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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6602
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 2124
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. KENNEDY, 119th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIALS TO
PROMOTE AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE OF PERSONS WITH
COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS OR DISABILITIES WHEN INTERACTING
WITH FIRST RESPONDERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to (1) require the Commissioner 1
of Developmental Services to develop and make available color-specific 2
envelopes that (A) provide written information and guidance on the 3
outside of the envelopes regarding ways to enhance effective interaction 4
and communication between a state and local police, emergency 5
medical services, emergency medical services personnel and firefighters 6
and a person with cognitive impairments or disabilities or physical 7
impairments or disabilities, (B) printed recommendations to the 8
responding law enforcement officer with tips for interactions to help 9
promote enhanced communication and accommodation between law 10
enforcement and community members, and (C) are capable of holding 11
a person's motor vehicle operator's license, registration, insurance 12
identification card and may include any information or materials related 13
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impairment or disability, (2) establish a training curriculum for first 15
responders on best practices when interacting with a person with 16
cognitive impairments or disabilities, and (3) require the Commissioner 17
of Developmental Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of 18
Motor Vehicles, to develop and make available informational materials 19
that promote awareness and acceptance of persons with cognitive 20
impairments or disabilities. 21
Statement of Purpose:
To better serve persons with cognitive impairments or disabilities or
physical impairments or disabilities by developing materials and
training to promote awareness, safety and effective communication.