HB 6599 — AN ACT EXAMINING THE MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT REPORT FORM USED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

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AN ACT EXAMINING THE MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT REPORT FORM USED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

(Effective from passage) (a) NotThere lateris thanestablished September 1, 2021, the Department of Transportation, the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection and the Police Officer Standards and Training Council shall jointly convene a workingtask groupforce to examine the uniform investigation of accident report form prescribed under subsection (a) of section 14-108a of the general statutes and consider modifications to such reportform to address concernsissues regardingincluding, thebut lengthnot oflimited suchto, reportthelengthofsuch andformandthetime theneededby time needed by police officers and other individuals investigating an accident to complete such report.form.

(b) The workingtask groupforce shall consist of the following members,members: or their designees, who shall be appointed by the departments and council not later than sixty days after the effective date of this section:

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391(2) 1One sHB6599appointed Fileby No.the president pro tempore of the Senate, who is a police chief from a municipality with a population of at least forty-five thousand;

391 Transportation, (2) an employee of the Bureau of Engineering and Construction within the Department of Transportation, (3) a sworn member of a municipal police department, (4) a sworn member of the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Service and Public Protection, (5) a professor employed by an institution of higher education in this state who specializes in transportation-related research, (6) a police chief from a town with a population of equal to or greater than forty-five thousand, (7) a police chief from a town with a population of less than forty-five thousand, (8) a representative from an association representing the interests of police chiefs, (9) a representative of an association representing the interests of municipalities, (10) the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, and (11) any other person invited by the departments and council to be a member of the working group.

(c) Not later than January 1, 2023, the working group shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety and security, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes.

The working group shall terminate on the date that it submits such report or January 1, 2023, whichever is later.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

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(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who is a representative of an association representing the interests of municipalities;

(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, who is a representative from an association representing the interests of police chiefs;

(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate;

(7) The Commissioner of Transportation, or the commissioner's designee;

(8) Five appointed by the Commissioner of Transportation, or the commissioner's designee, one of whom is an employee of the Highway Safety Office within the Department of Transportation, one of whom is an employee of the Bureau of Engineering and Construction within the department and one of whom is a professor employed by an institution of higher education in this state who specializes in transportation- related research;

and (9) One appointed by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, or the commissioner's designee, who is a sworn member of the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.

(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member of the General Assembly.

(d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later thanthirty daysafter theeffective date ofthis section.Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority.

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775 tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from among the members of the task force.

Such chairpersons shall schedule thefirst meeting ofthe task force, whichshall beheld not later thansixty days after the effective date of this section.

(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the GeneralAssemblyhavingcognizanceofmattersrelatingtopublicsafety and security shall serve as administrative staff of the task force.

(g) Not later than January 1, 2023, the task force shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety and security, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes.

The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits such report or January 1, 2023, whichever is later.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

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775 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.

None Explanation The bill establishescreates a workingthirteen-member grouptask force to examine the uniform investigation of accident reports and consider modifications to said reports regarding the lengthaccident of the report and theconsider timemodifications. needed by police officers and other individuals investigating an accident to complete such report.

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The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits such report or January 1, 2023, whichever is later.

This bill has no fiscal impact as PA 17-236 prohibits transportation allowances for task force members.