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12-AN ACT CONCERNING POLICE AND DEPARTMENT OF
13-CORRECTION DATA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
19+AN ACT CONCERNING POLICE DATA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
1420 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
1521 Assembly convened:
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1723 Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2025) (a) A person is guilty of 1
1824 false statement in a law enforcement record when such person 2
1925 intentionally makes a false written statement or enters false information 3
2026 or data in a law enforcement record which such person does not believe 4
2127 to be true and which statement or entry is intended to mislead a public 5
2228 servant in the performance of such public servant's official function. 6
2329 (b) As used in this section, a "law enforcement record" means 7
24-information collected or maintained in connection with incarceration or 8
25-the detection or investigation of crimes or motor vehicle violations by a 9
26-law enforcement unit, as defined in section 7-294a of the general 10
27-statutes, or the Department of Correction that is inscribed on a tangible 11
28-medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is 12
29-retrievable in perceivable form. 13
30-(c) False statement in a law enforcement record is a class D felony. 14
31-Sec. 2. Subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of section 7-294d of the general 15
32-statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 16
33-(Effective October 1, 2025): 17 Substitute Bill No. 1436
30+information collected or maintained in connection with the detection or 8
31+investigation of crimes or motor vehicle violations by a law enforcement 9
32+unit, as defined in section 7-294a of the general statutes, that is inscribed 10
33+on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium 11
34+and is retrievable in perceivable form. 12
35+(c) False statement in a law enforcement record is a class D felony. 13
36+Sec. 2. Subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of section 7-294d of the general 14
37+statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 15
38+Raised Bill No. 1436
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38-(2) The council may cancel or revoke any certificate if: (A) The 18
39-certificate was issued by administrative error, (B) the certificate was 19
40-obtained through misrepresentation or fraud, (C) the holder falsified 20
41-any document in order to obtain or renew any certificate, (D) the holder 21
42-has been convicted of a felony, (E) the holder has been found not guilty 22
43-of a felony by reason of mental disease or defect pursuant to section 53a-23
44-13, (F) the holder has been convicted of a violation of section 21a-279, 24
45-(G) the holder has been refused issuance of a certificate or similar 25
46-authorization or has had his or her certificate or other authorization 26
47-cancelled or revoked by another jurisdiction on grounds which would 27
48-authorize cancellation or revocation under the provisions of this 28
49-subdivision, (H) the holder has been found by a law enforcement unit, 29
50-pursuant to procedures established by such unit, to have used a firearm 30
51-in an improper manner which resulted in the death or serious physical 31
52-injury of another person, (I) the holder has been found by a law 32
53-enforcement unit, pursuant to procedures established by such unit and 33
54-considering guidance developed under subsection (g) of this section, to 34
55-have engaged in conduct that undermines public confidence in law 35
56-enforcement, including, but not limited to, discriminatory conduct, 36
57-falsification of reports, issuances of orders that are not lawful orders, 37
58-failure to report or timely report a death in violation of section 7-294mm 38
59-or a violation of the Alvin W. Penn Racial Profiling Prohibition Act 39
60-pursuant to sections 54-1l and 54-1m, provided, when evaluating any 40
61-such conduct, the council considers such conduct engaged in while the 41
62-holder is acting in such holder's law enforcement capacity or 42
63-representing himself or herself to be a police officer to be more serious 43
64-than such conduct engaged in by a holder not acting in such holder's 44
65-law enforcement capacity or representing himself or herself to be a 45
66-police officer, (J) the holder has been found by a law enforcement unit, 46
67-pursuant to procedures established by such unit, to have used physical 47
68-force on another person in a manner that is excessive or used physical 48
69-force in a manner found to not be justifiable after an investigation 49
70-conducted pursuant to section 51-277a, or (K) the holder has been found 50
71-by a law enforcement unit, pursuant to procedures established by such 51
72-unit, to have committed any act that would constitute tampering with 52 Substitute Bill No. 1436
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45+(2) The council may cancel or revoke any certificate if: (A) The 17
46+certificate was issued by administrative error, (B) the certificate was 18
47+obtained through misrepresentation or fraud, (C) the holder falsified 19
48+any document in order to obtain or renew any certificate, (D) the holder 20
49+has been convicted of a felony, (E) the holder has been found not guilty 21
50+of a felony by reason of mental disease or defect pursuant to section 53a-22
51+13, (F) the holder has been convicted of a violation of section 21a-279, 23
52+(G) the holder has been refused issuance of a certificate or similar 24
53+authorization or has had his or her certificate or other authorization 25
54+cancelled or revoked by another jurisdiction on grounds which would 26
55+authorize cancellation or revocation under the provisions of this 27
56+subdivision, (H) the holder has been found by a law enforcement unit, 28
57+pursuant to procedures established by such unit, to have used a firearm 29
58+in an improper manner which resulted in the death or serious physical 30
59+injury of another person, (I) the holder has been found by a law 31
60+enforcement unit, pursuant to procedures established by such unit and 32
61+considering guidance developed under subsection (g) of this section, to 33
62+have engaged in conduct that undermines public confidence in law 34
63+enforcement, including, but not limited to, discriminatory conduct, 35
64+falsification of reports, issuances of orders that are not lawful orders, 36
65+failure to report or timely report a death in violation of section 7-294mm 37
66+or a violation of the Alvin W. Penn Racial Profiling Prohibition Act 38
67+pursuant to sections 54-1l and 54-1m, provided, when evaluating any 39
68+such conduct, the council considers such conduct engaged in while the 40
69+holder is acting in such holder's law enforcement capacity or 41
70+representing himself or herself to be a police officer to be more serious 42
71+than such conduct engaged in by a holder not acting in such holder's 43
72+law enforcement capacity or representing himself or herself to be a 44
73+police officer, (J) the holder has been found by a law enforcement unit, 45
74+pursuant to procedures established by such unit, to have used physical 46
75+force on another person in a manner that is excessive or used physical 47
76+force in a manner found to not be justifiable after an investigation 48
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78-in violation of section 53a-156, [or] false statement in violation of section 54
79-53a-157b or false statement in a law enforcement record in violation of 55
80-section 1 of this act. Whenever the council believes there is a reasonable 56
81-basis for suspension, cancellation or revocation of the certification of a 57
82-police officer, police training school or law enforcement instructor, it 58
83-shall give notice and an adequate opportunity for a hearing prior to such 59
84-suspension, cancellation or revocation. Such hearing shall be conducted 60
85-in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. Any holder aggrieved 61
86-by the decision of the council may appeal from such decision in 62
87-accordance with the provisions of section 4-183. The council may cancel 63
88-or revoke any certificate if, after a de novo review, it finds by clear and 64
89-convincing evidence (i) a basis set forth in subparagraphs (A) to (G), 65
90-inclusive, of this subdivision, or (ii) that the holder of the certificate 66
91-committed an act set forth in subparagraph (H), (I), (J) or (K) of this 67
92-subdivision. In any such case where the council finds such evidence, but 68
93-determines that the severity of an act committed by the holder of the 69
94-certificate does not warrant cancellation or revocation of such holder's 70
95-certificate, the council may suspend such holder's certification for a 71
96-period of up to forty-five days and may censure such holder of the 72
97-certificate. Any police officer or law enforcement instructor whose 73
98-certification is cancelled or revoked pursuant to this section may 74
99-reapply for certification no sooner than two years after the date on 75
100-which the cancellation or revocation order becomes final. Any police 76
101-training school whose certification is cancelled or revoked pursuant to 77
102-this section may reapply for certification at any time after the date on 78
103-which such order becomes final. For purposes of this subdivision, a 79
104-lawful order is an order issued by a police officer who is in uniform or 80
105-has identified himself or herself as a police officer to the person such 81
106-order is issued to at the time such order is issued, and which order is 82
107-reasonably related to the fulfillment of the duties of the police officer 83
108-who is issuing such order, does not violate any provision of state or 84
109-federal law and is only issued for the purposes of (I) preventing, 85
110-detecting, investigating or stopping a crime, (II) protecting a person or 86
111-property from harm, (III) apprehending a person suspected of a crime, 87 Substitute Bill No. 1436
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83+conducted pursuant to section 51-277a, or (K) the holder has been found 49
84+by a law enforcement unit, pursuant to procedures established by such 50
85+unit, to have committed any act that would constitute tampering with 51
86+or fabricating physical evidence in violation of section 53a-155, perjury 52
87+in violation of section 53a-156, [or] false statement in violation of section 53
88+53a-157b or false statement in a law enforcement record in violation of 54
89+section 1 of this act. Whenever the council believes there is a reasonable 55
90+basis for suspension, cancellation or revocation of the certification of a 56
91+police officer, police training school or law enforcement instructor, it 57
92+shall give notice and an adequate opportunity for a hearing prior to such 58
93+suspension, cancellation or revocation. Such hearing shall be conducted 59
94+in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. Any holder aggrieved 60
95+by the decision of the council may appeal from such decision in 61
96+accordance with the provisions of section 4-183. The council may cancel 62
97+or revoke any certificate if, after a de novo review, it finds by clear and 63
98+convincing evidence (i) a basis set forth in subparagraphs (A) to (G), 64
99+inclusive, of this subdivision, or (ii) that the holder of the certificate 65
100+committed an act set forth in subparagraph (H), (I), (J) or (K) of this 66
101+subdivision. In any such case where the council finds such evidence, but 67
102+determines that the severity of an act committed by the holder of the 68
103+certificate does not warrant cancellation or revocation of such holder's 69
104+certificate, the council may suspend such holder's certification for a 70
105+period of up to forty-five days and may censure such holder of the 71
106+certificate. Any police officer or law enforcement instructor whose 72
107+certification is cancelled or revoked pursuant to this section may 73
108+reapply for certification no sooner than two years after the date on 74
109+which the cancellation or revocation order becomes final. Any police 75
110+training school whose certification is cancelled or revoked pursuant to 76
111+this section may reapply for certification at any time after the date on 77
112+which such order becomes final. For purposes of this subdivision, a 78
113+lawful order is an order issued by a police officer who is in uniform or 79
114+has identified himself or herself as a police officer to the person such 80
115+order is issued to at the time such order is issued, and which order is 81
116+reasonably related to the fulfillment of the duties of the police officer 82
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116-(IV) enforcing a law, (V) regulating traffic, or (VI) assisting in emergency 88
117-relief, including the administration of first aid. 89
118-Sec. 3. Subsection (h) of section 7-294d of the general statutes is 90
119-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 91
120-1, 2025): 92
121-(h) (1) The chief law enforcement officer of each law enforcement 93
122-unit, or, in the case of a violation by the chief law enforcement officer, 94
123-the appointing authority of such chief law enforcement officer, shall 95
124-report to the council any violation where a certificate holder has been 96
125-found by the law enforcement unit, pursuant to procedures established 97
126-by such unit, to have: (A) Used unreasonable, excessive or illegal force 98
127-that causes serious physical injury to or the death of another person, or 99
128-used unreasonable, excessive or illegal force that was likely to cause 100
129-serious physical injury or death to another person; (B) while acting in a 101
130-law enforcement capacity, failed to intervene or stop the use of 102
131-unreasonable, excessive or illegal force by another police officer that 103
132-caused serious physical injury or death to another person, or 104
133-unreasonable, excessive or illegal force that was likely to cause serious 105
134-physical injury or death to another person, or to notify a supervisor and 106
135-submit a written report of such acts where the holder has personal 107
136-knowledge of such acts and had the ability to prevent such acts; (C) 108
137-intentionally intimidated or harassed another person based upon actual 109
138-or perceived protected class membership, identity or expression and in 110
139-doing so threatened to commit or caused physical injury to another 111
140-person; [and] (D) been terminated, dismissed, resigned or retired under 112
141-circumstances described in section 7-291c; or (E) engaged in misconduct 113
142-that reflects upon the truthfulness of the certificate holder, including, 114
143-but not limited to, (i) the commission of any act that would constitute 115
144-tampering with or fabricating physical evidence in violation of section 116
145-53a-155, perjury in violation of section 53a-156, false statement in 117
146-violation of section 53a-157b or false statement in a law enforcement 118
147-record in violation of section 1 of this act, or (ii) while acting in a law 119
148-enforcement capacity, knowingly making a statement found to be 120
149-untruthful during a criminal, civil or administrative inquiry or 121 Substitute Bill No. 1436
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123+who is issuing such order, does not violate any provision of state or 83
124+federal law and is only issued for the purposes of (I) preventing, 84
125+detecting, investigating or stopping a crime, (II) protecting a person or 85
126+property from harm, (III) apprehending a person suspected of a crime, 86
127+(IV) enforcing a law, (V) regulating traffic, or (VI) assisting in emergency 87
128+relief, including the administration of first aid. 88
129+Sec. 3. Subsection (h) of section 7-294d of the general statutes is 89
130+repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 90
131+1, 2025): 91
132+(h) (1) The chief law enforcement officer of each law enforcement 92
133+unit, or, in the case of a violation by the chief law enforcement officer, 93
134+the appointing authority of such chief law enforcement officer, shall 94
135+report to the council any violation where a certificate holder has been 95
136+found by the law enforcement unit, pursuant to procedures established 96
137+by such unit, to have: (A) Used unreasonable, excessive or illegal force 97
138+that causes serious physical injury to or the death of another person, or 98
139+used unreasonable, excessive or illegal force that was likely to cause 99
140+serious physical injury or death to another person; (B) while acting in a 100
141+law enforcement capacity, failed to intervene or stop the use of 101
142+unreasonable, excessive or illegal force by another police officer that 102
143+caused serious physical injury or death to another person, or 103
144+unreasonable, excessive or illegal force that was likely to cause serious 104
145+physical injury or death to another person, or to notify a supervisor and 105
146+submit a written report of such acts where the holder has personal 106
147+knowledge of such acts and had the ability to prevent such acts; (C) 107
148+intentionally intimidated or harassed another person based upon actual 108
149+or perceived protected class membership, identity or expression and in 109
150+doing so threatened to commit or caused physical injury to another 110
151+person; [and] (D) been terminated, dismissed, resigned or retired under 111
152+circumstances described in section 7-291c; or (E) engaged in misconduct 112
153+that reflects upon the truthfulness of the certificate holder, including, 113
154+but not limited to, (i) the commission of any act that would constitute 114
155+tampering with or fabricating physical evidence in violation of section 115
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154-proceeding. 122
155-(2) If the chief law enforcement officer of any municipal police 123
156-department or the Department of Emergency Services and Public 124
157-Protection fails to report to the council as required in subdivision (1) of 125
158-this subsection, the council shall notify the Inspector General who shall 126
159-investigate such failure to report. The Inspector General shall report the 127
160-findings of the investigation to the Governor and joint standing 128
161-committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 129
162-relating to the judiciary in accordance with the provisions of section 11-130
163-4a. 131
164-(3) The chief law enforcement officer of each law enforcement unit 132
165-shall promptly notify the appropriate state's attorney of any matter in 133
166-which the chief law enforcement officer reasonably suspects that a 134
167-certificate holder has engaged in conduct that constitutes a violation of 135
168-any criminal law of this state. 136
169-Sec. 4. Subsection (b) of section 1-210 of the general statutes is 137
170-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 138
171-1, 2025): 139
172-(b) Nothing in the Freedom of Information Act shall be construed to 140
173-require disclosure of: 141
174-(1) Preliminary drafts or notes provided the public agency has 142
175-determined that the public interest in withholding such documents 143
176-clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure; 144
177-(2) Personnel or medical files and similar files the disclosure of which 145
178-would constitute an invasion of personal privacy; 146
179-(3) Records of law enforcement agencies not otherwise available to 147
180-the public which records were compiled in connection with the 148
181-detection or investigation of crime, if the disclosure of such records 149
182-would not be in the public interest because it would result in the 150
183-disclosure of (A) the identity of informants or mandated reporters, as 151 Substitute Bill No. 1436
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162+53a-155, perjury in violation of section 53a-156, false statement in 116
163+violation of section 53a-157b or false statement in a law enforcement 117
164+record in violation of section 1 of this act, or (ii) while acting in a law 118
165+enforcement capacity, knowingly making a statement found to be 119
166+untruthful during a criminal, civil or administrative inquiry or 120
167+proceeding. 121
168+(2) If the chief law enforcement officer of any municipal police 122
169+department or the Department of Emergency Services and Public 123
170+Protection fails to report to the council as required in subdivision (1) of 124
171+this subsection, the council shall notify the Inspector General who shall 125
172+investigate such failure to report. The Inspector General shall report the 126
173+findings of the investigation to the Governor and joint standing 127
174+committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 128
175+relating to the judiciary in accordance with the provisions of section 11-129
176+4a. 130
177+(3) The chief law enforcement officer of each law enforcement unit 131
178+shall promptly notify the appropriate state's attorney of any matter in 132
179+which the chief law enforcement officer reasonably suspects that a 133
180+certificate holder has engaged in conduct that constitutes a violation of 134
181+any criminal law of this state. 135
182+Sec. 4. Subsection (b) of section 1-210 of the general statutes is 136
183+repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 137
184+1, 2025): 138
185+(b) Nothing in the Freedom of Information Act shall be construed to 139
186+require disclosure of: 140
187+(1) Preliminary drafts or notes provided the public agency has 141
188+determined that the public interest in withholding such documents 142
189+clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure; 143
190+(2) Personnel or medical files and similar files the disclosure of which 144
191+would constitute an invasion of personal privacy; 145
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188-described in subsection (b) of section 17a-101, not otherwise known or 152
189-the identity of witnesses not otherwise known whose safety would be 153
190-endangered or who would be subject to threat or intimidation if their 154
191-identity was made known, (B) the identity of minor witnesses, (C) 155
192-signed or sworn statements of witnesses, (D) information to be used in 156
193-a prospective law enforcement action if prejudicial to such action, (E) 157
194-investigatory techniques not otherwise known to the general public, (F) 158
195-arrest records of a juvenile, which shall also include any investigatory 159
196-files, concerning the arrest of such juvenile, compiled for law 160
197-enforcement purposes, (G) the name and address of the victim of a 161
198-sexual assault under section 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b or 162
199-53a-73a, voyeurism under section 53a-189a, injury or risk of injury, or 163
200-impairing of morals under section 53-21 or family violence, as defined 164
201-in section 46b-38a, or of an attempt thereof, or (H) uncorroborated 165
202-allegations subject to destruction pursuant to section 1-216; 166
203-(4) Records pertaining to strategy and negotiations with respect to 167
204-pending claims or pending litigation to which the public agency is a 168
205-party until such litigation or claim has been finally adjudicated or 169
206-otherwise settled; 170
207-(5) (A) Trade secrets, which for purposes of the Freedom of 171
208-Information Act, are defined as information, including formulas, 172
209-patterns, compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques, 173
210-processes, drawings, cost data, customer lists, film or television scripts 174
211-or detailed production budgets that (i) derive independent economic 175
212-value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not 176
213-being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can 177
214-obtain economic value from their disclosure or use, and (ii) are the 178
215-subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to 179
216-maintain secrecy; and 180
217-(B) Commercial or financial information given in confidence, not 181
218-required by statute; 182
219-(6) Test questions, scoring keys and other examination data used to 183 Substitute Bill No. 1436
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198+(3) Records of law enforcement agencies not otherwise available to 146
199+the public which records were compiled in connection with the 147
200+detection or investigation of crime, if the disclosure of such records 148
201+would not be in the public interest because it would result in the 149
202+disclosure of (A) the identity of informants or mandated reporters, as 150
203+described in subsection (b) of section 17a-101, not otherwise known or 151
204+the identity of witnesses not otherwise known whose safety would be 152
205+endangered or who would be subject to threat or intimidation if their 153
206+identity was made known, (B) the identity of minor witnesses, (C) 154
207+signed or sworn statements of witnesses, (D) information to be used in 155
208+a prospective law enforcement action if prejudicial to such action, (E) 156
209+investigatory techniques not otherwise known to the general public, (F) 157
210+arrest records of a juvenile, which shall also include any investigatory 158
211+files, concerning the arrest of such juvenile, compiled for law 159
212+enforcement purposes, (G) the name and address of the victim of a 160
213+sexual assault under section 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b or 161
214+53a-73a, voyeurism under section 53a-189a, injury or risk of injury, or 162
215+impairing of morals under section 53-21 or family violence, as defined 163
216+in section 46b-38a, or of an attempt thereof, or (H) uncorroborated 164
217+allegations subject to destruction pursuant to section 1-216; 165
218+(4) Records pertaining to strategy and negotiations with respect to 166
219+pending claims or pending litigation to which the public agency is a 167
220+party until such litigation or claim has been finally adjudicated or 168
221+otherwise settled; 169
222+(5) (A) Trade secrets, which for purposes of the Freedom of 170
223+Information Act, are defined as information, including formulas, 171
224+patterns, compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques, 172
225+processes, drawings, cost data, customer lists, film or television scripts 173
226+or detailed production budgets that (i) derive independent economic 174
227+value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not 175
228+being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can 176
229+obtain economic value from their disclosure or use, and (ii) are the 177
230+subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to 178
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224-administer a licensing examination, examination for employment or 184
225-academic examinations; 185
226-(7) The contents of real estate appraisals, engineering or feasibility 186
227-estimates and evaluations made for or by an agency relative to the 187
228-acquisition of property or to prospective public supply and construction 188
229-contracts, until such time as all of the property has been acquired or all 189
230-proceedings or transactions have been terminated or abandoned, 190
231-provided the law of eminent domain shall not be affected by this 191
232-provision; 192
233-(8) Statements of personal worth or personal financial data required 193
234-by a licensing agency and filed by an applicant with such licensing 194
235-agency to establish the applicant's personal qualification for the license, 195
236-certificate or permit applied for; 196
237-(9) Records, reports and statements of strategy or negotiations with 197
238-respect to collective bargaining; 198
239-(10) Records, tax returns, reports and statements exempted by federal 199
240-law or the general statutes or communications privileged by the 200
241-attorney-client relationship, marital relationship, clergy-penitent 201
242-relationship, doctor-patient relationship, therapist-patient relationship 202
243-or any other privilege established by the common law or the general 203
244-statutes, including any such records, tax returns, reports or 204
245-communications that were created or made prior to the establishment 205
246-of the applicable privilege under the common law or the general 206
247-statutes; 207
248-(11) Names or addresses of students enrolled in any public school or 208
249-college without the consent of each student whose name or address is to 209
250-be disclosed who is eighteen years of age or older and a parent or 210
251-guardian of each such student who is younger than eighteen years of 211
252-age, provided this subdivision shall not be construed as prohibiting the 212
253-disclosure of the names or addresses of students enrolled in any public 213
254-school in a regional school district to the board of selectmen or town 214
255-board of finance, as the case may be, of the town wherein the student 215 Substitute Bill No. 1436
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237+maintain secrecy; and 179
238+(B) Commercial or financial information given in confidence, not 180
239+required by statute; 181
240+(6) Test questions, scoring keys and other examination data used to 182
241+administer a licensing examination, examination for employment or 183
242+academic examinations; 184
243+(7) The contents of real estate appraisals, engineering or feasibility 185
244+estimates and evaluations made for or by an agency relative to the 186
245+acquisition of property or to prospective public supply and construction 187
246+contracts, until such time as all of the property has been acquired or all 188
247+proceedings or transactions have been terminated or abandoned, 189
248+provided the law of eminent domain shall not be affected by this 190
249+provision; 191
250+(8) Statements of personal worth or personal financial data required 192
251+by a licensing agency and filed by an applicant with such licensing 193
252+agency to establish the applicant's personal qualification for the license, 194
253+certificate or permit applied for; 195
254+(9) Records, reports and statements of strategy or negotiations with 196
255+respect to collective bargaining; 197
256+(10) Records, tax returns, reports and statements exempted by federal 198
257+law or the general statutes or communications privileged by the 199
258+attorney-client relationship, marital relationship, clergy-penitent 200
259+relationship, doctor-patient relationship, therapist-patient relationship 201
260+or any other privilege established by the common law or the general 202
261+statutes, including any such records, tax returns, reports or 203
262+communications that were created or made prior to the establishment 204
263+of the applicable privilege under the common law or the general 205
264+statutes; 206
265+(11) Names or addresses of students enrolled in any public school or 207
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260-resides for the purpose of verifying tuition payments made to such 216
261-school; 217
262-(12) Any information obtained by the use of illegal means; 218
263-(13) Records of an investigation, including any complaint or the name 219
264-of a person providing information under the provisions of section 4-220
265-61dd or sections 4-276 to 4-280, inclusive; 221
266-(14) Adoption records and information provided for in sections 45a-222
267-746, 45a-750 and 45a-751; 223
268-(15) Any page of a primary petition, nominating petition, referendum 224
269-petition or petition for a town meeting submitted under any provision 225
270-of the general statutes or of any special act, municipal charter or 226
271-ordinance, until the required processing and certification of such page 227
272-has been completed by the official or officials charged with such duty 228
273-after which time disclosure of such page shall be required; 229
274-(16) Records of complaints, including information compiled in the 230
275-investigation thereof, brought to a municipal health authority pursuant 231
276-to chapter 368e or a district department of health pursuant to chapter 232
277-368f, until such time as the investigation is concluded or thirty days 233
278-from the date of receipt of the complaint, whichever occurs first; 234
279-(17) Educational records which are not subject to disclosure under the 235
280-Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 USC 1232g; 236
281-(18) Records, the disclosure of which the Commissioner of 237
282-Correction, or as it applies to Whiting Forensic Hospital, the 238
283-Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, has reasonable 239
284-grounds to believe may result in a safety risk, including the risk of harm 240
285-to any person or the risk of an escape from, or a disorder in, a 241
286-correctional institution or facility under the supervision of the 242
287-Department of Correction or Whiting Forensic Hospital. Such records 243
288-shall include, but are not limited to: 244
289-(A) Security manuals, including emergency plans contained or 245 Substitute Bill No. 1436
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272+college without the consent of each student whose name or address is to 208
273+be disclosed who is eighteen years of age or older and a parent or 209
274+guardian of each such student who is younger than eighteen years of 210
275+age, provided this subdivision shall not be construed as prohibiting the 211
276+disclosure of the names or addresses of students enrolled in any public 212
277+school in a regional school district to the board of selectmen or town 213
278+board of finance, as the case may be, of the town wherein the student 214
279+resides for the purpose of verifying tuition payments made to such 215
280+school; 216
281+(12) Any information obtained by the use of illegal means; 217
282+(13) Records of an investigation, including any complaint or the name 218
283+of a person providing information under the provisions of section 4-219
284+61dd or sections 4-276 to 4-280, inclusive; 220
285+(14) Adoption records and information provided for in sections 45a-221
286+746, 45a-750 and 45a-751; 222
287+(15) Any page of a primary petition, nominating petition, referendum 223
288+petition or petition for a town meeting submitted under any provision 224
289+of the general statutes or of any special act, municipal charter or 225
290+ordinance, until the required processing and certification of such page 226
291+has been completed by the official or officials charged with such duty 227
292+after which time disclosure of such page shall be required; 228
293+(16) Records of complaints, including information compiled in the 229
294+investigation thereof, brought to a municipal health authority pursuant 230
295+to chapter 368e or a district department of health pursuant to chapter 231
296+368f, until such time as the investigation is concluded or thirty days 232
297+from the date of receipt of the complaint, whichever occurs first; 233
298+(17) Educational records which are not subject to disclosure under the 234
299+Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 USC 1232g; 235
300+(18) Records, the disclosure of which the Commissioner of 236
301+Raised Bill No. 1436
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294-referred to in such security manuals; 246
295-(B) Engineering and architectural drawings of correctional 247
296-institutions or facilities or Whiting Forensic Hospital facilities; 248
297-(C) Operational specifications of security systems utilized by the 249
298-Department of Correction at any correctional institution or facility or 250
299-Whiting Forensic Hospital facilities, except that a general description of 251
300-any such security system and the cost and quality of such system may 252
301-be disclosed; 253
302-(D) Training manuals prepared for correctional institutions and 254
303-facilities or Whiting Forensic Hospital facilities that describe, in any 255
304-manner, security procedures, emergency plans or security equipment; 256
305-(E) Internal security audits of correctional institutions and facilities or 257
306-Whiting Forensic Hospital facilities; 258
307-(F) Minutes or recordings of staff meetings of the Department of 259
308-Correction or Whiting Forensic Hospital facilities, or portions of such 260
309-minutes or recordings, that contain or reveal information relating to 261
310-security or other records otherwise exempt from disclosure under this 262
311-subdivision; 263
312-(G) Logs or other documents that contain information on the 264
313-movement or assignment of inmates or staff at correctional institutions 265
314-or facilities; and 266
315-(H) Records that contain information on contacts between inmates, as 267
316-defined in section 18-84, and law enforcement officers; 268
317-(19) Records when there are reasonable grounds to believe disclosure 269
318-may result in a safety risk, including the risk of harm to any person, any 270
319-government-owned or leased institution or facility or any fixture or 271
320-appurtenance and equipment attached to, or contained in, such 272
321-institution or facility, except that such records shall be disclosed to a law 273
322-enforcement agency upon the request of the law enforcement agency. 274
323-Such reasonable grounds shall be determined (A) (i) by the 275 Substitute Bill No. 1436
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307+Correction, or as it applies to Whiting Forensic Hospital, the 237
308+Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, has reasonable 238
309+grounds to believe may result in a safety risk, including the risk of harm 239
310+to any person or the risk of an escape from, or a disorder in, a 240
311+correctional institution or facility under the supervision of the 241
312+Department of Correction or Whiting Forensic Hospital. Such records 242
313+shall include, but are not limited to: 243
314+(A) Security manuals, including emergency plans contained or 244
315+referred to in such security manuals; 245
316+(B) Engineering and architectural drawings of correctional 246
317+institutions or facilities or Whiting Forensic Hospital facilities; 247
318+(C) Operational specifications of security systems utilized by the 248
319+Department of Correction at any correctional institution or facility or 249
320+Whiting Forensic Hospital facilities, except that a general description of 250
321+any such security system and the cost and quality of such system may 251
322+be disclosed; 252
323+(D) Training manuals prepared for correctional institutions and 253
324+facilities or Whiting Forensic Hospital facilities that describe, in any 254
325+manner, security procedures, emergency plans or security equipment; 255
326+(E) Internal security audits of correctional institutions and facilities or 256
327+Whiting Forensic Hospital facilities; 257
328+(F) Minutes or recordings of staff meetings of the Department of 258
329+Correction or Whiting Forensic Hospital facilities, or portions of such 259
330+minutes or recordings, that contain or reveal information relating to 260
331+security or other records otherwise exempt from disclosure under this 261
332+subdivision; 262
333+(G) Logs or other documents that contain information on the 263
334+movement or assignment of inmates or staff at correctional institutions 264
335+or facilities; and 265
336+Raised Bill No. 1436
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328-Commissioner of Administrative Services, after consultation with the 276
329-chief executive officer of an executive branch state agency, with respect 277
330-to records concerning such agency; and (ii) by the Commissioner of 278
331-Emergency Services and Public Protection, after consultation with the 279
332-chief executive officer of a municipal, district or regional agency, with 280
333-respect to records concerning such agency; (B) by the Chief Court 281
334-Administrator with respect to records concerning the Judicial 282
335-Department; and (C) by the executive director of the Joint Committee on 283
336-Legislative Management, with respect to records concerning the 284
337-Legislative Department. As used in this section, "government-owned or 285
338-leased institution or facility" includes, but is not limited to, an institution 286
339-or facility owned or leased by a public service company, as defined in 287
340-section 16-1, other than a water company, as defined in section 25-32a, a 288
341-certified telecommunications provider, as defined in section 16-1, or a 289
342-municipal utility that furnishes electric or gas service, but does not 290
343-include an institution or facility owned or leased by the federal 291
344-government, and "chief executive officer" includes, but is not limited to, 292
345-an agency head, department head, executive director or chief executive 293
346-officer. Such records include, but are not limited to: 294
347-(i) Security manuals or reports; 295
348-(ii) Engineering and architectural drawings of government-owned or 296
349-leased institutions or facilities; 297
350-(iii) Operational specifications of security systems utilized at any 298
351-government-owned or leased institution or facility, except that a general 299
352-description of any such security system and the cost and quality of such 300
353-system may be disclosed; 301
354-(iv) Training manuals prepared for government-owned or leased 302
355-institutions or facilities that describe, in any manner, security 303
356-procedures, emergency plans or security equipment; 304
357-(v) Internal security audits of government-owned or leased 305
358-institutions or facilities; 306 Substitute Bill No. 1436
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342+(H) Records that contain information on contacts between inmates, as 266
343+defined in section 18-84, and law enforcement officers; 267
344+(19) Records when there are reasonable grounds to believe disclosure 268
345+may result in a safety risk, including the risk of harm to any person, any 269
346+government-owned or leased institution or facility or any fixture or 270
347+appurtenance and equipment attached to, or contained in, such 271
348+institution or facility, except that such records shall be disclosed to a law 272
349+enforcement agency upon the request of the law enforcement agency. 273
350+Such reasonable grounds shall be determined (A) (i) by the 274
351+Commissioner of Administrative Services, after consultation with the 275
352+chief executive officer of an executive branch state agency, with respect 276
353+to records concerning such agency; and (ii) by the Commissioner of 277
354+Emergency Services and Public Protection, after consultation with the 278
355+chief executive officer of a municipal, district or regional agency, with 279
356+respect to records concerning such agency; (B) by the Chief Court 280
357+Administrator with respect to records concerning the Judicial 281
358+Department; and (C) by the executive director of the Joint Committee on 282
359+Legislative Management, with respect to records concerning the 283
360+Legislative Department. As used in this section, "government-owned or 284
361+leased institution or facility" includes, but is not limited to, an institution 285
362+or facility owned or leased by a public service company, as defined in 286
363+section 16-1, other than a water company, as defined in section 25-32a, a 287
364+certified telecommunications provider, as defined in section 16-1, or a 288
365+municipal utility that furnishes electric or gas service, but does not 289
366+include an institution or facility owned or leased by the federal 290
367+government, and "chief executive officer" includes, but is not limited to, 291
368+an agency head, department head, executive director or chief executive 292
369+officer. Such records include, but are not limited to: 293
370+(i) Security manuals or reports; 294
371+(ii) Engineering and architectural drawings of government-owned or 295
372+leased institutions or facilities; 296
373+Raised Bill No. 1436
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363-(vi) Minutes or records of meetings, or portions of such minutes or 307
364-records, that contain or reveal information relating to security or other 308
365-records otherwise exempt from disclosure under this subdivision; 309
366-(vii) Logs or other documents that contain information on the 310
367-movement or assignment of security personnel; and 311
368-(viii) Emergency plans and emergency preparedness, response, 312
369-recovery and mitigation plans, including plans provided by a person to 313
370-a state agency or a local emergency management agency or official; 314
371-(20) Records of standards, procedures, processes, software and codes, 315
372-not otherwise available to the public, the disclosure of which would 316
373-compromise the security or integrity of an information technology 317
374-system; 318
375-(21) The residential, work or school address of any participant in the 319
376-address confidentiality program established pursuant to sections 54-240 320
377-to 54-240o, inclusive; 321
378-(22) The electronic mail address of any person that is obtained by the 322
379-Department of Transportation in connection with the implementation 323
380-or administration of any plan to inform individuals about significant 324
381-highway or railway incidents; 325
382-(23) The name or address of any minor enrolled in any parks and 326
383-recreation program administered or sponsored by any public agency; 327
384-(24) Responses to any request for proposals or bid solicitation issued 328
385-by a public agency, responses by a public agency to any request for 329
386-proposals or bid solicitation issued by a private entity or any record or 330
387-file made by a public agency in connection with the contract award 331
388-process, until such contract is executed or negotiations for the award of 332
389-such contract have ended, whichever occurs earlier, provided the chief 333
390-executive officer of such public agency certifies that the public interest 334
391-in the disclosure of such responses, record or file is outweighed by the 335
392-public interest in the confidentiality of such responses, record or file; 336 Substitute Bill No. 1436
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379+(iii) Operational specifications of security systems utilized at any 297
380+government-owned or leased institution or facility, except that a general 298
381+description of any such security system and the cost and quality of such 299
382+system may be disclosed; 300
383+(iv) Training manuals prepared for government-owned or leased 301
384+institutions or facilities that describe, in any manner, security 302
385+procedures, emergency plans or security equipment; 303
386+(v) Internal security audits of government-owned or leased 304
387+institutions or facilities; 305
388+(vi) Minutes or records of meetings, or portions of such minutes or 306
389+records, that contain or reveal information relating to security or other 307
390+records otherwise exempt from disclosure under this subdivision; 308
391+(vii) Logs or other documents that contain information on the 309
392+movement or assignment of security personnel; and 310
393+(viii) Emergency plans and emergency preparedness, response, 311
394+recovery and mitigation plans, including plans provided by a person to 312
395+a state agency or a local emergency management agency or official; 313
396+(20) Records of standards, procedures, processes, software and codes, 314
397+not otherwise available to the public, the disclosure of which would 315
398+compromise the security or integrity of an information technology 316
399+system; 317
400+(21) The residential, work or school address of any participant in the 318
401+address confidentiality program established pursuant to sections 54-240 319
402+to 54-240o, inclusive; 320
403+(22) The electronic mail address of any person that is obtained by the 321
404+Department of Transportation in connection with the implementation 322
405+or administration of any plan to inform individuals about significant 323
406+highway or railway incidents; 324
407+Raised Bill No. 1436
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397-(25) The name, address, telephone number or electronic mail address 337
398-of any person enrolled in any senior center program or any member of 338
399-a senior center administered or sponsored by any public agency; 339
400-(26) All records obtained during the course of inspection, 340
401-investigation, examination and audit activities of an institution, as 341
402-defined in section 19a-490, that are confidential pursuant to a contract 342
403-between the Department of Public Health and the United States 343
404-Department of Health and Human Services relating to the Medicare and 344
405-Medicaid programs; 345
406-(27) Any record created by a law enforcement agency or other federal, 346
407-state, or municipal governmental agency consisting of a photograph, 347
408-film, video or digital or other visual image depicting (A) (i) a victim of 348
409-domestic or sexual abuse, (ii) a victim of homicide or suicide, or (iii) a 349
410-deceased victim of an accident, if disclosure could reasonably be 350
411-expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of the personal privacy 351
412-of the victim or the victim's surviving family members, or (B) a minor, 352
413-unless disclosure is required in accordance with the provisions of 353
414-subdivision (2) of subsection (g) of section 29-6d; 354
415-(28) Any records maintained or kept on file by an executive branch 355
416-agency or public institution of higher education, including 356
417-documentation prepared or obtained prior to May 25, 2016, relating to 357
418-claims of or testing for faulty or failing concrete foundations in 358
419-residential buildings and documents or materials prepared by an 359
420-executive branch agency or public institution of higher education 360
421-relating to such records; 361
422-(29) Any record pertaining to a formal complaint against a police 362
423-officer, as defined in section 7-294a, or a correction officer prior to such 363
424-complaint being investigated and adjudicated by the proper legal 364
425-authority. 365
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413+(23) The name or address of any minor enrolled in any parks and 325
414+recreation program administered or sponsored by any public agency; 326
415+(24) Responses to any request for proposals or bid solicitation issued 327
416+by a public agency, responses by a public agency to any request for 328
417+proposals or bid solicitation issued by a private entity or any record or 329
418+file made by a public agency in connection with the contract award 330
419+process, until such contract is executed or negotiations for the award of 331
420+such contract have ended, whichever occurs earlier, provided the chief 332
421+executive officer of such public agency certifies that the public interest 333
422+in the disclosure of such responses, record or file is outweighed by the 334
423+public interest in the confidentiality of such responses, record or file; 335
424+(25) The name, address, telephone number or electronic mail address 336
425+of any person enrolled in any senior center program or any member of 337
426+a senior center administered or sponsored by any public agency; 338
427+(26) All records obtained during the course of inspection, 339
428+investigation, examination and audit activities of an institution, as 340
429+defined in section 19a-490, that are confidential pursuant to a contract 341
430+between the Department of Public Health and the United States 342
431+Department of Health and Human Services relating to the Medicare and 343
432+Medicaid programs; 344
433+(27) Any record created by a law enforcement agency or other federal, 345
434+state, or municipal governmental agency consisting of a photograph, 346
435+film, video or digital or other visual image depicting (A) (i) a victim of 347
436+domestic or sexual abuse, (ii) a victim of homicide or suicide, or (iii) a 348
437+deceased victim of an accident, if disclosure could reasonably be 349
438+expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of the personal privacy 350
439+of the victim or the victim's surviving family members, or (B) a minor, 351
440+unless disclosure is required in accordance with the provisions of 352
441+subdivision (2) of subsection (g) of section 29-6d; 353
442+(28) Any records maintained or kept on file by an executive branch 354
443+agency or public institution of higher education, including 355
444+Raised Bill No. 1436
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448+LCO No. 5561 13 of 13
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450+documentation prepared or obtained prior to May 25, 2016, relating to 356
451+claims of or testing for faulty or failing concrete foundations in 357
452+residential buildings and documents or materials prepared by an 358
453+executive branch agency or public institution of higher education 359
454+relating to such records; 360
455+(29) Any record pertaining to a formal complaint against a police 361
456+officer, as defined in section 7-294a, prior to such complaint being 362
457+investigated and adjudicated by the proper legal authority. 363
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427459 sections:
428- Substitute Bill No. 1436
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434462 Sec. 2 October 1, 2025 7-294d(c)(2)
435463 Sec. 3 October 1, 2025 7-294d(h)
436464 Sec. 4 October 1, 2025 1-210(b)
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466+Statement of Purpose:
467+To (1) establish as a crime the making of a false statement in a law
468+enforcement record, (2) make such violation a reason to cancel or revoke
469+a police officer's certification, (3) require prompt notification to the
470+appropriate state's attorney of any suspected criminal violation by a
471+police officer, and (4) create an exception for disclosure of a formal
472+complaint against a police officer that has not yet been adjudicated.
473+
474+[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
475+that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
476+underlined.]
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