HB 6840 — AN ACT EXPANDING MEMBERSHIP OF THE POLICE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING COUNCIL.

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6840 As Amended by House Amendment Schedule "A" Approved by the Legislative Commissioner May 19, 2023 AN ACT EXPANDING MEMBERSHIP OF THE POLICE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING COUNCIL.

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801 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:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill expands the Police Officer Standards and Training Council (POST) by two members, resulting in no fiscal impact to the state as the council members of POST are not compensated.

House "A" changes the appointing authority for certain members of POST and strikes sections 2 and 3 of the underlying bill, resulting in no fiscal impact.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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801 OLR Bill Analysis sHB 6840 (as amended by House “A”)* AN ACT EXPANDING MEMBERSHIP OF THE POLICE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING COUNCIL, REQUIRING GUIDELINES REGARDING BODY-WORN RECORDING EQUIPMENT AND REQUIRING A REPORT REGARDING CONDUCT THAT UNDERMINES PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.

SUMMARY Beginning January 1, 2024, this bill increases the membership of the Police Officer Standards and Training Council (POST) from 21 members to 23 by adding two new members, one appointed by the Public Safety and Security Committee chairs and one by the Senate and House minority leaders.

The appointees must be sworn police officers who are not in command positions within their law enforcement units.

Under current law, the council consists of 21 members:

11 appointed by the governor, six legislative appointments, and four serving ex- officio (the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) commissioner and FBI special agent-in-charge for Connecticut, or their designees, and the chief state’s attorney and Connecticut State Police Academy’s commanding officer).

As under existing law, appointed members serve at the pleasure of their appointing authority for a term coterminous with their appointing authority (CGS § 4-1a).

The law additionally deems a member to have resigned from POST if he or she misses three consecutive meetings or 50% of the meetings held during any calendar year.