Connecticut 2017 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05396 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/09/2017

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5396
January Session, 2017  LCO No. 724
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Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
REP. YACCARINO, 87th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5396 

January Session, 2017

LCO No. 724

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Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS 

Introduced by:

REP. YACCARINO, 87th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING SERVICE BONUSES FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE CONNECTICUT NATIONAL GUARD.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 27-61a of the general statutes be amended to increase the maximum payment to certain members or former members of the Connecticut National Guard called to active service on or after September 11, 2001, who are or were deployed to areas designated as combat zones by the President of the United States.

Statement of Purpose: 

To increase the maximum payment to certain members of the Connecticut National Guard who serve or have served in combat zones.