General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5232
February Session, 2018 *_____HB05232VA____031518____*
General Assembly
Substitute Bill No. 5232
February Session, 2018
*_____HB05232VA____031518____*
AN ACT CONCERNING LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR MILITARY FAMILIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2018) The Military Department shall, through its family program, compile and maintain a list of attorneys who have offered and are able, as available, to provide legal services, including, but not limited to, representation at judicial or administrative appearances, at no cost or minimal cost to members of the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103 of the general statutes, veterans, as defined in subsection (a) of said section, and such members' or veterans' families. The Military Department shall, in consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs, distribute such list to members of the armed forces, veterans and such members' or veterans' families through the Office of Advocacy and Assistance, as described in section 27-102l of the general statutes, local veterans' advisory committees or veterans' service contact persons, as applicable, as described in section 27-135 of the general statutes, the contact list described in section 27-100c of the general statutes and any other means the Adjutant General or Commissioner of Veterans Affairs may deem appropriate.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2018 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2018
New section
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