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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5397
February Session, 2020
LCO No. 1898
Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
(VA)
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E ORGANIZATIONAL STR UCTURE AND
BYLAWS OF THE MILITIA UNITS AND THE MAXIMUM RETIREMENT
AGE FOR MEMBERS SERV ING AS MUSICIANS IN BANDS OF THE
GOVERNOR'S FOOT GUAR DS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 27-79 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 2
[Each organization of the armed forces of the state shall make bylaws 3
for its government, which shall be binding on its members when 4
approved by the regimental or corresponding commander and the 5
Adjutant General; and all fines and dues imposed by such bylaws may 6
be collected in accordance with such procedure as the Adjutant General 7
may, by regulation, prescribe, provided notice shall be given to any 8
delinquent of the incurrence of any fine or dues within thirty days of the 9
date when the same has been incurred and notice may be given 10
collectively of such fines or dues or both. The commanding officer of the 11
organization shall be the president of the association created in the 12
bylaws, except that, if two or more organizations combine in one 13
association, the senior commanding officer shall be president. The 14 Raised Bill No. 5397
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treasurer shall be elected from the enlisted personnel of the organization 15
or, if two or more organizations combine, from among the enlisted 16
personnel of one of the organizations. The treasurer of each such 17
organization shall give a bond to such organization in an amount 18
satisfactory to the Adjutant General. The premium on such bond shall 19
be paid by such organization.] The Governor shall determine the 20
organizational structure of the militia units pursuant to section 27-14. 21
Each militia unit shall be composed in a manner consistent with 22
National Guard or federal military units of similar composition, size and 23
purpose. The Adjutant General may adopt bylaws for the 24
administration of the militia units. 25
Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 27-53 of the general statutes is 26
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 27
1, 2020): 28
(a) When a member of the armed forces of the state or the Governor's 29
military staff, whose service has been honorable, has served ten years, 30
he or she may, if he or she makes a timely application to the Adjutant 31
General through the chain of command prior to such member's 32
retirement date, be retired from active service and placed upon the 33
retired list. Such retirement shall be in the highest grade in which he or 34
she has served. When such service equals or exceeds twenty years, he or 35
she may, upon his or her application to the Adjutant General, through 36
the chain of command prior to such member's retirement date, be 37
commissioned at or promoted to the next higher grade than the highest 38
grade at which he or she may have held at any time, either in the armed 39
forces of the state or the Governor's military staff or the armed forces of 40
the United States, which higher grade shall not be above the grade of a 41
brigadier general or sergeant major, and shall thereafter be placed upon 42
the retired list with such grade. Members may only receive the 43
retirement promotion provided under this section one time. In 44
determining such term of service of twenty years, there may be added 45
to any term of not less than ten years' service in the armed forces of the 46
state or the Governor's military staff the term of service with the armed 47
forces of the United States, either active, inactive or reserve. Retirement 48 Raised Bill No. 5397
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shall be obligatory for all members reaching the age of sixty-four years 49
or as required for members of the National Guard and naval militia by 50
laws and regulations pertaining thereto, except that members serving as 51
musicians in bands of the first and second companies of the Governor's 52
Foot Guards may serve until reaching the age of seventy years. 53
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2020 27-79
Sec. 2 October 1, 2020 27-53(a)
Statement of Purpose:
To require the Governor to determine the structure of the militia units
and authorize the Adjutant General to issue bylaws for the militia, and
to increase the maximum retirement age for members serving as
musicians in bands of the Governor's Foot Guards.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]