Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00973 Compare Versions

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3	3	LCO No. 4689 1 of 3
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5	5	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 973
6	6	January Session, 2019
7	7	LCO No. 4689
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10	10	Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
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13	13	Introduced by:
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19	19	AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY OPTIONS
20	20	AVAILABLE TO PROTECT DISABLED VETERANS' R ETIREMENT.
21	21	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
22	22	Assembly convened:
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24	24	Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force 1
25	25	to study options available to protect disabled veterans from predatory 2
26	26	practices concerning their retirement. 3
27	27	(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 4
28	28	(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; 5
29	29	(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; 6
30	30	(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 7
31	31	Representatives; 8
32	32	(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 9
33	33	(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 10
34	34	Representatives; 11 Raised Bill No. 973
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38	38	LCO No. 4689 2 of 3
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40	40	(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 12
41	41	(7) The Commissioner of Veterans Affairs, or the commissioner's 13
42	42	designee; 14
43	43	(8) The Insurance Commissioner, or the commissioner's designee; 15
44	44	and 16
45	45	(9) Two persons appointed by the Governor. 17
46	46	(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 18
47	47	(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 19
48	48	of the General Assembly. 20
49	49	(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than 21
50	50	thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be 22
51	51	filled by the appointing authority. 23
52	52	(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president 24
53	53	pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force 25
54	54	from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall 26
55	55	schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not 27
56	56	later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. 28
57	57	(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 29
58	58	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to insurance 30
59	59	shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 31
60	60	(g) Not later than January 1, 2020, the task force shall submit a 32
61	61	report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing 33
62	62	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 34
63	63	relating to insurance, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-35
64	64	4a of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date 36
65	65	that it submits such report or January 1, 2020, whichever is later. 37
66	66	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
67	67	sections:
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69	69	Section 1 from passage New section Raised Bill No. 973
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73	73	LCO No. 4689 3 of 3
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76	76	Statement of Purpose:
77	77	To establish a task force to study options available to protect disabled
78	78	veterans' retirement.
79	79	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
80	80	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
81	81	not underlined.]
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