Relating to the law-enforcement powers of correctional officers

Summary

The bill redesignates qualified correctional officers as law‑enforcement officers, gives them limited arrest authority, and authorizes the commissioner to certify them to carry firearms while performing official duties. It establishes training standards, annual qualification requirements, and identification for those officers. The changes affect all employees of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation and clarify the powers of the commissioner and special operations teams.

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