prior to such officer's retirement, and (2) be eligible for earning 365
the same benefits as such officer was eligible for prior to such officer's 366
retirement. 367
Sec. 16. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) Each collective bargaining 368
agreement entered into on or after July 1, 2024, or amended on or after 369
July 1, 2024, between a municipality and an employee organization that 370
is the representative of police officers in the municipality, shall permit 371
police officers who retire and remain certified by the Police Officer 372
Standards and Training Council pursuant to section 7-294d of the 373
general statutes to return to part-time or full-time employment as a 374
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pension, to the maximum extent permissible under state and federal law 376
and regulations. 377
Sec. 17. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) Each collective bargaining 378
agreement entered into on or after July 1, 2024, or amended on or after 379
July 1, 2024, that provides for benefits for a police officer, as defined in 380
section 7-294a of the general statutes, shall require that an officer 381
covered by such agreement qualify for (1) retirement medical benefits 382
for such officer and such officer's spouse, if the officer retires after not 383
less than ten years of employment with such officer's employer, and (2) 384
a cost-of-living adjustment to any pension payments to be received by 385
such officer, in an amount not less than two per cent and not more than 386
seven per cent per year, if the officer retires after not less than twenty 387
years of employment with such officer's employer. 388
Sec. 18. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to 389
study the volunteer police auxiliary force authorized under section 29-390
22 of the general statutes and make recommendations for improving the 391
organization of such auxiliary force and maximizing the services that 392
may be provided by auxiliary state police and municipal police officers. 393
(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 394
(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; 395
(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; 396
(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the H ouse of 397
Representatives; 398
(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 399
(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 400
Representatives; 401
(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 402
(7) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, 403 Raised Bill No. 6863
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or the commissioner's designee; and 404
(8) Two persons appointed by the Governor. 405
(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 406
(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 407
of the General Assembly. 408
(d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 409
than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall 410
be filled by the appointing authority. 411
(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro 412
tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from 413
among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule 414
the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty 415
days after the effective date of this section. 416
(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 417
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety 418
and security shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 419
(g) Not later than January 1, 2024, the task force shall submit a report 420
on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of 421
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public 422
safety and security, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a 423
of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it 424
submits such report or January 1, 2024, whichever is later. 425
Sec. 19. (Effective July 1, 2023) The sum of five hundred thousand 426
dollars is appropriated to the Department of Emergency Services and 427
Public Protection from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 428
30, 2024, for the state-wide campaign developed pursuant to section 1 429
of this act. 430
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
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Section 1 July 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 2 July 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 3 July 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 4 July 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 5 July 1, 2023 7-294d(b)
Sec. 6 October 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 7 July 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 8 October 1, 2023, and
applicable to assessment
years commencing on or
after October 1, 2023
12-81(83)
Sec. 9 July 1, 2023 10a-77(d)
Sec. 10 July 1, 2023 10a-99(d)
Sec. 11 July 1, 2023 10a-105(e)
Sec. 12 July 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 13 October 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 14 from passage New section
Sec. 15 from passage New section
Sec. 16 July 1, 2024 New section
Sec. 17 July 1, 2024 New section
Sec. 18 from passage New section
Sec. 19 July 1, 2023 New section
Statement of Purpose:
To enhance recruitment and retention of police officers.
[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.]