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7		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 6863
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
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14	19		AN ACT CONCERNING POLICE OFFICER RECRUITMENT AND
15	20		RETENTION.
16	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	22		Assembly convened:
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19	24		Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2023) Not later than January 1, 2024, the 1
20	25		Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall 2
21	26		develop a state-wide campaign to promote the law enforcement 3
22	27		profession. In developing such campaign, the commissioner may 4
23	28		consult with the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association and any other 5
24	29		entities the commissioner deems appropriate. The commissioner shall 6
25		-	use a variety of media, including social media, as part of such 7
26		-	campaign. 8
27		-	Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) The Department of 9
28		-	Emergency Services and Public Protection shall employ a full-time 10
29		-	cadet or explorer program coordinator, who shall coordinate and 11
30		-	oversee police cadet or explorer programs, implement state standards 12
31		-	and a best practices guide for such programs and encourage 13
32		-	establishment and expansion of such programs throughout the state. 14
33		-	(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year 15
34		-	thereafter, the department shall allocate five thousand dollars to each 16
35		-	municipal police department that operates, or plans to operate in the 17
36		-	following fiscal year, a cadet or explorer program. 18 Substitute Bill No. 6863
	30	+	use a variety of media, including social media, as part of such campaign. 7
	31	+	Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) The Department of Emergency 8
	32	+	Services and Public Protection shall employ a full-time cadet or explorer 9
	33	+	program coordinator, who shall coordinate and oversee police cadet or 10
	34	+	explorer programs, implement state standards and a best practices 11
	35	+	guide for such programs and encourage establishment and expansion 12
	36	+	of such programs throughout the state. 13
	37	+	(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year 14
	38	+	thereafter, the department shall allocate five thousand dollars to each 15 Raised Bill No. 6863
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43		-	Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) For the fiscal year ending June 19
44		-	30, 2024, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Department of Emergency 20
45		-	Services and Public Protection shall establish a grant program to 21
46		-	reimburse municipal police departments for the cost of basic training 22
47		-	of police officers. Not later than October 1, 2023, the Department of 23
48		-	Emergency Services and Public Protection shall post in a conspicuous 24
49		-	place on the department's Internet web site a description of the grant 25
50		-	program, including, but not limited to, eligibility criteria and the 26
51		-	application process for the program. A law enforcement unit shall 27
52		-	apply for such grants on such forms and in such manner as 28
53		-	determined by the department. 29
54		-	Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) For the purposes of this section, 30
55		-	"academy" and "basic training" have the same meaning as provided in 31
56		-	section 7-294a of the general statutes. The Police Officer Standards and 32
57		-	Training Council shall examine criminal justice courses offered by 33
58		-	colleges and universities in the state. The council shall determine (1) 34
59		-	whether any such courses are equivalent to courses required as part of 35
60		-	basic training at the academy, and (2) under what conditions an 36
61		-	individual attending the academy for basic training need not complete 37
62		-	a course at the academy because the individual completed an 38
63		-	equivalent course at a college or university in the state. 39
64		-	Sec. 5. Subsection (b) of section 7-294d of the general statutes is 40
65		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 41
66		-	1, 2023): 42
67		-	(b) (1) No person may be employed as a police officer by any law 43
68		-	enforcement unit for a period exceeding one year unless such person 44
69		-	has been certified under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section 45
70		-	or has been granted an extension by the council. No person may serve 46
71		-	as a police officer during any period when such person's certification 47
72		-	has been cancelled or revoked pursuant to the provisions of subsection 48
73		-	(c) of this section. In addition to the requirements of this subsection, 49
74		-	the council may establish other qualifications for the employment of 50
75		-	police officers and require evidence of fulfillment of these 51 Substitute Bill No. 6863
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	44	+	municipal police department that operates, or plans to operate in the 16
	45	+	following fiscal year, a cadet or explorer program. 17
	46	+	Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 18
	47	+	2024, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Department of Emergency 19
	48	+	Services and Public Protection shall establish a grant program to 20
	49	+	reimburse municipal police departments for the cost of basic training of 21
	50	+	police officers. Not later than October 1, 2023, the Department of 22
	51	+	Emergency Services and Public Protection shall post in a conspicuous 23
	52	+	place on the department's Internet web site a description of the grant 24
	53	+	program, including, but not limited to, eligibility criteria and the 25
	54	+	application process for the program. A law enforcement unit shall apply 26
	55	+	for such grants on such forms and in such manner as determined by the 27
	56	+	department. 28
	57	+	Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) For the purposes of this section, 29
	58	+	"academy" and "basic training" have the same meaning as provided in 30
	59	+	section 7-294a of the general statutes. The Police Officer Standards and 31
	60	+	Training Council shall examine criminal justice courses offered by 32
	61	+	colleges and universities in the state. The council shall determine (1) 33
	62	+	whether any such courses are equivalent to courses required as part of 34
	63	+	basic training at the academy, and (2) under what conditions an 35
	64	+	individual attending the academy for basic training need not complete 36
	65	+	a course at the academy because the individual completed an equivalent 37
	66	+	course at a college or university in the state. 38
	67	+	Sec. 5. Subsection (b) of section 7-294d of the general statutes is 39
	68	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 40
	69	+	2023): 41
	70	+	(b) (1) No person may be employed as a police officer by any law 42
	71	+	enforcement unit for a period exceeding one year unless such person 43
	72	+	has been certified under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section 44
	73	+	or has been granted an extension by the council. No person may serve 45
	74	+	as a police officer during any period when such person's certification 46
	75	+	has been cancelled or revoked pursuant to the provisions of subsection 47 Raised Bill No. 6863
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82		-	qualifications. No law enforcement unit shall deny employment as a 52
83		-	police officer to a prospective employee, and the council shall not deny 53
84		-	certification under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section to an 54
85		-	individual, solely on the basis of such prospective employee's or such 55
86		-	individual's status as a noncitizen of the United States, provided such 56
87		-	prospective employee or such individual is lawfully admitted for 57
88		-	permanent residence of the United States under federal law and 58
89		-	regulations. 59
90		-	(2) The certification of any police officer who is not employed by a 60
91		-	law enforcement unit for a period of time in excess of two years, unless 61
92		-	such officer is on leave of absence, shall be considered lapsed. Upon 62
93		-	reemployment as a police officer, such officer shall apply for 63
94		-	recertification in a manner provided by the council, provided such 64
95		-	recertification process requires the police officer to submit to a 65
96		-	urinalysis drug test that screens for controlled substances, including, 66
97		-	but not limited to, anabolic steroids, and receive a result indicating no 67
98		-	presence of any controlled substance not prescribed for the officer. The 68
99		-	council shall certify any applicant who presents evidence of 69
100		-	satisfactory completion of a program or course of instruction in 70
101		-	another state or, if the applicant is a veteran or a member of the armed 71
102		-	forces or the National Guard, as part of training during service in the 72
103		-	armed forces, that is equivalent in content and quality to that required 73
104		-	in this state, provided such applicant passes an examination or 74
105		-	evaluation as required by the council. For the purposes of this [section] 75
106		-	subdivision, "veteran" and "armed forces" have the same meanings as 76
107		-	provided in section 27-103. 77
108		-	Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) For the fiscal year ending June 78
109		-	30, 2024, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Commissioner of 79
110		-	Emergency Services and Public Protection shall provide a grant to each 80
111		-	of the top ten most populous municipalities in the state in order to 81
112		-	increase the salaries of police officers serving such municipalities. A 82
113		-	municipality receiving such a grant shall not use the grant for any 83
114		-	purpose other than increasing the salaries of police officers. 84 Substitute Bill No. 6863
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	81	+	(c) of this section. In addition to the requirements of this subsection, the 48
	82	+	council may establish other qualifications for the employment of police 49
	83	+	officers and require evidence of fulfillment of these qualifications. No 50
	84	+	law enforcement unit shall deny employment as a police officer to a 51
	85	+	prospective employee, and the council shall not deny certification under 52
	86	+	the provisions of subsection (a) of this section to an individual, solely on 53
	87	+	the basis of such prospective employee's or such individual's status as a 54
	88	+	noncitizen of the United States, provided such prospective employee or 55
	89	+	such individual is lawfully admitted for permanent residence of the 56
	90	+	United States under federal law and regulations. 57
	91	+	(2) The certification of any police officer who is not employed by a 58
	92	+	law enforcement unit for a period of time in excess of two years, unless 59
	93	+	such officer is on leave of absence, shall be considered lapsed. Upon 60
	94	+	reemployment as a police officer, such officer shall apply for 61
	95	+	recertification in a manner provided by the council, provided such 62
	96	+	recertification process requires the police officer to submit to a urinalysis 63
	97	+	drug test that screens for controlled substances, including, but not 64
	98	+	limited to, anabolic steroids, and receive a result indicating no presence 65
	99	+	of any controlled substance not prescribed for the officer. The council 66
	100	+	shall certify any applicant who presents evidence of satisfactory 67
	101	+	completion of a program or course of instruction in another state or, if 68
	102	+	the applicant is a veteran or a member of the armed forces or the 69
	103	+	National Guard, as part of training during service in the armed forces, 70
	104	+	that is equivalent in content and quality to that required in this state, 71
	105	+	provided such applicant passes an examination or evaluation as 72
	106	+	required by the council. For the purposes of this section, "veteran" and 73
	107	+	"armed forces" have the same meanings as provided in section 27-103. 74
	108	+	Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) The Department of 75
	109	+	Emergency Services and Public Protection shall establish a police officer 76
	110	+	career incentive pay program to offer base salary increases to full-time 77
	111	+	state and municipal police officers as a reward for furthering the officer's 78
	112	+	education in the field of policework. 79
	113	+	(b) The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in 80 Raised Bill No. 6863
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121		-	Sec. 7. Subsection (d) of section 10a-77 of the general statutes is 85
122		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 86
123		-	1, 2023): 87
124		-	(d) Said board of trustees shall waive the payment of tuition at any 88
125		-	of the regional community-technical colleges (1) for any dependent 89
126		-	child of a person whom the armed forces of the United States has 90
127		-	declared to be missing in action or to have been a prisoner of war 91
128		-	while serving in such armed forces after January 1, 1960, which child 92
129		-	has been accepted for admission to such institution and is a resident of 93
130		-	the state at the time such child is accepted for admission to such 94
131		-	institution, (2) subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, 95
132		-	for any veteran, as defined in section 27-103, who performed service in 96
133		-	time of war, as defined in section 27-103, except that for purposes of 97
134		-	this subsection, "service in time of war" shall not include time spent in 98
135		-	attendance at a military service academy, which veteran has been 99
136		-	accepted for admission to such institution and is domiciled in this state 100
137		-	at the time such veteran is accepted for admission to such institution, 101
138		-	(3) for any resident of the state sixty-two years of age or older, 102
139		-	provided, at the end of the regular registration period, there are 103
140		-	enrolled in the course a sufficient number of students other than those 104
141		-	residents eligible for waivers pursuant to this subdivision to offer the 105
142		-	course in which such resident intends to enroll and there is space 106
143		-	available in such course after accommodating all such students, (4) for 107
144		-	any student attending the Connecticut State Police Academy who is 108
145		-	enrolled in a law enforcement program at said academy offered in 109
146		-	coordination with a regional community-technical college which 110
147		-	accredits courses taken in such program, (5) for any active member of 111
148		-	the Connecticut Army or Air National Guard who (A) has been 112
149		-	certified by the Adjutant General or such Adjutant General's designee 113
150		-	as a member in good standing of the guard, and (B) is enrolled or 114
151		-	accepted for admission to such institution on a full-time or part-time 115
152		-	basis in an undergraduate degree-granting program, (6) for any 116
153		-	dependent child of a (A) police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, or 117
154		-	supernumerary or auxiliary police officer, (B) firefighter, as defined in 118 Substitute Bill No. 6863
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	119	+	consultation with the Office of Higher Education, shall identify courses 81
	120	+	and degree programs that qualify for purposes of the police officer 82
	121	+	career incentive pay program. The department shall not qualify any 83
	122	+	course that grants credits for life experience, is taught by an instructor 84
	123	+	lacking an appropriate educational degree or is lacking appropriate 85
	124	+	concentration on academic and scholarly research. The department shall 86
	125	+	post a list of approved courses and degree programs on the 87
	126	+	department's Internet web site. 88
	127	+	(c) A state police officer, or a police officer of a municipality that 89
	128	+	agrees to participate in the police officer career incentive pay program, 90
	129	+	shall be eligible for a police officer career incentive base salary increase 91
	130	+	based on an accumulation of points earned for completing approved 92
	131	+	courses or earning a degree in an approved degree program, as follows: 93
	132	+	(1) One point for each semester hour credit earned toward a 94
	133	+	baccalaureate or an associate degree; 95
	134	+	(2) Sixty points for an associate degree; 96
	135	+	(3) One hundred twenty points for a baccalaureate degree; and 97
	136	+	(4) One hundred fifty points for a master's degree or for a degree in 98
	137	+	law. 99
	138	+	(d) The department shall increase the base salary of a state police 100
	139	+	officer, and a municipal police department shall increase the base salary 101
	140	+	of a municipal police officer, if the municipality is participating in the 102
	141	+	police officer career incentive pay program, as follows: 103
	142	+	(1) Three per cent for accumulating ten points, 104
	143	+	(2) Six per cent for accumulating twenty-five points, 105
	144	+	(3) Ten per cent for accumulating forty points, 106
	145	+	(4) Fifteen per cent for accumulating sixty points, 107
	146	+	(5) Twenty per cent for accumulating one hundred twenty points, 108 Raised Bill No. 6863
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161		-	~~section 7-323j, or member~~ of ~~a volunteer fire company, (C) municipal 119~~
162		-	~~employee, or (D) state employee, as defined in section 5-154, killed in 120~~
163		-	~~the line of duty, (7) for any resident of the state who is a dependent 121~~
164		-	~~child or surviving spouse of a specified terrorist victim who was a 122~~
165		-	~~resident~~ of ~~this state,~~ ~~(8) for any dependent child of a resident of the 123~~
166		-	~~state who was killed in~~ a ~~multivehicle crash at or near~~ the ~~intersection 124~~
167		-	~~of Routes 44 and 10 and Nod Road~~ in ~~Avon on July 29,~~ ~~2005, [and] (9) 125~~
168		-	~~for any resident~~ of ~~the state who is a dependent child or surviving 126~~
169		-	~~spouse of a person who was killed in action while performing active 127~~
170		-	~~military duty with~~ the ~~armed forces~~ of ~~the United States on or after 128~~
171		-	~~September 11,~~ ~~2001, and who was a resident~~ of ~~this state~~, ~~(10) for a 129~~
172		-	~~police officer~~, ~~as defined~~ in ~~section 7-294a~~, ~~who has been employed as 130~~
173		-	~~such an~~ officer ~~in the state for not less than two years, and (11) for any 131~~
174		-	~~dependent child of a police officer~~, ~~as defined in section 7-294a~~, ~~who 132~~
175		-	~~has been employed as such an officer in~~ the ~~state for not less than five 133~~
176		-	~~years. If any person who receives a tuition waiver in accordance with 134~~
177		-	~~the provisions of this subsection also receives educational 135~~
178		-	~~reimbursement from an employer~~, ~~such waiver shall be reduced by the 136~~
179		-	~~amount~~ of ~~such educational reimbursement. Veterans and members~~ of ~~137~~
180		-	~~the National Guard described in subdivision~~ (5) ~~of this subsection shall 138~~
181		-	~~be given~~ the ~~same status as students not receiving tuition waivers in 139~~
182		-	~~registering for courses at regional community-technical~~ ~~colleges~~. ~~140~~
183		-	~~Notwithstanding~~ the ~~provisions of section 10a-~~30, ~~as used in this 141~~
184		-	~~subsection~~, ~~"domiciled in this state"~~ ~~includes domicile for less than one 142~~
185		-	~~year. 143~~
186		-	~~Sec. 8.~~ ~~Subsection (d) of section 10a-99 of~~ the ~~general statutes is 144~~
187		-	~~repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective~~ ~~July 145~~
188		-	~~1, 2023): 146~~
189		-	~~(d) Said board shall waive~~ the ~~payment~~ of ~~tuition fees at the 147~~
190		-	~~Connecticut State University System (1) for any dependent child~~ of ~~a 148~~
191		-	~~person whom the armed forces of the United States has declared~~ to ~~be 149~~
192		-	~~missing in action~~ or ~~to have been a prisoner of war while serving in 150~~
193		-	~~such armed forces after January 1,~~ ~~1960, which child has been accepted 151~~ ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 6863
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	153	+	(6) Thirty per cent for accumulating one hundred fifty points. 110
	154	+	(e) The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection 111
	155	+	shall reimburse a participating municipality for one-half of the costs 112
	156	+	incurred by such municipality in increasing the base salary of municipal 113
	157	+	police officers pursuant to the provisions of subsection (d) of this 114
	158	+	section. 115
	159	+	(f) The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in 116
	160	+	consultation with the Office of Higher Education, shall adopt 117
	161	+	regulations, in accordance with chapter 54 of the general statutes, to 118
	162	+	implement the police officer career incentive pay program. Such 119
	163	+	regulations shall include, but need not be limited to, provisions 120
	164	+	regarding (1) the process to identify courses and degree programs that 121
	165	+	qualify for the program, (2) required certifications or academic 122
	166	+	standards for courses and degree programs, (3) requirements for 123
	167	+	periodic review of approved courses and degree programs, (4) 124
	168	+	conditions requiring the revocation of approval of a course or degree 125
	169	+	program, (5) the process to determine a police officer's base salary, and 126
	170	+	(6) the process for municipalities to apply for, and the department to 127
	171	+	provide, reimbursements under subsection (e) of this section. 128
	172	+	Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 129
	173	+	2024, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Commissioner of Emergency 130
	174	+	Services and Public Protection shall provide a grant to each of the top 131
	175	+	ten most populous municipalities in the state in order to increase the 132
	176	+	salaries of police officers serving such municipalities. A municipality 133
	177	+	receiving such a grant shall not use the grant for any purpose other than 134
	178	+	increasing the salaries of police officers. 135
	179	+	Sec. 8. Section 12-81 of the general statutes is amended by adding 136
	180	+	subdivision (83) as follows (Effective October 1, 2023, and applicable to 137
	181	+	assessment years commencing on or after October 1, 2023): 138
	182	+	(NEW) (83) Property to the amount of ten thousand dollars belonging 139 Raised Bill No. 6863
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200		-	for admission to such institution and is a resident of the state at the 152
201		-	time such child is accepted for admission to such institution, (2) subject 153
202		-	to the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, for any veteran, as 154
203		-	defined in section 27-103, who performed service in time of war, as 155
204		-	defined in section 27-103, except that for purposes of this subsection, 156
205		-	"service in time of war" shall not include time spent in attendance at a 157
206		-	military service academy, which veteran has been accepted for 158
207		-	admission to such institution and is domiciled in this state at the time 159
208		-	such veteran is accepted for admission to such institution, (3) for any 160
209		-	resident of the state sixty-two years of age or older who has been 161
210		-	accepted for admission to such institution, provided (A) such resident 162
211		-	is enrolled in a degree-granting program, or (B) at the end of the 163
212		-	regular registration period, there are enrolled in the course a sufficient 164
213		-	number of students other than those residents eligible for waivers 165
214		-	pursuant to this subdivision to offer the course in which such resident 166
215		-	intends to enroll and there is space available in such course after 167
216		-	accommodating all such students, (4) for any student attending the 168
217		-	Connecticut Police Academy who is enrolled in a law enforcement 169
218		-	program at said academy offered in coordination with the university 170
219		-	which accredits courses taken in such program, (5) for any active 171
220		-	member of the Connecticut Army or Air National Guard who (A) has 172
221		-	been certified by the Adjutant General or such Adjutant General's 173
222		-	designee as a member in good standing of the guard, and (B) is 174
223		-	enrolled or accepted for admission to such institution on a full-time or 175
224		-	part-time basis in an undergraduate or graduate degree-granting 176
225		-	program, (6) for any dependent child of a (A) police officer, as defined 177
226		-	in section 7-294a, or supernumerary or auxiliary police officer, (B) 178
227		-	firefighter, as defined in section 7-323j, or member of a volunteer fire 179
228		-	company, (C) municipal employee, or (D) state employee, as defined in 180
229		-	section 5-154, killed in the line of duty, (7) for any resident of this state 181
230		-	who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a specified terrorist 182
231		-	victim who was a resident of the state, (8) for any dependent child of a 183
232		-	resident of the state who was killed in a multivehicle crash at or near 184
233		-	the intersection of Routes 44 and 10 and Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 185
234		-	2005, [and] (9) for any resident of the state who is a dependent child or 186 Substitute Bill No. 6863
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	188	+	to, or held in trust for, any resident of this state who is a police officer, 140
	189	+	as defined in section 7-294a. 141
	190	+	Sec. 9. Subsection (d) of section 10a-77 of the general statutes is 142
	191	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 143
	192	+	2023): 144
	193	+	(d) Said board of trustees shall waive the payment of tuition at any of 145
	194	+	the regional community-technical colleges (1) for any dependent child 146
	195	+	of a person whom the armed forces of the United States has declared to 147
	196	+	be missing in action or to have been a prisoner of war while serving in 148
	197	+	such armed forces after January 1, 1960, which child has been accepted 149
	198	+	for admission to such institution and is a resident of the state at the time 150
	199	+	such child is accepted for admission to such institution, (2) subject to the 151
	200	+	provisions of subsection (e) of this section, for any veteran, as defined in 152
	201	+	section 27-103, who performed service in time of war, as defined in 153
	202	+	section 27-103, except that for purposes of this subsection, "service in 154
	203	+	time of war" shall not include time spent in attendance at a military 155
	204	+	service academy, which veteran has been accepted for admission to such 156
	205	+	institution and is domiciled in this state at the time such veteran is 157
	206	+	accepted for admission to such institution, (3) for any resident of the 158
	207	+	state sixty-two years of age or older, provided, at the end of the regular 159
	208	+	registration period, there are enrolled in the course a sufficient number 160
	209	+	of students other than those residents eligible for waivers pursuant to 161
	210	+	this subdivision to offer the course in which such resident intends to 162
	211	+	enroll and there is space available in such course after accommodating 163
	212	+	all such students, (4) for any student attending the Connecticut State 164
	213	+	Police Academy who is enrolled in a law enforcement program at said 165
	214	+	academy offered in coordination with a regional community-technical 166
	215	+	college which accredits courses taken in such program, (5) for any active 167
	216	+	member of the Connecticut Army or Air National Guard who (A) has 168
	217	+	been certified by the Adjutant General or such Adjutant General's 169
	218	+	designee as a member in good standing of the guard, and (B) is enrolled 170
	219	+	or accepted for admission to such institution on a full-time or part-time 171
	220	+	basis in an undergraduate degree-granting program, (6) for any 172
	221	+	dependent child of a (A) police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, or 173 Raised Bill No. 6863
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241		-	surviving spouse of a person who was killed in action while 187
242		-	performing active military duty with the armed forces of the United 188
243		-	States on or after September 11, 2001, and who was a resident of this 189
244		-	state, (10) for a police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, who has 190
245		-	been employed as such an officer in the state for not less than two 191
246		-	years, and (11) for any dependent child of a police officer, as defined in 192
247		-	section 7-294a, who has been employed as such an officer in the state 193
248		-	for not less than five years. If any person who receives a tuition waiver 194
249		-	in accordance with the provisions of this subsection also receives 195
250		-	educational reimbursement from an employer, such waiver shall be 196
251		-	reduced by the amount of such educational reimbursement. Veterans 197
252		-	and members of the National Guard described in subdivision (5) of 198
253		-	this subsection shall be given the same status as students not receiving 199
254		-	tuition waivers in registering for courses at Connecticut state 200
255		-	universities. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-30, as used 201
256		-	in this subsection, "domiciled in this state" includes domicile for less 202
257		-	than one year. 203
258		-	Sec. 9. Subsection (e) of section 10a-105 of the general statutes is 204
259		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 205
260		-	1, 2023): 206
261		-	(e) Said board of trustees shall waive the payment of tuition fees at 207
262		-	The University of Connecticut (1) for any dependent child of a person 208
263		-	whom the armed forces of the United States has declared to be missing 209
264		-	in action or to have been a prisoner of war while serving in such armed 210
265		-	forces after January 1, 1960, which child has been accepted for 211
266		-	admission to The University of Connecticut and is a resident of the 212
267		-	state at the time such child is accepted for admission to said institution, 213
268		-	(2) subject to the provisions of subsection (f) of this section, for any 214
269		-	veteran, as defined in section 27-103, who performed service in time of 215
270		-	war, as defined in section 27-103, except that for purposes of this 216
271		-	subsection, "service in time of war" shall not include time spent in 217
272		-	attendance at a military service academy, which veteran has been 218
273		-	accepted for admission to said institution and is domiciled in this state 219 Substitute Bill No. 6863
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	227	+	supernumerary or auxiliary police officer, (B) firefighter, as defined in 174
	228	+	section 7-323j, or member of a volunteer fire company, (C) municipal 175
	229	+	employee, or (D) state employee, as defined in section 5-154, killed in 176
	230	+	the line of duty, (7) for any resident of the state who is a dependent child 177
	231	+	or surviving spouse of a specified terrorist victim who was a resident of 178
	232	+	this state, (8) for any dependent child of a resident of the state who was 179
	233	+	killed in a multivehicle crash at or near the intersection of Routes 44 and 180
	234	+	10 and Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, [and] (9) for any resident of 181
	235	+	the state who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a person who 182
	236	+	was killed in action while performing active military duty with the 183
	237	+	armed forces of the United States on or after September 11, 2001, and 184
	238	+	who was a resident of this state, (10) for a police officer, as defined in 185
	239	+	section 7-294a, who has been employed as such an officer in the state for 186
	240	+	not less than two years, and (11) for any dependent child of a police 187
	241	+	officer, as defined in section 7-294a, who has been employed as such an 188
	242	+	officer in the state for not less than five years. If any person who receives 189
	243	+	a tuition waiver in accordance with the provisions of this subsection also 190
	244	+	receives educational reimbursement from an employer, such waiver 191
	245	+	shall be reduced by the amount of such educational reimbursement. 192
	246	+	Veterans and members of the National Guard described in subdivision 193
	247	+	(5) of this subsection shall be given the same status as students not 194
	248	+	receiving tuition waivers in registering for courses at regional 195
	249	+	community-technical colleges. Notwithstanding the provisions of 196
	250	+	section 10a-30, as used in this subsection, "domiciled in this state" 197
	251	+	includes domicile for less than one year. 198
	252	+	Sec. 10. Subsection (d) of section 10a-99 of the general statutes is 199
	253	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 200
	254	+	2023): 201
	255	+	(d) Said board shall waive the payment of tuition fees at the 202
	256	+	Connecticut State University System (1) for any dependent child of a 203
	257	+	person whom the armed forces of the United States has declared to be 204
	258	+	missing in action or to have been a prisoner of war while serving in such 205
	259	+	armed forces after January 1, 1960, which child has been accepted for 206
	260	+	admission to such institution and is a resident of the state at the time 207 Raised Bill No. 6863
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280		-	at the time such veteran is accepted for admission to said institution, 220
281		-	(3) for any resident of the state sixty-two years of age or older who has 221
282		-	been accepted for admission to said institution, provided (A) such 222
283		-	resident is enrolled in a degree-granting program, or (B) at the end of 223
284		-	the regular registration period, there are enrolled in the course a 224
285		-	sufficient number of students other than those residents eligible for 225
286		-	waivers pursuant to this subdivision to offer the course in which such 226
287		-	resident intends to enroll and there is space available in such course 227
288		-	after accommodating all such students, (4) for any active member of 228
289		-	the Connecticut Army or Air National Guard who (A) has been 229
290		-	certified by the Adjutant General or such Adjutant General's designee 230
291		-	as a member in good standing of the guard, and (B) is enrolled or 231
292		-	accepted for admission to said institution on a full-time or part-time 232
293		-	basis in an undergraduate or graduate degree-granting program, (5) 233
294		-	for any dependent child of a (A) police officer, as defined in section 7-234
295		-	294a, or supernumerary or auxiliary police officer, (B) firefighter, as 235
296		-	defined in section 7-323j, or member of a volunteer fire company, (C) 236
297		-	municipal employee, or (D) state employee, as defined in section 5-154, 237
298		-	killed in the line of duty, (6) for any resident of the state who is the 238
299		-	dependent child or surviving spouse of a specified terrorist victim who 239
300		-	was a resident of the state, (7) for any dependent child of a resident of 240
301		-	the state who was killed in a multivehicle crash at or near the 241
302		-	intersection of Routes 44 and 10 and Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 242
303		-	2005, [and] (8) for any resident of the state who is a dependent child or 243
304		-	surviving spouse of a person who was killed in action while 244
305		-	performing active military duty with the armed forces of the United 245
306		-	States on or after September 11, 2001, and who was a resident of this 246
307		-	state, (9) for a police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, who has been 247
308		-	employed as such an officer in the state for not less than two years, and 248
309		-	(10) for any dependent child of a police officer, as defined in section 7-249
310		-	294a, who has been employed as such an officer in the state for not less 250
311		-	than five years. If any person who receives a tuition waiver in 251
312		-	accordance with the provisions of this subsection also receives 252
313		-	educational reimbursement from an employer, such waiver shall be 253
314		-	reduced by the amount of such educational reimbursement. Veterans 254 Substitute Bill No. 6863
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	266	+	such child is accepted for admission to such institution, (2) subject to the 208
	267	+	provisions of subsection (e) of this section, for any veteran, as defined in 209
	268	+	section 27-103, who performed service in time of war, as defined in 210
	269	+	section 27-103, except that for purposes of this subsection, "service in 211
	270	+	time of war" shall not include time spent in attendance at a military 212
	271	+	service academy, which veteran has been accepted for admission to such 213
	272	+	institution and is domiciled in this state at the time such veteran is 214
	273	+	accepted for admission to such institution, (3) for any resident of the 215
	274	+	state sixty-two years of age or older who has been accepted for 216
	275	+	admission to such institution, provided (A) such resident is enrolled in 217
	276	+	a degree-granting program, or (B) at the end of the regular registration 218
	277	+	period, there are enrolled in the course a sufficient number of students 219
	278	+	other than those residents eligible for waivers pursuant to this 220
	279	+	subdivision to offer the course in which such resident intends to enroll 221
	280	+	and there is space available in such course after accommodating all such 222
	281	+	students, (4) for any student attending the Connecticut Police Academy 223
	282	+	who is enrolled in a law enforcement program at said academy offered 224
	283	+	in coordination with the university which accredits courses taken in 225
	284	+	such program, (5) for any active member of the Connecticut Army or 226
	285	+	Air National Guard who (A) has been certified by the Adjutant General 227
	286	+	or such Adjutant General's designee as a member in good standing of 228
	287	+	the guard, and (B) is enrolled or accepted for admission to such 229
	288	+	institution on a full-time or part-time basis in an undergraduate or 230
	289	+	graduate degree-granting program, (6) for any dependent child of a (A) 231
	290	+	police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, or supernumerary or 232
	291	+	auxiliary police officer, (B) firefighter, as defined in section 7-323j, or 233
	292	+	member of a volunteer fire company, (C) municipal employee, or (D) 234
	293	+	state employee, as defined in section 5-154, killed in the line of duty, (7) 235
	294	+	for any resident of this state who is a dependent child or surviving 236
	295	+	spouse of a specified terrorist victim who was a resident of the state, (8) 237
	296	+	for any dependent child of a resident of the state who was killed in a 238
	297	+	multivehicle crash at or near the intersection of Routes 44 and 10 and 239
	298	+	Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, [and] (9) for any resident of the state 240
	299	+	who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a person who was 241
	300	+	killed in action while performing active military duty with the armed 242 Raised Bill No. 6863
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321		-	and members of the National Guard described in subdivision (4) of 255
322		-	this subsection shall be given the same status as students not receiving 256
323		-	tuition waivers in registering for courses at The University of 257
324		-	Connecticut. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-30, as used 258
325		-	in this subsection, "domiciled in this state" includes domicile for less 259
326		-	than one year. 260
327		-	Sec. 10. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) For the fiscal year ending 261
328		-	June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Office of Higher 262
329		-	Education, in collaboration with the Department of Emergency 263
330		-	Services and Public Protection, shall administer a police officer loan 264
331		-	reimbursement grant program for individuals who have been 265
332		-	employed as a police officer, as defined in section 7-294a of the general 266
333		-	statutes, in the state for not less than ten years. 267
334		-	(b) Any individual who satisfies the eligibility requirements 268
335		-	prescribed by the office may receive an annual grant for 269
336		-	reimbursement of federal or state educational loans (1) in an amount 270
337		-	up to ten per cent of such individual's federal or state educational 271
338		-	loans but not exceeding five thousand dollars in any year, and (2) for a 272
339		-	period not to exceed ten years. Such individual shall only be 273
340		-	reimbursed for loan payments made while such person is employed as 274
341		-	a police officer in the state. 275
342		-	(c) Individuals may apply to the Office of Higher Education for 276
343		-	grants under this section at such time and in such manner as the 277
344		-	executive director of the Office of Higher Education prescribes. 278
345		-	(d) Any unexpended funds appropriated for purposes of this 279
346		-	section shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year but shall be available 280
347		-	for expenditure during the next fiscal year. 281
348		-	(e) The Office of Higher Education may accept gifts, grants and 282
349		-	donations, from any source, public or private, for the police officer 283
350		-	loan reimbursement grant program. 284
351		-	Sec. 11. (Effective from passage) The State Retirement Commission 285 Substitute Bill No. 6863
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	306	+	forces of the United States on or after September 11, 2001, and who was 243
	307	+	a resident of this state, (10) for a police officer, as defined in section 7-244
	308	+	294a, who has been employed as such an officer in the state for not less 245
	309	+	than two years, and (11) for any dependent child of a police officer, as 246
	310	+	defined in section 7-294a, who has been employed as such an officer in 247
	311	+	the state for not less than five years. If any person who receives a tuition 248
	312	+	waiver in accordance with the provisions of this subsection also receives 249
	313	+	educational reimbursement from an employer, such waiver shall be 250
	314	+	reduced by the amount of such educational reimbursement. Veterans 251
	315	+	and members of the National Guard described in subdivision (5) of this 252
	316	+	subsection shall be given the same status as students not receiving 253
	317	+	tuition waivers in registering for courses at Connecticut state 254
	318	+	universities. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-30, as used 255
	319	+	in this subsection, "domiciled in this state" includes domicile for less 256
	320	+	than one year. 257
	321	+	Sec. 11. Subsection (e) of section 10a-105 of the general statutes is 258
	322	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 259
	323	+	2023): 260
	324	+	(e) Said board of trustees shall waive the payment of tuition fees at 261
	325	+	The University of Connecticut (1) for any dependent child of a person 262
	326	+	whom the armed forces of the United States has declared to be missing 263
	327	+	in action or to have been a prisoner of war while serving in such armed 264
	328	+	forces after January 1, 1960, which child has been accepted for admission 265
	329	+	to The University of Connecticut and is a resident of the state at the time 266
	330	+	such child is accepted for admission to said institution, (2) subject to the 267
	331	+	provisions of subsection (f) of this section, for any veteran, as defined in 268
	332	+	section 27-103, who performed service in time of war, as defined in 269
	333	+	section 27-103, except that for purposes of this subsection, "service in 270
	334	+	time of war" shall not include time spent in attendance at a military 271
	335	+	service academy, which veteran has been accepted for admission to said 272
	336	+	institution and is domiciled in this state at the time such veteran is 273
	337	+	accepted for admission to said institution, (3) for any resident of the state 274
	338	+	sixty-two years of age or older who has been accepted for admission to 275
	339	+	said institution, provided (A) such resident is enrolled in a degree-276 Raised Bill No. 6863
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358		-	shall (1) study deferred retirement option plans and make 286
359		-	recommendations for development of such a plan that is (A) 287
360		-	administered by the state, and (B) permits any police officer in the state 288
361		-	to participate in the plan, and (2) study the types and levels of 289
362		-	retirement medical benefits provided to police officers and the spouses 290
363		-	of such officers in the state and make recommendations regarding the 291
364		-	provision of such benefits. The commission may consult with the 292
365		-	Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, municipal 293
366		-	police departments and any other entities the commission deems 294
367		-	appropriate. Not later than January 1, 2024, the commission shall 295
368		-	report the results of such studies and any recommendations, in 296
369		-	accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 297
370		-	to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 298
371		-	cognizance of matters relating to public safety and security. 299
372		-	Sec. 12. (Effective from passage) Not later than October 1, 2023, the 300
373		-	Governor shall enter negotiations with the employee organization that 301
374		-	is the representative of state police officers to seek amendments to any 302
375		-	collective bargaining agreement to establish conditions under which a 303
376		-	state police officer who retired from service as such an officer may 304
377		-	return to such service and (1) resume earning credit toward retirement 305
378		-	benefits, in the same manner as such officer earned such credit prior to 306
379		-	such officer's retirement, and (2) be eligible for earning the same 307
380		-	benefits as such officer was eligible for prior to such officer's 308
381		-	retirement. 309
382		-	Sec. 13. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) Each collective bargaining 310
383		-	agreement entered into on or after July 1, 2024, or amended on or after 311
384		-	July 1, 2024, between a municipality and an employee organization 312
385		-	that is the representative of police officers in the municipality, shall 313
386		-	permit police officers who retire and remain certified by the Police 314
387		-	Officer Standards and Training Council pursuant to section 7-294d of 315
388		-	the general statutes, as amended by this act, to return to part-time or 316
389		-	full-time employment as a police officer with the municipality while 317
390		-	collecting such officer's pension, to the maximum extent permissible 318 Substitute Bill No. 6863
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	345	+	granting program, or (B) at the end of the regular registration period, 277
	346	+	there are enrolled in the course a sufficient number of students other 278
	347	+	than those residents eligible for waivers pursuant to this subdivision to 279
	348	+	offer the course in which such resident intends to enroll and there is 280
	349	+	space available in such course after accommodating all such students, 281
	350	+	(4) for any active member of the Connecticut Army or Air National 282
	351	+	Guard who (A) has been certified by the Adjutant General or such 283
	352	+	Adjutant General's designee as a member in good standing of the guard, 284
	353	+	and (B) is enrolled or accepted for admission to said institution on a full-285
	354	+	time or part-time basis in an undergraduate or graduate degree-286
	355	+	granting program, (5) for any dependent child of a (A) police officer, as 287
	356	+	defined in section 7-294a, or supernumerary or auxiliary police officer, 288
	357	+	(B) firefighter, as defined in section 7-323j, or member of a volunteer fire 289
	358	+	company, (C) municipal employee, or (D) state employee, as defined in 290
	359	+	section 5-154, killed in the line of duty, (6) for any resident of the state 291
	360	+	who is the dependent child or surviving spouse of a specified terrorist 292
	361	+	victim who was a resident of the state, (7) for any dependent child of a 293
	362	+	resident of the state who was killed in a multivehicle crash at or near the 294
	363	+	intersection of Routes 44 and 10 and Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, 295
	364	+	[and] (8) for any resident of the state who is a dependent child or 296
	365	+	surviving spouse of a person who was killed in action while performing 297
	366	+	active military duty with the armed forces of the United States on or 298
	367	+	after September 11, 2001, and who was a resident of this state, (9) for a 299
	368	+	police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, who has been employed as 300
	369	+	such an officer in the state for not less than two years, and (10) for any 301
	370	+	dependent child of a police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, who has 302
	371	+	been employed as such an officer in the state for not less than five years. 303
	372	+	If any person who receives a tuition waiver in accordance with the 304
	373	+	provisions of this subsection also receives educational reimbursement 305
	374	+	from an employer, such waiver shall be reduced by the amount of such 306
	375	+	educational reimbursement. Veterans and members of the National 307
	376	+	Guard described in subdivision (4) of this subsection shall be given the 308
	377	+	same status as students not receiving tuition waivers in registering for 309
	378	+	courses at The University of Connecticut. Notwithstanding the 310
	379	+	provisions of section 10a-30, as used in this subsection, "domiciled in 311 Raised Bill No. 6863
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397		-	under state and federal law and regulations. 319
398		-	Sec. 14. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to 320
399		-	study the volunteer police auxiliary force authorized under section 29-321
400		-	22 of the general statutes and make recommendations for improving 322
401		-	the organization of such auxiliary force and maximizing the services 323
402		-	that may be provided by auxiliary state police and municipal police 324
403		-	officers. 325
404		-	(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 326
405		-	(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; 327
406		-	(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; 328
407		-	(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 329
408		-	Representatives; 330
409		-	(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 331
410		-	(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 332
411		-	Representatives; 333
412		-	(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 334
413		-	(7) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, 335
414		-	or the commissioner's designee; and 336
415		-	(8) Two persons appointed by the Governor. 337
416		-	(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 338
417		-	(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 339
418		-	of the General Assembly. 340
419		-	(d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 341
420		-	than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy 342
421		-	shall be filled by the appointing authority. 343
422		-	(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president 344 Substitute Bill No. 6863
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	385	+	this state" includes domicile for less than one year. 312
	386	+	Sec. 12. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) For the fiscal year ending 313
	387	+	June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Office of Higher 314
	388	+	Education, in collaboration with the Department of Emergency Services 315
	389	+	and Public Protection, shall administer a police officer loan 316
	390	+	reimbursement grant program for individuals who have been employed 317
	391	+	as a police officer, as defined in section 7-294a of the general statutes, in 318
	392	+	the state for not less than ten years. 319
	393	+	(b) Any individual who satisfies the eligibility requirements 320
	394	+	prescribed in subsection (a) of this section may receive an annual grant 321
	395	+	for reimbursement of federal or state educational loans (1) in an amount 322
	396	+	up to ten per cent of such individual's federal or state educational loans 323
	397	+	but does not exceed five thousand dollars in any year, and (2) for a 324
	398	+	period not to exceed ten years. Such individual shall only be reimbursed 325
	399	+	for loan payments made while such person is employed as a police 326
	400	+	officer in the state. 327
	401	+	(c) Individuals may apply to the Office of Higher Education for grants 328
	402	+	under this section at such time and in such manner as the executive 329
	403	+	director of the Office of Higher Education prescribes. 330
	404	+	(d) Any unexpended funds appropriated for purposes of this section 331
	405	+	shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year but shall be available for 332
	406	+	expenditure during the next fiscal year. 333
	407	+	(e) The Office of Higher Education may accept gifts, grants and 334
	408	+	donations, from any source, public or private, for the police officer loan 335
	409	+	reimbursement grant program. 336
	410	+	Sec. 13. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) Unless a collective 337
	411	+	bargaining agreement provides otherwise, each municipality, as 338
	412	+	defined in section 7-148 of the general statutes, shall provide each 339
	413	+	individual such municipality employs as a police officer with pension 340
	414	+	benefits, either through participation in (1) the municipal employees' 341
	415	+	retirement system, pursuant to section 7-427 of the general statutes, or 342 Raised Bill No. 6863
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429		-	pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force 345
430		-	from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall 346
431		-	schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not 347
432		-	later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. 348
433		-	(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 349
434		-	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public 350
435		-	safety and security shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 351
436		-	(g) Not later than January 1, 2024, the task force shall submit a 352
437		-	report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing 353
438		-	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 354
439		-	relating to public safety and security, in accordance with the 355
440		-	provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. The task force shall 356
441		-	terminate on the date that it submits such report or January 1, 2024, 357
442		-	whichever is later. 358
443		-	Sec. 15. (Effective July 1, 2023) The sum of five hundred thousand 359
444		-	dollars is appropriated to the Department of Emergency Services and 360
445		-	Public Protection from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending 361
446		-	June 30, 2024, for the state-wide campaign developed pursuant to 362
447		-	section 1 of this act. 363
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	421	+	(2) any other system that provides such individuals with benefits that 343
	422	+	are comparable or superior to those benefits offered by the Municipal 344
	423	+	Employees Retirement System. 345
	424	+	Sec. 14. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The State Retirement 346
	425	+	Commission, in consultation with the Department of Emergency 347
	426	+	Services and Public Protection and such other entities as the commission 348
	427	+	deems advisable, shall study deferred retirement option plans and make 349
	428	+	recommendations for development of such a plan that (1) is 350
	429	+	administered by the state, and (2) permits any police officer in the state 351
	430	+	to participate in the plan. Not later than January 1, 2024, the commission 352
	431	+	shall report the results of such study and the commission's 353
	432	+	recommendations, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of 354
	433	+	the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General 355
	434	+	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety and 356
	435	+	security. 357
	436	+	Sec. 15. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than October 1, 2023, 358
	437	+	the Governor shall enter negotiations with the employee organization 359
	438	+	that is the representative of state police officers to seek amendments to 360
	439	+	any collective bargaining agreement to establish conditions under 361
	440	+	which a state police officer who retired from service as such an officer 362
	441	+	may return to such service and (1) resume earning credit toward 363
	442	+	retirement benefits, in the same manner as such officer earned such 364
	443	+	credit prior to such officer's retirement, and (2) be eligible for earning 365
	444	+	the same benefits as such officer was eligible for prior to such officer's 366
	445	+	retirement. 367
	446	+	Sec. 16. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) Each collective bargaining 368
	447	+	agreement entered into on or after July 1, 2024, or amended on or after 369
	448	+	July 1, 2024, between a municipality and an employee organization that 370
	449	+	is the representative of police officers in the municipality, shall permit 371
	450	+	police officers who retire and remain certified by the Police Officer 372
	451	+	Standards and Training Council pursuant to section 7-294d of the 373
	452	+	general statutes to return to part-time or full-time employment as a 374
	453	+	police officer with the municipality while collecting such officer's 375 Raised Bill No. 6863
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	459	+	pension, to the maximum extent permissible under state and federal law 376
	460	+	and regulations. 377
	461	+	Sec. 17. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) Each collective bargaining 378
	462	+	agreement entered into on or after July 1, 2024, or amended on or after 379
	463	+	July 1, 2024, that provides for benefits for a police officer, as defined in 380
	464	+	section 7-294a of the general statutes, shall require that an officer 381
	465	+	covered by such agreement qualify for (1) retirement medical benefits 382
	466	+	for such officer and such officer's spouse, if the officer retires after not 383
	467	+	less than ten years of employment with such officer's employer, and (2) 384
	468	+	a cost-of-living adjustment to any pension payments to be received by 385
	469	+	such officer, in an amount not less than two per cent and not more than 386
	470	+	seven per cent per year, if the officer retires after not less than twenty 387
	471	+	years of employment with such officer's employer. 388
	472	+	Sec. 18. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to 389
	473	+	study the volunteer police auxiliary force authorized under section 29-390
	474	+	22 of the general statutes and make recommendations for improving the 391
	475	+	organization of such auxiliary force and maximizing the services that 392
	476	+	may be provided by auxiliary state police and municipal police officers. 393
	477	+	(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 394
	478	+	(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; 395
	479	+	(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; 396
	480	+	(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the H ouse of 397
	481	+	Representatives; 398
	482	+	(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 399
	483	+	(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 400
	484	+	Representatives; 401
	485	+	(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 402
	486	+	(7) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, 403 Raised Bill No. 6863
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	492	+	or the commissioner's designee; and 404
	493	+	(8) Two persons appointed by the Governor. 405
	494	+	(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 406
	495	+	(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 407
	496	+	of the General Assembly. 408
	497	+	(d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 409
	498	+	than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall 410
	499	+	be filled by the appointing authority. 411
	500	+	(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro 412
	501	+	tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from 413
	502	+	among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule 414
	503	+	the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty 415
	504	+	days after the effective date of this section. 416
	505	+	(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 417
	506	+	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety 418
	507	+	and security shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 419
	508	+	(g) Not later than January 1, 2024, the task force shall submit a report 420
	509	+	on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of 421
	510	+	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public 422
	511	+	safety and security, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a 423
	512	+	of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it 424
	513	+	submits such report or January 1, 2024, whichever is later. 425
	514	+	Sec. 19. (Effective July 1, 2023) The sum of five hundred thousand 426
	515	+	dollars is appropriated to the Department of Emergency Services and 427
	516	+	Public Protection from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 428
	517	+	30, 2024, for the state-wide campaign developed pursuant to section 1 429
	518	+	of this act. 430
448	519		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
449	520		sections:
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451	527		Section 1 July 1, 2023 New section
452	528		Sec. 2 July 1, 2023 New section
453	529		Sec. 3 July 1, 2023 New section
454	530		Sec. 4 July 1, 2023 New section
455	531		Sec. 5 July 1, 2023 7-294d(b)
456		-	Sec. 6 July 1, 2023 New section
457		-	Sec. 7 July 1, 2023 10a-77(d)
458		-	Sec. 8 July 1, 2023 10a-99(d)
459		-	Sec. 9 July 1, 2023 10a-105(e)
460		-	Sec. 10 July 1, 2023 New section
461		-	Sec. 11 from passage New section
462		-	Sec. 12 from passage New section Substitute Bill No. 6863
	532	+	Sec. 6 October 1, 2023 New section
	533	+	Sec. 7 July 1, 2023 New section
	534	+	Sec. 8 October 1, 2023, and
	535	+	applicable to assessment
	536	+	years commencing on or
	537	+	after October 1, 2023
	538	+	12-81(83)
	539	+	Sec. 9 July 1, 2023 10a-77(d)
	540	+	Sec. 10 July 1, 2023 10a-99(d)
	541	+	Sec. 11 July 1, 2023 10a-105(e)
	542	+	Sec. 12 July 1, 2023 New section
	543	+	Sec. 13 October 1, 2023 New section
	544	+	Sec. 14 from passage New section
	545	+	Sec. 15 from passage New section
	546	+	Sec. 16 July 1, 2024 New section
	547	+	Sec. 17 July 1, 2024 New section
	548	+	Sec. 18 from passage New section
	549	+	Sec. 19 July 1, 2023 New section
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470		-	Sec. 14 from passage New section
471		-	Sec. 15 July 1, 2023 New section
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473		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
474		-	In Section 5(b)(2), "section" was bracketed and "subdivision" was
475		-	inserted for accuracy; in Section 10(b), "in subsection (a) of this section"
476		-	was changed to "by the office" for internal consistency; and in Section
477		-	11, "in the state" was added for clarity and "the commission's" was
478		-	changed to "any" for conciseness.
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480		-	PS Joint Favorable Subst.
	551	+	Statement of Purpose:
	552	+	To enhance recruitment and retention of police officers.
	553	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	554	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	555	+	underlined.]
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