Connecticut 2016 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05472 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5472
22 February Session, 2016 LCO No. 2092
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44 Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
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1212 February Session, 2016
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2424 AN ACT CONCERNING VETERANS' AFFAIRS.
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2626 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2828 Section 1. Section 27-138b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2016):
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3030 Any applicant denied aid under section 27-140 shall be given written notice by registered mail by the administrator of the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund stating the reasons for such denial. The applicant may, [within fifteen days of] not later than fifteen days after the date of the mailing of such notice, make a request in writing by registered mail directed to the administrator for a hearing on such denial. The administrator shall notify the applicant in writing, [within five days of] not later than five days after the receipt of the request, of the place and date of hearing, which hearing shall be held not [less] earlier than thirty days from the date of mailing of the notice. The hearing may be conducted by the administrator or by a hearing officer appointed by the administrator in writing. The applicant shall be entitled to be represented by counsel and a transcript or audio or audiovisual recording of the hearing shall be made by the administrator. If the hearing is conducted by a hearing officer, he shall state his findings and make recommendation to the administrator on the issue of the denial of the application. The administrator, based upon such findings and recommendations of the hearing officer, or after a hearing conducted by him, shall render a decision in writing denying the application or granting it in accordance with the regulations of the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund. A copy of such decision shall be sent by registered mail to the applicant. An applicant aggrieved by said decision may appeal therefrom as provided in section 27-138c.
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3535 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
3636 Section 1 October 1, 2016 27-138b
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3838 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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48+To make a technical and conforming change to a statute concerning veterans' affairs.
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50+[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.]