Last week, the CT house passed LCO #3700, “An Act Concerning Police Accountability.” The bill now heads to the senate, which is expected to vote tomorrow (Tuesday, 7/28). Parts of the bill are different from what was introduced.
More here: https://www.acluct.org/en/news/aclu-ct-position-and-analysis-house-passed-version-lco-3700-act-concerning-police …
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Decertification: The section regarding decertification of police seems to be unchanged from the original version. This section relies on police policing themselves – POSTC, which already has decertification powers that it rarely, if ever, uses, is a majority police agency.
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Inspector General: The bill retains the creation of an office of the inspector general, which would create a new prosecutorial office to investigate & prosecute police who harm & kill CT residents.
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Inspector General: The bill passed by the house improves original bill language adding a step toward true independence for the position.
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Qualified Immunity: The bill passed by the house doesn’t end/ban qualified immunity in CT. It includes language that is a small step forward for Connecticut’s governmental immunity standard, because the current state standard is so egregiously bad.
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Civilian Review Boards: The bill passed by the house retains original bill language, which says that the legislative body of a municipality (like a city council, board of selectmen, board of aldermen, etc.) can grant subpoena power to a civilian review board.
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Bottom line: no matter what happens next, this bill can’t be the end of the conversation. Every legislator must commit to taking meaningful action to end systemic violence and racism in policing beyond this moment.
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