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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.