OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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SB-421
AN ACT CONCERNING LAW ENFORCEMENT RECRUITMENT
AND RETENTION.
AMENDMENT
LCO No.: 5201
File Copy No.: 223
Senate Calendar No.: 169
Primary Analyst: RP 5/1/24
Contributing Analyst(s): ()
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 25 $ FY 26 $
Department of Emergency
Services and Public Protection
GF - Potential
Cost
See Below See Below
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The amendment strikes the underlying bill and its associated fiscal
impact resulting in the impact described below.
Section 1 requires the Department of Emergency Services and Public
Protection (DESPP) to develop, coordinate and implement a plan to
promote the law enforcement profession, resulting in a potential cost to
the state beginning in FY 25 to the extent that DESPP requires additional
resources meet the bill's requirements.
Section 2 requires the Police Officer Standards and Training Council
(POST) to examine criminal justice courses offered by colleges and
universities in the state and establish a pilot program with the
University of New Haven to permit an individual who attends the
academy for basic training to complete such training by taking (1)
courses related to legal issues at such university, and (2) the remaining 2024SB-00421-R00LCO05201-FNA.DOCX Page 2 of 2
courses at the academy. This section results in no fiscal impact to the
state because POST has the expertise and resources to meet the
requirements of the section.
Section 3 prohibits POST from denying police officer certification
and law enforcement units from denying someone employment as a
police officer solely because they are a lawful permanent resident
noncitizen, resulting in no fiscal impact to the state or municipalities.
Section 4 requires DESPP and POST to jointly submit a report to the
Public Safety and Security Committee with recommendations on giving
bonuses to encourage people to begin and continue careers as police
officers, resulting in no fiscal impact because the agencies have the
expertise to meet the requirements of the section.
Section 5 requires the Board of Regents for Higher Education,
UConn’s Board of Trustees, and POST to jointly submit a report that
includes a career pathway and schedule of credits to help police officers
earn higher education degrees, resulting in no fiscal impact because the
agencies have the expertise to meet the requirements of the section.
Section 6 creates a task force to study the volunteer police auxiliary
force resulting in no fiscal impact to the state because the task force has
the expertise to meet the requirements of the section.
Section 7 requires DESPP to investigate ways to develop and enhance
programs and initiatives that address the mental health needs of police
officers, resulting in no fiscal impact because the agency has the
resources to meet the requirements of the section.
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely
for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General
Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of
informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.