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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 422
February Session, 2024
AN ACT CONCERNING FIREFIGHTER RECRUITMENT AND
RETENTION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) The Connecticut Housing 1
Finance Authority shall develop and administer a program of mortgage 2
assistance to uniformed members of paid or volunteer fire departments 3
in the state. Such assistance shall be available to an eligible firefighter 4
for the purchase of a house as such firefighter's principal residence in 5
the community served by such firefighter. In making mortgage 6
assistance available under the program, the authority shall utilize down 7
payment assistance or any other appropriate housing subsidies. The 8
terms of any mortgage assistance shall allow the mortgagee to realize a 9
reasonable portion of the equity gain upon sale of the mortgaged 10
property. 11
Sec. 2. Subsection (d) of section 10a-77 of the general statutes is 12
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 13
2024): 14
(d) Said board of trustees shall waive the payment of tuition at any of 15
the regional community-technical colleges (1) for any dependent child 16
of a person whom the armed forces of the United States has declared to 17
be missing in action or to have been a prisoner of war while serving in 18 Substitute Bill No. 422
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such armed forces after January 1, 1960, which child has been accepted 19
for admission to such institution and is a resident of the state at the time 20
such child is accepted for admission to such institution, (2) subject to the 21
provisions of subsection (e) of this section, for any veteran, as defined in 22
section 27-103, who performed service in time of war, as defined in 23
section 27-103, except that for purposes of this subsection, "service in 24
time of war" shall not include time spent in attendance at a military 25
service academy, which veteran has been accepted for admission to such 26
institution and is domiciled in this state at the time such veteran is 27
accepted for admission to such institution, (3) for any resident of the 28
state sixty-two years of age or older, provided, at the end of the regular 29
registration period, there are enrolled in the course a sufficient number 30
of students other than those residents eligible for waivers pursuant to 31
this subdivision to offer the course in which such resident intends to 32
enroll and there is space available in such course after accommodating 33
all such students, (4) for any student attending the Connecticut State 34
Police Academy who is enrolled in a law enforcement program at said 35
academy offered in coordination with a regional community-technical 36
college which accredits courses taken in such program, (5) for any active 37
member of the Connecticut Army or Air National Guard who (A) has 38
been certified by the Adjutant General or such Adjutant General's 39
designee as a member in good standing of the guard, and (B) is enrolled 40
or accepted for admission to such institution on a full-time or part-time 41
basis in an undergraduate degree-granting program, (6) for any 42
dependent child of a (A) police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, or 43
supernumerary or auxiliary police officer, (B) firefighter, as defined in 44
section 7-323j, or member of a volunteer fire company, (C) municipal 45
employee, or (D) state employee, as defined in section 5-154, killed in 46
the line of duty, (7) for any resident of the state who is a dependent child 47
or surviving spouse of a specified terrorist victim who was a resident of 48
this state, (8) for any dependent child of a resident of the state who was 49
killed in a multivehicle crash at or near the intersection of Routes 44 and 50
10 and Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, [and] (9) for any resident of 51
the state who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a person who 52
was killed in action while performing active military duty with the 53 Substitute Bill No. 422
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armed forces of the United States on or after September 11, 2001, and 54
who was a resident of this state, (10) for a uniformed member of a paid 55
or volunteer fire department, who, as documented by the chief of such 56
department, has served as such a member in the state for not less than 57
two years, (11) for any dependent child of a uniformed member of a paid 58
or volunteer fire department, who, as documented by the chief of such 59
department, has served as such a member in the state for not less than 60
five years, and (12) for any student attending the state fire school, who 61
is enrolled in a program at said school offered in coordination with a 62
regional community-technical college that accredits courses taken in 63
such program. If any person who receives a tuition waiver in accordance 64
with the provisions of this subsection also receives educational 65
reimbursement from an employer, such waiver shall be reduced by the 66
amount of such educational reimbursement. Veterans and members of 67
the National Guard described in subdivision (5) of this subsection shall 68
be given the same status as students not receiving tuition waivers in 69
registering for courses at regional community-technical colleges. 70
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-30, as used in this 71
subsection, "domiciled in this state" includes domicile for less than one 72
year. 73
Sec. 3. Subsection (d) of section 10a-99 of the 2024 supplement to the 74
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 75
thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 76
(d) Said board shall waive the payment of tuition fees for 77
undergraduate and graduate degree programs at the Connecticut State 78
University System (1) for any dependent child of a person whom the 79
armed forces of the United States has declared to be missing in action or 80
to have been a prisoner of war while serving in such armed forces after 81
January 1, 1960, which child has been accepted for admission to such 82
institution and is a resident of the state at the time such child is accepted 83
for admission to such institution, (2) subject to the provisions of 84
subsection (e) of this section, for any veteran, as defined in section 27-85
103, who performed service in time of war, as defined in section 27-103, 86 Substitute Bill No. 422
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except that for purposes of this subsection, "service in time of war" shall 87
not include time spent in attendance at a military service academy, 88
which veteran has been accepted for admission to such institution and 89
is domiciled in this state at the time such veteran is accepted for 90
admission to such institution, (3) for any resident of the state sixty-two 91
years of age or older who has been accepted for admission to such 92
institution, provided (A) such resident is enrolled in a degree-granting 93
program, or (B) at the end of the regular registration period, there are 94
enrolled in the course a sufficient number of students other than those 95
residents eligible for waivers pursuant to this subdivision to offer the 96
course in which such resident intends to enroll and there is space 97
available in such course after accommodating all such students, (4) for 98
any student attending the Connecticut Police Academy who is enrolled 99
in a law enforcement program at said academy offered in coordination 100
with the university which accredits courses taken in such program, (5) 101
for any active member of the Connecticut Army or Air National Guard 102
who (A) has been certified by the Adjutant General or such Adjutant 103
General's designee as a member in good standing of the guard, and (B) 104
is enrolled or accepted for admission to such institution on a full-time 105
or part-time basis in an undergraduate or graduate degree-granting 106
program, (6) for any dependent child of a (A) police officer, as defined 107
in section 7-294a, or supernumerary or auxiliary police officer, (B) 108
firefighter, as defined in section 7-323j, or member of a volunteer fire 109
company, (C) municipal employee, or (D) state employee, as defined in 110
section 5-154, killed in the line of duty, (7) for any resident of this state 111
who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a specified terrorist 112
victim who was a resident of the state, (8) for any dependent child of a 113
resident of the state who was killed in a multivehicle crash at or near the 114
intersection of Routes 44 and 10 and Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, 115
[and] (9) for any resident of the state who is a dependent child or 116
surviving spouse of a person who was killed in action while performing 117
active military duty with the armed forces of the United States on or 118
after September 11, 2001, and who was a resident of this state, (10) for a 119
uniformed member of a paid or volunteer fire department, who, as 120
documented by the chief of such department, has served as such a 121 Substitute Bill No. 422
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member in the state for not less than two years, (11) for any dependent 122
child of a uniformed member of a paid or volunteer fire department, 123
who, as documented by the chief of such department, has served as such 124
a member in the state for not less than five years, and (12) for any 125
student attending the state fire school, who is enrolled in a program at 126
said school offered in coordination with the university that accredits 127
courses taken in such program. If any person who receives a tuition 128
waiver in accordance with the provisions of this subsection also receives 129
educational reimbursement from an employer, such waiver shall be 130
reduced by the amount of such educational reimbursement. Veterans 131
and members of the National Guard described in subdivision (5) of this 132
subsection shall be given the same status as students not receiving 133
tuition waivers in registering for courses at Connecticut state 134
universities. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-30, as used 135
in this subsection, "domiciled in this state" includes domicile for less 136
than one year. 137
Sec. 4. Subsection (e) of section 10a-105 of the 2024 supplement to the 138
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 139
thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 140
(e) Said board of trustees shall waive the payment of tuition fees for 141
any undergraduate or graduate degree program at The University of 142
Connecticut (1) for any dependent child of a person whom the armed 143
forces of the United States has declared to be missing in action or to have 144
been a prisoner of war while serving in such armed forces after January 145
1, 1960, which child has been accepted for admission to The University 146
of Connecticut and is a resident of the state at the time such child is 147
accepted for admission to said institution, (2) subject to the provisions 148
of subsection (f) of this section, for any veteran, as defined in section 27-149
103, who performed service in time of war, as defined in section 27-103, 150
except that for purposes of this subsection, "service in time of war" shall 151
not include time spent in attendance at a military service academy, 152
which veteran has been accepted for admission to said institution and is 153
domiciled in this state at the time such veteran is accepted for admission 154 Substitute Bill No. 422
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to said institution, (3) for any resident of the state sixty-two years of age 155
or older who has been accepted for admission to said institution, 156
provided (A) such resident is enrolled in a degree-granting program, or 157
(B) at the end of the regular registration period, there are enrolled in the 158
course a sufficient number of students other than those residents eligible 159
for waivers pursuant to this subdivision to offer the course in which 160
such resident intends to enroll and there is space available in such 161
course after accommodating all such students, (4) for any active member 162
of the Connecticut Army or Air National Guard who (A) has been 163
certified by the Adjutant General or such Adjutant General's designee 164
as a member in good standing of the guard, and (B) is enrolled or 165
accepted for admission to said institution on a full-time or part-time 166
basis in an undergraduate or graduate degree-granting program, (5) for 167
any dependent child of a (A) police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, 168
or supernumerary or auxiliary police officer, (B) firefighter, as defined 169
in section 7-323j, or member of a volunteer fire company, (C) municipal 170
employee, or (D) state employee, as defined in section 5-154, killed in 171
the line of duty, (6) for any resident of the state who is the dependent 172
child or surviving spouse of a specified terrorist victim who was a 173
resident of the state, (7) for any dependent child of a resident of the state 174
who was killed in a multivehicle crash at or near the intersection of 175
Routes 44 and 10 and Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, [and] (8) for 176
any resident of the state who is a dependent child or surviving spouse 177
of a person who was killed in action while performing active military 178
duty with the armed forces of the United States on or after September 179
11, 2001, and who was a resident of this state, (9) for a uniformed 180
member of a paid or volunteer fire department, who, as documented by 181
the chief of such department, has served as such a member in the state 182
for not less than two years, and (10) for any dependent child of a 183
uniformed member of a paid or volunteer fire department, who, as 184
documented by the chief of such department, has served as such a 185
member in the state for not less than five years. If any person who 186
receives a tuition waiver in accordance with the provisions of this 187
subsection also receives educational reimbursement from an employer, 188
such waiver shall be reduced by the amount of such educational 189 Substitute Bill No. 422
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reimbursement. Veterans and members of the National Guard 190
described in subdivision (4) of this subsection shall be given the same 191
status as students not receiving tuition waivers in registering for courses 192
at The University of Connecticut. Notwithstanding the provisions of 193
section 10a-30, as used in this subsection, "domiciled in this state" 194
includes domicile for less than one year. 195
Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) As used in this section: 196
(1) "Accrued service award" means the total value, as of a given date, 197
of a participant's program account. 198
(2) "Bona fide volunteer" has the same meaning as provided in 199
Section 457(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent 200
corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as amended 201
from time to time. 202
(3) "Commission" means the State Retirement Commission. 203
(4) "Eligible firefighter" means a firefighter who (A) is a bona fide 204
volunteer performing qualified services in a volunteer fire company or 205
department, and (B) is not otherwise earning credit for such qualified 206
service as a participant in any other length-of-service award program, 207
pension system operating pursuant to subparagraph (A) of subdivision 208
(5) of subsection (c) of section 7-148 of the general statutes or any other 209
comparable program. 210
(5) "Participant" means an eligible firefighter who participates in the 211
program. 212
(6) "Program account" means a separate account maintained for each 213
participant reflecting applicable contributions, applicable forfeitures, 214
investment income or loss and administrative and investment expenses 215
allocated to each participant and paid from the Volunteer Firefighter 216
Length-of-Service Award Program Trust Fund, established under 217
subsection (c) of this section. 218 Substitute Bill No. 422
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(7) "Qualified service" has the same meaning as provided in Section 219
457(e)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent 220
corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as amended 221
from time to time. 222
(b) The State Retirement Commission, in consultation with the 223
Commission on Fire Prevention and Control and the State Fire 224
Administrator, shall establish a volunteer firefighter length-of-service 225
award program. The State Retirement Commission may contract with 226
third parties to provide services for such program. 227
(c) There is established a Volunteer Firefighter Length-of-Service 228
Award Program Trust Fund. The fund shall contain any moneys 229
required or permitted by law to be deposited in the fund and may apply 230
for and accept gifts, grants or donations from public or private sources 231
to enable the trust fund to carry out its objectives. Investment earnings 232
credited to the assets of the fund shall become part of the assets of the 233
fund. The fund shall be held in trust separate and apart from all other 234
moneys, funds and accounts. Any balance remaining in the fund at the 235
end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward in the fund for the fiscal 236
year next succeeding. The fund shall be used to make payments as 237
provided in this section and for administrative expenses related to the 238
provisions of this section. 239
(d) Not later than January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, each 240
volunteer fire company or department shall submit to the commission a 241
list of eligible firefighters and the amount of service credit each such 242
firefighter has earned with such department, on a form and in a manner 243
as determined by the commission. 244
(e) (1) Not later than April 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the 245
commission shall determine which eligible firefighters satisfy the 246
service credit requirements established pursuant to regulations adopted 247
in accordance with subsection (k) of this section to be participants in the 248
program, and the amount of credits applicable to each such participant. 249 Substitute Bill No. 422
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(2) An eligible firefighter may decline to become a participant in the 250
program if such firefighter files with the commission, prior to such 251
firefighter satisfying such service credit requirements to become a 252
participant in the program, an irrevocable waiver of participation that 253
is signed by the eligible firefighter and the chief of the volunteer fire 254
company or department of which such firefighter is a member. 255
(3) A participant shall receive service credit for service as an eligible 256
firefighter before, on and after the effective date of this section. Service 257
credit earned by a participant shall never be forfeited. 258
(f) Not later than July 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the 259
commission shall credit a length-of-service award, in an amount 260
determined by the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (k) of this 261
section, to the program account of each participant who the commission 262
determines qualifies for a length-of-service award pursuant to the 263
service credit requirements established by such regulations. No such 264
award may exceed the limit provided in Section 457(e)(11) of the 265
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding 266
internal revenue code of the United States, as amended from time to 267
time. 268
(g) (1) A participant's accrued service award becomes vested once 269
such participant has five years of service credit, as determined pursuant 270
to regulations adopted under subsection (k) of this section. 271
(2) If a participant has not been an eligible firefighter for thirty-six 272
consecutive months and such participant's accrued service award has 273
not become vested, such accrued service award shall be forfeited and 274
deposited in the Volunteer Firefighter Length-of-Service Award 275
Program Trust Fund. 276
(h) The commission shall pay each participant such participant's 277
accrued service award when the participant: 278
(1) Becomes vested pursuant to subsection (g) of this section and has 279
attained the age of sixty-five years or over; 280 Substitute Bill No. 422
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(2) Has twenty years of service credit, provided the participant may, 281
prior to attaining such twenty years of service credit, file a written 282
election with the commission to defer payment of the accrued service 283
award until the participant attains the age of sixty-five; 284
(3) Is vested and has not been an eligible firefighter for at least thirty-285
six consecutive months; or 286
(4) Has been determined to be totally and permanently disabled by 287
the United States Social Security Administration, the Workers' 288
Compensation Commission or any other entity approved by the State 289
Retirement Commission. 290
(i) If a participant is paid such participant's accrued service award 291
pursuant to subsection (h) of this section and subsequently qualifies for 292
a length-of-service award at any other time pursuant to the provisions 293
of this section and regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (k) of this 294
section, the commission shall pay such service award directly to such 295
participant. 296
(j) If a participant dies prior to receiving such participant's accrued 297
service award pursuant to subsection (h) of this section or a length-of-298
service award pursuant to subsection (i) of this section, the commission 299
shall pay such award to any beneficiary the participant has designated 300
on a form and in a manner prescribed by the commission. 301
(k) Not later than January 1, 2025, the State Retirement Commission, 302
in consultation with the Commission on Fire Prevention and Control 303
and the State Fire Administrator, shall adopt regulations, in accordance 304
with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to implement 305
the volunteer firefighter length-of-service award program. Such 306
regulations shall include, but need not be limited to, provisions 307
regarding (1) earning service credits and determining the amount of 308
awards, which may include a point-based system that requires earning 309
points for responding to calls, attending meetings and trainings or other 310
factors, (2) documentation for earning such credits, including a system 311 Substitute Bill No. 422
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to permit volunteer fire companies and departments to comply with the 312
requirements of subsection (d) of this section, and (3) contesting 313
determinations of service credits awarded to a participant. 314
Sec. 6. Section 3-13c of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes is 315
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 316
2024): 317
As used in sections 3-13 to 3-13e, inclusive, and 3-31b, "trust funds" 318
includes the Connecticut Municipal Employees' Retirement Fund A, the 319
Connecticut Municipal Employees' Retirement Fund B, the Soldiers, 320
Sailors and Marines Fund, the Family and Medical Leave Insurance 321
Trust Fund, the State's Attorneys' Retirement Fund, the Teachers' 322
Annuity Fund, the Teachers' Pension Fund, the Teachers' Survivorship 323
and Dependency Fund, the School Fund, the State Employees 324
Retirement Fund, the Hospital Insurance Fund, the Policemen and 325
Firemen Survivor's Benefit Fund, any trust fund described in 326
subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 7-450 that is administered, 327
held or invested by the State Treasurer, the Connecticut Baby Bond 328
Trust, any Climate Change and Coastal Resiliency Reserve Fund created 329
pursuant to section 7-159d, the Volunteer Firefighter Length-of-Service 330
Award Program Trust Fund and all other trust funds administered, held 331
or invested by the State Treasurer. 332
Sec. 7. Section 1 of special act 23-1 is amended to read as follows 333
(Effective from passage): 334
(a) There is established a task force to study the shortage of 335
firefighters and emergency medical services personnel in the state. The 336
task force shall: 337
(1) Examine the factors associated with the shortage of firefighters 338
and emergency medical services personnel in the state; 339
(2) Study ways to alleviate such shortage, which shall include, but is 340
not limited to, an examination of (A) providing an income tax credit for 341
volunteer firefighters, (B) developing a pipeline from colleges and 342 Substitute Bill No. 422
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universities into firefighting and emergency medical services, (C) 343
offering tuition incentives for volunteer firefighters and emergency 344
medical services personnel, (D) streamlining certification and 345
recertification processes for firefighters and emergency medical services 346
personnel, and (E) providing sustainable and consistent state funding 347
for training of firefighters and emergency medical services personnel; 348
and 349
(3) Make recommendations to address such shortage. 350
(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 351
(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 352
one of whom is a municipal chief executive officer; 353
(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of 354
whom is a municipal chief executive officer; 355
(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 356
Representatives, who is a firefighter; 357
(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who provides 358
emergency medical services; 359
(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 360
Representatives, who provides emergency medical services; 361
(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who is a 362
firefighter; 363
(7) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, 364
or the commissioner's designee; 365
(8) The Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's 366
designee; and 367
(9) Three persons appointed by the Governor. 368 Substitute Bill No. 422
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(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 369
(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 370
of the General Assembly. 371
(d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 372
than [thirty days after the effective date of this section] July 1, 2024. Any 373
vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority. 374
(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro 375
tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from 376
among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule 377
the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than 378
[sixty days after the effective date of this section] August 1, 2024. 379
(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 380
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety 381
and security shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 382
(g) Not later than January 1, [2024] 2025, the task force shall submit a 383
report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing 384
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 385
relating to public safety and security, in accordance with the provisions 386
of section 11-4a of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on 387
the date that it submits such report or January 1, [2024] 2025, whichever 388
is later. 389
Sec. 8. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) For purposes of this section: 390
(1) "Entry-level training" means the training requirements associated 391
with performing the basic duties of a firefighter, as determined by the 392
state fire school, a municipal or regional fire school or a municipality 393
within this state; 394
(2) "Cost of entry-level training" means the cost of training, 395
equipment, uniforms, salary and fringe benefits and any cost related to 396
firefighter entry-level training, except for the cost of any equipment or 397
uniforms that were returned by such firefighter; 398 Substitute Bill No. 422
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(3) "Firefighter" has the same meaning as provided in section 7-323j 399
of the general statutes, except that "firefighter" does not include a 400
volunteer firefighter; and 401
(4) "Municipality" has the same meaning as provided in section 7-323j 402
of the general statutes. 403
(b) If a firefighter who satisfactorily completes entry-level training 404
while employed by a municipality is subsequently hired by another 405
municipality on or after July 1, 2024, and within two years after the 406
firefighter completed the entry-level training, the municipality that 407
subsequently hires the firefighter shall reimburse the initial employing 408
municipality fifty per cent of the total cost of the entry-level training. 409
The provisions of this section shall not apply to a municipality that hires 410
a firefighter two years or more after the firefighter completes entry-level 411
training. 412
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect an agreement 413
between a firefighter or a collective bargaining unit and a municipality 414
entered into prior to July 1, 2024, that provides for the reimbursement 415
of the cost of entry-level training. 416
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2024 New section
Sec. 2 July 1, 2024 10a-77(d)
Sec. 3 July 1, 2024 10a-99(d)
Sec. 4 July 1, 2024 10a-105(e)
Sec. 5 July 1, 2024 New section
Sec. 6 July 1, 2024 3-13c
Sec. 7 from passage SA 23-1, Sec. 1
Sec. 8 July 1, 2024 New section
PS Joint Favorable Subst.