Bill Text: CT SB00249 | 2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Dismissal Of Deputy Chiefs Of Police.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-24 - Public Hearing 02/28 [SB00249 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2012-SB00249-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 249
February Session, 2012		LCO No. 1372
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Referred to Committee on Public Safety and Security
Introduced by:
(PS )

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DISMISSAL OF DEPUTY CHIEFS OF POLICE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2012) No deputy chief of any police department of any town, city or borough shall be dismissed except by the chief of such police department with the approval of the authority having the power of appointment of the chief of such police department.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2012	New section

Statement of Purpose:

To prohibit the dismissal of a deputy chief of police except by the chief of police with the approval of the authority that appoints the chief of police for that town.

[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.]