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CT SB00440
Bill
Status
1/19/2017
Primary Sponsor
Gary Winfield
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AI Summary
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Require state and local police training programs to provide minimum two hours of training on handling incidents involving individuals with serious mental illness or intellectual/developmental disabilities
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Mandate state and local police departments maintain on-call mental health care providers to assist during such incidents
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Establish a task force to study police policies regarding triage patrols and nonlethal subduing methods for individuals with mental illness or developmental disabilities in crisis
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Require police dispatchers to screen incoming calls for domestic violence, suicide threats, drug overdoses, and crisis intervention situations
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Prohibit police officers from physically restraining or injuring parents/caregivers in the presence of minors and subject officers using excessive force on vulnerable individuals to criminal penalties
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning State And Local Police Handling Of Incidents Involving Individuals Affected With A Mental Illness Or Intellectual Or Developmental Disability.
Last Action
Change of Reference, House to Committee on Public Safety and Security
2/7/2017