HB 5586 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE EXPANSION OF THE CRISIS INITIATIVE PILOT PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND THE EMERGENCY INTERVENTION BY A POLICE OFFICER WHEN A PERSON SUFFERS AN OPIOID OVERDOSE.

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5586 House of Representatives, April 12, 2021 The Committee on Public Safety and Security reported through REP.

HORN of the 64th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE EXPANSION OF THE CRISIS INITIATIVE PILOT PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND THE EMERGENCY INTERVENTION BY A POLICE OFFICER WHEN A PERSON SUFFERS AN OPIOID OVERDOSE.

Subsection (a) of section 17a-503 of the general statutes is repealed andthefollowing issubstituted inlieuthereof(EffectiveOctober sHB55861, /2021): File No.

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3775586 1,treatment, 2021):or (2) is suffering from an apparent narcotics overdose and is in need of immediate medical care and treatment, may take such person into protective custody and take or cause such person to be taken to a general hospital for emergency examination under this section.

(a) Any police officer who has reasonable cause to believe that a person (1) has psychiatric disabilities and is dangerous to himself or herself or others or gravely disabled, and in need of immediate care and treatment, or (2) is suffering from an apparent narcotics overdose and is in need of immediate medical care and treatment, may take such person into protective custody and take or cause such person to be taken to a general hospital for emergency examination under this section.

2 October 1, 2021 17a-503(a) StatementPS ofJoint LegislativeFavorable Commissioners:Subst.

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377 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 22 $ FY 23 $ Mental Health & Addiction GF - Cost 962,950 991,840 Serv., Dept.

State Comptroller - Fringe GF - Cost 397,700 409,630 Benefits1 Department of Emergency GF - Cost $572,000 - See Below Services and Public Protection $2.3 million Note:

GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill is anticipated to result in a state cost of up to $3.7 million in FY 22 and at least $1.4 million in FY 23 due to expanding the CRISIS Initiative pilot program throughout the state by January 1, 2022.

The billresultsina cost to theDepartment ofEmergency Servicesand Public Protection (DESPP) of at least $572,000 and up to $2.3 million in FY 22 depending on how many additional state troopers are trained in Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training.

Currently, there are 60 trained CIT troopers.

The cost to train approximately 25% of troopers is $572,000, while the cost to train all remaining troopers is approximately $2.3 million (inclusive of both training fees and overtime costs to cover The 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 41.3% of payroll in FY 22 and FY 23.

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377 officers who go to training).

CIT training takes approximately 40 hours and costs $125 per trooper.

The bill also results in a cost to the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) of approximately $962,950 in FY 22 and FY $991,840 in 23 (with associated fringe costs of $397,700 and $409,630, respectively) to support ten additional social workers, one at each State Police Troop.

Currently, one DMHAS social worker assists state police at Troop E in de-escalating situations involving individuals with mental illness and ensures access to follow-up services.

The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into thefuture subject to inflation.

Theannualcost totrainstate police and cover overtime costs would be based on the number of additional troopers requiring CIT training in the future.

2According to the Connecticut Alliance to Benefit Law Enforcement (CABLE), the state's provider of CIT training, the goal of the CIT program is for each department to have at least 25% of its sworn personnel trained and to have several CIT officers cover each shift.

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377 OLR Bill Analysis sHB 5586 AN ACT CONCERNING THE EXPANSION OF THE CRISIS INITIATIVE PILOT PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND THE EMERGENCY INTERVENTION BY A POLICE OFFICER WHEN A PERSON SUFFERS AN OPIOID OVERDOSE.

SUMMARY Thisbillexpandspoliceofficers’authoritytotakeintocustodycertain people who need immediate medical care and treatment.

Under current law, any person who an officer reasonably believes has psychiatric disabilities and is dangerous to themselves or others or is gravely disabled may be taken to a general hospital for emergency examination.