Connecticut 2021 Regular Session Status: In Committee 8 D cosponsors

SB 572 — AN ACT CONCERNING COMMUNITY CRISIS RESPONSE TEAMS, REENTRY CENTERS AND POLICE OFFICER TRAINING.

Last action — REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ON Appropriations

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This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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General Assembly Committee Bill No.
Senate General Assembly File No.
572 January Session, 2021 LCO No.
397 January Session, 2021 Substitute Senate Bill No.
5758 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY Introduced by:
572 Senate, April 12, 2021 The Committee on Public Safety and Security reported through SEN.
(PS) AN ACT CONCERNING COMMUNITY CRISIS RESPONSE TEAMS AND REENTRY CENTERS.
BRADLEY of the 23rd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.
AN ACT CONCERNING COMMUNITY CRISIS RESPONSE TEAMS, REENTRY CENTERS AND POLICE OFFICER TRAINING.
(NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than January 1, 2022, the Office of Policy and Management shall administer grants to each municipality that establishes community response teams to work in conjunction with the mobile crisis teams of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
(NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section, "mental health professional" has the same meaning as provided in section 31-294k of the general statutes and "public safety agency" and "public safety answering point" have the same meanings as provided in section 28-25 of the general statutes.
The community response teams shall be comprised of law enforcement officers and mental health professionals and respond to emergency and nonemergency calls for assistance with welfare checks, acute mental health emergencies, substance abuse emergencies or homelessness.
(b) Not later than January 1, 2022, the Office of Policy and Management shall administer grants to each municipality that forms community response teams to work with the mobile crisis teams established by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
Not later than one year from the date a municipality receives a grant pursuant to this section, the municipality shall submit a report concerning the impact of the municipality's community response teams in assisting with calls for assistance and community interactions to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety and security inaccordance withtheprovisionsofsection11-4aofthegeneral statutes.
The community response teams shall (1) be led by a mental health professional and respond to emergency and nonemergency 9-1-1 calls for assistance with welfare checks, mental health crises, substance abuse emergencies or issues related to homelessness, and (2) operate in sSB572 / File No.
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397 collaboration with the public safety answering point and public safety agencies serving such municipality and be integrated with the dispatching of emergency services.
(c) Not later than one year from the date a municipality receives a grant pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, the chief executive officer of the municipality shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety and security, in accordance with the provisionsofsection11-4aofthegeneralstatutes,concerning theimpact of the municipality's community response teams in assisting with emergency and nonemergency 9-1-1 calls and with community interactions.
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(NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than January 1, 2022, the Department of Correction shall establish a reentry center pilot program to promote the successful transition of pretrial, paroled or recently discharged offenders from incarceration to the community by connecting such offenders with support services and programs and other available resources in the community.
(NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than January 1, 2022, the Department of Correction shall administer grants to each municipality that establishes a reentry center to promote the successful transition of pretrial, paroled or recently discharged offenders from incarceration to the community by connecting such offenders with support services and programs and other available resources in the community.
The reentry center shall serve as drop-off location for such offenders released by the department to facilitate their connection to such support services and programs and other resources on the day of release.
(Effective from passage) The Police Officer Standards and Training Council established under section 7-294b of the general statutes shall (1) study the current curriculum in each police basic or review training conducted by the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection or by the council relative to interactions with individuals with a mental, intellectualorphysicaldisability,mentalhealthawarenessandpractices and techniques that promote de-escalation, and (2) make recommendations to expand opportunities for state and local police officers to receive crisis intervention team patrol specialist training.
(Effective from passage) The Police Officer Standards and Training Council, established under section 7-294b of the general statutes, shall (1) study the current curriculum in each police basic or review training conducted by the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection or by the council relative to interactions with individuals with a mental, intellectualorphysicaldisability,mentalhealthawarenessandpractices and techniques that promote de-escalation, and (2) make recommendations to expand opportunities for state and local police officers to receive crisis intervention team patrol specialist training.
Not later than February 1, 2022, the council shall submit the results of such study and any recommendations to the joint standing committee of the GeneralAssemblyhavingcognizanceofmattersrelatingtopublicsafety and security in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes.
Not later than February 1, 2022, the council shall submit the results of such sSB572 / File No.
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3 from passage New section Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
To establish programs to support alternative police response programs and individuals reentering the community from prison.
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397 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.
PAOLILLO, 97th Dist.;
In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.
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Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.
WALKER, 93rd Dist.
OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:
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PORTER, 94th Dist.;
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CANDELARIA, 95th Dist.
Municipalities Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $ Various Municipalities Potential See Below See Below Cost/ Potential Revenue Gain Explanation The bill requires the Office of Policy and Management to administer grants to municipalities that form community response teams to work with mobile response teams formed by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
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It also requires the Department of Corrections to administer grants to municipalities that establish reentry centers for paroled, pre-trail or recently released offenders.
LEMAR, 96th Dist.;
The billdoesnot specify afunding sourceforeither grant,orestablish a formula for grant distribution.
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Any impact would depend on the costs municipalities choose to incur for establishing either community response teams or reentry centers.
DILLON, 92nd Dist.
It is anticipated that any cost would be at least partially offset by the revenue gain to municipalities from the grants established by the bill.
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DIMASSA, 116th Dist.;
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397 The bill also requires the Police Officer Standards and Training Council (POST) to study the current training curriculum and make certain recommendations resulting in no fiscal impact to the state because POST has the expertise to meet the requirements of the bill.
BORER, 115th Dist.
The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to inflation.
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397 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 572 AN ACT CONCERNING COMMUNITY CRISIS RESPONSE TEAMS, REENTRY CENTERS AND POLICE OFFICER TRAINING.
SUMMARY This bill requires the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) to administer grants to municipalities that form community response teams to work with certain mobile crisis teams.
The bill also requires the Department of Correction (DOC) to administergrantstomunicipalitiesthatestablishareentrycenter tohelp transition offenders from incarceration to the community by connecting them with support services and programs.
Finally, the bill requires the Police Officer Standards and Training Council (POST) to study the current police basic and review training curriculum in certain areas.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Upon passage COMMUNITY RESPONSE TEAMS The bill requires OPM to administer, by January 1, 2022, grants to municipalities that form community response teams to work with the mobile crisis teams established by the Department of Mental Healthand Addiction Services.
These teams must:
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be led by a mental health professional and respond to emergency and non-emergency 911 calls for assistance with welfare checks, mental health crises, substance abuse emergencies, or issues related to homelessness and 2.
collaboratively operate with the public safety answering point and public safety agencies serving the municipality and be sSB572 / File No.
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Under the bill, a “mental health professional” is a board-certified psychiatrist or a licensed psychologist who has experience diagnosing and treating post-traumatic stress disorder (CGS § 31-294k).
Within one year after receiving a grant, the bill requires a municipality’s chief executive officer to submit a report to the Public Safety and Security Committee concerning the impact of its community response teamsonassisting emergencyandnonemergency 911callsand with community interactions.
REENTRY CENTERS The bill requires DOC to administer, by January 1, 2022, grants to municipalities that establish a reentry center to promote the successful transition of pretrial, paroled, or recently discharged offenders from incarceration to the community by connecting them with support services and programs and other available community resources.
The reentry center must serve as a drop-off location for offenders released by the department to facilitate their connection to those resources on their days of release.
POLICE TRAINING STUDY The bill requires POST to study the current police basic and review training curriculum conducted by the State Police or POST relative to (1) interactions with people with a mental, intellectual, or physical disability;
(2) mental health awareness;
and (3) de-escalation practices and techniques.
POST must also make recommendations to expand opportunities for state and local police officers to receive crisis intervention team patrol specialist training.
By February 1, 2022, POST must submit its results and recommendations to the Public Safety and Security Committee.
BACKGROUND Related Bill sHB 6597, reported favorably by the Public Safety and Security sSB572 / File No.
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397 Committee, requires POST to, among other things, develop a training curriculum for police officers on interacting with people who have mentalorphysicaldisabilitiesbyJuly1,2022.BeginningOctober1,2022, eachpolice basicor reviewtraining programconductedor administered by POST, the State Police, or a municipal police department must include this curriculum.
COMMITTEE ACTION Public Safety and Security Committee Joint Favorable Substitute Yea 24 Nay 0 (03/24/2021) sSB572 / File No.
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Action History

  1. REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ON Appropriations

  2. FILE NO. 397

  3. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 251

  4. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  5. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  6. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/12/21

  7. FILED WITH LCO

  8. Joint Favorable Substitute

  9. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Public Safety and Security

  10. DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE

  11. Vote to Draft

  12. Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing

  13. PUBLIC HEARING 0211

  14. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Public Safety and Security

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 572?
SB 572 is sponsored by Porter, Robyn A., Anthony L. Nolan (Democratic), Alphonse Paolillo (Democratic), Juan R. Candelaria (Democratic), Roland J. Lemar (Democratic), Martin M. Looney (Democratic), Toni E. Walker (Democratic), Mccarthy Vahey, Cristin, Borer, Dorinda, Patricia A. Dillon (Democratic), and Gary A. Winfield (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 572?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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