AGO 1990-038.
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1990.
AGO 1990-038.
1990Opinion No. 1990-038Mr. T. William KnappExecutive
DirectorMunicipal Police Training Council285 Preston
AvenueMeriden, CT 06450-4891 Dear Mr. Knapp:
In your letter of June 19, 1990, you refer us to 1990 Conn Pub.
Acts, 90-120 e2 and seek our interpretation of the meaning of the phrase
"police officers who have managerial duties."
1990 Conn. Pub. Acts, 90-120, e 2 provides as follows:
Sec. 2. (NEW) (1) The municipal police training council
established under section 7-294 of the general statutes, in conjunction with
the office of the chief state's attorney and the Connecticut Police Chiefs
Association and (2) the division of state police within the department of
public safety, in conjunction with the office of the chief state's attorney,
shall provide a minimum of four hours of instruction on the subject of new
legal developments which impact on police policies and practices concerning the
investigation, detection and prosecution of criminal matters, in two sessions
each year to police officers who have managerial duties. Each such police
officer shall be required to take such course of instruction in addition to the
certified review training required by subsection (a) of section 7-294d of the
general statutes.
(Emphasis added).
In meeting with you and members of your staff, you indicate
uncertainty and the potential for ambiguity because of remarks made on the
floor of the House of Representatives during debate on passage of the bill. You
relate that it is your understanding that the training is intended for those
police officers, without regard to rank in their respective police departments,
who have responsibilities for developing and carrying out police policies and
procedures. However, Representative Joseph S. Raia, D-23rd, the proponent of
the bill, in remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives, indicated
that the instruction is intended for police officers with the rank of
lieutenant or above. Your concern is heightened by the recognition that Rep.
Raia is also a police officer in the City of New Britain, Connecticut and,
thus, his remarks may carry additional significance.
33 Conn. H. R. Proc., 1990 Sess., pp. 6198 through 6218 (May 1,
1990) records the following excerpted remarks:
REP. RAIA: (23rd)
This instruction shall be offered in two sessions each year to
the State and local police officers who have managerial duties
. . . .
Each officer has to go for 40 hours (of review training) every
three...
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