General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6418 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 3500 *03500_______PS_* Referred to Committee on Public Safety and Security Introduced by: (PS) General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6418 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 3500 *03500_______PS_* Referred to Committee on Public Safety and Security Introduced by: (PS) AN ACT CONCERNING A TECHNICAL CHANGE TO STATUTES GOVERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND HOMELAND SECURITY. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 28-17 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011): No employee shall be discharged because he or she is a member of any organization engaged in civil preparedness or because he or she is eligible for induction into the armed forces of the United States. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 October 1, 2011 28-17 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 October 1, 2011 28-17 Statement of Purpose: To make technical corrections to the statutes on the Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. [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.]