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5		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 7159
	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7159
6	6		January Session, 2025
	7	+	LCO No. 5376
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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	13	+	Introduced by:
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11	19		AN ACT CREATING YELLOW ENVELOPES TO PROMOTE
12	20		ACCOMMODATION AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN FIRST
13	21		RESPONDERS AND PERSONS WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS OR
14		-	PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AND ~~INCREASING AWARENESS OF~~ BLUE
15		-	~~AND~~ YELLOW ENVELOPES ~~AMONG FIRST RESPONDERS~~.
	22	+	PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AND PROMOTING THE BLUE AND
	23	+	YELLOW ENVELOPES.
16	24		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	25		Assembly convened:
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19	27		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) For the purposes of this 1
20	28		section, (1) "police officer" and "law enforcement unit" have the same 2
21	29		meanings as provided in section 7-294a of the general statutes; (2) 3
22	30		"emergency medical services personnel", "commercial ambulance 4
23	31		service", "rescue service", "ambulance service" and "paramedic intercept 5
24	32		service" have the same meanings as provided in section 19a-175 of the 6
25	33		general statutes; and (3) "firefighter" has the same meaning as provided 7
26	34		in section 7-323j of the general statutes, as amended by this act. 8
27		-	(b) Not later than January 1, 2026, the ~~Commissioner of Motor~~ 9
28		-	~~Vehicles~~, in consultation with the ~~Commission on Women, Children,~~ 10
29		-	~~Seniors, Equity and Opportunity~~, an association of police chiefs in the 11
	35	+	(b) Not later than January 1, 2026, the Commission on Women, 9
	36	+	Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity, in consultation with the 10
	37	+	Department of Motor Vehicles, an association of police chiefs in the 11
30	38		state, an association of fire chiefs in the state, an association of 12
31	39		emergency medical services personnel in the state and at least one 13
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32	46		organization that advocates for persons with cognitive impairments or 14
33	47		physical disabilities, shall: 15
34	48		(1) Design yellow envelopes that (A) provide written information and 16
35	49		guidance on the outside of the envelopes regarding ways to promote 17
36		-	accommodations and enhance effective interactions and 18 Substitute Bill No. 7159
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41		-	communication between a police officer, emergency medical services 19
42		-	personnel or firefighter and a person with cognitive impairments or 20
43		-	physical disabilities, and (B) are capable of holding a person's motor 21
44		-	vehicle operator's license, registration, insurance identification card and 22
45		-	other information or materials related to such person's cognitive 23
46		-	impairment or physical disability; 24
	50	+	accommodation and enhance effective interaction and communication 18
	51	+	between a police officer, emergency medical services personnel or 19
	52	+	firefighter and a person with cognitive impairments or physical 20
	53	+	disabilities, and (B) are capable of holding a person's motor vehicle 21
	54	+	operator's license, registration, insurance identification card and other 22
	55	+	information or materials related to such person's cognitive impairment 23
	56	+	or physical disability; 24
47	57		(2) Develop public awareness materials, including, but not limited to, 25
48	58		brochures about the yellow envelopes designed in accordance with 26
49	59		subdivision (1) of this subsection and blue envelopes designed in 27
50	60		accordance with section 14-11j of the general statutes, information cards 28
51	61		designed to fit inside a wallet, lanyards, seat belt covers, buttons, 29
52	62		ribbons, key chains, bracelets, stickers, window decals and magnets, 30
53		-	that contain information about ways to promote accommodations and 31
54		-	enhance effective interactions and communication with a person with 32
55		-	cognitive impairments, physical disabilities or autism spectrum 33
56		-	disorder; and 34
57		-	(3) Disseminate such yellow envelopes and public awareness 35
58		-	materials (A) at the main office and branch offices of the Department of 36
59		-	Motor Vehicles, law enforcement units, municipal and volunteer fire 37
60		-	departments, commercial ambulance services, commercial rescue 38
61		-	services, volunteer and municipal ambulance services, ambulance 39
62		-	services and paramedic intercept services operated and maintained by 40
63		-	a state agency, and (B) to emergency medical services personnel. 41
64		-	(c) Upon (1) receipt of such yellow envelopes and public awareness 42
65		-	materials, and (2) request by a person with a cognitive impairment or 43
66		-	physical disability or such person's parent, guardian, family member or 44
67		-	driver, such department, unit, service or emergency medical services 45
68		-	personnel shall provide a yellow envelope and any available public 46
69		-	awareness materials at no charge to such person, parent, guardian, 47
70		-	family member or driver. 48
71		-	Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 2-128 of the general statutes is 49
72		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 50 Substitute Bill No. 7159
	63	+	that contain information about ways to promote accommodation and 31
	64	+	enhance effective interaction and communication with a person with 32
	65	+	cognitive impairments or physical disabilities; and 33
	66	+	(3) Disseminate such yellow envelopes and public awareness 34
	67	+	materials to the Department of Motor Vehicles, law enforcement units, 35
	68	+	municipal and volunteer fire departments, commercial ambulance 36
	69	+	services, commercial rescue services, volunteer and municipal 37
	70	+	ambulance services and ambulance services and paramedic intercept 38
	71	+	services operated and maintained by a state agency and emergency 39
	72	+	medical services personnel. 40
	73	+	(c) Upon (1) receipt of such yellow envelopes and public awareness 41
	74	+	materials, and (2) request by a person with a cognitive impairment or 42
	75	+	physical disability or such person's parent, guardian, family member or 43
	76	+	driver, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and each law enforcement 44
	77	+	Raised Bill No. 7159
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77		-	passage): 51
78		-	(a) The Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and 52
79		-	Opportunity shall: 53
80		-	(1) Focus its efforts on the following quality of life desired results for 54
81		-	women, children and their families, seniors and members of the African-55
82		-	American, Asian Pacific-American and Latino and Puerto Rican 56
83		-	populations of the state: That all such persons are (A) healthy, safe and 57
84		-	achieve educational success; (B) free from poverty; and (C) free from 58
85		-	discrimination; 59
86		-	(2) With the advice of the executive committee of the commission, 60
87		-	make recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor for 61
88		-	new or enhanced policies, programs and services that will foster 62
89		-	progress in achieving the desired results described in subdivision (1) of 63
90		-	this subsection. Such recommendations shall, when applicable, include, 64
91		-	but need not be limited to: (A) Systems innovations, model policies and 65
92		-	practices which embed two-generational practice in program, policy 66
93		-	and systems change on the state and local levels, in accordance with 67
94		-	section 17b-112l; (B) strategies for reducing family poverty, promoting 68
95		-	parent leadership and family civics; (C) the promotion of youth 69
96		-	leadership opportunities that keep youth engaged in the community; 70
97		-	and (D) strategies and programs that address equitable access, impede 71
98		-	bias, and narrow the opportunity gap for women, children and their 72
99		-	families, seniors and members of the African-American, Asian Pacific-73
100		-	American and Latino and Puerto Rican populations of the state. Such 74
101		-	recommendations may include other state and national best practices, 75
102		-	and recommendations on federal funding maximization; 76
103		-	(3) With the advice of the executive committee of the commission, 77
104		-	review and comment, as necessary, on any specific proposed state 78
105		-	legislation or recommendations that may affect women, children and 79
106		-	their families, seniors and members of the African-American, Asian 80
107		-	Pacific-American and Latino and Puerto Rican populations of the state 81
108		-	and provide copies of any such comments to members of the General 82 Substitute Bill No. 7159
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	83	+	unit, municipal and volunteer fire department, commercial ambulance 45
	84	+	service, commercial rescue service, volunteer and municipal ambulance 46
	85	+	service and ambulance service and paramedic intercept service 47
	86	+	operated and maintained by a state agency and emergency medical 48
	87	+	services personnel shall provide a yellow envelope and any available 49
	88	+	public awareness materials at no charge to such person, parent, 50
	89	+	guardian, family member or driver. 51
	90	+	(d) The Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and 52
	91	+	Opportunity, in consultation with at least one organization that 53
	92	+	advocates for persons with cognitive impairments or physical 54
	93	+	disabilities and Southern Connecticut State University, shall offer 55
	94	+	training for police officers, firefighters and emergency medical services 56
	95	+	personnel concerning techniques for handling incidents, promoting 57
	96	+	accommodation and enhancing effective interaction and 58
	97	+	communication with a person with a cognitive impairment or physical 59
	98	+	disability. 60
	99	+	Sec. 2. Section 7-294h of the general statutes is repealed and the 61
	100	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2026): 62
	101	+	On and after January 1, 2017: (1) Each police basic or field training 63
	102	+	program conducted or administered by the Division of State Police 64
	103	+	within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection 65
	104	+	shall provide a minimum of twenty-seven hours of training relative to 66
	105	+	the handling of juvenile matters which includes, but is not limited to, 67
	106	+	the following: (A) Techniques for handling incidents involving 68
	107	+	juveniles; (B) information relative to the processing and disposition of 69
	108	+	juvenile matters; (C) applicable procedures in the prosecution of cases 70
	109	+	involving juveniles; (D) information regarding resources of the juvenile 71
	110	+	justice system in the state; (E) the use of graduated sanctions; (F) 72
	111	+	techniques for handling trauma; (G) restorative justice practices; (H) 73
	112	+	adolescent development; (I) risk-assessment and screening tools; (J) 74
	113	+	emergency mobile psychiatric services; and (K) on and after January 1, 75
	114	+	[2020,] 2026, information relative to the blue envelopes designed 76
	115	+	Raised Bill No. 7159
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113		-	Assembly; 83
114		-	(4) With the advice of the executive committee of the commission, 84
115		-	advise the General Assembly concerning the coordination and 85
116		-	administration of state programs that affect women, children and their 86
117		-	families, seniors and members of the African-American, Asian Pacific-87
118		-	American and Latino and Puerto Rican populations of the state; 88
119		-	(5) Gather and maintain, as necessary, current information regarding 89
120		-	women, children and their families, seniors and members of the African-90
121		-	American, Asian Pacific-American and Latino and Puerto Rican 91
122		-	populations of the state that can be used to better understand the status, 92
123		-	condition, and contributions of such groups. Such information, as 93
124		-	appropriate and pertinent to the desired results delineated in 94
125		-	subdivision (1) of this subsection, shall be included in the annual report 95
126		-	submitted in accordance with subsection (b) of this section and shall be 96
127		-	made available to legislators and other interested parties upon request; 97
128		-	(6) Maintain liaisons between women, children and their families, 98
129		-	seniors and members of the African-American, Asian Pacific-American 99
130		-	and Latino and Puerto Rican populations of the state and government 100
131		-	agencies, including the General Assembly; [and] 101
132		-	(7) Conduct educational and outreach activities intended to raise 102
133		-	awareness of and address critical issues for women, children and their 103
134		-	families, seniors and members of the African-American, Asian Pacific-104
135		-	American and Latino and Puerto Rican populations of the state; and 105
136		-	(8) Consult with (A) at least one organization that advocates for 106
137		-	persons with cognitive impairments, physical disabilities or autism 107
138		-	spectrum disorder and offers courses that are certified by the Police 108
139		-	Officer Standards and Training Council established under section 7-109
140		-	294b, (B) an association of police chiefs in the state, (C) an association of 110
141		-	fire chiefs in the state, and (D) an association of emergency medical 111
142		-	services personnel in the state, to coordinate and identify various 112
143		-	education and training programs for first responders concerning 113
144		-	techniques for handling incidents, promoting accommodations and 114 Substitute Bill No. 7159
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	121	+	pursuant to section 14-11j and yellow envelopes designed pursuant to 77
	122	+	section 1 of this act and techniques for handling incidents, such as 78
	123	+	wandering, that involve juveniles and adults with autism spectrum 79
	124	+	disorder, cognitive impairment or nonverbal learning disorder, 80
	125	+	provided the curriculum for such techniques is available at no cost to 81
	126	+	the division from (i) institutions of higher education, health care 82
	127	+	professionals or advocacy organizations that are concerned with 83
	128	+	juveniles and adults with autism spectrum disorder, cognitive 84
	129	+	impairment or nonverbal learning disorder, or (ii) a collaboration of 85
	130	+	such institutions, professionals or organizations; (2) each police basic or 86
	131	+	field training program conducted or administered by the Police Officer 87
	132	+	Standards and Training Council established under section 7-294b or by 88
	133	+	a municipal police department in the state shall provide a minimum of 89
	134	+	fourteen hours of training relative to the handling of juvenile matters as 90
	135	+	provided in subdivision (1) of this section; and (3) each police review 91
	136	+	training program conducted or administered by the Division of State 92
	137	+	Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public 93
	138	+	Protection, by the Police Officer Standards and Training Council 94
	139	+	established under section 7-294b or by a municipal police department in 95
	140	+	the state shall provide a minimum of one hour of training relative to the 96
	141	+	handling of juvenile matters as provided in subdivision (1) of this 97
	142	+	section. 98
	143	+	Sec. 3. Section 7-323l of the general statutes, as amended by section 3 99
	144	+	of public act 24-136, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 100
	145	+	thereof (Effective January 1, 2026): 101
	146	+	(a) The commission shall: 102
	147	+	(1) Recommend minimum standards of education and physical 103
	148	+	condition for candidates for any firefighter position; 104
	149	+	(2) Establish standards for fire service training and education 105
	150	+	programs, and develop and conduct an examination program to certify 106
	151	+	those fire service personnel who satisfactorily demonstrate their ability 107
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149		-	enhancing effective interactions and communication between a first 115
150		-	responder and a person with a cognitive impairment, physical disability 116
151		-	or autism spectrum disorder. 117
152		-	Sec. 3. Section 7-294h of the general statutes is repealed and the 118
153		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2026): 119
154		-	On and after January 1, 2017: (1) Each police basic or field training 120
155		-	program conducted or administered by the Division of State Police 121
156		-	within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection 122
157		-	shall provide a minimum of twenty-seven hours of training relative to 123
158		-	the handling of juvenile matters which includes, but is not limited to, 124
159		-	the following: (A) Techniques for handling incidents involving 125
160		-	juveniles; (B) information relative to the processing and disposition of 126
161		-	juvenile matters; (C) applicable procedures in the prosecution of cases 127
162		-	involving juveniles; (D) information regarding resources of the juvenile 128
163		-	justice system in the state; (E) the use of graduated sanctions; (F) 129
164		-	techniques for handling trauma; (G) restorative justice practices; (H) 130
165		-	adolescent development; (I) risk-assessment and screening tools; (J) 131
166		-	emergency mobile psychiatric services; and (K) on and after January 1, 132
167		-	[2020,] 2026, information relative to the blue envelopes designed 133
168		-	pursuant to section 14-11j and yellow envelopes designed pursuant to 134
169		-	section 1 of this act and techniques for handling incidents, such as 135
170		-	wandering, that involve juveniles and adults with autism spectrum 136
171		-	disorder, cognitive impairment or nonverbal learning disorder, 137
172		-	provided the curriculum for such techniques is available at no cost to 138
173		-	the division from (i) institutions of higher education, health care 139
174		-	professionals or advocacy organizations that are concerned with 140
175		-	juveniles and adults with autism spectrum disorder, cognitive 141
176		-	impairment or nonverbal learning disorder, or (ii) a collaboration of 142
177		-	such institutions, professionals or organizations; (2) each police basic or 143
178		-	field training program conducted or administered by the Police Officer 144
179		-	Standards and Training Council established under section 7-294b or by 145
180		-	a municipal police department in the state shall provide a minimum of 146
181		-	fourteen hours of training relative to the handling of juvenile matters as 147
182		-	provided in subdivision (1) of this section; and (3) each police review 148 Substitute Bill No. 7159
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	158	+	to meet the requirements of the fire service training and education 108
	159	+	program standards; 109
	160	+	(3) Establish an optional fire service training and education program 110
	161	+	[in the] that provides information relative to the blue envelopes 111
	162	+	designed pursuant to section 14-11j and yellow envelopes designed 112
	163	+	pursuant to section 1 of this act and techniques for handling of incidents, 113
	164	+	such as wandering, that involve juveniles and adults with autism 114
	165	+	spectrum disorder, cognitive impairment or nonverbal learning 115
	166	+	disorder, provided the curriculum for such techniques is made available 116
	167	+	at no cost from (A) institutions of higher education, health care 117
	168	+	professionals or advocacy organizations that are concerned with 118
	169	+	juveniles and adults with autism spectrum disorder, cognitive 119
	170	+	impairment or nonverbal learning disorder, or (B) collaborations of such 120
	171	+	institutions, professionals or organizations; 121
	172	+	(4) Conduct fire fighting training and education programs designed 122
	173	+	to assist firefighters in developing and maintaining their skills and 123
	174	+	keeping abreast of technological advances in fire suppression, fire 124
	175	+	protection, fire prevention and related fields; 125
	176	+	(5) Recommend standards for promotion to the various ranks of fire 126
	177	+	departments; 127
	178	+	(6) Be authorized, with the approval of the Commissioner of 128
	179	+	Emergency Services and Public Protection, to apply for, receive and 129
	180	+	distribute any state, federal or private funds or contributions available 130
	181	+	for training and education of fire fighting personnel; 131
	182	+	(7) Recommend that the Commissioner of Emergency Services and 132
	183	+	Public Protection approve or reject the establishment of, or, when 133
	184	+	appropriate, suspend or revoke the approval of, regional fire schools in 134
	185	+	accordance with section 7-323u; 135
	186	+	(8) Advise the Division of Fire Services Administration within the 136
	187	+	Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection on the 137
	188	+	Raised Bill No. 7159
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187		-	training program conducted or administered by the Division of State 149
188		-	Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public 150
189		-	Protection, by the Police Officer Standards and Training Council 151
190		-	established under section 7-294b or by a municipal police department in 152
191		-	the state shall provide a minimum of one hour of training relative to the 153
192		-	handling of juvenile matters as provided in subdivision (1) of this 154
193		-	section. 155
194		-	Sec. 4. Section 7-323l of the general statutes, as amended by section 3 156
195		-	of public act 24-136, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 157
196		-	thereof (Effective January 1, 2026): 158
197		-	(a) The commission shall: 159
198		-	(1) Recommend minimum standards of education and physical 160
199		-	condition for candidates for any firefighter position; 161
200		-	(2) Establish standards for fire service training and education 162
201		-	programs, and develop and conduct an examination program to certify 163
202		-	those fire service personnel who satisfactorily demonstrate their ability 164
203		-	to meet the requirements of the fire service training and education 165
204		-	program standards; 166
205		-	(3) Establish an optional fire service training and education program 167
206		-	[in the] that provides information relative to the blue envelopes 168
207		-	designed pursuant to section 14-11j and yellow envelopes designed 169
208		-	pursuant to section 1 of this act and techniques for handling of incidents, 170
209		-	such as wandering, that involve juveniles and adults with autism 171
210		-	spectrum disorder, cognitive impairment or nonverbal learning 172
211		-	disorder, provided the curriculum for such techniques is made available 173
212		-	at no cost from (A) institutions of higher education, health care 174
213		-	professionals or advocacy organizations that are concerned with 175
214		-	juveniles and adults with autism spectrum disorder, cognitive 176
215		-	impairment or nonverbal learning disorder, or (B) collaborations of such 177
216		-	institutions, professionals or organizations; 178
217		-	(4) Conduct fire fighting training and education programs designed 179 Substitute Bill No. 7159
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	194	+	management of the Statewide Fire Service Disaster Response Plan; 138
	195	+	(9) Implement the recommendations of the study of the fire service 139
	196	+	authorized pursuant to subdivision (36) of subsection (b) of section 41 140
	197	+	of public act 23-204; and 141
	198	+	(10) Submit to the Governor, the joint standing committee of the 142
	199	+	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety 143
	200	+	and security, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, and the 144
	201	+	Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection an annual 145
	202	+	report (A) relating to the activities, recommendations and 146
	203	+	accomplishments of the commission, and (B) making recommendations 147
	204	+	on the funding necessary for the operation of, the maintenance of and 148
	205	+	capital improvements to the state fire school and regional fire schools. 149
	206	+	(b) The commission may recommend, and the Commissioner of 150
	207	+	Emergency Services and Public Protection may adopt, regulations in 151
	208	+	accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 as necessary to implement 152
	209	+	the provisions of this section. 153
	210	+	Sec. 4. Section 19a-179e of the general statutes is repealed and the 154
	211	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2026): 155
	212	+	(a) Not later than June 30, 2020, and annually thereafter, the 156
	213	+	Department of Public Health shall, within available appropriations, 157
	214	+	compile a list of training programs that are available to members of 158
	215	+	commercial ambulance services, commercial rescue services, volunteer 159
	216	+	and municipal ambulance services, ambulance services and paramedic 160
	217	+	intercept services operated and maintained by a state agency and 161
	218	+	emergency medical services personnel, as defined in section 20-206jj. 162
	219	+	Such training programs shall be approved by the Commissioner of 163
	220	+	Public Health and include information relative to the blue envelopes 164
	221	+	designed pursuant to section 14-11j and yellow envelopes designed 165
	222	+	pursuant to section 1 of this act and techniques for handling incidents, 166
	223	+	such as wandering, that involve juveniles and adults with autism 167
	224	+	spectrum disorder, cognitive impairment and nonverbal learning 168
	225	+	Raised Bill No. 7159
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222		-	to assist firefighters in developing and maintaining their skills and 180
223		-	keeping abreast of technological advances in fire suppression, fire 181
224		-	protection, fire prevention and related fields; 182
225		-	(5) Recommend standards for promotion to the various ranks of fire 183
226		-	departments; 184
227		-	(6) Be authorized, with the approval of the Commissioner of 185
228		-	Emergency Services and Public Protection, to apply for, receive and 186
229		-	distribute any state, federal or private funds or contributions available 187
230		-	for training and education of fire fighting personnel; 188
231		-	(7) Recommend that the Commissioner of Emergency Services and 189
232		-	Public Protection approve or reject the establishment of, or, when 190
233		-	appropriate, suspend or revoke the approval of, regional fire schools in 191
234		-	accordance with section 7-323u; 192
235		-	(8) Advise the Division of Fire Services Administration within the 193
236		-	Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection on the 194
237		-	management of the Statewide Fire Service Disaster Response Plan; 195
238		-	(9) Implement the recommendations of the study of the fire service 196
239		-	authorized pursuant to subdivision (36) of subsection (b) of section 41 197
240		-	of public act 23-204; and 198
241		-	(10) Submit to the Governor, the joint standing committee of the 199
242		-	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety 200
243		-	and security, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, and the 201
244		-	Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection an annual 202
245		-	report (A) relating to the activities, recommendations and 203
246		-	accomplishments of the commission, and (B) making recommendations 204
247		-	on the funding necessary for the operation of, the maintenance of and 205
248		-	capital improvements to the state fire school and regional fire schools. 206
249		-	(b) The commission may recommend, and the Commissioner of 207
250		-	Emergency Services and Public Protection may adopt, regulations in 208
251		-	accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 as necessary to implement 209 Substitute Bill No. 7159
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	231	+	disorder. Such training programs may be offered by institutions of 169
	232	+	higher education, health care professionals and advocacy organizations 170
	233	+	that are concerned with juveniles and adults with autism spectrum 171
	234	+	disorder, cognitive impairment or nonverbal learning disorder, and 172
	235	+	collaborations of such institutions, professionals or organizations. The 173
	236	+	department may accept private donations for the purposes of this 174
	237	+	section. 175
	238	+	(b) Not later than July 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the 176
	239	+	Department of Public Health shall make the list compiled pursuant to 177
	240	+	subsection (a) of this section available to members of commercial 178
	241	+	ambulance services, commercial rescue services, volunteer and 179
	242	+	municipal ambulance services, ambulance services and paramedic 180
	243	+	intercept services operated and maintained by any state agency and 181
	244	+	emergency medical services personnel, as defined in section 20-206jj. 182
	245	+	Sec. 5. Section 7-323j of the general statutes is repealed and the 183
	246	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2026): 184
	247	+	As used in this part, "commission" means the Commission on Fire 185
	248	+	Prevention and Control; "municipality" means town, city, consolidated 186
	249	+	town and city, consolidated town and borough, borough, school district, 187
	250	+	fire district, fire and sewer district, sewer district, lighting district or any 188
	251	+	other municipal corporation or taxing district upon which is placed the 189
	252	+	duty of, or which has itself assumed the duty of, protecting its 190
	253	+	inhabitants from loss by fire; "fire fighting duties" means and includes 191
	254	+	duties performed in connection with the suppression and prevention of 192
	255	+	fires, fire training and rescue, fire investigation, arson investigation, 193
	256	+	details and assignments to protect the public safety against fire and 194
	257	+	other related work; ["firefighters"] "firefighter" means any person who 195
	258	+	is regularly employed and paid by any municipality or by a contractor 196
	259	+	which is a nonprofit corporation for the purpose of performing fire 197
	260	+	fighting duties for a municipality on an average of not less than thirty-198
	261	+	five hours per week or any volunteer who performs fire fighting duties. 199
	262	+	Raised Bill No. 7159
252	263
253	264
254		-	LCO 8 of 9
255	265
256		-	the provisions of this section. 210
257		-	Sec. 5. Section 19a-179e of the general statutes is repealed and the 211
258		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2026): 212
259		-	(a) Not later than June 30, 2020, and annually thereafter, the 213
260		-	Department of Public Health shall, within available appropriations, 214
261		-	compile a list of training programs that are available to members of 215
262		-	commercial ambulance services, commercial rescue services, volunteer 216
263		-	and municipal ambulance services, ambulance services and paramedic 217
264		-	intercept services operated and maintained by a state agency and 218
265		-	emergency medical services personnel, as defined in section 20-206jj. 219
266		-	Such training programs shall be approved by the Commissioner of 220
267		-	Public Health and include information relative to the blue envelopes 221
268		-	designed pursuant to section 14-11j and yellow envelopes designed 222
269		-	pursuant to section 1 of this act and techniques for handling incidents, 223
270		-	such as wandering, that involve juveniles and adults with autism 224
271		-	spectrum disorder, cognitive impairment and nonverbal learning 225
272		-	disorder. Such training programs may be offered by institutions of 226
273		-	higher education, health care professionals and advocacy organizations 227
274		-	that are concerned with juveniles and adults with autism spectrum 228
275		-	disorder, cognitive impairment or nonverbal learning disorder, and 229
276		-	collaborations of such institutions, professionals or organizations. The 230
277		-	department may accept private donations for the purposes of this 231
278		-	section. 232
279		-	(b) Not later than July 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the 233
280		-	Department of Public Health shall make the list compiled pursuant to 234
281		-	subsection (a) of this section available to members of commercial 235
282		-	ambulance services, commercial rescue services, volunteer and 236
283		-	municipal ambulance services, ambulance services and paramedic 237
284		-	intercept services operated and maintained by any state agency and 238
285		-	emergency medical services personnel, as defined in section 20-206jj. 239
286		-	Sec. 6. Section 7-323j of the general statutes is repealed and the 240
287		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2026): 241 Substitute Bill No. 7159
	266	+	LCO No. 5376 8 of 8
288	267
289		-
290		-	LCO 9 of 9
291		-
292		-	As used in this part, "commission" means the Commission on Fire 242
293		-	Prevention and Control; "municipality" means town, city, consolidated 243
294		-	town and city, consolidated town and borough, borough, school district, 244
295		-	fire district, fire and sewer district, sewer district, lighting district or any 245
296		-	other municipal corporation or taxing district upon which is placed the 246
297		-	duty of, or which has itself assumed the duty of, protecting its 247
298		-	inhabitants from loss by fire; "fire fighting duties" means and includes 248
299		-	duties performed in connection with the suppression and prevention of 249
300		-	fires, fire training and rescue, fire investigation, arson investigation, 250
301		-	details and assignments to protect the public safety against fire and 251
302		-	other related work; ["firefighters"] "firefighter" means any person who 252
303		-	is regularly employed and paid by any municipality or by a contractor 253
304		-	which is a nonprofit corporation for the purpose of performing fire 254
305		-	fighting duties for a municipality on an average of not less than thirty-255
306		-	five hours per week or any volunteer who performs fire fighting duties. 256
307	268		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
308	269		sections:
309	270
310	271		Section 1 from passage New section
311		-	Sec. 2 from passage 2-128(a)
312		-	Sec. 3 January 1, 2026 7-294h
313		-	Sec. 4 January 1, 2026 7-323l
314		-	Sec. 5 January 1, 2026 19a-179e
315		-	Sec. 6 January 1, 2026 7-323j
	272	+	Sec. 2 January 1, 2026 7-294h
	273	+	Sec. 3 January 1, 2026 7-323l
	274	+	Sec. 4 January 1, 2026 19a-179e
	275	+	Sec. 5 January 1, 2026 7-323j
316	276
317		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
318		-	In Section 1(b)(3), Subpara. designators were added for clarity; and in
319		-	Section 1(c), "the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and each law
320		-	enforcement unit, municipal and volunteer fire department, commercial
321		-	ambulance service, commercial rescue service, volunteer and municipal
322		-	ambulance service and ambulance service and paramedic intercept
323		-	service operated and maintained by a state agency and emergency
324		-	medical services personnel" was changed to "such department, unit,
325		-	service or emergency medical services personnel" for clarity.
	277	+	Statement of Purpose:
	278	+	To require (1) the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity
	279	+	and Opportunity to develop and make available yellow envelopes to
	280	+	promote accommodation and communication between first responders
	281	+	and persons with cognitive impairments or physical disabilities, and (2)
	282	+	various first responder trainings to include information about the blue
	283	+	and yellow envelopes.
326	284
327		-	TRA Joint Favorable Subst.
	285	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	286	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	287	+	underlined.]
328	288