SB 405 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE IMPAIRED DRIVING ENFORCEMENT AND DRUG RECOGNITION TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM.

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405303 February Session, 2026 ANSubstitute ACTSenate CONCERNINGBill THENo. IMPAIRED DRIVING ENFORCEMENT AND DRUG RECOGNITION TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM.

405 Senate, April 1, 2026 The Committee on Public Safety and Security reported through SEN.

GASTON of the 23rd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE IMPAIRED DRIVING ENFORCEMENT AND DRUG RECOGNITION TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM.

Moneys in the account shall be expended by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and ManagementsSB405 for/ theFile purposesNo. of providing grants pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.

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303 Management for the purposes of providing grants pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.

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405 provide grants-in-aid to reimburse or provide funding to municipalities andtheDepartmentofEmergencyServicesandPublicProtectionforthe costs associated with providing training to police officers who receive advanced roadside impaired driving enforcement training or drug recognition expert training.

(2)sSB405 For/ theFile fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, sixty per cent of such tax received in the Cannabis Social Equity and Innovation Fund established under section 21a-420f of the general statutes,revisionof1958,revisedtoJanuary1,2025,twenty-fivepercent of such tax received in the Cannabis Prevention and Recovery Services Fund established under section 21a-420f of the general statutes, revision LCO 2 of 4 Substitute Bill No.

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303 (2) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, sixty per cent of such tax received in the Cannabis Social Equity and Innovation Fund established under section 21a-420f of the general statutes,revisionof1958,revisedtoJanuary1,2025,twenty-fivepercent of such tax received in the Cannabis Prevention and Recovery Services Fund established under section 21a-420f of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2025, and fifteen per cent in the General Fund;

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303 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 27 $ FY 28 $ Policy & Mgmt., Off.

GF – Cost 92,900 90,770 State Comptroller - Fringe GF – Cost 37,700 37,700 Benefits1 Social Equity Council SEIA - Revenue 1.3 million 1.4 million Loss Policy & Mgmt., Off.

Impaired driving 1.3 million 1.4 million enforcement and drug recognition training account - Revenue Gain Emergency Services and Public GF - Potential Potential See Below Protection, Dept.

Revenue Gain Note:

SEIA=Social Equity and Innovation Account;

GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:

Municipalities Effect FY 27 $ FY 28 $ All Municipalities Potential Potential See Below Revenue Gain Explanation The bill results the following fiscal impacts associated with the impaired driving enforcement and drug recognition training grant program established under the bill.

1The fringe benefit costs for most state employees are budgeted centrally in accounts administered by the Comptroller.

The estimated active employee fringe benefit cost associated with most personnel changes is 41.82% of payroll in FY 27.

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303 Office of and Policy and Management Cost The bill results in a cost of $92,900 in FY 27 and an annual cost of $90,770 beginning in FY 28 to the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) for a Fiscal Administrative Officer and an annual corresponding fringe benefit cost of $37,700 to administer an impaired driving enforcement and drug recognition training grant program.

Cannabis Excise Tax Redistribution The bill results in a revenue loss of $1.3 million in FY 27 and $1.4 million in FY 28 to the social equity and innovation account (SEIA) and a corresponding revenuegainto the "impaireddriving enforcement and drug recognition training account" established under the bill by redistributing a portion of the tax from the SEIA to the new account.

Revenue Gain to DESPP and Municipalities The bill also results in a corresponding potential revenue gain in FY and a revenue gain beginning in FY 28 to municipalities and the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) to the extent grants are administered for costs associated with providing training to certain police officers.

Any revenue gain is dependent on the cost of the training providing, the amount of the grant awarded, and the funds available in the account.2 The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to inflation.

Only training that occurs beginning in FY 27 will qualify for grants from this account.

FY 27 grants will be dependent on the time it takes for OPM to establish the account and for funds to accumulate.