General Assembly Raised Bill No. 916
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 4361
*04361_______VA_*
Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
(VA)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 916
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 4361
*04361_______VA_*
Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
(VA)
AN ACT CONCERNING VETERANS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 27-102l of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2017):
(2) (A) The [unit head] manager shall develop a training module on assisting and serving women veterans with regard to state or federal services or benefits and identifying and advising such veterans of community or nonprofit programs focused on assisting and serving such veterans. The [unit head] manager shall hold and provide instruction for an annual training session, in accordance with such module, to each veterans' services officer and any veterans' service contact person, as described in subsection (b) of section 27-135, or representative from an Operation Academic Support for Incoming Service Members center at a public institution of higher education in this state.
(B) At least one of the veterans' service officers shall be a woman having a demonstrated interest in the concerns of women veterans, who shall be responsible for addressing those concerns, and, effective upon the next opening of a veterans' service officer position occurring on or after July 1, 2010, at least two of the veterans' service officers shall be individuals having bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish, within existing authorized positions. Each veterans' service officer shall (i) successfully complete a course in veterans' benefits [within one year of] not later than one year after commencement of employment, (ii) attend the training session described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, and (iii) be assigned to one of the five congressional districts of the state.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2017 27-102l(b)(2)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2017
27-102l(b)(2)
Statement of Purpose:
To make minor and technical revisions to a statute concerning veterans' affairs.
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