General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7100
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 3949
*03949_______VA_*
Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
(VA)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 7100
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 3949
*03949_______VA_*
Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
(VA)
AN ACT CONCERNING AMERICAN LEGION STATE FUND COMMISSION TRANSPARENCY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Records of the American Legion related to the administration of the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund, as described in sections 27-138 to 27-140, inclusive, of the general statutes, shall be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200 of the general statutes.
(b) The Treasurer, as custodian and trustee of the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund, as described in section 27-138 of the general statutes, shall be entitled to receive a copy of any such record described in subsection (a) of this section. Any request to inspect or copy such record shall not be valid unless such request is made to the Treasurer in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act. Any complaint by a person who is denied the right to inspect or copy such record shall be brought to the Freedom of Information Commission in accordance with the provisions of sections 1-205 and 1-206 of the general statutes.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
from passage
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To subject to the Freedom of Information Act any record of the American Legion related to the administration of the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund.
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