Connecticut 2020 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00218 Compare Versions

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6	6	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 218
7	7	February Session, 2020
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11	11	Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
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20	20	AN ACT CONCERNING EL IGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN VETERANS'
21	21	BENEFITS.
22	22	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
23	23	Assembly convened:
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25	25	Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 14-20b of the general statutes is 1
26	26	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2
27	27	2020): 3
28	28	(a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, at the request of any veteran 4
29	29	or member of the armed forces or the surviving spouse of such veteran 5
30	30	or member, shall register any motor vehicle owned or leased for a period 6
31	31	of at least one year by such person and shall issue a special certificate of 7
32	32	registration and a set of number plates for each such motor vehicle, 8
33	33	including a special certificate of registration and a set of number plates 9
34	34	for any motor vehicle used exclusively for farming purposes by any 10
35	35	veteran or member of the armed forces, or the surviving spouse of such 11
36	36	veteran or member, who is engaged in agricultural production as a trade 12
37	37	or business. The plates shall expire and be renewed as provided in 13
38	38	section 14-22. The commissioner shall charge a fee for such plates, which 14
39	39	fee shall cover the entire cost of making such plates and shall be in 15 Raised Bill No. 218
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45	45	addition to the fee for registration of such motor vehicle. As used in this 16
46	46	subsection, "member of the armed forces" has the same meaning as 17
47	47	provided in section 27-103 and "veteran" means any person (1) 18
48	48	honorably discharged from, or released under honorable conditions 19
49	49	from active service in, the armed forces, or (2) with a qualifying 20
50	50	condition, as defined in section 27-103, who has received a discharge 21
51	51	other than bad conduct or dishonorable from active service in the armed 22
52	52	forces. For purposes of this subsection, active service includes initial 23
53	53	active duty for training purposes. 24
54	54	Sec. 2. Subsection (f) of section 14-36h of the general statutes is 25
55	55	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 26
56	56	2020): 27
57	57	(f) As used in this section: (1) "Full legal name" means the most 28
58	58	complete version of the name that appears on a person's certificate of 29
59	59	birth, official passport or other document or documents accepted by the 30
60	60	Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to verify the person's identity, unless 31
61	61	the person presents a marriage license or certificate, a certificate of civil 32
62	62	union, a divorce decree or an order of a court of competent jurisdiction 33
63	63	pertaining to a permanent change of the person's name; and (2) 34
64	64	"veteran" means (A) any person honorably discharged from, or released 35
65	65	under honorable conditions from active service in, the armed forces, as 36
66	66	defined in section 27-103, (B) any former member of the armed forces 37
67	67	who is entitled to retirement pay under 10 USC Chapter 1223, as 38
68	68	amended from time to time, or, but for age, would be so entitled, or (C) 39
69	69	any person with a qualifying condition, as defined in section 27-103, 40
70	70	who has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable 41
71	71	from active service in the armed forces. For purposes of this subsection, 42
72	72	active service includes initial active duty for training purposes. 43
73	73	Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 10a-149d of the general statutes is 44
74	74	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 45
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76	76	(a) An institution of higher education shall award college credit for 47 Raised Bill No. 218
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82	82	military occupational specialty training to a member of the armed forces 48
83	83	or the National Guard or a veteran who enrolls at such institution and 49
84	84	has experience in a military occupation recognized by such institution 50
85	85	as substituting for or meeting the requirements of a particular course of 51
86	86	study. For the purposes of this section, "veteran" means any person (1) 52
87	87	[who was] honorably discharged from, or released under conditions 53
88	88	other than dishonorable from active service in the armed forces, [and 54
89	89	"armed forces"] or (2) with a qualifying condition, as defined in section 55
90	90	27-103, who has received a discharge other than bad conduct or 56
91	91	dishonorable from active service in the armed forces. "Armed forces" 57
92	92	has the same meaning as provided in section 27-103. "Active service" 58
93	93	includes initial active duty for training purposes. 59
94	94	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
95	95	sections:
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97	97	Section 1 July 1, 2020 14-20b(a)
98	98	Sec. 2 July 1, 2020 14-36h(f)
99	99	Sec. 3 July 1, 2020 10a-149d(a)
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101	101	Statement of Purpose:
102	102	To include initial active duty for training purposes to be counted as
103	103	qualifying service for veterans' benefits eligibility for operators' licenses,
104	104	veteran designation on license plates and college credit for military
105	105	training.
106	106	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
107	107	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
108	108	underlined.]
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