CT HB07000

State Police basic training programs must provide minimum 27 hours of juvenile handling training including techniques for incidents involving juveniles and adults with autism spectrum disorder, cognitive impairment, or nonverbal learning disorder (effective January 1, 2020).

Police Officer Standards and Training Council and municipal police departments must provide minimum 14 hours of juvenile handling training, while police review training programs must provide minimum 1 hour.

Fire service commission must establish optional training program on handling incidents involving juveniles and adults with autism spectrum disorder, cognitive impairment, or nonverbal learning disorder, with curricula provided at no cost by educational institutions or advocacy organizations.

Department of Public Health must compile and distribute list of approved training programs for emergency medical services personnel covering techniques for handling incidents involving juveniles and adults with autism spectrum disorder, cognitive impairment, or nonverbal learning disorder (effective July 1, 2019).

University of Connecticut Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities must develop communication aid for emergency responders describing techniques for serving individuals with autism spectrum disorder, cognitive impairment, or nonverbal learning disorder, to be published by December 1, 2019 and carried in vehicles by responders effective January 1, 2020.