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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5670
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 1757
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. FRANCE, 42nd Dist.
REP. FISHBEIN, 90th Dist.
REP. DAUPHINAIS, 44th Dist.
REP. WILSON, 66th Dist.
REP. ACKERT, 8th Dist.
REP. ANDERSON, 62nd Dist.
REP. DUBITSKY, 47th Dist.
REP. FIORELLO, 149th Dist.
REP. FUSCO, 81st Dist.
REP. HAYES, 51st Dist.
REP. LANOUE, 45th Dist.
REP. MASTROFRANCESCO, 80th Dist.
REP. PISCOPO, 76th Dist.
REP. POLLETTA, 68th Dist.
REP. VAIL, 52nd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING A WORK REQUIREMENT FOR RECIPIENTS
OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to require that able-1
bodied recipients of public assistance, including, but not limited to, 2
medical assistance, are required to work or volunteer unless they are 3
exempt under federal law. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To require able-bodied public assistance recipients to work or volunteer
to receive benefits unless they are exempt under federal law.