General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5956
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 3315
*03315HB05956VA_*
Referred to Committee on Select Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Introduced by:
(VA)
General Assembly
Committee Bill No. 5956
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 3315
*03315HB05956VA_*
Referred to Committee on Select Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Introduced by:
(VA)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE INTERNET WEB SITE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) On or before July 1, 2012, the Department of Veterans' Affairs shall publish on the department's Internet web site an informational page listing any benefits, services or programs offered to veterans or their families by any (1) state agency, department or institution, (2) municipality, (3) veterans' organization, or (4) agency or department of the federal government. The department shall maintain the informational page after said date and shall update the informational page annually. The department shall publish on the informational page any information concerning the eligibility requirements and application process for such benefits, services or programs, the name and contact information of any entity offering such benefits, services or programs, and a link to the Internet web site for such entity.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
from passage
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To require the Department of Veterans' Affairs to maintain an Internet web site that provides information concerning services, benefits and programs available to veterans or their families.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: REP. HENNESSY, 127th Dist.
Co-Sponsors:
REP. HENNESSY, 127th Dist.
H.B. 5956