Connecticut SB 402: AN ACT REVISING THE DEFINITION OF "RETIRED POLICE OFFICER" FOR PURPOSES OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS REGARDING SCHOOL SECURITY SERVICES.

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 402
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 1436

Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY

Introduced by:
(PS)

AN ACT REVISING THE DEFINITION OF "RETIRED POLICE
OFFICER" FOR PURPOSES OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS REGARDING
SCHOOL SECURITY SERVICES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 10-244a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 2
(a) For the school year commencing July 1, 2013, and each school year 3
thereafter, no municipality or local or regional board of education may 4
employ or enter into an agreement, as described in subdivision (2) of 5
subsection (b) of section 53a-217b, with any person, other than a sworn 6
member of an organized local police department or a retired police 7
officer as provided in subsection (b) of this section, to provide security 8
services in a public school if such person will possess a firearm, as 9
defined in section 53a-3, while in the performance of his or her duties. 10
(b) A municipality or a local or regional board of education may 11
employ or enter into an agreement with a retired police officer to 12
provide security services in a public school if such retired police officer 13
is a qualified retired law enforcement officer, as defined in 18 USC 926C, 14

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as amended from time to time. Such retired police officer shall receive 15
annual training pursuant to section 7-294x and shall successfully 16
complete annual firearms training provided by a certified firearms 17
instructor that meets or exceeds the standards of the Police Officer 18
Standards and Training Council or 18 USC 926C, as amended from time 19
to time. Such retired police officer shall not be subject to the licensing 20
requirements of part II of chapter 534. 21
(c) For the purposes of subsection (b) of this section, "retired police 22
officer" means (1) a sworn member of an organized local police 23
department who was certified by the Police Officer Standards and 24
Training Council, [and] retired or separated in good standing from such 25
department [or] and is not prohibited from being hired by a law 26
enforcement unit pursuant to section 7-291c, (2) a sworn member of the 27
Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services 28
and Public Protection who retired or separated in good standing from 29
said division [, (2)] and is not prohibited from being hired by a law 30
enforcement unit pursuant to section 7-291c, (3) a sworn federal law 31
enforcement agent who retired or separated in good standing from such 32
federal law enforcement service, is not prohibited from being hired by a 33
law enforcement unit pursuant to section 7-291c and [who] meets or 34
exceeds the standards of the Police Officer Standards and Training 35
Council for certification in this state, or [(3)] (4) a sworn officer of an 36
organized police department in another state who was certified under 37
standards that meet or exceed the standards of the Police Officer 38
Standards and Training Council for certification in this state, [and who] 39
retired or separated in good standing from such department and is not 40
prohibited from being hired by a law enforcement unit pursuant to 41
section 7-291c. 42
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 10-244a

PS Joint Favorable

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