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Substitute House Bill No. 6733

Public Act No. 23-31 38 of 74

fingerprints, [of both hands and a photograph of the body,] provided mortification has not proceeded so far or the nature of the cause of death was not such as to make identification impossible, shall be sent by said office to [such registrar of vital statistics and copies shall be sent to the Department of Public Health and to] the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Sec. 26. Section 19a-36j of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024): (a) [On and after January 1, 2023, no] No person shall engage in the practice of a food inspector unless such person has obtained a certification from the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of this section. The commissioner shall develop a training and verification program for food inspector certification that shall be administered by the food inspection training officer at a local health department. (1) Each person seeking certification as a food inspector shall submit an application to the department on a form prescribed by the commissioner and present to the department satisfactory evidence that such person (A) [is sponsored by the director of health in the jurisdiction in which the applicant is employed to conduct food inspections, (B)] possesses a bachelor's degree or three years of experience in a regulatory food protection program, [(C)] (B) has successfully completed a training and verification program [, (D)] prescribed by the commissioner, and (C) has successfully completed the field standardization inspection prescribed by the commissioner. [, and (E) is not involved in the ownership or management of a food establishment located in the applicant's jurisdiction. (2) Each director of health sponsoring an applicant for certification as a food inspector shall submit to the commissioner a form documenting the applicant's qualifications and successful completion of the