CT HB06628

Police Officer Standards and Training Council must establish policies and guidelines for electronic defense weapons use by October 1, 2013, effective July 1, 2013.

All police basic and review training programs conducted by the Police Officer Standards and Training Council, Division of State Police, or municipal police departments must provide electronic defense weapons training beginning January 1, 2014.

Required training must include instruction on weapon capabilities and limitations, effects on persons including adverse medical effects, and identification of body parts that should not be targeted.

Electronic defense weapons are defined according to section 53a-3 of the general statutes.