(a) The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall, in consultation with the Police Officer Standards and Training Council, maintain and operate the Connecticut Police Academy to offer training for municipal police officers. The department, in consultation with the Police Officer Standards and Training Council, shall fix tuition and fees for training, education programs and sessions and for such other purposes as the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection deems necessary for the operation and support of the academy. Such fees shall be used solely for training and educational purposes.
(b) The department may establish and maintain a municipal police officer training and education extension account, which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. The account shall be used for the operation of such training and education programs and sessions as the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in consultation with the Police Officer Standards and Training Council, may establish. All proceeds derived from the operation of the training and education programs and sessions shall be deposited in the General Fund and shall be credited to and become a part of the resources of the account. All direct expenses incurred in the conduct of the training and education programs and sessions shall be charged and any payments of interest and principal of bonds or any sums transferable to any fund for the payment of interest and principal of bonds and any cost of equipment for such operations may be charged, against the account on order of the State Comptroller. Any balance of receipts above expenditures shall remain in the account to be used for training and education programs and sessions.
(Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7, S. 40; P.A. 11-51, S. 149; 11-61, S. 97.)
History: Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7 effective October 5, 2009; P.A. 11-51 replaced former provisions re recovering costs of providing training at Connecticut Police Academy from municipalities with Subsecs. (a) and (b) re maintenance and operation of Connecticut Police Academy, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-61 added “in consultation with the Police Officer Standards and Training Council” re department's duties and deleted provision re approval of Office of Policy and Management, effective July 1, 2011.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 104 - Municipal Police and Fire Protection
Section 7-275. - Meetings of commissioners. Vacancies.
Section 7-276. - Powers of commissioners.
Section 7-277. - Town to bear expense.
Section 7-277a. - Police assistance agreements.
Section 7-279. - Subpoena to appear before municipal police commissioners.
Section 7-280. - Witness fees.
Section 7-281a. - Free use of COLLECT system.
Section 7-282. - Municipal accident and police records.
Section 7-282a. - Reporting of bomb incidents.
Section 7-282b. - Automatic telephone alarms.
Section 7-282d. - Imposition of pedestrian citation or traffic ticket quotas prohibited.
Section 7-283. - Employment of private detectives.
Section 7-284. - Police protection at places of amusement.
Section 7-285. - Sale of unclaimed goods by police departments.
Section 7-286. - Police matrons in certain cities.
Section 7-287. - Female prisoners under care of police matron.
Section 7-288. - Duty of police matron.
Section 7-289. - Qualifications of matron; salary; removal.
Section 7-290. - Separate station for female prisoners.
Section 7-291. - Police surgeons.
Section 7-291b. - Guidelines re recruitment, retention and promotion of minority police officers.
Section 7-291e. - Requirements re provision of behavioral health assessments to police officers.
Section 7-292. - Adoption of forty-hour week for policemen.
Section 7-294. - Earnings not affected.
Section 7-294a. - Police Officer Standards and Training Council: Definitions.
Section 7-294b. - Members of council. Holding of other office.
Section 7-294c. - Submission of annual report by council to Governor and General Assembly.
Section 7-294dd. - Reimbursement for cost of police officer certification.
Section 7-294e. - Recertification of police officers. Regulations.
Section 7-294hh. - State and local police policy concerning crowd management. Regulations. Training.
Section 7-294mm. - Timely notification by a peace officer of a death.
Section 7-294o. - Development and implementation of policy re missing person reports. Training.
Section 7-294t. - Eyewitness Identification and Emerging Technologies Task Force.
Section 7-294w. - State and local police training programs to include traffic incident management.
Section 7-294x. - Council to provide training to public school security personnel.
Section 7-294aaa. - Establishment of civilian police review boards.
Section 7-295. - Acceptance of part.
Section 7-296. - Reserve fund of police department.
Section 7-297. - Veteran reserve; retirement; death benefits.
Section 7-298. - Removal of policemen not restricted.
Section 7-299. - City ordinances.
Section 7-300. - Establishment of funds in towns and boroughs.
Section 7-301. - Establishment of fire department.
Section 7-302. - Hearing prior to dismissal of fire department head. Appeal.
Section 7-303. - “Municipality”, “work” and “duty” defined.
Section 7-304. - Participation of municipalities.
Section 7-307. - Age requirement for veterans.
Section 7-309. - Liability for damage caused by motor vehicle used for fire fighting.
Section 7-311. - Liability for delay in reporting fire or other emergency.
Section 7-312. - Liability as to use of water holes.
Section 7-313a. - Fire police.
Section 7-313b. - Authority of fire department officer to order removal of persons.
Section 7-313c. - Indemnification for educational expenses.
Section 7-313d. - Local fire department's authority to inspect state facilities.
Section 7-313e. - Authority of fire officer during emergency.
Section 7-313f. - Authority of fire chiefs at certain state facilities.
Section 7-313g. - “Firefighter” defined.
Section 7-313h. - Firefighters cancer relief account.
Section 7-313j. - Firefighters cancer relief program established.
Section 7-313l. - Firefighter training on resilience and self-care techniques.
Section 7-313m. - Grants to distressed municipalities for volunteer firefighter training.
Section 7-313o. - Firefighter turnout gear. Maintenance and remediation of toxic substances.
Section 7-314. - Definitions. Exemption from Freedom of Information Act.
Section 7-314a. - Death, disability and injury benefits. Presumption.
Section 7-314c. - Assumption of liability by the state for volunteer firefighters.
Section 7-322a. - Benefits for volunteers rendering service to another fire company.
Section 7-322d. - Election of officers. Ballots exempt from Freedom of Information Act.
Section 7-323. - Application of part.
Section 7-323a. - Definitions.
Section 7-323b. - Acceptance of part.
Section 7-323c. - Benefit fund established.
Section 7-323d. - Actuarial studies of fund experience.
Section 7-323f. - Insurance policies to provide benefits authorized.
Section 7-323g. - Withdrawal of acceptance.
Section 7-323h. - Municipal liability for maintaining benefits.
Section 7-323i. - Administration of fund.
Section 7-323j. - Definitions.
Section 7-323k. - Commission on Fire Prevention and Control.
Section 7-323l. - Duties of Commission on Fire Prevention and Control. Regulations.
Section 7-323m. - Exceptions, voluntary cooperation.
Section 7-323n. - Office of State Fire Administration.
Section 7-323o. - State Fire Administrator, appointment and duties.
Section 7-323q. - Indemnification of fire service instructors.
Section 7-323t. - Municipal contracts prohibiting paid emergency personnel from volunteer service.
Section 7-323u. - Regional fire school. Notice and hearing. Appeals. Regulations.