General Assembly |
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January Session, 2015 |
LCO No. 5062 | ||
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY |
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Introduced by: |
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(PS) |
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AN ACT CREATING A PILOT PROGRAM FOR POLICE BODY CAMERAS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall conduct a pilot program regarding the use of body-worn video recording equipment by police officers in selected municipal police departments. On or before August 1, 2015, the commissioner shall select one municipal police department that serves a population of less than thirty thousand, one municipal police department that serves a population of thirty thousand or more, but not more than one hundred twenty-four thousand, and one municipal police department that serves a population that is more than one hundred twenty-four thousand to participate in such program. The commissioner may select a municipal police department that previously purchased such video recording equipment. The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall purchase any video recording equipment and electronic storage for recorded videos deemed necessary for the pilot program. The selected municipal police departments shall test different types of video recording equipment.
(b) Between October 1, 2015, and October 1, 2016, each selected municipal police department shall require its police officers to use body-worn video recording equipment in such manner as such municipal police department prescribes.
(c) On or before November 1, 2016, each selected municipal police department shall submit a report to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection regarding the pilot program established by this section. Such report shall include, but is not limited to, (1) a description of the different types of video recording equipment used by the municipal police department, (2) the policies established by such department regarding the use of video recording equipment and the storage, retention, destruction and disclosure of videos, (3) the number of complaints alleging unprofessional conduct by a police officer made during the pilot program compared to the number of complaints made during the twelve months before the pilot program, (4) the number of incidents when a police officer used force during the pilot program compared to the number of incidents when a police officer used force during the twelve months before the pilot program, and (5) general observations by the municipal police department, police officers and the public concerning the pilot program.
(d) On or before January 1, 2017, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall submit a report in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety and security. Such report shall include, but is not limited to, (1) a summary of the information obtained from the municipal police departments pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, (2) model policies regarding the use of video recording equipment by police officers and the storage, retention, destruction and disclosure of videos, and (3) recommendations regarding the continuation, termination or expansion of the pilot program.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
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Statement of Purpose:
To authorize the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to create a pilot program regarding the use of video recording equipment worn by municipal police officers.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]