General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5125 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 246 *00246* Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES Introduced by: REP. PISCOPO, 76th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5125 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 246 *00246* Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES Introduced by: REP. PISCOPO, 76th Dist. AN ACT REQUIRING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS TO VOLUNTEER. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to implement public assistance reform similar to efforts undertaken in Maine, including, but not limited to, a requirement that public assistance recipients complete volunteer service or lose public assistance after three months. Statement of Purpose: To require public assistance recipients to engage in volunteer service benefiting their communities.