CT HB06622

The Police Officer Standards and Training Council and Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection must jointly develop minimum standards and practices for law enforcement units, based on standards from the International Association of Chiefs of Police and Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc.

Three state-accreditation tiers must be established by January 1, 2023: Tier One (liability protection and service enhancement), Tier Two (administration and management standards), and Tier Three (higher-level administration and management standards).

Law enforcement units consisting solely of constables or resident state troopers receive extended compliance deadlines: adoption by December 31, 2023 (versus December 31, 2022 for other units), Tier One certification by December 31, 2024, Tiers One-Two by December 31, 2026, and all three tiers by January 1, 2027.

The council must work with non-compliant law enforcement units to achieve required certifications, and may revoke certificates if units fail to comply with reporting procedures for certificate suspension, cancellation, or revocation.

Law enforcement units have civil immunity from damages arising from failure to adopt standards or obtain required certifications under this section.