General Assembly Raised Bill No. 206
February Session, 2016 LCO No. 1468
*01468_______VA_*
Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
(VA)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 206
February Session, 2016
LCO No. 1468
*01468_______VA_*
Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
(VA)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONNECTICUT WARTIME SERVICE MEDAL.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 27-73e of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
The Commissioner of Veterans' Affairs in conjunction with the Adjutant General shall award a ribbon and medal to each (1) veteran who served in time of war, as defined in subsection (a) of section 27-103, and who either [(1)] (A) was a resident of this state at the time he or she was called to active duty for such service, or [(2)] (B) is domiciled in this state on the date of such award, and (2) member of the armed forces who is serving on active duty in this state on the date of such award. The commissioner in conjunction with the Adjutant General shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, setting forth the process for designing the ribbon and medal, identifying veterans who are eligible for the ribbon and medal under this section and establishing procedures for distributing the ribbon and medal to each eligible veteran. The cost of the ribbons and medals shall be paid from the funds appropriated to the military assistance account within the Military Department. Within existing budgetary resources, awards under this section may be made posthumously for veterans who died on or after January 1, 2000.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 from passage 27-73e
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
from passage
27-73e
Statement of Purpose:
To expand the awarding of the Connecticut Wartime Service Medal to those currently serving on active duty in this state.
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