General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 379
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1944
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 379
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 1944
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to provide that any municipality that has a volunteer fire company may establish a project to provide affordable housing, as defined in section 8-39a of the general statutes, for active members of a volunteer fire company who are in good standing and have volunteered for at least one year in the municipality.
Statement of Purpose:
To establish firefighter villages in order to facilitate the participation of members of volunteer fire departments in providing fire response services in a municipality.