Section 7-294e-17 - Applicability, definitions(a) These hearing procedures shall apply to all compliance meetings and contested cases held by the Police Officer Standards and Training Council.(b) As used in Sections 7-294e-17 to Section 7-294e-24, inclusive:(1) "Council" means the Police Officer Standards and Training Council;(2) "action committee" means a committee of the Police Officer Standards and Training Council appointed by the chairperson of the Council and acting on behalf of the full council for the purpose of reviewing the record of all hearings.(3) "executive director" means the executive director of the Police Officer Standards and Training Council.(4) "compliance officer" means the director of the certification division of the Police Officer Standards and Training Council.(5) "certificate" includes the whole or part of any Police Officer Standards and Training Council certificate which the Council issues under authority of the General Statutes and which (A) authorizes the holder to perform police functions, (B) prohibits a person from falsely representing that he/she is certified to perform police functions unless the person holds a certificate issued by the Council and (C) requires as a condition of certification that a person submit specified credentials to the Council which attest to qualifications to perform police functions.(6) "certification" includes the whole or part of any Police Officer Standards and Training Council certificate, approval, or similar form of permission which the Council issues under authority of the General Statutes and which requires: (A) the performance of police functions by certified persons only,(B) demonstration of competence to perform police functions by examination or other means and meeting of certain minimum standards and(C) enforcement of standards by the Council.(7) "registration" refers to "probationary candidates" as defined in Secs. 7-294a and 7-294d of the General Statutes and which requires appointing authorities to place the names of persons so appointed on a list maintained by the Council to schedule training before they can perform police functions.(8) "practitioner" includes any person registered or possessing a certificate which the Council issues under authority of the General Statutes.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 7-294e-17
Effective November 29, 1995