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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 7200
January Session, 2025
AN ACT CONCERNING BLEEDING CONTROL TRAINING AND KITS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) The Department of 1
Emergency Services and Public Protection shall administer a bleeding 2
control training program in each district department of health formed 3
pursuant to section 19a-241 of the general statutes. The training 4
program, utilizing a training model developed by the Committee on 5
Trauma of the American College of Surgeons, shall provide certification 6
in bleeding control training to enable participants to provide bleeding 7
control training to other individuals upon completion of the training 8
program. Such training program shall be offered not later than July 1, 9
2026, and at least once every three years thereafter. 10
(b) The director of health for each district department of health shall 11
determine the eligibility criteria for participation in the bleeding control 12
training program. Participants shall be members of the following groups 13
within such district: (1) Employees of such health department, (2) 14
employees of youth service bureaus, (3) school employees, as defined in 15
section 10-221o of the general statutes, (4) employees and volunteers of 16
youth-serving organizations, (5) employees and volunteers of operators 17
of youth athletic activities, as defined in section 21a-432 of the general 18
statutes, (6) employees of municipal social service agencies, (7) members 19
of paid municipal or volunteer fire departments, (8) members of local 20 Substitute Bill No. 7200
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police departments, (9) any other municipal employees, and (10) 21
members of local and regional boards of education. The training 22
program may be included as part of an in-service training program for 23
school employees provided pursuant to section 10-220a of the general 24
statutes. 25
(c) Any individual who has received certification in bleeding control 26
training through the training program administered pursuant to 27
subsection (a) of this section may, during the period in which such 28
certification is valid, provide bleeding control training to any member 29
of a group described in subdivisions (1) to (10), inclusive, of subsection 30
(b) of this section and to members of the public. 31
(d) Not less than one employee of each district department of health 32
shall receive certification in bleeding control training through the 33
training program administered pursuant to subsection (a) of this 34
section. 35
(e) The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection may 36
contract with a nongovernmental entity that provides bleeding control 37
training to carry out the provisions of this section. 38
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) As used in this section, "basic 39
training", "review training" and "probationary candidate" have the same 40
meanings as provided in section 7-294a of the general statutes. 41
(b) A police officer or probationary candidate who has received 42
certification in bleeding control training through the training program 43
administered pursuant to subsection (a) of section 1 of this act shall be 44
given credit for such training toward the basic or review training 45
required by subsection (a) of section 7-294d of the general statutes. 46
Sec. 3. Section 7-323l of the general statutes, as amended by section 3 47
of public act 24-136, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 48
thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 49
(a) The commission shall: 50 Substitute Bill No. 7200
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(1) Recommend minimum standards of education and physical 51
condition for candidates for any firefighter position; 52
(2) Establish standards for fire service training and education 53
programs, and develop and conduct an examination program to certify 54
those fire service personnel who satisfactorily demonstrate their ability 55
to meet the requirements of the fire service training and education 56
program standards; 57
(3) Establish an optional fire service training and education program 58
in the handling of incidents, such as wandering, that involve juveniles 59
and adults with autism spectrum disorder, cognitive impairment or 60
nonverbal learning disorder, provided the curriculum for such 61
techniques is made available at no cost from (A) institutions of higher 62
education, health care professionals or advocacy organizations that are 63
concerned with juveniles and adults with autism spectrum disorder, 64
cognitive impairment or nonverbal learning disorder, or (B) 65
collaborations of such institutions, professionals or organizations; 66
(4) Conduct fire fighting training and education programs designed 67
to assist firefighters in developing and maintaining their skills and 68
keeping abreast of technological advances in fire suppression, fire 69
protection, fire prevention and related fields; 70
(5) Recommend standards for promotion to the various ranks of fire 71
departments; 72
(6) Be authorized, with the approval of the Commissioner of 73
Emergency Services and Public Protection, to apply for, receive and 74
distribute any state, federal or private funds or contributions available 75
for training and education of fire fighting personnel; 76
(7) Recommend that the Commissioner of Emergency Services and 77
Public Protection approve or reject the establishment of, or, when 78
appropriate, suspend or revoke the approval of, regional fire schools in 79
accordance with section 7-323u; 80 Substitute Bill No. 7200
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(8) Advise the Division of Fire Services Administration within the 81
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection on the 82
management of the Statewide Fire Service Disaster Response Plan; 83
(9) Implement the recommendations of the study of the fire service 84
authorized pursuant to subdivision (36) of subsection (b) of section 41 85
of public act 23-204; and 86
(10) Submit to the Governor, the joint standing committee of the 87
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety 88
and security, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, and the 89
Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection an annual 90
report (A) relating to the activities, recommendations and 91
accomplishments of the commission, and (B) making recommendations 92
on the funding necessary for the operation of, the maintenance of and 93
capital improvements to the state fire school and regional fire schools. 94
(b) A firefighter who has received certification in bleeding control 95
training through the training program administered pursuant to 96
subsection (a) of section 1 of this act shall be given credit for such 97
training toward meeting the requirements of the fire service training 98
and education program standards established pursuant to subdivision 99
(2) of subsection (a) of this section. 100
[(b)] (c) The commission may recommend, and the Commissioner of 101
Emergency Services and Public Protection may adopt, regulations in 102
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 as necessary to implement 103
the provisions of this section. 104
Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) As used in this section, 105
"bleeding control kit" means a set of materials used to provide first aid 106
to a person suffering from a serious bleed, which includes, but need not 107
be limited to, tourniquets, chest seals, compression bandages, bleeding 108
control bandages, emergency blankets, latex-free gloves, markers, 109
scissors and instructional documents developed by the American 110
College of Surgeons, the United States Department of Homeland 111
Security or a similar organization or agency that detail methods to 112 Substitute Bill No. 7200
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prevent blood loss following a traumatic event. 113
(b) On and after July 1, 2026, the Commissioner of Administrative 114
Services shall ensure that not less than one bleeding control kit is 115
installed on each floor level of each building owned by the state or any 116
political subdivision thereof. Each such bleeding control kit shall be 117
centrally located, clearly visible and easily accessible. 118
Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section, 119
"bleeding control kit" has the same meaning as provided in section 4 of 120
this act. 121
(b) The State Building Inspector and the Codes and Standards 122
Committee shall jointly, with the approval of the Commissioner of 123
Administrative Services and in accordance with the provisions of 124
section 29-252b of the general statutes, include in the amendments to the 125
State Building Code next adopted after the effective date of this section 126
a requirement that each new construction or substantial renovation of a 127
public building, as defined in section 1-1 of the general statutes, or place 128
of public accommodation, resort or amusement, as defined in section 129
46a-63 of the general statutes, install on each floor level not less than one 130
bleeding control kit. Each such bleeding control kit shall be centrally 131
located, clearly visible and easily accessible. 132
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2025 New section
Sec. 2 July 1, 2025 New section
Sec. 3 July 1, 2025 7-323l
Sec. 4 July 1, 2025 New section
Sec. 5 from passage New section
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 5(b), "shall, jointly, with the approval of the Commissioner of
Administrative Services, in accordance" was changed to "shall jointly,
with the approval of the Commissioner of Administrative Services and Substitute Bill No. 7200
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in accordance" for clarity and consistency with other provisions of the
general statutes.
PS Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO