Connecticut General Statutes Title 7. Municipalities § 7-294w. State and local police training programs to include traffic incident management

(a) Not later than January 1, 2023, the Police Officer Standards and Training Council, in conjunction with the Department of Transportation, shall develop a training curriculum for police officers concerning traffic incident management. Such curriculum shall be aligned with training developed by the Federal Highway Administration and shall provide for a systematic, planned and coordinated approach to detect, respond and clear traffic incidents in order to restore traffic capacity in a safe and efficient manner.

(b) On and after October 1, 2023, each police basic or review training program conducted or administered by the Police Officer Standards and Training Council, the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection or a municipal police department shall include the training curriculum developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. The Division of State Police and each municipal police department shall maintain records indicating when a police officer employed by the Division of State Police or the municipal police department completed such training curriculum.