Connecticut House Bill HB06859 Latest Draft

                             
 
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General Assembly  Substitute Bill No. 6859  
January Session, 2025 
 
 
 
 
 
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY 
SERVICES AND PUBLIC PROTECTION'S RECOMMENDATIONS 
REGARDING CERTAIN EVIDENCE AND RECORDS, FIREARM 
INFORMATION, SECURITY GUARDS, FIREARM TRANSFERS AND 
SCHOOL SECURITY GRANTS.  
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section 1. Subsection (d) of section 19a-112a of the general statutes is 1 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2 
1, 2025): 3 
(d) Each health care facility in the state that provides for the collection 4 
of sexual assault evidence shall follow the protocol adopted under 5 
subsection (b) of this section, contact a sexual assault counselor, as 6 
defined in section 52-146k, when a person who identifies himself or 7 
herself as a victim of sexual assault arrives at such health care facility 8 
and, with the consent of the victim, shall collect sexual assault evidence. 9 
After the collection of any evidence, the health care facility shall contact 10 
a law enforcement agency to receive the evidence. Not later than ten 11 
days after the collection of the evidence, the law enforcement agency 12 
shall transfer the evidence, in a manner that maintains the integrity of 13 
the evidence, to the Division of Scientific Services within the 14 
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. [or the 15 
Federal Bureau of Investigation laboratory. If the evidence is transferred 16  Substitute Bill No. 6859 
 
 
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to the division, the] The division shall analyze the evidence not later 17 
than sixty days after the collection of the evidence or, if the victim chose 18 
to remain anonymous and not report the sexual assault to the law 19 
enforcement agency at the time of collection, shall hold the evidence for 20 
at least five years after the collection of the evidence. If a victim reports 21 
the sexual assault to the law enforcement agency after the collection of 22 
the evidence, such law enforcement agency shall notify the division that 23 
a report has been filed not later than five days after filing such report 24 
and the division shall analyze the evidence not later than sixty days after 25 
receiving such notification. The division shall hold any evidence 26 
received and analyzed pursuant to this subsection until the conclusion 27 
of [any criminal proceedings] the division's analysis of the evidence. 28 
Upon the conclusion of such analysis, the division shall transfer the 29 
evidence, in a manner that maintains the integrity of the evidence, to the 30 
law enforcement agency that collected the evidence. The law 31 
enforcement agency that collected the evidence shall hold the evidence 32 
until the conclusion of any criminal proceedings. The failure of (1) a law 33 
enforcement agency to transfer the evidence to the division not later 34 
than ten days after the collection of the evidence, [or] (2) the division to 35 
analyze the evidence not later than sixty days after the collection of the 36 
evidence or after receiving a notification from a law enforcement 37 
agency, or (3) the division to transfer the evidence to the law 38 
enforcement agency that collected the evidence, shall not affect the 39 
admissibility of the evidence in any suit, action or proceeding if the 40 
evidence is otherwise admissible. The failure of any person to comply 41 
with this section or the protocol shall not affect the admissibility of the 42 
evidence in any suit, action or proceeding if the evidence is otherwise 43 
admissible. 44 
Sec. 2. Subsection (d) of section 46b-124 of the general statutes is 45 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 46 
2025): 47 
(d) Records of cases of juvenile matters involving delinquency 48 
proceedings shall be available to (1) Judicial Branch employees who, in 49 
the performance of their duties, require access to such records, (2) judges 50  Substitute Bill No. 6859 
 
 
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and employees of the Probate Court who, in the performance of their 51 
duties, require access to such records, and (3) employees and authorized 52 
agents of municipal, state or federal agencies involved in (A) the 53 
delinquency proceedings, (B) the provision of services directly to the 54 
child, (C) the delivery of court diversionary programs, or (D) the 55 
evaluation of a proposed transfer of a firearm to [a] any person [under 56 
the age of twenty-one] in this state or any other state. [, as required by 57 
Title II, Section 12001 of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, Public 58 
Law 117-159, as amended from time to time.] Such employees and 59 
authorized agents include, but are not limited to, law enforcement 60 
officials, community-based youth service bureau officials, state and 61 
federal prosecutorial officials, school officials in accordance with section 62 
10-233h, court officials including officials of both the regular criminal 63 
docket and the docket for juvenile matters and officials of the Division 64 
of Criminal Justice, the Division of Public Defender Services, the 65 
Department of Children and Families, if the child is under the oversight 66 
of the department's administrative unit pursuant to section 17a-3b, 67 
provided such disclosure shall be limited to information that identifies 68 
the child as residing in a justice facility or incarcerated, or, if the child is 69 
committed pursuant to section 46b-129, provided such disclosure shall 70 
be limited to (i) information that identifies the child as the subject of the 71 
delinquency petition, or (ii) the records of the delinquency proceedings, 72 
when the juvenile court orders the department to provide services to 73 
said child, the Court Support Services Division and agencies under 74 
contract with the Judicial Branch. Such records shall also be available to 75 
(I) the attorney representing the child, including the Division of Public 76 
Defender Services, in any proceeding in which such records are 77 
relevant, (II) the parents or guardian of the child, until such time as the 78 
subject of the record reaches the age of majority, (III) the subject of the 79 
record, upon submission of satisfactory proof of the subject's identity, 80 
pursuant to guidelines prescribed by the Office of the Chief Court 81 
Administrator, provided the subject has reached the age of majority, 82 
(IV) law enforcement officials and prosecutorial officials conducting 83 
legitimate criminal investigations, as provided in subsection (o) of this 84 
section or orders to detain pursuant to section 46b-133, (V) a state or 85  Substitute Bill No. 6859 
 
 
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federal agency providing services related to the collection of moneys 86 
due or funding to support the service needs of eligible juveniles, 87 
provided such disclosure shall be limited to that information necessary 88 
for the collection of and application for such moneys, (VI) members and 89 
employees of the Board of Pardons and Paroles and employees of the 90 
Department of Correction who, in the performance of their duties, 91 
require access to such records, provided the subject of the record has 92 
been convicted of a crime in the regular criminal docket of the Superior 93 
Court and such records are relevant to the performance of a risk and 94 
needs assessment of such person while such person is incarcerated, the 95 
determination of such person's suitability for release from incarceration 96 
or for a pardon, or the determination of the supervision and treatment 97 
needs of such person while on parole or other supervised release, and 98 
(VII) members and employees of the Judicial Review Council who, in 99 
the performance of their duties related to said council, require access to 100 
such records. Records disclosed pursuant to this subsection shall not be 101 
further disclosed, except that information contained in such records 102 
may be disclosed in connection with bail or sentencing reports in open 103 
court during criminal proceedings involving the subject of such 104 
information, or as otherwise provided by law. 105 
Sec. 3. Section 54-36n of the general statutes is repealed and the 106 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 107 
(a) Whenever a law enforcement agency seizes a firearm in 108 
connection with a criminal arrest or pursuant to a search warrant 109 
without an arrest or otherwise recovers a firearm, such agency shall 110 
forthwith take all appropriate steps to identify and trace the history of 111 
such firearm. For the purposes of this section, "law enforcement agency" 112 
means the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency 113 
Services and Public Protection, any municipal police department or any 114 
special police force established pursuant to section 10a-156b. 115 
(b) In complying with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, 116 
a law enforcement agency shall: [use] (1) Submit all available 117 
information identifying such firearm to the National Tracing Center of 118  Substitute Bill No. 6859 
 
 
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the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, [and] Firearms [. Such law 119 
enforcement agency shall immediately transmit to the National Tracing 120 
Center, by facsimile or by entering] and Explosives, via said center's 121 
electronic tracing system known as "eTrace"; (2) opt to allow such 122 
information to be shared via eTrace; and (3) for any such firearm that 123 
was stolen or is missing, enter such information [on] into the 124 
Connecticut On-Line Law Enforcement Communications 125 
Teleprocessing (COLLECT) System. [when said system becomes 126 
available for transmitting such information directly to the National 127 
Tracing Center, all information necessary to comply with the provisions 128 
of subsection (a) of this section.] 129 
[(c) The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection 130 
shall take appropriate action to allow the COLLECT System to be used 131 
by law enforcement agencies in complying with the provisions of this 132 
section.] 133 
[(d)] (c) Whenever a firearm is identified and is determined to have 134 
been stolen, the law enforcement agency shall return such firearm, and 135 
any ammunition seized or recovered with such firearm that is 136 
determined to be stolen, to the rightful owner thereof, provided such 137 
owner is not prohibited from possessing such firearm or ammunition 138 
and such agency does not need to retain such firearm or ammunition as 139 
evidence in a criminal prosecution. 140 
Sec. 4. Section 29-161z of the general statutes is repealed and the 141 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 142 
(a) No employee of a licensed security service and no employee hired 143 
by a firm or corporation to perform work as a security officer may carry 144 
a pistol, revolver or other firearm, or electronic defense weapon, as such 145 
terms are defined in section 53a-3, while on duty or directly en route to 146 
or from such employment unless such employee obtains a special 147 
permit from the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 148 
Protection in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this 149 
section. No licensed security service and no firm or corporation may 150  Substitute Bill No. 6859 
 
 
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permit any employee to carry a pistol, revolver or other firearm, or 151 
electronic defense weapon, while on duty or directly en route to or from 152 
such employment unless it obtains proof that such employee has 153 
obtained such permit from the commissioner. The permit required 154 
under this section shall be in addition to the permit requirement 155 
imposed under section 29-28. 156 
(b) (1) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 157 
Protection may grant to any suitable employee of a licensed security 158 
service, or to an employee hired by a firm or corporation to perform 159 
work as a uniformed or nonuniformed security officer, a special permit 160 
to carry a pistol or revolver or other firearm while actually on duty on 161 
the premises of the employer, or, while directly en route to or from such 162 
employment, provided that such employee has proven to the 163 
satisfaction of the commissioner that such employee has successfully 164 
completed a course, approved by the commissioner, of training in the 165 
safety and use of firearms. The commissioner may grant to such 166 
employee a temporary permit pending issuance of the permit, provided 167 
such employee has submitted an application and successfully 168 
completed such training course immediately following employment. 169 
All armed security officers shall complete such safety course and yearly 170 
complete a refresher safety course approved by the commissioner. 171 
(2) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection 172 
may grant to any suitable employee of a licensed security service, or to 173 
an employee hired by a firm or corporation to perform work as a 174 
uniformed or nonuniformed security officer, a special permit to carry an 175 
electronic defense weapon while actually on duty on the premises of the 176 
employer, or while directly en route to or from such employment, 177 
provided such employee has proven to the satisfaction of the 178 
commissioner that such employee has successfully completed a course, 179 
approved by the commissioner, of training in the safety and use of 180 
electronic defense weapons. The commissioner may grant to such 181 
employee a temporary permit pending issuance of the permit, provided 182 
such employee has submitted an application and successfully 183 
completed such training course immediately following employment. 184  Substitute Bill No. 6859 
 
 
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All security officers carrying electronic defense weapons shall complete 185 
such safety course and annually complete a refresher safety course 186 
approved by the commissioner. 187 
(3) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the 188 
provisions of chapter 54 concerning the approval of schools, institutions 189 
or organizations offering [such] the courses described in subdivisions 190 
(1) and (2) of this subsection, requirements for instructors and the 191 
required number of hours and content of such courses. 192 
(c) Application for a special permit shall be made on forms provided 193 
by the commissioner and shall be accompanied by a sixty-two-dollar 194 
fee. Such permit shall have the same expiration date as the pistol permit 195 
issued under subsection (b) of section 29-28 and may be renewed for 196 
additional five-year periods. 197 
(d) (1) [On and after October 1, 2008, no] No person or employee of 198 
an association, corporation or partnership shall conduct the training 199 
pursuant to subsection (b) of this section without the approval of the 200 
commissioner. [, except as provided in subdivision (2) of this 201 
subsection.] Application for such approval shall be submitted on forms 202 
prescribed by the commissioner, accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. 203 
Such application shall be made under oath and shall contain the 204 
applicant's name, address, date and place of birth, employment for the 205 
previous five years, education or training in the subjects required to be 206 
taught under subsection (b) of this section, any convictions for violations 207 
of the law and such other information as the commissioner may require 208 
by regulation adopted pursuant to section 29-161x to properly 209 
investigate the character, competency and integrity of the applicant. No 210 
person shall be approved as an instructor for such training who has been 211 
convicted of a felony, a sexual offense or a crime of moral turpitude or 212 
who has been denied approval as a security service licensee, a security 213 
officer or instructor in the security industry by any licensing authority, 214 
or whose approval has been revoked or suspended. The term for such 215 
approval shall not exceed two years. Not later than two business days 216 
after a change of address, any person approved as an instructor in 217  Substitute Bill No. 6859 
 
 
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accordance with this section shall notify the commissioner of such 218 
change and such notification shall include both the old and new 219 
addresses. 220 
[(2) If a course of training in the safety and use of firearms is approved 221 
by the commissioner in accordance with subsection (b) of this section on 222 
or before September 30, 2008, the person serving as an instructor of such 223 
course shall have until April 1, 2009, to apply for approval as an 224 
instructor in accordance with subdivision (1) of this subsection.] 225 
[(3)] (2) Each person approved as an instructor in accordance with 226 
this section may apply for the renewal of such approval on a form 227 
approved by the commissioner, accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. 228 
Such form may require the disclosure of any information necessary for 229 
the commissioner to determine whether the instructor's suitability to 230 
serve as an instructor has changed since the issuance of the prior 231 
approval. The term of such renewed approval shall not exceed two 232 
years. 233 
(e) Any fee or portion of a fee paid pursuant to the provisions of this 234 
section shall not be refundable. 235 
(f) Any person, firm or corporation that violates any provision of this 236 
section shall be fined seventy-five dollars for each offense. Each 237 
violation of this section shall be a separate and distinct offense, and, in 238 
the case of a continuing violation, each day's continuance thereof shall 239 
be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense. 240 
(g) The commissioner may suspend or revoke a security service 241 
license, a special permit issued to a security officer or instructor 242 
approval upon a finding by the commissioner that such licensee, permit 243 
holder or instructor has violated any provision of this section, provided 244 
notice shall have been given to such licensee, permit holder or instructor 245 
to appear before the commissioner to show cause why the license, 246 
permit or approval should not be suspended or revoked. Any party 247 
aggrieved by an order of the commissioner may appeal therefrom in 248 
accordance with the provisions of section 4-183, except the venue for 249  Substitute Bill No. 6859 
 
 
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such appeal shall be the judicial district of New Britain. 250 
Sec. 5. Section 29-161q of the general statutes is repealed and the 251 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 252 
(a) Any security service or business may employ as many security 253 
officers as such security service or business deems necessary for the 254 
conduct of the business, provided such security officers are of good 255 
moral character and at least eighteen years of age. 256 
(b) No person hired or otherwise engaged to perform work as a 257 
security officer, as defined in section 29-152u, shall perform the duties 258 
of a security officer prior to being licensed as a security officer by the 259 
Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, except as 260 
provided in subsection (h) of this section. Each applicant for a license 261 
shall complete a minimum of eight hours training in the following areas: 262 
Basic first aid, search and seizure laws and regulations, use of force, 263 
basic criminal justice and public safety issues. If an applicant for a 264 
license intends to carry a less lethal weapon while on duty as a security 265 
officer, such applicant shall complete training on how to use such less 266 
lethal weapon lawfully and in accordance with the recommendations of 267 
the manufacturer of such less lethal weapon. The commissioner shall 268 
waive such training for any person who, while serving in the armed 269 
forces or the National Guard, or if such person is a veteran, within two 270 
years of such person's discharge from the armed forces, presents proof 271 
that such person has completed military training that is equivalent to 272 
the training required by this subsection, and, if applicable, such person's 273 
military discharge document or a certified copy thereof. For the 274 
purposes of this subsection, "veteran" and "armed forces" have the same 275 
meanings as provided in section 27-103, [and] "military discharge 276 
document" has the same meaning as provided in section 1-219, and "less 277 
lethal weapon" means a baton or oleoresin capsicum spray, commonly 278 
referred to as "O.C. spray" or "pepper spray". The training shall be 279 
approved by the commissioner in accordance with regulations adopted 280 
pursuant to section 29-161x. The commissioner may not grant a license 281 
to any person who has been decertified as a police officer or otherwise 282  Substitute Bill No. 6859 
 
 
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had his or her certification canceled, revoked or refused renewal 283 
pursuant to subsection (c) of section 7-294d or under the laws of any 284 
other jurisdiction. 285 
(1) [On and after October 1, 2008, no] No person or employee of an 286 
association, corporation or partnership shall conduct such training 287 
without the approval of the commissioner. [except as provided in 288 
subdivision (2) of this subsection.] Application for such approval shall 289 
be submitted on forms prescribed by the commissioner and 290 
accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. Such application shall be made 291 
under oath and shall contain the applicant's name, address, date and 292 
place of birth, employment for the previous five years, education or 293 
training in the subjects required to be taught under this subsection, any 294 
convictions for violations of the law and such other information as the 295 
commissioner may require by regulation adopted pursuant to section 296 
29-161x to properly investigate the character, competency and integrity 297 
of the applicant. No person shall be approved as an instructor for such 298 
training who has been convicted of a felony, a sexual offense or a crime 299 
of moral turpitude or who has been denied approval as a security 300 
service licensee, a security officer or instructor in the security industry 301 
by any licensing authority, or whose approval has been revoked or 302 
suspended. The term for such approval shall not exceed two years. Not 303 
later than two business days after a change of address, any person 304 
approved as an instructor in accordance with this section shall notify the 305 
commissioner of such change and such notification shall include both 306 
the old and new addresses. 307 
[(2) If a security officer training course described in this subsection is 308 
approved by the commissioner on or before September 30, 2008, the 309 
instructor of such course shall have until April 1, 2009, to apply for 310 
approval as an instructor in accordance with subdivision (1) of this 311 
subsection.] 312 
[(3)] (2) Each person approved as an instructor in accordance with 313 
this section may apply for the renewal of such approval on a form 314 
approved by the commissioner, accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. 315  Substitute Bill No. 6859 
 
 
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Such form may require the disclosure of any information necessary for 316 
the commissioner to determine whether the instructor's suitability to 317 
serve as an instructor has changed since the issuance of the prior 318 
approval. The term of such renewed approval shall not exceed two 319 
years. 320 
(c) Not later than two years after successful completion of the training 321 
required pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, or the waiver of such 322 
training, the applicant may submit an application for a license as a 323 
security officer on forms furnished by the commissioner and, under 324 
oath, shall give the applicant's name, address, date and place of birth, 325 
employment for the previous five years, experience in the position 326 
applied for, including military training and weapons qualifications, any 327 
convictions for violations of the law and such other information as the 328 
commissioner may require, by regulation, to properly investigate the 329 
character, competency and integrity of the applicant. The commissioner 330 
shall require any applicant for a license, or for renewal of a license, 331 
under this section to submit to state and national criminal history 332 
records checks conducted in accordance with section 29-17a, provided 333 
an applicant for renewal of a license shall not be charged any fee 334 
pursuant to subsection (c) of section 29-11 for such records checks. Each 335 
applicant shall submit with the application (1) two sets of his or her 336 
fingerprints on forms specified and furnished by the commissioner, 337 
provided an applicant for renewal of a license need not submit such sets 338 
of fingerprints, (2) two full-face photographs, two inches wide by two 339 
inches high, taken not earlier than six months prior to the date of 340 
application, and (3) a one-hundred-dollar licensing fee or licensing 341 
renewal fee, made payable to the state. Any applicant who received a 342 
waiver as provided in subsection (b) of this section shall be exempt from 343 
payment of such licensing fee. Subject to the provisions of section 46a-344 
80, no person shall be approved for a license who has been convicted of 345 
a felony, any sexual offense or any crime involving moral turpitude, or 346 
who has been refused a license under the provisions of sections 29-161g 347 
to 29-161x, inclusive, for any reason except minimum experience, or 348 
whose license, having been granted, has been revoked or is under 349  Substitute Bill No. 6859 
 
 
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suspension. Upon being satisfied of the suitability of the applicant for 350 
licensure, the commissioner may license the applicant as a security 351 
officer. Such license shall be renewed every five years. The 352 
commissioner shall send a notice of the expiration date of such license 353 
to the holder of such license, by first class mail or electronic mail, not 354 
less than ninety days before such expiration, and shall include with such 355 
notice an application for renewal. The holder of such license may elect 356 
to receive such notice by first class mail or electronic mail. The security 357 
officer license shall be valid for a period of ninety days after its 358 
expiration date unless the license has been revoked or is under 359 
suspension pursuant to section 29-161v. An application for renewal filed 360 
with the commissioner after the expiration date shall be accompanied 361 
by a late fee of twenty-five dollars. The commissioner shall not renew 362 
any license that has been expired for more than ninety days. 363 
(d) Upon the security officer's successful completion of training and 364 
licensing by the commissioner, or immediately upon hiring a licensed 365 
security officer, the security service employing such security officer 366 
shall apply to register such security officer with the commissioner on 367 
forms provided by the commissioner. Such application shall be 368 
accompanied by payment of a forty-dollar application fee payable to the 369 
state. The Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency 370 
Services and Public Protection shall keep on file the completed 371 
registration form and all related material. An identification card with 372 
the name, date of birth, address, full-face photograph, physical 373 
descriptors and signature of the applicant shall be issued to the security 374 
officer, and shall be carried by the security officer at all times while 375 
performing the duties associated with the security officer's employment. 376 
Registered security officers, in the course of performing their duties, 377 
shall present such card for inspection upon the request of a law 378 
enforcement officer. 379 
(e) The security service shall notify the commissioner not later than 380 
five days after the termination of employment of any registered 381 
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(f) Any fee or portion of a fee paid pursuant to this section shall not 383 
be refundable. 384 
(g) No person, firm or corporation shall employ or otherwise engage 385 
any person as a security officer, as defined in section 29-152u, unless 386 
such person (1) is a licensed security officer, or (2) meets the 387 
requirements of subsection (h) of this section. 388 
(h) During the time that an application for a license as a security 389 
officer [is pending with] has been received and is being processed by the 390 
commissioner, the applicant may perform the duties of security officer, 391 
provided (1) the security service employing the applicant [conducts, or 392 
has] conducted, or had a consumer reporting agency regulated under 393 
the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act conduct, a state and national 394 
criminal history records check and [determines] determined the 395 
applicant meets the requirements of subsection (c) of this section to be a 396 
security officer, (2) the applicant successfully completed the training 397 
required pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, or obtained a waiver 398 
of such training, [and] (3) the applicant has not been decertified as a 399 
police officer or otherwise had his or her certification canceled, revoked 400 
or refused renewal pursuant to subsection (c) of section 7-294d or under 401 
the laws of any other jurisdiction, and (4) if the commissioner provides 402 
to the applicant a notice stating that the application is incomplete, the 403 
applicant submits a complete application not later than thirty days after 404 
receiving such notice. The applicant shall not perform such duties at a 405 
public or private preschool, elementary or secondary school or at a 406 
facility licensed and used exclusively as a child care center, as described 407 
in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 19a-77. The applicant shall 408 
cease to perform such duties pursuant to this subsection when the 409 
commissioner grants or denies the pending application for a security 410 
license under this section. 411 
(i) Any person, firm or corporation that violates any provision of 412 
subsection (b), (d), (e), (g) or (h) of this section shall be fined seventy-413 
five dollars for each offense. Each distinct violation of this section shall 414 
be a separate offense and, in the case of a continuing violation, each day 415  Substitute Bill No. 6859 
 
 
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thereof shall be deemed a separate offense. 416 
Sec. 6. Section 53-206 of the general statutes is repealed and the 417 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 418 
(a) Any person who carries upon his or her person any BB. gun, 419 
blackjack, metal or brass knuckles, or any dirk knife, or any switch knife, 420 
or any knife having an automatic spring release device by which a blade 421 
is released from the handle, having a blade of over one and one-half 422 
inches in length, or stiletto, or any knife the edged portion of the blade 423 
of which is four inches or more in length, any police baton or nightstick, 424 
or any martial arts weapon or electronic defense weapon, as defined in 425 
section 53a-3, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon or instrument, 426 
shall be guilty of a class E felony. Whenever any person is found guilty 427 
of a violation of this section, any weapon or other instrument within the 428 
provisions of this section, found upon the body of such person, shall be 429 
forfeited to the municipality wherein such person was apprehended, 430 
notwithstanding any failure of the judgment of conviction to expressly 431 
impose such forfeiture. 432 
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to (1) any officer 433 
charged with the preservation of the public peace while engaged in the 434 
pursuit of such officer's official duties; (2) the carrying of a [baton or 435 
nightstick] less lethal weapon, as defined in section 29-161q, as amended 436 
by this act, by a licensed security [guard] officer or a person who meets 437 
the requirements of subsection (h) of section 29-161q, as amended by 438 
this act, while engaged in the pursuit of such [guard's] officer's or 439 
person's official duties; (3) the carrying of a knife, the edged portion of 440 
the blade of which is four inches or more in length, by (A) any member 441 
of the armed forces of the United States, as defined in section 27-103, or 442 
any reserve component thereof, or of the armed forces of the state, as 443 
defined in section 27-2, when on duty or going to or from duty, (B) any 444 
member of any military organization when on parade or when going to 445 
or from any place of assembly, (C) any person while transporting such 446 
knife as merchandise or for display at an authorized gun or knife show, 447 
(D) any person who is found with any such knife concealed upon one's 448  Substitute Bill No. 6859 
 
 
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person while lawfully removing such person's household goods or 449 
effects from one place to another, or from one residence to another, (E) 450 
any person while actually and peaceably engaged in carrying any such 451 
knife from such person's place of abode or business to a place or person 452 
where or by whom such knife is to be repaired, or while actually and 453 
peaceably returning to such person's place of abode or business with 454 
such knife after the same has been repaired, (F) any person holding a 455 
valid hunting, fishing or trapping license issued pursuant to chapter 490 456 
or any saltwater fisherman carrying such knife for lawful hunting, 457 
fishing or trapping activities, or (G) any person while participating in an 458 
authorized historic reenactment; (4) the carrying by any person enrolled 459 
in or currently attending, or an instructor at, a martial arts school of a 460 
martial arts weapon while in a class or at an authorized event or 461 
competition or while transporting such weapon to or from such class, 462 
event or competition; (5) the carrying of a BB. gun by any person taking 463 
part in a supervised event or competition of the Boy Scouts of America 464 
or the Girl Scouts of America or in any other authorized event or 465 
competition while taking part in such event or competition or while 466 
transporting such weapon to or from such event or competition; (6) the 467 
carrying of an electronic defense weapon, as defined in section 53a-3, by 468 
any person who is twenty-one years of age or older and possesses a 469 
permit or certificate issued under the provisions of section 29-28, 29-36f, 470 
29-37p or 29-38n; and (7) the carrying of a BB. gun by any person upon 471 
such person's own property or the property of another person provided 472 
such other person has authorized the carrying of such weapon on such 473 
property, and the transporting of such weapon to or from such property. 474 
Sec. 7. Section 29-33 of the general statutes is repealed and the 475 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 476 
(a) No person, firm or corporation shall sell, deliver or otherwise 477 
transfer any pistol or revolver to any person who is prohibited from 478 
possessing a pistol or revolver as provided in section 53a-217c. 479 
(b) No person may purchase or receive any pistol or revolver unless 480 
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pursuant to subsection (b) of section 29-28, a valid permit to sell firearms 482 
at retail issued pursuant to subsection (a) of section 29-28 or a valid 483 
eligibility certificate for a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to section 484 
29-36f or is a federal marshal, parole officer or peace officer. 485 
(c) No person, firm or corporation shall sell, deliver or otherwise 486 
transfer any pistol or revolver [except upon written application on a 487 
form prescribed and furnished by the Commissioner of Emergency 488 
Services and Public Protection. Such person, firm or corporation shall 489 
ensure that all questions on the application are answered properly prior 490 
to releasing the pistol or revolver and shall retain the application, which 491 
shall be attached to the federal sale or transfer document, for at least 492 
twenty years or until such vendor goes out of business. Such application 493 
shall be available for inspection during normal business hours by law 494 
enforcement officials. No sale, delivery or other transfer of any pistol or 495 
revolver shall be made] unless the person [making the purchase or] to 496 
whom the same is sold, delivered or transferred is personally known to 497 
the person selling such pistol or revolver or making delivery or transfer 498 
thereof or provides evidence of his identity in the form of a motor 499 
vehicle operator's license, identity card issued pursuant to section 1-1h 500 
or valid passport. No sale, delivery or other transfer of any pistol or 501 
revolver shall be made until the person, firm or corporation [making 502 
such transfer] selling, delivering or transferring such pistol or revolver 503 
completes a transfer document on a form prescribed and furnished by 504 
the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection and 505 
obtains an authorization number from [the Commissioner of Emergency 506 
Services and Public Protection. Said commissioner] said commissioner. 507 
Such transfer document shall contain the name and address of the 508 
transferor and transferee, the date of sale, the caliber, make, model and 509 
manufacturer's number and a general description of such pistol or 510 
revolver, the identification number of the transferor's and transferee's 511 
permit to carry pistols or revolvers, issued pursuant to subsection (b) of 512 
section 29-28, permit to sell firearms at retail, issued pursuant to 513 
subsection (a) of said section, or eligibility certificate for a pistol or 514 
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number designated for the transfer by the Department of Emergency 516 
Services and Public Protection. The Commissioner of Emergency 517 
Services and Public Protection shall perform the national instant 518 
criminal background check and make a reasonable effort to determine 519 
whether there is any reason that would prohibit such [applicant] 520 
transferee from possessing a pistol or revolver as provided in section 521 
53a-217c. If the commissioner determines the existence of such a reason, 522 
the commissioner shall (1) deny the sale, delivery or other transfer and 523 
no pistol or revolver shall be sold, delivered or otherwise transferred by 524 
such person, firm or corporation to such [applicant] transferee, and (2) 525 
inform the chief of police of the town in which the applicant resides, or, 526 
where there is no chief of police, the warden of the borough or the first 527 
selectman of the town, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit 528 
of any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of 529 
the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, if the [applicant] 530 
transferee has a bona fide permanent residence within the jurisdiction 531 
of such tribe, as the case may be, that there exists a reason that would 532 
prohibit such [applicant] transferee from possessing a pistol or revolver. 533 
(d) No person, firm or corporation shall sell, deliver or otherwise 534 
transfer any pistol or revolver, other than at wholesale, unless such 535 
pistol or revolver is equipped with a reusable trigger lock, gun lock or 536 
gun locking device appropriate for such pistol or revolver, which lock 537 
or device shall be constructed of material sufficiently strong to prevent 538 
it from being easily disabled and have a locking mechanism accessible 539 
by key or by electronic or other mechanical accessory specific to such 540 
lock or device to prevent unauthorized removal. No pistol or revolver 541 
shall be loaded or contain therein any gunpowder or other explosive or 542 
any bullet, ball or shell when such pistol or revolver is sold, delivered 543 
or otherwise transferred. 544 
(e) Upon the sale, delivery or other transfer of any pistol or revolver, 545 
the [person making the purchase or to whom the same is delivered or 546 
transferred shall sign a receipt for such pistol or revolver, which shall 547 
contain the name and address of such person, the date of sale, the 548 
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description of such pistol or revolver, the identification number of such 550 
person's permit to carry pistols or revolvers, issued pursuant to 551 
subsection (b) of section 29-28, permit to sell firearms at retail, issued 552 
pursuant to subsection (a) of said section, or eligibility certificate for a 553 
pistol or revolver, issued pursuant to section 29-36f, if any, and the 554 
authorization number designated for the transfer by the Department of 555 
Emergency Services and Public Protection. The] person, firm or 556 
corporation selling such pistol or revolver or making delivery or transfer 557 
thereof shall (1) give one copy of the [receipt] transfer document to the 558 
person making the purchase of such pistol or revolver or to whom the 559 
same is delivered or transferred, (2) retain one copy of the [receipt] 560 
transfer document for at least five years, and (3) send, by first class mail, 561 
or electronically transmit, within forty-eight hours of such sale, delivery 562 
or other transfer, (A) one copy of the [receipt] transfer document to the 563 
Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, and (B) one 564 
copy of the [receipt] transfer document to the chief of police of the 565 
municipality in which the transferee resides or, where there is no chief 566 
of police, the chief executive officer of the municipality, as defined in 567 
section 7-148, in which the transferee resides or, if designated by such 568 
chief executive officer, the resident state trooper serving such 569 
municipality or a state police officer of the state police troop having 570 
jurisdiction over such municipality, or the chief of police of a law 571 
enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe 572 
within the borders of the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 573 
29-28, if the transferee has a bona fide permanent residence within the 574 
jurisdiction of such tribe. If the transferor or transferee is a federally 575 
licensed firearms dealer, such federally licensed firearms dealer shall 576 
retain the transfer document for at least twenty years or until such 577 
federally licensed firearms dealer goes out of business. Such transfer 578 
document shall be available for inspection during normal business 579 
hours by law enforcement officials. 580 
(f) (1) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 581 
Protection shall not issue more than three authorization numbers for 582 
sale at retail of a pistol or revolver to any transferee within a thirty-day 583  Substitute Bill No. 6859 
 
 
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period, except that if such transferee is certified as a firearms instructor 584 
by the state pursuant to section 29-28 or the National Rifle Association, 585 
said commissioner shall not issue more than six authorization numbers 586 
within a thirty-day period. 587 
(2) No authorization number issued for any of the following purposes 588 
shall count toward the limits in subdivision (1) of this subsection: (A) 589 
Any firearm transferred to a federal, state or municipal law enforcement 590 
agency, or any firearm legally transferred under the provisions of 591 
section 29-36k, (B) the exchange of a pistol or revolver purchased by an 592 
individual from a federally licensed firearm dealer for another pistol or 593 
revolver from the same federally licensed firearm dealer not later than 594 
thirty days after the original transaction, provided the federally licensed 595 
firearm dealer reports the transaction to the Commissioner of 596 
Emergency Services and Public Protection, (C) as otherwise provided in 597 
subsection (h) or (i) of this section, [or] (D) a transfer to a museum at a 598 
fixed location that is open to the public and displays firearms as part of 599 
an educational mission, or (E) any firearm transferred by bequest or 600 
intestate succession, or, upon the death of a testator or settlor, (i) to a 601 
trust, or (ii) from a trust to a beneficiary. 602 
(g) The provisions of this section shall not apply to antique pistols or 603 
revolvers. An antique pistol or revolver, for the purposes of this section, 604 
means any pistol or revolver which was manufactured in or before 1898 605 
and any replica of such pistol or revolver provided such replica is not 606 
designed or redesigned for using rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed 607 
ammunition except rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition 608 
which is no longer manufactured in the United States and not readily 609 
available in the ordinary channel of commercial trade. 610 
(h) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the sale, delivery 611 
or transfer of pistols or revolvers between (1) a [federally-licensed] 612 
federally licensed firearm manufacturer and a [federally-licensed] 613 
federally licensed firearm dealer, (2) a [federally-licensed] federally 614 
licensed firearm importer and a [federally-licensed] federally licensed 615 
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dealers, or (4) [federally-licensed] federally licensed firearm 617 
manufacturers. 618 
(i) If the court finds that a violation of this section is not of a serious 619 
nature and that the person charged with such violation (1) will probably 620 
not offend in the future, (2) has not previously been convicted of a 621 
violation of this section, and (3) has not previously had a prosecution 622 
under this section suspended pursuant to this subsection, the court may 623 
order suspension of prosecution. The court shall not order suspension 624 
of prosecution unless the accused person has acknowledged that he 625 
understands the consequences of the suspension of prosecution. Any 626 
person for whom prosecution is suspended shall agree to the tolling of 627 
any statute of limitations with respect to such violation and to a waiver 628 
of his right to a speedy trial. Such person shall appear in court and shall 629 
be released to the supervision of the Court Support Services Division for 630 
such period, not exceeding two years, and under such conditions as the 631 
court shall order. If the person refuses to accept, or, having accepted, 632 
violates such conditions, the court shall terminate the suspension of 633 
prosecution and the case shall be brought to trial. If such person 634 
satisfactorily completes his period of probation, he may apply for 635 
dismissal of the charges against him and the court, on finding such 636 
satisfactory completion, shall dismiss such charges. If the person does 637 
not apply for dismissal of the charges against him after satisfactorily 638 
completing his period of probation, the court, upon receipt of a report 639 
submitted by the Court Support Services Division that the person 640 
satisfactorily completed his period of probation, may on its own motion 641 
make a finding of such satisfactory completion and dismiss such 642 
charges. Upon dismissal, all records of such charges shall be erased 643 
pursuant to section 54-142a. An order of the court denying a motion to 644 
dismiss the charges against a person who has completed his period of 645 
probation or terminating the participation of a defendant in such 646 
program shall be a final judgment for purposes of appeal. 647 
(j) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be 648 
guilty of a class C felony for which two years of the sentence imposed 649 
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dollars of the fine imposed may not be remitted or reduced by the court 651 
unless the court states on the record its reasons for remitting or reducing 652 
such fine, except that any person who sells, delivers or otherwise 653 
transfers a pistol or revolver in violation of the provisions of this section 654 
knowing that such pistol or revolver is stolen or that the manufacturer's 655 
number or other mark of identification on such pistol or revolver has 656 
been altered, removed or obliterated, shall be guilty of a class B felony 657 
for which three years of the sentence imposed may not be suspended or 658 
reduced by the court, and ten thousand dollars of the fine imposed may 659 
not be remitted or reduced by the court unless the court states on the 660 
record its reasons for remitting or reducing such fine, and any pistol or 661 
revolver found in the possession of any person in violation of any 662 
provision of this section shall be forfeited. 663 
Sec. 8. Section 29-37a of the general statutes is repealed and the 664 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 665 
(a) For the purposes of this section, "long gun" means a firearm, as 666 
defined in section 53a-3, other than a pistol or revolver. 667 
(b) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, no 668 
person, firm or corporation may sell, deliver or otherwise transfer, at 669 
retail, any long gun to any person under eighteen years of age. 670 
(2) No person, firm or corporation may sell, deliver or otherwise 671 
transfer any semi-automatic centerfire rifle that has or accepts a 672 
magazine with a capacity exceeding five rounds to any person under 673 
twenty-one years of age. The provisions of this subdivision shall not 674 
apply to the sale, delivery or transfer of such a rifle to any person who 675 
is a member or employee of an organized local police department, the 676 
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection or the 677 
Department of Correction or a member of the military or naval forces of 678 
this state or of the United States for use in the discharge of their duties. 679 
(c) No person may purchase or receive any long gun unless such 680 
person holds a valid long gun eligibility certificate issued pursuant to 681 
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pursuant to subsection (b) of section 29-28, a valid permit to sell firearms 683 
at retail issued pursuant to subsection (a) of section 29-28 or a valid 684 
eligibility certificate for a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to section 685 
29-36f. 686 
(d) No person, firm or corporation may sell, deliver or otherwise 687 
transfer [, at retail,] any long gun [to any person] unless [such] the 688 
person [makes application on a form prescribed and furnished by the 689 
Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, which 690 
shall be attached by the transferor to the federal sale or transfer 691 
document and filed and retained by the transferor for at least twenty 692 
years or until such transferor goes out of business. Such application shall 693 
be available for inspection during normal business hours by law 694 
enforcement officials] to whom the same is sold, delivered or transferred 695 
is personally known to the person selling such long gun or making 696 
delivery or transfer thereof or provides evidence of such person's 697 
identity in the form of a motor vehicle operator's license, identity card 698 
issued pursuant to section 1-1h or valid passport. No such sale, delivery 699 
or other transfer of any long gun shall be made until the person, firm or 700 
corporation [making such sale, delivery or transfer has ensured that 701 
such application has been completed properly and has obtained] selling, 702 
delivering or transferring such long gun completes a transfer document, 703 
on a form prescribed and furnished by the Commissioner of Emergency 704 
Services and Public Protection, and obtains an authorization number 705 
from [the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection 706 
for such sale, delivery or transfer. The Department of Emergency 707 
Services and Public Protection] said commissioner. Such transfer 708 
document shall contain the name and address of the transferor and 709 
transferee, the date of sale, the caliber, make, model and manufacturer's 710 
number and a general description of such long gun, the identification 711 
number of the transferor's and transferee's permit to carry pistols or 712 
revolvers, issued pursuant to subsection (b) of section 29-28, permit to 713 
sell firearms at retail, issued pursuant to subsection (a) of said section, 714 
eligibility certificate for a pistol or revolver, issued pursuant to section 715 
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29-37p, as applicable, and the authorization number designated for the 717 
transfer by the Department of Emergency Services and Public 718 
Protection. The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 719 
Protection shall [make every effort, including performing] perform the 720 
national instant criminal background check [,] and make a reasonable 721 
effort to determine [if the applicant is] whether there is any reason that 722 
would prohibit such transferee from being eligible to receive such long 723 
gun. If [it is determined that the applicant is ineligible to receive such 724 
long gun, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 725 
Protection] the commissioner determines the existence of such a reason, 726 
the commissioner shall [immediately notify the (1) person, firm or 727 
corporation to whom such application was made] (1) deny the sale, 728 
delivery or transfer, and no such long gun shall be sold, delivered or 729 
otherwise transferred to such [applicant] transferee by such person, firm 730 
or corporation, and (2) inform the chief of police of the town in which 731 
the [applicant] transferee resides, or, where there is no chief of police, 732 
the warden of the borough or the first selectman of the town, or the chief 733 
of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native 734 
American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in 735 
subsection (b) of section 29-28, if the [applicant] transferee has a bona 736 
fide permanent residence within the jurisdiction of such tribe, as the 737 
case may be, that the [applicant] transferee is not eligible to receive a 738 
long gun. When any long gun is delivered in connection with any sale 739 
or purchase, such long gun shall be enclosed in a package, the paper or 740 
wrapping of which shall be securely fastened, and no such long gun 741 
when delivered on any sale or purchase shall be loaded or contain any 742 
gunpowder or other explosive or any bullet, ball or shell. Upon the sale, 743 
delivery or other transfer of the long gun, the [transferee shall sign in 744 
triplicate a receipt for such long gun, which shall contain the name, 745 
address and date and place of birth of such transferee, the date of such 746 
sale, delivery or transfer and the caliber, make, model and 747 
manufacturer's number and a general description thereof. Not later than 748 
twenty-four hours after such sale, delivery or transfer, the transferor 749 
shall] person, firm or corporation selling such long gun, or making 750 
delivery or transfer thereof, shall (A) give one copy of the transfer 751  Substitute Bill No. 6859 
 
 
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document to the person making the purchase of such long gun or to 752 
whom the same is delivered or transferred, (B) retain one copy of the 753 
transfer document for at least five years, and (C) send by first class mail 754 
or electronically [transfer] transmit, within forty-eight hours of such 755 
sale, delivery or other transfer, (i) one [receipt] copy of the transfer 756 
document to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 757 
Protection, and (ii) one [receipt] copy of the transfer document to the 758 
chief of police of the municipality in which the transferee resides or, 759 
where there is no chief of police, the chief executive officer of the 760 
municipality, as defined in section 7-148, in which the transferee resides 761 
or, if designated by such chief executive officer, the resident state 762 
trooper serving such municipality or a state police officer of the state 763 
police troop having jurisdiction over such municipality, or the chief of 764 
police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native 765 
American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in 766 
subsection (b) of section 29-28, if the transferee has a bona fide 767 
permanent residence within the jurisdiction of such tribe. [, and shall 768 
retain one receipt, together with the original application, for at least five 769 
years.] If the transferor or transferee is a federally licensed firearms 770 
dealer, such federally licensed firearms dealer shall retain the transfer 771 
document for at least twenty years or until such federally licensed 772 
firearms dealer goes out of business. Such transfer document shall be 773 
available for inspection during normal business hours by law 774 
enforcement officials. 775 
[(e) No sale, delivery or other transfer of any long gun shall be made 776 
by a person who is not a federally licensed firearm manufacturer, 777 
importer or dealer to a person who is not a federally licensed firearm 778 
manufacturer, importer or dealer unless: 779 
(1) The prospective transferor and prospective transferee comply 780 
with the provisions of subsection (d) of this section and the prospective 781 
transferor has obtained an authorization number from the 782 
Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection for such 783 
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(2) The prospective transferor or prospective transferee requests a 785 
federally licensed firearm dealer to contact the Department of 786 
Emergency Services and Public Protection on behalf of such prospective 787 
transferor or prospective transferee and the federally licensed firearm 788 
dealer has obtained an authorization number from the Commissioner of 789 
Emergency Services and Public Protection for such sale, delivery or 790 
transfer. 791 
(f) (1) For purposes of a transfer pursuant to subdivision (2) of 792 
subsection (e) of this section, a prospective transferor or prospective 793 
transferee may request a federally licensed firearm dealer to contact the 794 
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to obtain an 795 
authorization number for such sale, delivery or transfer. If a federally 796 
licensed firearm dealer consents to contact the department on behalf of 797 
the prospective transferor or prospective transferee, the prospective 798 
transferor or prospective transferee shall provide to such dealer the 799 
name, sex, race, date of birth and state of residence of the prospective 800 
transferee and, if necessary to verify the identity of the prospective 801 
transferee, may provide a unique numeric identifier including, but not 802 
limited to, a Social Security number, and additional identifiers 803 
including, but not limited to, height, weight, eye and hair color, and 804 
place of birth. The prospective transferee shall present to the dealer such 805 
prospective transferee's valid long gun eligibility certificate issued 806 
pursuant to section 29-37p, valid permit to carry a pistol or revolver 807 
issued pursuant to subsection (b) of section 29-28, valid permit to sell 808 
firearms at retail issued pursuant to subsection (a) of section 29-28 or 809 
valid eligibility certificate for a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to 810 
section 29-36f. The dealer may charge a fee for contacting the 811 
department on behalf of the prospective transferor or prospective 812 
transferee. 813 
(2) The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection 814 
shall make every effort, including performing the national instant 815 
criminal background check, to determine if the prospective transferee is 816 
eligible to receive such long gun. The Commissioner of Emergency 817 
Services and Public Protection shall immediately notify the dealer of the 818  Substitute Bill No. 6859 
 
 
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department's determination and the dealer shall immediately notify the 819 
prospective transferor or prospective transferee of such determination. 820 
If the department determines the prospective transferee is ineligible to 821 
receive such long gun, no long gun shall be sold, delivered or otherwise 822 
transferred by the prospective transferor to the prospective transferee. 823 
If the department determines the prospective transferee is eligible to 824 
receive such long gun and provides an authorization number for such 825 
sale, delivery or transfer, the prospective transferor may proceed to sell, 826 
deliver or otherwise transfer the long gun to the prospective transferee. 827 
(3) Upon the sale, delivery or other transfer of the long gun, the 828 
transferor or transferee shall complete a form, prescribed by the 829 
Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, that 830 
contains the name and address of the transferor, the name and address 831 
of the transferee, the date and place of birth of such transferee, the 832 
firearm permit or certificate number of the transferee, the firearm permit 833 
or certificate number of the transferor, if any, the date of such sale, 834 
delivery or transfer, the caliber, make, model and manufacturer's 835 
number and a general description of such long gun and the 836 
authorization number provided by the department. Not later than 837 
twenty-four hours after such sale, delivery or transfer, the transferor 838 
shall send by first class mail or electronically transfer one copy of such 839 
form to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection 840 
and one copy to the chief of police of the municipality in which the 841 
transferee resides or, where there is no chief of police, the chief executive 842 
officer of the municipality, as defined in section 7-148, in which the 843 
transferee resides or, if designated by such chief executive officer, the 844 
resident state trooper serving such municipality or a state police officer 845 
of the state police troop having jurisdiction over such municipality, or 846 
the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized 847 
Native American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in 848 
subsection (b) of section 29-28, if the transferee has a bona fide 849 
permanent residence within the jurisdiction of such tribe, and shall 850 
retain one copy, for at least five years. 851 
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until the expiration of two weeks from the date of the application, except 853 
that such waiting period shall not apply to any federal marshal, parole 854 
officer or peace officer, or to the sale, delivery or other transfer of (1) any 855 
long gun to a holder of a valid state permit to carry a pistol or revolver 856 
issued under the provisions of section 29-28, a valid eligibility certificate 857 
issued under the provisions of section 29-36f, or a valid long gun 858 
eligibility certificate issued under the provisions of section 29-37p, (2) 859 
any long gun to an active member of the armed forces of the United 860 
States or of any reserve component thereof, (3) any long gun to a holder 861 
of a valid hunting license issued pursuant to chapter 490, or (4) antique 862 
firearms. For the purposes of this subsection, "antique firearm" means 863 
any firearm which was manufactured in or before 1898 and any replica 864 
of such firearm, provided such replica is not designed or redesigned for 865 
using rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition except 866 
rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition which is no longer 867 
manufactured in the United States and not readily available in the 868 
ordinary channel of commercial trade.] 869 
[(h)] (e) The provisions of subsections (c) [to (g), inclusive,] and (d) of 870 
this section shall not apply to the sale, delivery or transfer of (1) long 871 
guns to (A) the Department of Emergency Services and Public 872 
Protection, police departments, the Department of Correction, the 873 
Division of Criminal Justice, the Department of Motor Vehicles, the 874 
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection or the military or 875 
naval forces of this state or of the United States, (B) a sworn and duly 876 
certified member of an organized police department, the Division of 877 
State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public 878 
Protection or the Department of Correction, a chief inspector or 879 
inspector in the Division of Criminal Justice, a salaried inspector of 880 
motor vehicles designated by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, a 881 
conservation officer or special conservation officer appointed by the 882 
Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection pursuant to 883 
section 26-5, or a constable who is certified by the Police Officer 884 
Standards and Training Council and appointed by the chief executive 885 
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enforcement duties, pursuant to a letter on the letterhead of such 887 
department, division, commissioner or authority authorizing the 888 
purchase and stating that the sworn member, inspector, officer or 889 
constable will use the long gun in the discharge of official duties, and 890 
that a records check indicates that the sworn member, inspector, officer 891 
or constable has not been convicted of a crime of family violence, for use 892 
by such sworn member, inspector, officer or constable in the discharge 893 
of such sworn member's, inspector's, officer's or constable's official 894 
duties or when off duty, (C) a member of the military or naval forces of 895 
this state or of the United States, or (D) a nuclear facility licensed by the 896 
United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the purpose of 897 
providing security services at such facility, or any contractor or 898 
subcontractor of such facility for the purpose of providing security 899 
services at such facility; (2) long guns to or between federally licensed 900 
firearm manufacturers, importers or dealers; (3) curios or relics, as 901 
defined in 27 CFR 478.11, to or between federally licensed firearm 902 
collectors; or (4) antique firearms. [, as defined in subsection (g) of this 903 
section.] For the purposes of this subsection, "antique firearm" means 904 
any firearm that was manufactured in or before 1898 and any replica of 905 
such firearm, provided such replica is not designed or redesigned for 906 
using rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition except 907 
rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition that is no longer 908 
manufactured in the United States and not readily available in the 909 
ordinary channel of commercial trade. 910 
[(i)] (f) If the court finds that a violation of this section is not of a 911 
serious nature and that the person charged with such violation (1) will 912 
probably not offend in the future, (2) has not previously been convicted 913 
of a violation of this section, and (3) has not previously had a 914 
prosecution under this section suspended pursuant to this subsection, it 915 
may order suspension of prosecution. The court shall not order 916 
suspension of prosecution unless the accused person has acknowledged 917 
that he understands the consequences of the suspension of prosecution. 918 
Any person for whom prosecution is suspended shall agree to the 919 
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a waiver of his right to a speedy trial. Such person shall appear in court 921 
and shall be released to the supervision of the Court Support Services 922 
Division for such period, not exceeding two years, and under such 923 
conditions as the court shall order. If the person refuses to accept, or, 924 
having accepted, violates such conditions, the court shall terminate the 925 
suspension of prosecution and the case shall be brought to trial. If such 926 
person satisfactorily completes his period of probation, he may apply 927 
for dismissal of the charges against him and the court, on finding such 928 
satisfactory completion, shall dismiss such charges. If the person does 929 
not apply for dismissal of the charges against him after satisfactorily 930 
completing his period of probation, the court, upon receipt of a report 931 
submitted by the Court Support Services Division that the person 932 
satisfactorily completed his period of probation, may on its own motion 933 
make a finding of such satisfactory completion and dismiss such 934 
charges. Upon dismissal, all records of such charges shall be erased 935 
pursuant to section 54-142a. An order of the court denying a motion to 936 
dismiss the charges against a person who has completed his period of 937 
probation or terminating the participation of a defendant in such 938 
program shall be a final judgment for purposes of appeal. 939 
[(j)] (g) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be 940 
guilty of a class D felony, except that any person who sells, delivers or 941 
otherwise transfers a long gun in violation of the provisions of this 942 
section, knowing that such long gun is stolen or that the manufacturer's 943 
number or other mark of identification on such long gun has been 944 
altered, removed or obliterated, shall be guilty of a class B felony, and 945 
any long gun found in the possession of any person in violation of any 946 
provision of this section shall be forfeited. 947 
Sec. 9. Section 54-66a of the general statutes is repealed and the 948 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 949 
Any bail bond posted in any criminal proceeding in this state shall be 950 
automatically terminated and released whenever the defendant: (1) Is 951 
granted accelerated rehabilitation pursuant to section 54-56e; (2) is 952 
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to section 54-56g; (3) is granted admission to the pretrial family violence 954 
education program pursuant to section 46b-38c; (4) is granted admission 955 
to the pretrial drug education and community service program 956 
pursuant to section 54-56i; (5) has the complaint or information filed 957 
against such defendant dismissed; (6) has the prosecution of the 958 
complaint or information filed against such defendant terminated by 959 
entry of a nolle prosequi; (7) is acquitted; (8) is sentenced by the court 960 
and a stay of such sentence, if any, is lifted; (9) is granted admission to 961 
the pretrial school violence prevention program pursuant to section 54-962 
56j; (10) is charged with a violation of section 29-33, as amended by this 963 
act, 53-202l or 53-202w, and prosecution has been suspended pursuant 964 
to subsection (i) of section 29-33, as amended by this act; (11) is charged 965 
with a violation of section 29-37a, as amended by this act, and 966 
prosecution has been suspended pursuant to subsection [(i)] (f) of 967 
section 29-37a, as amended by this act; (12) is granted admission to the 968 
supervised diversionary program for persons with psychiatric 969 
disabilities, or persons who are veterans, pursuant to section 54-56l; (13) 970 
is granted admission to a diversionary program for young persons 971 
charged with a motor vehicle violation or an alcohol-related offense 972 
pursuant to section 54-56p; (14) is granted admission to the pretrial drug 973 
intervention and community service program pursuant to section 54-974 
56q; or (15) is granted admission to the pretrial impaired driving 975 
intervention program pursuant to section 54-56r. 976 
Sec. 10. Section 84 of public act 13-3, as amended by section 15 of 977 
public act 13-122, section 191 of public act 13-247, section 73 of public act 978 
14-98, section 1 of public act 15-5, section 1 of public act 16-171, section 979 
1 of public act 17-68, section 490 of public act 17-2 of the June special 980 
session and section 73 of public act 20-1, is amended to read as follows 981 
(Effective from passage): 982 
(a) The Departments of Emergency Services and Public Protection, 983 
Administrative Services and Education shall jointly administer a school 984 
security infrastructure competitive grant program to reimburse (1) a 985 
town, (2) a regional educational service center, (3) the governing 986 
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behalf of the technical high school system, (5) an incorporated or 988 
endowed high school or academy approved by the State Board of 989 
Education pursuant to section 10-34 of the general statutes, (6) the 990 
supervisory agent for a nonpublic school, and (7) a licensed child care 991 
center or private preschool operator that has received threats, provided 992 
no family child care providers may be eligible for reimbursement 993 
pursuant to this section, for certain expenses for schools, centers or 994 
preschools incurred on or after January 1, 2013, for: (A) The 995 
development or improvement of the security infrastructure of schools, 996 
centers or preschools, based on the results of school building or child 997 
care center building security assessments pursuant to subsection (d) of 998 
this section, including, but not limited to, the installation of surveillance 999 
cameras, penetration resistant vestibules, ballistic glass, solid core 1000 
doors, double door access, computer-controlled electronic locks, entry 1001 
door buzzer systems, scan card systems, panic alarms, real time 1002 
interoperable communications and multimedia sharing infrastructure 1003 
or other systems; and (B) (i) the training of school personnel in the 1004 
operation and maintenance of the security infrastructure of school 1005 
buildings, or (ii) the purchase of portable entrance security devices, 1006 
including, but not limited to, metal detector wands and screening 1007 
machines and related training. 1008 
(b) (1) On and after April 4, 2013, each local and regional board of 1009 
education may, on behalf of its town or its member towns, apply, at such 1010 
time and in such manner as the Commissioner of Emergency Services 1011 
and Public Protection prescribes, to the Department of Emergency 1012 
Services and Public Protection for a grant for certain expenses for 1013 
schools under the jurisdiction of such board of education incurred on or 1014 
after January 1, 2013, for the purposes described in subsection (a) of this 1015 
section. Prior to the date that the School Safety Infrastructure Council 1016 
makes its initial submission of the school safety infrastructure 1017 
standards, pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-292r of the general 1018 
statutes, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 1019 
Protection, in consultation with the Commissioners of Administrative 1020 
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reimbursement under the program. On and after the date that the School 1022 
Safety Infrastructure Council submits the school safety infrastructure 1023 
standards, the decision to approve or deny an application and the 1024 
determination of which expenses are eligible for reimbursement under 1025 
the program shall be in accordance with the most recent submission of 1026 
the school safety infrastructure standards, pursuant to subsection (c) of 1027 
section 10-292r of the general statutes. 1028 
(2) A regional educational service center may apply, at such time and 1029 
in such manner as the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 1030 
Protection prescribes, to the Department of Emergency Services and 1031 
Public Protection for a grant for certain expenses for schools under the 1032 
jurisdiction of such regional educational service center incurred on or 1033 
after January 1, 2013, for the purposes described in subsection (a) of this 1034 
section. The department shall decide whether to approve or deny an 1035 
application and which expenses are eligible for reimbursement under 1036 
the program. Such decisions shall be in accordance with the school 1037 
safety infrastructure standards developed pursuant to subsection (c) of 1038 
section 10-292r of the general statutes. 1039 
(3) The governing authority for a state charter school may apply, at 1040 
such time and in such manner as the Commissioner of Emergency 1041 
Services and Public Protection prescribes, to the Department of 1042 
Emergency Services and Public Protection for a grant for certain 1043 
expenses for schools under the jurisdiction of such governing authority 1044 
incurred on or after January 1, 2013, for the purposes described in 1045 
subsection (a) of this section. The department shall decide whether to 1046 
approve or deny an application and which expenses are eligible for 1047 
reimbursement under the program. Such decisions shall be in 1048 
accordance with the school safety infrastructure standards developed 1049 
pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-292r of the general statutes. 1050 
(4) The superintendent of the technical high school system may 1051 
apply, at such time and in such manner as the Commissioner of 1052 
Emergency Services and Public Protection prescribes, to the Department 1053 
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expenses for schools in the technical high school system incurred on or 1055 
after January 1, 2013, for the purposes described in subsection (a) of this 1056 
section. The department shall decide whether to approve or deny an 1057 
application and which expenses are eligible for reimbursement under 1058 
the program. Such decisions shall be in accordance with the school 1059 
safety infrastructure standards developed pursuant to subsection (c) of 1060 
section 10-292r of the general statutes. 1061 
(5) An incorporated or endowed high school or academy may apply, 1062 
at such time and in such manner as the Commissioner of Emergency 1063 
Services and Public Protection prescribes, to the Department of 1064 
Emergency Services and Public Protection for a grant for certain 1065 
expenses incurred on or after January 1, 2013, for the purposes described 1066 
in subsection (a) of this section. The department shall decide whether to 1067 
approve or deny an application and which expenses are eligible for 1068 
reimbursement under the program. Such decisions shall be in 1069 
accordance with the school safety infrastructure standards developed 1070 
pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-292r of the general statutes. 1071 
(6) (A) The supervisory agent for a nonpublic school or a licensed 1072 
child care center or private preschool operator described in subdivision 1073 
(7) of subsection (a) of this section may apply, at such time and in such 1074 
manner as the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 1075 
Protection prescribes, to the Department of Emergency Services and 1076 
Public Protection for a grant for certain expenses for schools under the 1077 
jurisdiction of such supervisory agent or for such licensed child care 1078 
centers or private preschools incurred on or after January 1, 2013, for the 1079 
purposes described in subsection (a) of this section. The department 1080 
shall decide whether to approve or deny an application and which 1081 
expenses are eligible for reimbursement under the program. Such 1082 
decisions shall be in accordance with the school safety infrastructure 1083 
standards developed pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-292r of the 1084 
general statutes. 1085 
(B) Ten per cent of the funds available under the program shall be 1086 
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child care center or private preschool operators described in subdivision 1088 
(7) of subsection (a) of this section, in accordance with the provisions of 1089 
subdivision (6) of subsection (c) of this section. 1090 
(c) (1) A town may receive a grant equal to a percentage of its eligible 1091 
expenses. The percentage shall be determined as follows: (A) Each town 1092 
shall be ranked in descending order from one to one hundred sixty-nine 1093 
according to town wealth, as defined in subdivision (26) of section 10-1094 
262f of the general statutes, (B) based upon such ranking, a percentage 1095 
of not less than twenty or more than eighty shall be assigned to each 1096 
town on a continuous scale, and (C) the town ranked first shall be 1097 
assigned a percentage of twenty and the town ranked last shall be 1098 
assigned a percentage of eighty. 1099 
(2) A regional educational service center may receive a grant equal to 1100 
a percentage of its eligible expenses. The percentage shall be determined 1101 
by its ranking. Such ranking shall be determined by (A) multiplying the 1102 
population of each member town in the regional educational service 1103 
center by such town's ranking, as determined in subsection (a) of section 1104 
10-285a of the general statutes; (B) adding together the figures for each 1105 
town determined under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision; and (C) 1106 
dividing the total computed under subparagraph (B) of this subdivision 1107 
by the total population of all member towns in the regional educational 1108 
service center. The ranking of each regional educational service center 1109 
shall be rounded to the next higher whole number and each such center 1110 
shall receive the same reimbursement percentage as would a town with 1111 
the same rank. 1112 
(3) The governing authority for a state charter school may receive a 1113 
grant equal to a percentage of its eligible expenses that is the same as 1114 
the town in which such state charter school is located, as calculated 1115 
pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection. 1116 
(4) The Department of Education, on behalf of the technical high 1117 
school system, may receive a grant equal to one hundred per cent of its 1118 
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(5) An incorporated or endowed high school or academy may receive 1120 
a grant equal to a percentage of its eligible expenses. The percentage 1121 
shall be determined by its ranking. Such ranking shall be determined by 1122 
(A) multiplying the total population, as defined in section 10-261 of the 1123 
general statutes, of each town which at the time of application for such 1124 
school security infrastructure competitive grant has designated such 1125 
school as the high school for such town for a period of not less than five 1126 
years from the date of such application, by such town's percentile 1127 
ranking, as determined in subsection (a) of section 10-285a of the general 1128 
statutes, (B) adding together the figures for each town determined under 1129 
subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, and (C) dividing the total 1130 
computed under subparagraph (B) of this subdivision by the total 1131 
population of all towns which designate the school as their high school 1132 
under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. The ranking determined 1133 
pursuant to this subsection shall be rounded to the next higher whole 1134 
number. Such incorporated or endowed high school or academy shall 1135 
receive the reimbursement percentage of a town with the same rank. 1136 
(6) The supervisory agent for a nonpublic school or a licensed child 1137 
care center or private preschool operator described in subdivision (7) of 1138 
subsection (a) of this section may receive a grant equal to fifty per cent 1139 
of its eligible expenses, provided any such grant shall not exceed fifty 1140 
thousand dollars. 1141 
(d) (1) (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, if there are not 1142 
sufficient funds to provide grants to all towns, based on the percentage 1143 
determined pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, the Commissioner 1144 
of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in consultation with the 1145 
Commissioners of Administrative Services and Education, shall give 1146 
priority to applicants on behalf of schools with the greatest need for 1147 
security infrastructure, as determined by said commissioners based on 1148 
school building security assessments of the schools under the 1149 
jurisdiction of the town's school district conducted pursuant to this 1150 
subdivision. Of the applicants on behalf of such schools with the 1151 
greatest need for security infrastructure, said commissioners shall give 1152 
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infrastructure at the time of such school building security assessment 1154 
and succeeding priority to applicants on behalf of schools located in 1155 
priority school districts pursuant to section 10-266p of the general 1156 
statutes. 1157 
(B) To be eligible for reimbursement pursuant to this section, an 1158 
applicant board of education shall [(A)] (i) demonstrate that it has 1159 
developed and periodically practices an emergency plan at the schools 1160 
under its jurisdiction and that such plan has been developed in concert 1161 
with applicable state or local first-responders, and [(B)] (ii) provide for 1162 
a uniform assessment of the schools under its jurisdiction, including any 1163 
security infrastructure, using [the National Clearinghouse for 1164 
Educational Facilities' Safe Schools Facilities Checklist] guidelines 1165 
established by the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland 1166 
Security within the Department of Emergency Services and Public 1167 
Protection, which shall be based on best practices regarding school 1168 
security infrastructure. The assessment shall be conducted under the 1169 
supervision of the local law enforcement agency. 1170 
(2) (A) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, to June 30, 2018, and 1171 
the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, to June 30, 2021, if there are not 1172 
sufficient funds to provide grants to all applicants that are towns, 1173 
regional educational service centers, governing authorities for state 1174 
charter schools, the Department of Education, on behalf of the technical 1175 
high school system, and incorporated or endowed high schools or 1176 
academies based on the percentage determined pursuant to subsection 1177 
(c) of this section, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 1178 
Protection, in consultation with the Commissioners of Administrative 1179 
Services and Education, shall give priority to applicants on behalf of 1180 
schools with the greatest need for security infrastructure, as determined 1181 
by said commissioners based on school building security assessments of 1182 
the schools under the jurisdiction of the applicant conducted pursuant 1183 
to this subdivision. Of the applicants on behalf of such schools with the 1184 
greatest need for security infrastructure, said commissioners shall give 1185 
first priority to applicants on behalf of schools that have no security 1186 
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and succeeding priority to applicants on behalf of schools located in 1188 
priority school districts pursuant to section 10-266p of the general 1189 
statutes. 1190 
(B) To be eligible for reimbursement pursuant to this section, an 1191 
applicant shall [(A)] (i) demonstrate that it has developed and 1192 
periodically practices an emergency plan at the schools under its 1193 
jurisdiction and that such plan has been developed in concert with 1194 
applicable state or local first-responders, and [(B)] (ii) provide for a 1195 
uniform assessment of the schools under its jurisdiction, including any 1196 
security infrastructure, using [the National Clearinghouse for 1197 
Educational Facilities' Safe Schools Facilities Checklist] guidelines 1198 
established by the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland 1199 
Security within the Department of Emergency Services and Public 1200 
Protection, which shall be based on best practices regarding school 1201 
security infrastructure. The assessment shall be conducted under the 1202 
supervision of the local law enforcement agency. 1203 
(3) (A) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, to June 30, 2018, and 1204 
the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, to June 30, 2021, if there are not 1205 
sufficient funds to provide grants to all applicant supervisory agents for 1206 
nonpublic schools or licensed child care center or private preschool 1207 
operators described in subdivision (7) of subsection (a) of this section, 1208 
based on the percentages described in subsection (c) of this section, the 1209 
Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in 1210 
consultation with the Commissioners of Administrative Services and 1211 
Education, shall give priority to applicants on behalf of schools, centers 1212 
or preschools with the greatest need for security infrastructure, as 1213 
determined by said commissioners. Of the applicants on behalf of such 1214 
schools, centers or preschools with the greatest need for security 1215 
infrastructure, said commissioners shall give first priority to applicants 1216 
on behalf of schools, centers or preschools that have no security 1217 
infrastructure at the time of application. 1218 
(B) To be eligible for reimbursement pursuant to this section, an 1219 
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center or private preschool operator described in subdivision (7) of 1221 
subsection (a) of this section shall [(A)] (i) demonstrate that it has 1222 
developed and periodically practices an emergency plan at the school, 1223 
center or preschool under its jurisdiction and that such plan has been 1224 
developed in concert with applicable state or local first-responders, and 1225 
[(B)] (ii) provide for a uniform assessment of the schools, centers or 1226 
preschools under its jurisdiction, including any security infrastructure, 1227 
using [the National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities' Safe 1228 
Schools Facilities Checklist] guidelines established by the Division of 1229 
Emergency Management and Homeland Security within the 1230 
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, which shall 1231 
be based on best practices regarding school security infrastructure. The 1232 
assessment shall be conducted under the supervision of the local law 1233 
enforcement agency. 1234 
Sec. 11. Section 85 of public act 13-3, as amended by section 74 of 1235 
public act 14-98, section 67 of public act 15-1 of the June special session, 1236 
section 26 of public act 18-178, section 74 of public act 20-1, section 62 of 1237 
public act 21-111 and section 68 of public act 23-205, is amended to read 1238 
as follows (Effective July 1, 2025): 1239 
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the 1240 
State Bond Commission shall have the power from time to time to 1241 
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in 1242 
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate one hundred seven 1243 
million dollars, provided ten million dollars of said authorization shall 1244 
be effective July 1, 2024. 1245 
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount 1246 
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Department 1247 
of Education for the purpose of the school security infrastructure 1248 
competitive grant program, established pursuant to section 84 of public 1249 
act 13-3, as amended by section 15 of public act 13-122, section 191 of 1250 
public act 13-247, section 73 of public act 14-98, section 1 of public act 1251 
15-5, section 1 of public act 16-171, section 1 of public act 17-68, section 1252 
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public act 20-1 and section 10 of this act, provided not [less] more than 1254 
five million dollars [shall] may be used by the Department of 1255 
Emergency Services and Public Protection for school security projects 1256 
that involve multimedia interoperable communications systems. 1257 
(c) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the exercise 1258 
of any right or power granted thereby, which are not inconsistent with 1259 
the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all 1260 
bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this 1261 
section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived 1262 
from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in 1263 
accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such 1264 
bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years 1265 
from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the 1266 
resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing 1267 
such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a 1268 
finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it 1269 
a request for such authorization which is signed by or on behalf of the 1270 
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such terms 1271 
and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said 1272 
bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the 1273 
state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged 1274 
for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the 1275 
same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the 1276 
state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts 1277 
necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby 1278 
made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as 1279 
the same become due. 1280 
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following 
sections: 
 
Section 1 October 1, 2025 19a-112a(d) 
Sec. 2 July 1, 2025 46b-124(d) 
Sec. 3 October 1, 2025 54-36n 
Sec. 4 October 1, 2025 29-161z 
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Sec. 6 October 1, 2025 53-206 
Sec. 7 October 1, 2025 29-33 
Sec. 8 October 1, 2025 29-37a 
Sec. 9 October 1, 2025 54-66a 
Sec. 10 from passage PA 13-3, Sec. 84 
Sec. 11 July 1, 2025 PA 13-3, Sec. 85 
 
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:   
In Section 3 (b)(3), "any such stolen or missing firearm" was changed to 
"any such firearm that was stolen or is missing" for consistency with 
standard drafting conventions; and in Section 8(d), "eligibility certificate 
for a pistol or revolver, issued pursuant to section 29-36f, eligibility 
certificate for a long gun, issued pursuant to section 29-37p, if any" was 
changed to "eligibility certificate for a pistol or revolver, issued pursuant 
to section 29-36f, or eligibility certificate for a long gun, issued pursuant 
to section 29-37p, as applicable" for clarity and consistency with the 
provisions of Section 8(c). 
 
PS Joint Favorable Subst.