LCO No. 1165 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5742 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 1165 Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist. REP. DEVLIN, 134th Dist. REP. O'DEA, 125th Dist. REP. PERILLO, 113th Dist. REP. REBIMBAS, 70th Dist. REP. ZUPKUS, 89th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF FEDERAL COVID -19 RELIEF FUNDS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require that a certain portion 1 of the current or any future COVID-19 relief funds granted to the state 2 from the federal government be made available by the state to domestic 3 violence service organizations to cover increased ongoing costs 4 resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, including, but not limited to, 5 the costs of increased hotel stays, personal protective equipment and the 6 provision of additional necessary resources. 7 Statement of Purpose: To provide additional funding and support to domestic violence service organizations, which have been called on to provide critical services to victims of domestic violence as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.