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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5718
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 1989
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
REP. CANDELORA V., 86
th Dist.
REP. O'DEA, 125
th Dist.
REP. RUTIGLIANO, 123
rd Dist.
REP. ACKERT, 8
th Dist.
REP. PERILLO J., 113
th Dist.
REP. ZUPKUS, 89
th Dist.
REP. ZAWISTOWSKI, 61
st Dist.
REP. CARNEY, 23
rd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE EXPANSION OF THE CRISIS INITIATIVE
PILOT PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require that, not later than 1
January 1, 2026, the Division of State Police within the Department of 2
Emergency Services and Public Protection, in conjunction with the 3
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, (1) expand 4
throughout the state the pilot program known as the CRISIS Initiative: 5
Connection to Recovery through Intervention, Support and Initiating 6
Services, and (2) at a minimum, include as part of such expanded 7
program components of the pilot program that require training for state 8
police officers, coordination between state police officers and mental 9
health professionals and referrals to facilities for mental health services. 10 Proposed Bill No. 5718
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Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that police officers throughout the state have the proper
training and resources when dealing with someone who is in distress.