General Assembly Raised Bill No. 230
February Session, 2018 LCO No. 1186
*01186_______VA_*
Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
(VA)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 230
February Session, 2018
LCO No. 1186
*01186_______VA_*
Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
(VA)
AN ACT CONCERNING EMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS OF MILITARY SPOUSES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2018) (a) As used in this section:
(1) "Applicant" means any person actively seeking employment from an employer;
(2) "Armed forces" has the same meaning as provided in section 27-103 of the general statutes;
(3) "Employer" means any person engaged in business who has one or more employees, including the state or any political subdivision of the state; and
(4) "Spouse" means a husband or wife, as the case may be.
(b) Each employer shall include on any employment application form utilized by such employer a section permitting an applicant to identify himself or herself as the spouse of a member of the armed forces.
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
Statement of Purpose:
To afford military spouses the opportunity to identify themselves as such on employment applications.
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