S.B. 133, An Act Concerning the Prohibition Against Hiring Police Officers Dismissed for Malfeasance or Who Resigned While Under Investigation

The ACLU-CT is committed to ending police violence and racism in policing in all forms. Accountability measures alone are not enough. Connecticut must also divest from policing and reinvest in programs that build strong and safe communities. Policymakers must reduce policing’s responsibilities, scale, and tools to build an equitable future for all people in Connecticut. To that end, the ACLU-CT was supportive of much of the work done by the legislature in Public Act 20-1 but has always emphasized that the bill constituted a first step. It also constituted a significant compromise bill, with police supportive of many of its provisions including many of the provisions vesting additional authority and power in the POST Council. As introduced, this bill requires amendments if it is to truly help Connecticut to step away from harmful policing.