H97 - 2015 Appropriations Act, Sec. 16A.7: Clarify Administration and Organization of the Law Enforcement Functions of the Department of Public Safety (SL 2015-241)

Overview: Sec. 16A.7 of S.L. 2015-241, as amended by Sec. 6.2 of S.L. 2015-268, makes the following changes related to the organization of the Department of Public Safety:

• The State Bureau of Investigation is removed from the Division of Law Enforcement, is required to operate and maintain the Information Sharing and Analysis Center, and is authorized to hire its own legislative liaison.
• The State Capitol Police is removed from the Division of Law Enforcement and relocated as a section within the State Highway Patrol.
• The Law Enforcement Division of the Department of Public Safety is effectively abolished.
• Various conforming changes are made to the General Statutes.

This section became effective on July 1, 2015.