CT SB00032

Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection must maintain a sufficient number of sworn state police personnel as determined by recommended staffing standards developed by the Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee, replacing the previous minimum requirement of 1,248 sworn officers.

Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee shall conduct a study by January 2, 2013 to develop recommended staffing standards, considering technological improvements, federal mandates, criminal activity data, patrol staffing, non-police positions, and municipal police policies.

Commissioner must submit a biennial report by September 15 of each even-numbered year assessing the number of sworn state police personnel needed; if recommending staffing below 1,248 personnel, the report must include an assessment of public safety impacts and negative impacts from the deviation.

Removes the requirement that the volunteer police auxiliary force membership not exceed twice the authorized state police strength, allowing flexible auxiliary force sizing.

Makes terminology changes throughout statutes, replacing "Department of Public Safety" and "Commissioner of Public Safety" with "Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection" and "Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection" respectively.