“We must do more…”: Sen. GOP Statement on Police Officer/Firefighter Recruitment Bill

Sen. Paul Cicarella, Sen. Jeff Gordon, Sen. Jason Perillo, and Sen. Stephen Harding issued the following statement regarding House Bill 5046, An Act Supporting Firefighter and Police Officer Recruitment and Retention.

“It’s a good first step. Republicans have been proposing these recruitment and retention policies for years. We must do more to create a climate in Connecticut where people want to become law enforcement officers and firefighters. This bill sends a positive message, and we look forward to its bipartisan passage into law.”

The bill waives the tuition and fees for undergraduate and graduate programs at all CT public colleges and universities for state and local police officers and firefighters with five or more years or service, as well as students attending the CT Fire Academy. It also creates a mortgage assistance program to help public safety professionals buy homes in the communities they were hired to protect.