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| 1 | - | General Assembly | |
| 2 | - | January Session, 2017 LCO No. | |
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| 1 | + | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5580 | |
| 2 | + | January Session, 2017 LCO No. 576 | |
| 3 | + | *00576* | |
| 4 | 4 | Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS | |
| 5 | 5 | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | - | ||
| 6 | + | REP. HARDING, 107th Dist. | |
| 7 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 8 | General Assembly | |
| 9 | 9 | ||
| 10 | - | ||
| 10 | + | Proposed Bill No. 5580 | |
| 11 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 12 | January Session, 2017 | |
| 13 | 13 | ||
| 14 | - | LCO No. | |
| 14 | + | LCO No. 576 | |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| 16 | - | * | |
| 16 | + | *00576* | |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 18 | Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS | |
| 19 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 20 | Introduced by: | |
| 21 | 21 | ||
| 22 | - | ||
| 22 | + | REP. HARDING, 107th Dist. | |
| 23 | 23 | ||
| 24 | - | AN ACT CONCERNING | |
| 24 | + | AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN VETERANS DISCHARGED DUE TO POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER OR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. | |
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| 26 | 26 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
| 27 | 27 | ||
| 28 | - | Section 1. (Effective October 1, 2017) The Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a study of (1) the prevalence in the state of former members of the armed forces, as defined in subsection (a) of section 27-103 of the general statutes, who were discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable from active service as a result of a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, and (2) the operational and financial feasibility of expanding eligibility for state veterans' benefits, services and other resources to any such former member of the armed forces. The commissioner shall report, in accordance with section 11-4a of the general statutes, the findings of such study to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to veterans' and military affairs on or before January 1, 2018. | |
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| 33 | - | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 34 | - | Section 1 October 1, 2017 New section | |
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| 36 | - | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
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| 38 | - | Section 1 | |
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| 40 | - | October 1, 2017 | |
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| 42 | - | New section | |
| 28 | + | That title 27 of the general statutes be amended to qualify any veteran who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable from active service in the armed forces as a result of a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury as eligible to receive state veterans' benefits. | |
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| 44 | 30 | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 45 | 31 | ||
| 46 | - | To require the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs to study the prevalence in this state of former members of the armed forces discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable from active service as a result of a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury and the operational and financial feasibility of expanding state veterans' benefits, services and other resources to such former members. | |
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| 48 | - | [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.] | |
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| 52 | - | Co-Sponsors: REP. HARDING, 107th Dist. | |
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| 54 | - | Co-Sponsors: | |
| 55 | - | ||
| 56 | - | REP. HARDING, 107th Dist. | |
| 57 | - | ||
| 58 | - | H.B. 5580 | |
| 32 | + | To expand eligibility of veterans' benefits to certain veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury. |