Connecticut § 10-233p - Reporting of investigations and behavioral interventions by school resource officers.

§ 10-233p. Reporting of investigations and behavioral interventions by school resource officers.

Sec. 10-233p. Reporting of investigations and behavioral interventions by school resource officers. Each school resource officer, as defined in section 10-233m, shall submit to the chief of police of such school resource officer's local law enforcement agency a report for each investigation or behavioral intervention of challenging behavior or conflict that escalates to violence or constitutes a crime conducted by such school resource officer not later than five school days after conducting such investigation or behavioral intervention. The chief of police shall submit such report to the superintendent of schools for the school district in which such investigation or behavioral intervention occurred in accordance with the provisions of the memorandum of understanding entered into pursuant to section 10-233m, but shall be not less frequently than monthly. If the chief of police of the school resource officer's local law enforcement agency is not certified by the Police Officer Standards and Training Council pursuant to section 7-294d, such school resource officer shall submit such report directly to the superintendent of schools for the school district in which such investigation or behavioral intervention occurred in the same manner specified in this section for the chief of police to submit such report. Such superintendent shall submit such report to the local or regional board of education of the school district. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) the date, time and location of such investigation or behavioral intervention, (2) the name and badge number of such school resource officer, (3) the race, ethnicity, gender, age and disability status for each student involved in such investigation or behavioral intervention, (4) the reason for and nature of such investigation or behavioral intervention, (5) the disposition of such investigation or behavioral intervention, and (6) whether any student involved in such investigation or behavioral intervention was (A) searched, (B) apprised of such student's constitutional rights, (C) issued a citation or a summons, (D) arrested, or (E) detained, including the amount of time such student was detained. For purposes of this section, “investigation or behavioral intervention” means a circumstance in which a school resource officer is conducting (i) a fact-finding inquiry concerning student behavior or school safety, including, but not limited to, emergency circumstances, or (ii) an intervention to resolve violent or nonviolent student behavior or conflicts.

(P.A. 23-167, S. 73; 23-208, S. 10; P.A. 24-45, S. 15.)

History: P.A. 23-167 effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 23-208 added “of challenging behavior or conflict that escalates to violence or constitutes a crime”, effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 24-45 required submission of report directly to superintendent if there is no certified chief of police, effective July 1, 2024.