Conn. Gen. Stat. § 5-246

(b) A state policeman employed in an executive, administrative or professional capacity as defined under the provisions of subsection (b) of section 5-245 who performs work authorized by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection in addition to the hours of his regular workweek as established by the commissioner shall be granted equivalent time off with pay, except that the provisions of this subsection with respect to such work performed on and after August 3, 1983, shall not apply to the commissioner and the deputy commissioner. Equivalent time off with pay granted to a state police officer of the rank of lieutenant or above for work authorized on and after June 8, 1984, shall be taken in accordance with the provisions of the management personnel policy concerning compensatory time adopted by the Commissioner of Administrative Services.

(c) (1) Any state policeman who has prior to May 30, 1973, accumulated service time for which he has not been compensated shall have the option to receive for such time either equivalent time off with pay or monetary compensation at his current rate of pay or any combination of both options subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Any such option as provided by this subdivision shall be exercised before December 31, 1974.

(2) Any state police officer of the rank of lieutenant or above who has, prior to June 8, 1984, earned equivalent time off with pay shall use such time within five years of said date. Failure of any such officer to do so shall result in loss of such time.

Cited. 162 C. 334.