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9	14		AN ACT CONCERNING MOTOR VEHICLE MARKER PLATES FOR
10		-	CERTAIN VETERANS AND SERVICE MEMBERS, MUNICIPAL
11		-	VETERANS SERVICES, VETERANS -RELATED PROPERTY TAX
12		-	RELIEF AND TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO VETERANS' AND
13		-	MILITARY AFFAIRS STATUTES.
	15	+	CERTAIN VETERANS AND SERVICE MEMBERS, TAX RELIEF FOR
	16	+	VETERANS, MUNICIPAL VETERANS SERVICES AND TECHNICAL
	17	+	REVISIONS TO VETERANS' AND MILITARY AFFAIRS STATUTES.
14	18		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
15	19		Assembly convened:
16		-	Section 1. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 14-20d of the 2022
17		-	supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is
18		-	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022):
19		-	(a) For the purposes of this section, "veteran", [means any person (1)
20		-	honorably discharged from, or released under honorable conditions
21		-	from active service in, the armed forces, or (2) with a qualifying
22		-	condition, as defined in section 27-103, who has received a discharge
23		-	other than bad conduct or dishonorable from active service in the armed
24		-	forces, and "period of war" and] "armed forces" and "period of war" have
25		-	the same meanings as provided in section 27-103, as amended by this
26		-	act.
27		-	(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall, at the request of any
28		-	veteran or member of the armed forces who received a campaign medal,
29		-	issue special registration marker plates to indicate service during a
30		-	period of war. Such plates shall bear the words "(Name of War) Veteran" Substitute House Bill No. 5367
	20	+	Section 1. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 14-20d of the 2022 1
	21	+	supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 2
	22	+	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 3
	23	+	(a) For the purposes of this section, "veteran", [means any person (1) 4
	24	+	honorably discharged from, or released under honorable conditions 5
	25	+	from active service in, the armed forces, or (2) with a qualifying 6
	26	+	condition, as defined in section 27-103, who has received a discharge 7
	27	+	other than bad conduct or dishonorable from active service in the armed 8
	28	+	forces, and "period of war" and] "armed forces" and "period of war" have 9
	29	+	the same meanings as provided in section 27-103, as amended by this 10
	30	+	act. 11
	31	+	(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall, at the request of any 12
	32	+	veteran or member of the armed forces who received a campaign medal, 13
	33	+	issue special registration marker plates to indicate service during a 14
	34	+	period of war. Such plates shall bear the words "(Name of War) Veteran" 15
	35	+	and shall be designed in consultation with the Commissioner of 16 Substitute Bill No. 5367
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34		-	and shall be designed in consultation with the Commissioner of
35		-	[Veteran] Veterans Affairs. The plates shall expire and be renewed as
36		-	provided in section 14-22. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall
37		-	charge a fee for such plates, which fee shall cover the entire cost of
38		-	making such plates and shall be in addition to the fee for registration of
39		-	such motor vehicle. No use shall be made of such plates except as official
40		-	registration marker plates.
41		-	Sec. 2. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 27-103 of the 2022
42		-	supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is
43		-	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022):
44		-	(a) As used in the general statutes, except chapter 504, and except as
45		-	otherwise provided: (1) "Armed forces" means the United States Army,
46		-	Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Air Force and any reserve
47		-	component thereof, including the Connecticut National Guard
48		-	performing duty as provided in Title 32 of the United States Code, as
49		-	amended from time to time; (2) "veteran" means any person honorably
50		-	discharged from, released under honorable conditions from or released
51		-	with an other than honorable discharge based on a qualifying condition
52		-	from, active service in, the armed forces; (3) "service in time of war"
53		-	means service of ninety or more cumulative days during a period of war
54		-	unless separated from service earlier because of an injury incurred or
55		-	aggravated in the line of duty or a service-connected disability rated by
56		-	the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, except that if the
57		-	period of war lasted less than ninety days, "service in time of war"
58		-	means service for the entire period of war unless separated because of
59		-	any such injury or disability; (4) "period of war" has the same meaning
60		-	as provided in 38 USC 101, as amended from time to time, except that
61		-	the "Vietnam Era" means the period beginning on February 28, 1961, and
62		-	ending on July 1, 1975, in all cases; and "period of war" shall include
63		-	service while engaged in combat or a combat support role in Lebanon,
64		-	July 1, 1958, to November 1, 1958, or September 29, 1982, to March 30, Substitute House Bill No. 5367
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	42	+	[Veteran] Veterans Affairs. The plates shall expire and be renewed as 17
	43	+	provided in section 14-22. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall 18
	44	+	charge a fee for such plates, which fee shall cover the entire cost of 19
	45	+	making such plates and shall be in addition to the fee for registration of 20
	46	+	such motor vehicle. No use shall be made of such plates except as official 21
	47	+	registration marker plates. 22
	48	+	Sec. 2. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 27-103 of the 2022 23
	49	+	supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is 24
	50	+	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 25
	51	+	(a) As used in the general statutes, except chapter 504, and except as 26
	52	+	otherwise provided: (1) "Armed forces" means the United States Army, 27
	53	+	Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Air Force and any reserve 28
	54	+	component thereof, including the Connecticut National Guard 29
	55	+	performing duty as provided in Title 32 of the United States Code, as 30
	56	+	amended from time to time; (2) "veteran" means any person honorably 31
	57	+	discharged from, released under honorable conditions from or released 32
	58	+	with an other than honorable discharge based on a qualifying condition 33
	59	+	from, active service in, the armed forces; (3) "service in time of war" 34
	60	+	means service of ninety or more cumulative days during a period of war 35
	61	+	unless separated from service earlier because of an injury incurred or 36
	62	+	aggravated in the line of duty or a service-connected disability rated by 37
	63	+	the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, except that if the 38
	64	+	period of war lasted less than ninety days, "service in time of war" 39
	65	+	means service for the entire period of war unless separated because of 40
	66	+	any such injury or disability; (4) "period of war" has the same meaning 41
	67	+	as provided in 38 USC 101, as amended from time to time, except that 42
	68	+	the "Vietnam Era" means the period beginning on February 28, 1961, and 43
	69	+	ending on July 1, 1975, in all cases; and "period of war" shall include 44
	70	+	service while engaged in combat or a combat support role in Lebanon, 45
	71	+	July 1, 1958, to November 1, 1958, or September 29, 1982, to March 30, 46
	72	+	1984; Grenada, October 25, 1983, to December 15, 1983; Operation 47
	73	+	Earnest Will, involving the escort of Kuwaiti oil tankers flying the 48
	74	+	United States flag in the Persian Gulf, July 24, 1987, to August 1, 1990; 49 Substitute Bill No. 5367
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68		-	1984; Grenada, October 25, 1983, to December 15, 1983; Operation
69		-	Earnest Will, involving the escort of Kuwaiti oil tankers flying the
70		-	United States flag in the Persian Gulf, July 24, 1987, to August 1, 1990;
71		-	[and] Panama, December 20, 1989, to January 31, 1990; Afghanistan,
72		-	October 24, 2001, to August 30, 2021; and Iraq, March 19, 2003, to
73		-	December 31, 2011, or June 1, 2014, to December 9, 2021, and shall
74		-	include service during such periods with the armed forces of any
75		-	government associated with the United States; and (5) "qualifying
76		-	condition" means (A) a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder or
77		-	traumatic brain injury made by an individual licensed to provide health
78		-	care services at a United States Department of Veterans Affairs facility,
79		-	(B) an experience of military sexual trauma, as described in 38 USC
80		-	1720D, as amended from time to time, disclosed to an individual
81		-	licensed to provide health care services at a United States Department
82		-	of Veterans Affairs facility, or (C) a determination that sexual
83		-	orientation, gender identity or gender expression was more likely than
84		-	not the primary reason for an other than honorable discharge, as
85		-	determined in accordance with subsections (c) and (d) of this section.
86		-	(b) As used in this part, "Veterans Residential Services facility" means
87		-	the Veterans Residential Services facility in Rocky Hill maintained by
88		-	the Department of Veterans Affairs that provides temporary and other
89		-	supported residential services for qualifying veterans; "long-term care
90		-	facility" means a facility that has been federally certified as a skilled
91		-	nursing facility or intermediate care facility; "Healthcare Center" means
92		-	the long-term care facility in Rocky Hill maintained by the Department
93		-	of Veterans Affairs; "veteran" means any veteran, as defined in
94		-	subsection (a) of this section, who is a resident of this state; "eligible
95		-	dependent" means any parent, wife or husband, or child of a veteran
96		-	who has no adequate means of support; and "eligible family member"
97		-	means any parent, brother or sister, wife or husband, or child or children
98		-	under eighteen years of age, of any veteran whose cooperation in the
99		-	program is integral to the treatment of the veteran. Substitute House Bill No. 5367
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103		-	(c) Not later than October 1, 2021, the Commissioner of Veterans
104		-	Affairs shall establish a Qualifying Review Board, which shall review
105		-	applications of veterans submitted under subsection (d) of this section.
106		-	Said board shall be part of the Executive Department and shall consist
107		-	of five voting members who, by education or experience, shall be
108		-	knowledgeable of veterans benefits and programs and who shall have a
109		-	demonstrated interest in the concerns of veterans. A majority of the
110		-	members of the board shall be veterans.
111		-	(1) The membership of the board shall consist of the following
112		-	members:
113		-	(A) One member appointed by the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs
114		-	in consultation with the chairperson of the Board of Trustees for the
115		-	Department of Veterans Affairs, [Board of Trustees,] who shall be a
116		-	member of said board;
117		-	(B) The manager of the Office of Advocacy and Assistance within the
118		-	Department of Veterans Affairs, [Office of Advocacy and Assistance,] or
119		-	the manager's designee; and
120		-	(C) Three members appointed by the Commissioner of Veterans
121		-	Affairs.
122		-	(2) All initial appointments to the board shall be made not later than
123		-	December 1, 2021, and shall terminate on November [31] 30, 2023, or
124		-	November [31] 30, 2024, as applicable, regardless of when the initial
125		-	appointment was made. Any member of the board may serve more than
126		-	one term.
127		-	(3) Members first appointed shall have the following terms: (A) The
128		-	member of the Board of Trustees for the Department of Veterans Affairs
129		-	[Board of Trustees] and the manager of the Office of Advocacy and
130		-	Assistance within the Department of Veterans Affairs, [Office of
131		-	Advocacy and Assistance,] or the manager's designee, shall initially Substitute House Bill No. 5367
	81	+	[and] Panama, December 20, 1989, to January 31, 1990; Afghanistan, 50
	82	+	October 24, 2001, to August 30, 2021; and Iraq, March 19, 2003, to 51
	83	+	December 31, 2011, or June 1, 2014, to December 9, 2021, and shall 52
	84	+	include service during such periods with the armed forces of any 53
	85	+	government associated with the United States; and (5) "qualifying 54
	86	+	condition" means (A) a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder or 55
	87	+	traumatic brain injury made by an individual licensed to provide health 56
	88	+	care services at a United States Department of Veterans Affairs facility, 57
	89	+	(B) an experience of military sexual trauma, as described in 38 USC 58
	90	+	1720D, as amended from time to time, disclosed to an individual 59
	91	+	licensed to provide health care services at a United States Department 60
	92	+	of Veterans Affairs facility, or (C) a determination that sexual 61
	93	+	orientation, gender identity or gender expression was more likely than 62
	94	+	not the primary reason for an other than honorable discharge, as 63
	95	+	determined in accordance with subsections (c) and (d) of this section. 64
	96	+	(b) As used in this part, "Veterans Residential Services facility" means 65
	97	+	the Veterans Residential Services facility in Rocky Hill maintained by 66
	98	+	the Department of Veterans Affairs that provides temporary and other 67
	99	+	supported residential services for qualifying veterans; "long-term care 68
	100	+	facility" means a facility that has been federally certified as a skilled 69
	101	+	nursing facility or intermediate care facility; "Healthcare Center" means 70
	102	+	the long-term care facility in Rocky Hill maintained by the Department 71
	103	+	of Veterans Affairs; "veteran" means any veteran, as defined in 72
	104	+	subsection (a) of this section, who is a resident of this state; "eligible 73
	105	+	dependent" means any parent, wife or husband, or child of a veteran 74
	106	+	who has no adequate means of support; and "eligible family member" 75
	107	+	means any parent, brother or sister, wife or husband, or child or children 76
	108	+	under eighteen years of age, of any veteran whose cooperation in the 77
	109	+	program is integral to the treatment of the veteran. 78
	110	+	(c) Not later than October 1, 2021, the Commissioner of Veterans 79
	111	+	Affairs shall establish a Qualifying Review Board, which shall review 80
	112	+	applications of veterans submitted under subsection (d) of this section. 81
	113	+	Said board shall be part of the Executive Department and shall consist 82 Substitute Bill No. 5367
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135		-	serve a term of three years, and (B) the three members appointed by the
136		-	Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall initially serve a term of two
137		-	years. Members shall serve a term of four years thereafter. Members
138		-	shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed.
139		-	(4) Any vacancy shall be filled by the Commissioner of Veterans
140		-	Affairs. Any vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term shall be
141		-	filled for the balance of the unexpired term.
142		-	(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of section 4-9a,
143		-	the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall select the chairperson of the
144		-	board from among the members of the board. Such chairperson shall
145		-	schedule the first meeting of the board, which shall be held not later
146		-	than January 1, 2022.
147		-	(6) A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the
148		-	transaction of any business.
149		-	(7) The members of the board shall serve without compensation.
150		-	(8) The board shall meet at least monthly or as often as deemed
151		-	necessary by the chairperson based on the number of applications
152		-	pending before the board.
153		-	Sec. 3. Section 27-118 of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes
154		-	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective
155		-	October 1, 2022):
156		-	(a) When any veteran or member, as those terms are defined in
157		-	subsection [(e)] (g) of this section, dies, not having sufficient estate to
158		-	pay the necessary expenses of the veteran's or member's last sickness
159		-	and funeral expenses, as determined by the [commissioner]
160		-	Commissioner of Veterans Affairs after consultation with the probate
161		-	court for the district in which the veteran or member resided, the state
162		-	shall pay the sum of one thousand eight hundred dollars toward such Substitute House Bill No. 5367
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	120	+	of five voting members who, by education or experience, shall be 83
	121	+	knowledgeable of veterans benefits and programs and who shall have a 84
	122	+	demonstrated interest in the concerns of veterans. A majority of the 85
	123	+	members of the board shall be veterans. 86
	124	+	(1) The membership of the board shall consist of the following 87
	125	+	members: 88
	126	+	(A) One member appointed by the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs 89
	127	+	in consultation with the chairperson of the Board of Trustees for the 90
	128	+	Department of Veterans Affairs, [Board of Trustees,] who shall be a 91
	129	+	member of said board; 92
	130	+	(B) The manager of the Office of Advocacy and Assistance within the 93
	131	+	Department of Veterans Affairs, [Office of Advocacy and Assistance,] or 94
	132	+	the manager's designee; and 95
	133	+	(C) Three members appointed by the Commissioner of Veterans 96
	134	+	Affairs. 97
	135	+	(2) All initial appointments to the board shall be made not later than 98
	136	+	December 1, 2021, and shall terminate on November [31] 30, 2023, or 99
	137	+	November [31] 30, 2024, as applicable, regardless of when the initial 100
	138	+	appointment was made. Any member of the board may serve more than 101
	139	+	one term. 102
	140	+	(3) Members first appointed shall have the following terms: (A) The 103
	141	+	member of the Board of Trustees for the Department of Veterans Affairs 104
	142	+	[Board of Trustees] and the manager of the Office of Advocacy and 105
	143	+	Assistance within the Department of Veterans Affairs, [Office of 106
	144	+	Advocacy and Assistance,] or the manager's designee, shall initially 107
	145	+	serve a term of three years, and (B) the three members appointed by the 108
	146	+	Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall initially serve a term of two 109
	147	+	years. Members shall serve a term of four years thereafter. Members 110
	148	+	shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed. 111
	149	+	(4) Any vacancy shall be filled by the Commissioner of Veterans 112 Substitute Bill No. 5367
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166		-	funeral expenses.
167		-	(b) Burial shall be in [some] a cemetery or plot not used exclusively
168		-	for the burial of the pauper dead.
169		-	(c) No amount shall be paid for funeral expenses unless claim therefor
170		-	is made [within one year from] not later than one year after the date of
171		-	death, except that in cases of death occurring abroad [,] such claim may
172		-	be made within one year after the remains of [such] the veteran or
173		-	member have been interred in this country. No provision of this section
174		-	shall prevent the payment of the sum under subsection (a) of this section
175		-	for funeral expenses on account of the burial of [such] the veteran or
176		-	member being made outside the limits of this state.
177		-	(d) Upon satisfactory proof to the commissioner, by the person who
178		-	has paid or provided for the funeral expenses [to the commissioner] of
179		-	a deceased veteran, of the identity of the [deceased] veteran, the time
180		-	and place of the [deceased's] veteran's death and burial and the
181		-	approval thereof by the commissioner, the sum under subsection (a) of
182		-	this section shall be paid by the Comptroller to [the] such person who
183		-	has paid or provided for the funeral expenses.
184		-	(e) (1) Upon satisfactory proof to the commissioner, by the person
185		-	who has paid or provided for the funeral [or burial expense to the
186		-	commissioner] expenses of a deceased member, of the identity of the
187		-	[deceased] member, the time and place of the [deceased] member's
188		-	death and burial and the approval thereof by the commissioner, the sum
189		-	[of one thousand eight hundred dollars] under subsection (a) of this
190		-	section shall be paid by the Comptroller to the person who has paid or
191		-	provided for the funeral [or burial expense, or upon assignment by such
192		-	person, to the funeral director who has provided the funeral] expenses.
193		-	(2) The person who has paid or provided for the funeral [or burial
194		-	expense] expenses of a deceased member shall provide to the Substitute House Bill No. 5367
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198		-	commissioner (A) an affidavit stating (i) when the [deceased] member
199		-	served, (ii) where the [deceased] member served, (iii) the unit in which
200		-	the [deceased] member served, and (iv) the capacity in which the
201		-	[deceased] member served; (B) any available corroborating witness
202		-	affidavits; (C) any available official documentation of service; and (D)
203		-	any other documents supporting the affidavit.
204		-	(f) Whenever the Comptroller has lawfully paid any sum toward the
205		-	funeral expenses of any deceased veteran or member and it afterwards
206		-	appears that the [deceased] veteran or member left any estate, the
207		-	Comptroller may present a claim on behalf of the state against the estate
208		-	of such [deceased] veteran or member for the sum so paid, and the claim
209		-	shall be a preferred claim against such estate and shall be paid to the
210		-	Treasurer. [of the state.] The commissioner, upon the advice of the
211		-	Attorney General, may make application for administration upon the
212		-	estate of any such [deceased] veteran or member if no other person
213		-	authorized by law makes such application within sixty days after such
214		-	payment has been made by the Comptroller.
215		-	(g) As used in this section, (1) "veteran" has the same meaning as
216		-	provided in section 27-103, as amended by this act, (2) "member" means
217		-	any person who served in the Hmong Laotian special guerilla units,
218		-	which units served in the United States secret war in the Kingdom of
219		-	Laos during the Vietnam War, and (3) "funeral expenses" means (A) the
220		-	cash advances paid by the funeral director and the cost of funeral
221		-	services and funeral merchandise, (B) the cost of burial, cremation or
222		-	disposition, and (C) the cost of publication of an obituary. "Funeral
223		-	merchandise" includes, but is not limited to, alternative containers,
224		-	caskets, urns, vaults and outer burial containers.
225		-	Sec. 4. Section 27-82 of the general statutes is repealed and the
226		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022):
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	156	+	Affairs. Any vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term shall be 113
	157	+	filled for the balance of the unexpired term. 114
	158	+	(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of section 4-9a, 115
	159	+	the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall select the chairperson of the 116
	160	+	board from among the members of the board. Such chairperson shall 117
	161	+	schedule the first meeting of the board, which shall be held not later 118
	162	+	than January 1, 2022. 119
	163	+	(6) A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the 120
	164	+	transaction of any business. 121
	165	+	(7) The members of the board shall serve without compensation. 122
	166	+	(8) The board shall meet at least monthly or as often as deemed 123
	167	+	necessary by the chairperson based on the number of applications 124
	168	+	pending before the board. 125
	169	+	Sec. 3. Section 27-118 of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 126
	170	+	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 127
	171	+	October 1, 2022): 128
	172	+	(a) When any veteran or member, as those terms are defined in 129
	173	+	subsection [(e)] (g) of this section, dies, not having sufficient estate to 130
	174	+	pay the necessary expenses of the veteran's or member's last sickness 131
	175	+	and funeral expenses, as determined by the [commissioner] 132
	176	+	Commissioner of Veterans Affairs after consultation with the probate 133
	177	+	court for the district in which the veteran or member resided, the state 134
	178	+	shall pay the sum of one thousand eight hundred dollars toward such 135
	179	+	funeral expenses. 136
	180	+	(b) Burial shall be in [some] a cemetery or plot not used exclusively 137
	181	+	for the burial of the pauper dead. 138
	182	+	(c) No amount shall be paid for funeral expenses unless claim therefor 139
	183	+	is made [within one year from] not later than one year after the date of 140
	184	+	death, except that in cases of death occurring abroad [,] such claim may 141 Substitute Bill No. 5367
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231		-	to administer the separation allowances provided for by this chapter
232		-	and enforce the provisions relating thereto. The commissioner shall
233		-	determine the amount of such separation allowances to be paid and
234		-	shall certify to the Comptroller the amounts to be paid monthly. The
235		-	Comptroller shall draw his orders on the Treasurer in payment thereof.
236		-	The commissioner may apply the provisions of sections 27-80 to 27-85,
237		-	inclusive, to any person who enters the military or naval service of the
238		-	United States through the provisions of any system of selective draft
239		-	adopted by the federal government.
240		-	Sec. 5. Section 27-86 of the general statutes is repealed and the
241		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022):
242		-	Whenever the provisions of this chapter relating to separation
243		-	allowances become operative through the calling of the National Guard
244		-	or other forces into active service, the [commissioner] Commissioner of
245		-	Veterans Affairs shall pay such allowances as are to be paid out of any
246		-	funds which the state may have available for such purposes and, if no
247		-	funds are available, the State Treasurer is authorized to borrow, in the
248		-	name of the state, on notes, such funds as are necessary to administer
249		-	such provisions. In either case said commissioner shall certify to the
250		-	General Assembly at its next regular session the amount expended, or,
251		-	if such provisions are at that time operative, shall certify to the amount
252		-	expended under them up to and including the first Wednesday of
253		-	December preceding the convening of the General Assembly, and in
254		-	either case the General Assembly shall appropriate sufficient funds to
255		-	cover such expenditures; and, in the event of the existence of
256		-	circumstances making such provisions still operative, the General
257		-	Assembly shall take the necessary steps to provide for the requisite
258		-	expense.
259		-	Sec. 6. Section 27-102m of the general statutes is repealed and the
260		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): Substitute House Bill No. 5367
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	191	+	be made within one year after the remains of [such] the veteran or 142
	192	+	member have been interred in this country. No provision of this section 143
	193	+	shall prevent the payment of the sum under subsection (a) of this section 144
	194	+	for funeral expenses on account of the burial of [such] the veteran or 145
	195	+	member being made outside the limits of this state. 146
	196	+	(d) Upon satisfactory proof to the commissioner, by the person who 147
	197	+	has paid or provided for the funeral expenses [to the commissioner] of 148
	198	+	a deceased veteran, of the identity of the [deceased] veteran, the time 149
	199	+	and place of the [deceased's] veteran's death and burial and the 150
	200	+	approval thereof by the commissioner, the sum under subsection (a) of 151
	201	+	this section shall be paid by the Comptroller to [the] such person who 152
	202	+	has paid or provided for the funeral expenses. 153
	203	+	(e) (1) Upon satisfactory proof to the commissioner, by the person 154
	204	+	who has paid or provided for the funeral [or burial expense to the 155
	205	+	commissioner] expenses of a deceased member, of the identity of the 156
	206	+	[deceased] member, the time and place of the [deceased] member's 157
	207	+	death and burial and the approval thereof by the commissioner, the sum 158
	208	+	[of one thousand eight hundred dollars] under subsection (a) of this 159
	209	+	section shall be paid by the Comptroller to the person who has paid or 160
	210	+	provided for the funeral [or burial expense, or upon assignment by such 161
	211	+	person, to the funeral director who has provided the funeral] expenses. 162
	212	+	(2) The person who has paid or provided for the funeral [or burial 163
	213	+	expense] expenses of a deceased member shall provide to the 164
	214	+	commissioner (A) an affidavit stating (i) when the [deceased] member 165
	215	+	served, (ii) where the [deceased] member served, (iii) the unit in which 166
	216	+	the [deceased] member served, and (iv) the capacity in which the 167
	217	+	[deceased] member served; (B) any available corroborating witness 168
	218	+	affidavits; (C) any available official documentation of service; and (D) 169
	219	+	any other documents supporting the affidavit. 170
	220	+	(f) Whenever the Comptroller has lawfully paid any sum toward the 171
	221	+	funeral expenses of any deceased veteran or member and it afterwards 172
	222	+	appears that the [deceased] veteran or member left any estate, the 173 Substitute Bill No. 5367
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264		-	The [commissioner] Commissioner of Veterans Affairs, in his or her
265		-	discretion, shall investigate all complaints made to the commissioner
266		-	with respect to the conduct or treatment of veterans, their spouses, or
267		-	eligible dependents and family members receiving services under this
268		-	chapter, or any program administered by the [department] Department
269		-	of Veterans Affairs and for such purpose shall have power to compel
270		-	the attendance of witnesses under oath. If upon the completion of such
271		-	investigation, the commissioner finds that any veteran, spouse or
272		-	eligible dependent has not received proper care or has been [ill treated]
273		-	ill-treated or abused by any officer or employee, the commissioner shall,
274		-	in his or her discretion, cause the offender to be prosecuted, disciplined
275		-	or dismissed and shall order such remedial action as the commissioner
276		-	deems necessary to eliminate the condition. If upon such investigation,
277		-	the commissioner finds that no adequate grounds exist for such
278		-	complaint, the commissioner shall certify that fact to the officer or
279		-	employee involved and cause such officer's or employee's record to be
280		-	cleared of the incident.
281		-	Sec. 7. Section 27-106 of the general statutes is repealed and the
282		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022):
283		-	(a) The [commissioner] Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall adopt
284		-	and enforce such rules as may be necessary to ensure order, enforce
285		-	discipline and preserve the health and ensure the comfort of the
286		-	residents in the Veterans Residential Services facility and patients in the
287		-	Healthcare Center, and shall discipline or dismiss any officer or resident
288		-	of said facility or patient in the Healthcare Center who violates such
289		-	rules. The commissioner shall (1) appoint, subject to the provisions of
290		-	chapter 67, such officers and employees as are necessary for the
291		-	administration of the affairs of said facility and the Healthcare Center,
292		-	(2) prescribe the relative rank, if any, of such officers and employees,
293		-	and (3) commission each such officer, who shall wear such uniform, if
294		-	any, as is prescribed by the commissioner. Substitute House Bill No. 5367
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298		-	(b) The chief fiscal officer shall submit a semiannual plain language
299		-	report to each resident of the Veterans Residential Services facility and
300		-	patient of the Healthcare Center detailing the manner in which the
301		-	institutional general welfare fund was used over the previous six
302		-	months to directly benefit veterans, said facility or the Healthcare
303		-	Center. Such report shall include a prominently displayed statement
304		-	encouraging residents to submit suggestions for projects to be funded
305		-	by the institutional general welfare fund and a form for such
306		-	submissions.
307		-	(c) The chief fiscal officer shall submit an itemized list of expenditures
308		-	made from the institutional general welfare fund to the commissioner
309		-	at intervals not greater than two months. Such list shall include all such
310		-	expenditures made during the two-month period preceding its
311		-	submission. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4-56, the
312		-	commissioner shall prescribe procedures to limit and specify the uses
313		-	for which expenditures may be made from the institutional general
314		-	welfare fund so that only expenditures that, in the opinion of the
315		-	commissioner and the [board of trustees] Board of Trustees for the
316		-	[department] Department of Veterans Affairs appointed pursuant to
317		-	section 27-102n, directly benefit veterans, the Veterans Residential
318		-	Services facility or the Healthcare Center are permitted.
319		-	(d) In addition to the estimate of expenditure requirements required
320		-	under section 4-77, the commissioner shall submit an accounting of all
321		-	planned expenditures for the next fiscal year from the institutional
322		-	general welfare fund to the joint standing committee of the General
323		-	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and
324		-	the budgets of state agencies at the time such estimate is submitted.
325		-	(e) The Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall annually hold suitable
326		-	exercises in the Veterans Residential Services facility on November
327		-	eleventh recognizing resident veterans for their military service. Substitute House Bill No. 5367
	229	+	Comptroller may present a claim on behalf of the state against the estate 174
	230	+	of such [deceased] veteran or member for the sum so paid, and the claim 175
	231	+	shall be a preferred claim against such estate and shall be paid to the 176
	232	+	Treasurer. [of the state.] The commissioner, upon the advice of the 177
	233	+	Attorney General, may make application for administration upon the 178
	234	+	estate of any such [deceased] veteran or member if no other person 179
	235	+	authorized by law makes such application within sixty days after such 180
	236	+	payment has been made by the Comptroller. 181
	237	+	(g) As used in this section, (1) "veteran" has the same meaning as 182
	238	+	provided in section 27-103, as amended by this act, (2) "member" means 183
	239	+	any person who served in the Hmong Laotian special guerilla units, 184
	240	+	which units served in the United States secret war in the Kingdom of 185
	241	+	Laos during the Vietnam War, and (3) "funeral expenses" means (A) the 186
	242	+	cash advances paid by the funeral director and the cost of funeral 187
	243	+	services and funeral merchandise, (B) the cost of burial, cremation or 188
	244	+	disposition, and (C) the cost of publication of an obituary. "Funeral 189
	245	+	merchandise" includes, but is not limited to, alternative containers, 190
	246	+	caskets, urns, vaults and outer burial containers. 191
	247	+	Sec. 4. Section 27-82 of the general statutes is repealed and the 192
	248	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 193
	249	+	The [commissioner] Commissioner of Veterans Affairs is authorized 194
	250	+	to administer the separation allowances provided for by this chapter 195
	251	+	and enforce the provisions relating thereto. The commissioner shall 196
	252	+	determine the amount of such separation allowances to be paid and 197
	253	+	shall certify to the Comptroller the amounts to be paid monthly. The 198
	254	+	Comptroller shall draw his orders on the Treasurer in payment thereof. 199
	255	+	The commissioner may apply the provisions of sections 27-80 to 27-85, 200
	256	+	inclusive, to any person who enters the military or naval service of the 201
	257	+	United States through the provisions of any system of selective draft 202
	258	+	adopted by the federal government. 203
	259	+	Sec. 5. Section 27-86 of the general statutes is repealed and the 204
	260	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 205 Substitute Bill No. 5367
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331		-	Sec. 8. Section 27-109 of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes
332		-	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective
333		-	October 1, 2022):
334		-	Any hospital, upon request of the [commissioner] Commissioner of
335		-	Veterans Affairs, shall furnish any veteran, determined by the
336		-	commissioner to be entitled to admission thereto, necessary food,
337		-	clothing, care and treatment therein at the expense of the state, unless
338		-	other funds or means of payment are available, and such veteran shall
339		-	have preference for admission into such hospital. As used in this section,
340		-	"veteran" has the same meaning as provided in section 27-103, as
341		-	amended by this act.
342		-	Sec. 9. Section 27-119a of the general statutes is repealed and the
343		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022):
344		-	The [commissioner] Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall, upon
345		-	application made by the chief executive authority of the town, city or
346		-	borough wherein the deceased is buried, cause a metal marker and flag
347		-	holder to be placed on the grave of any person who, in time of war,
348		-	served in the military or naval forces of the English colonies in America,
349		-	prior to 1776, or who served in the military or naval forces of the United
350		-	States in the Revolutionary War, which grave is not so marked.
351		-	Sec. 10. Section 27-120 of the general statutes is repealed and the
352		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022):
353		-	If any person who, in time of war, served in the military or naval
354		-	forces of the English colonies in America, prior to 1776, or of the state of
355		-	Connecticut or in the armed forces of the United States, and was
356		-	credited to said colonies, state or the United States, died during such
357		-	service of disease or wounds, or was killed in action, died in prison or
358		-	was lost at sea, and whose body was never brought home for interment,
359		-	or who was reported missing in action and has not been heard from, the Substitute House Bill No. 5367
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	267	+	Whenever the provisions of this chapter relating to separation 206
	268	+	allowances become operative through the calling of the National Guard 207
	269	+	or other forces into active service, the [commissioner] Commissioner of 208
	270	+	Veterans Affairs shall pay such allowances as are to be paid out of any 209
	271	+	funds which the state may have available for such purposes and, if no 210
	272	+	funds are available, the State Treasurer is authorized to borrow, in the 211
	273	+	name of the state, on notes, such funds as are necessary to administer 212
	274	+	such provisions. In either case said commissioner shall certify to the 213
	275	+	General Assembly at its next regular session the amount expended, or, 214
	276	+	if such provisions are at that time operative, shall certify to the amount 215
	277	+	expended under them up to and including the first Wednesday of 216
	278	+	December preceding the convening of the General Assembly, and in 217
	279	+	either case the General Assembly shall appropriate sufficient funds to 218
	280	+	cover such expenditures; and, in the event of the existence of 219
	281	+	circumstances making such provisions still operative, the General 220
	282	+	Assembly shall take the necessary steps to provide for the requisite 221
	283	+	expense. 222
	284	+	Sec. 6. Section 27-102m of the general statutes is repealed and the 223
	285	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 224
	286	+	The [commissioner] Commissioner of Veterans Affairs, in his or her 225
	287	+	discretion, shall investigate all complaints made to the commissioner 226
	288	+	with respect to the conduct or treatment of veterans, their spouses, or 227
	289	+	eligible dependents and family members receiving services under this 228
	290	+	chapter, or any program administered by the [department] Department 229
	291	+	of Veterans Affairs and for such purpose shall have power to compel 230
	292	+	the attendance of witnesses under oath. If upon the completion of such 231
	293	+	investigation, the commissioner finds that any veteran, spouse or 232
	294	+	eligible dependent has not received proper care or has been [ill treated] 233
	295	+	ill-treated or abused by any officer or employee, the commissioner shall, 234
	296	+	in his or her discretion, cause the offender to be prosecuted, disciplined 235
	297	+	or dismissed and shall order such remedial action as the commissioner 236
	298	+	deems necessary to eliminate the condition. If upon such investigation, 237
	299	+	the commissioner finds that no adequate grounds exist for such 238 Substitute Bill No. 5367
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363		-	[commissioner] Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall, upon proper
364		-	application, with satisfactory proof, made by the chief executive
365		-	authority of the municipality of which the deceased was a resident, as
366		-	to his identity and honorable service, cause to be erected in any cemetery
367		-	or public place in such municipality, at a cost to the state of not more
368		-	than fifty dollars, a marker or soldier's headstone, having inscribed
369		-	thereon the name of such person, the organization to which he
370		-	belonged, and the place of his death or burial or when he was reported
371		-	as missing in action or lost at sea.
372		-	Sec. 11. Section 27-121 of the general statutes is repealed and the
373		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022):
374		-	If the chief executive authority of any municipality which had as
375		-	residents several veterans who were killed or lost as described in section
376		-	27-120, as amended by this act, and to whose memory markers or
377		-	headstones have not already been erected, prefers a memorial stone or
378		-	plaque with the names of all such veterans inscribed thereon, erected in
379		-	a public place or cemetery in such municipality, the [commissioner]
380		-	Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall cause such a suitable memorial
381		-	to be erected in such municipality, which memorial shall be of such
382		-	design and material and of such cost as the commissioner determines. If
383		-	any municipality, organization or person contributes toward the
384		-	erection of such memorial, the location of the same shall be determined
385		-	by the commissioner and a committee of two persons appointed by the
386		-	municipality, organization or individuals making such contribution.
387		-	Any such memorial may include the names of any veterans who died or
388		-	were killed in action as described in [said] section 27-120, as amended
389		-	by this act, and whose bodies have been brought home for interment
390		-	whenever the municipality wherein such memorial is to be erected, or
391		-	any organization or person, agrees with the commissioner to share
392		-	proportionately the cost of erecting such memorial.
393		-	Sec. 12. Subsection (b) of section 27-122b of the 2022 supplement to Substitute House Bill No. 5367
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397		-	the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
398		-	thereof (Effective October 1, 2022):
399		-	(b) (1) Any veteran may, by letter or other communication addressed
400		-	to the [commissioner] Commissioner of Veterans Affairs, or by will,
401		-	request that upon his or her death his or her body be buried in a
402		-	veterans' cemetery established pursuant to section 27-122a, as amended
403		-	by this act, or (2) the spouse or other next of kin may apply to the
404		-	commissioner to have the body of such veteran buried in said veterans'
405		-	cemetery, and in either case such request shall be granted.
406		-	Sec. 13. Section 27-125 of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes
407		-	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective
408		-	October 1, 2022):
409		-	Any veteran who is a citizen of this state and who, through disability
410		-	or other causes incident to service in the armed forces in time of war, is
411		-	in need of temporary financial assistance may be provided for by the
412		-	[commissioner] Commissioner of Veterans Affairs by a method similar
413		-	to that provided in section 27-82, as amended by this act, the amount
414		-	and continuance of such assistance to be discretionary with the
415		-	commissioner. The widow, widower and each child, parent, brother or
416		-	sister of any member of the armed forces, who died while in such active
417		-	service, may be assisted by the commissioner if such person or persons
418		-	are without sufficient means of support by reason of the death of such
419		-	member of the armed forces. In carrying out his or her duties under the
420		-	provisions of this section, the commissioner is directed to cooperate
421		-	with such federal agencies as may aid in securing prompt and suitable
422		-	treatment, care and relief of any such member of the armed forces or his
423		-	or her dependents. The records of the agencies of the state shall be
424		-	placed at the disposal of the commissioner and such agencies are
425		-	directed to cooperate with and to assist the commissioner in carrying
426		-	out his or her duties. As used in this section, "veteran" has the same
427		-	meaning as provided in section 27-103, as amended by this act. Substitute House Bill No. 5367
	306	+	complaint, the commissioner shall certify that fact to the officer or 239
	307	+	employee involved and cause such officer's or employee's record to be 240
	308	+	cleared of the incident. 241
	309	+	Sec. 7. Section 27-106 of the general statutes is repealed and the 242
	310	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 243
	311	+	(a) The [commissioner] Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall adopt 244
	312	+	and enforce such rules as may be necessary to ensure order, enforce 245
	313	+	discipline and preserve the health and ensure the comfort of the 246
	314	+	residents in the Veterans Residential Services facility and patients in the 247
	315	+	Healthcare Center, and shall discipline or dismiss any officer or resident 248
	316	+	of said facility or patient in the Healthcare Center who violates such 249
	317	+	rules. The commissioner shall (1) appoint, subject to the provisions of 250
	318	+	chapter 67, such officers and employees as are necessary for the 251
	319	+	administration of the affairs of said facility and the Healthcare Center, 252
	320	+	(2) prescribe the relative rank, if any, of such officers and employees, 253
	321	+	and (3) commission each such officer, who shall wear such uniform, if 254
	322	+	any, as is prescribed by the commissioner. 255
	323	+	(b) The chief fiscal officer shall submit a semiannual plain language 256
	324	+	report to each resident of the Veterans Residential Services facility and 257
	325	+	patient of the Healthcare Center detailing the manner in which the 258
	326	+	institutional general welfare fund was used over the previous six 259
	327	+	months to directly benefit veterans, said facility or the Healthcare 260
	328	+	Center. Such report shall include a prominently displayed statement 261
	329	+	encouraging residents to submit suggestions for projects to be funded 262
	330	+	by the institutional general welfare fund and a form for such 263
	331	+	submissions. 264
	332	+	(c) The chief fiscal officer shall submit an itemized list of expenditures 265
	333	+	made from the institutional general welfare fund to the commissioner 266
	334	+	at intervals not greater than two months. Such list shall include all such 267
	335	+	expenditures made during the two-month period preceding its 268
	336	+	submission. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4-56, the 269
	337	+	commissioner shall prescribe procedures to limit and specify the uses 270 Substitute Bill No. 5367
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431		-	Sec. 14. Section 27-117 of the general statutes is repealed and the
432		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022):
433		-	Any person who has in his or her possession or control any property
434		-	of any person applying for or receiving aid from the Soldiers, Sailors
435		-	and Marines Fund or the [department] Department of Veterans Affairs,
436		-	or who is indebted to such applicant or recipient or has knowledge of
437		-	any property belonging to him or her, and any officer who has control
438		-	of the books and accounts of any corporation which has possession or
439		-	control of any property belonging to any person applying for or
440		-	receiving such aid or is indebted to him or her, shall, upon presentation
441		-	by the disbursing officer thereof or any person deputized by him or her
442		-	of a certificate signed by him or her, stating that such applicant or
443		-	recipient has applied for or is receiving aid from said fund or the
444		-	department, make full disclosure to such disbursing officer or deputy of
445		-	any such property or indebtedness. Such disclosure may be obtained in
446		-	like manner of the property or indebtedness of any person liable for the
447		-	support of any such applicant or recipient.
448		-	Sec. 15. Subsection (c) of section 27-24 of the general statutes is
449		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
450		-	1, 2022):
451		-	(c) The Adjutant General shall designate either the assistant adjutant
452		-	general for the Connecticut Army National Guard or the assistant
453		-	adjutant general for the Connecticut Air National Guard to serve as
454		-	administrative assistant and deputy to the Adjutant General and as
455		-	deputy chief of staff to the Governor. Such assistant adjutant general (1)
456		-	shall perform all of the duties of the Adjutant General in his absence,
457		-	during his inability or by his direction and (2) shall devote all of his time,
458		-	during the office hours of the [department] Military Department, to the
459		-	duties of his office. The assistant adjutant general not so designated shall
460		-	perform such duties, consistent with his grade and position, as the
461		-	Adjutant General shall direct. Substitute House Bill No. 5367
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	344	+	for which expenditures may be made from the institutional general 271
	345	+	welfare fund so that only expenditures that, in the opinion of the 272
	346	+	commissioner and the [board of trustees] Board of Trustees for the 273
	347	+	[department] Department of Veterans Affairs appointed pursuant to 274
	348	+	section 27-102n, directly benefit veterans, the Veterans Residential 275
	349	+	Services facility or the Healthcare Center are permitted. 276
	350	+	(d) In addition to the estimate of expenditure requirements required 277
	351	+	under section 4-77, the commissioner shall submit an accounting of all 278
	352	+	planned expenditures for the next fiscal year from the institutional 279
	353	+	general welfare fund to the joint standing committee of the General 280
	354	+	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and 281
	355	+	the budgets of state agencies at the time such estimate is submitted. 282
	356	+	(e) The Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall annually hold suitable 283
	357	+	exercises in the Veterans Residential Services facility on November 284
	358	+	eleventh recognizing resident veterans for their military service. 285
	359	+	Sec. 8. Section 27-109 of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 286
	360	+	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 287
	361	+	October 1, 2022): 288
	362	+	Any hospital, upon request of the [commissioner] Commissioner of 289
	363	+	Veterans Affairs, shall furnish any veteran, determined by the 290
	364	+	commissioner to be entitled to admission thereto, necessary food, 291
	365	+	clothing, care and treatment therein at the expense of the state, unless 292
	366	+	other funds or means of payment are available, and such veteran shall 293
	367	+	have preference for admission into such hospital. As used in this section, 294
	368	+	"veteran" has the same meaning as provided in section 27-103, as 295
	369	+	amended by this act. 296
	370	+	Sec. 9. Section 27-119a of the general statutes is repealed and the 297
	371	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 298
	372	+	The [commissioner] Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall, upon 299
	373	+	application made by the chief executive authority of the town, city or 300
	374	+	borough wherein the deceased is buried, cause a metal marker and flag 301 Substitute Bill No. 5367
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465		-	Sec. 16. Section 27-25 of the general statutes is repealed and the
466		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022):
467		-	The Adjutant General shall appoint a property and procurement
468		-	officer who shall be the assistant of the Adjutant General in the care of
469		-	all military property and who shall hold office at the pleasure of the
470		-	Adjutant General. He shall devote all of his time, during the office hours
471		-	of the [department] Military Department, to the duties of his office.
472		-	Sec. 17. Section 27-31 of the general statutes is repealed and the
473		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022):
474		-	The Adjutant General shall appoint such number of employees,
475		-	subject to the provisions of chapter 67 and section 4-40, as may be
476		-	required to perform adequately the duties required of the [department]
477		-	Military Department. Employees in the [Military Department]
478		-	department, not in the classified service, shall serve [during] at the
479		-	pleasure of the Adjutant General and shall perform such duties as may
480		-	be assigned to them.
481		-	Sec. 18. Section 27-102o of the general statutes is repealed and the
482		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022):
483		-	The Department of [Veterans'] Veterans Affairs may, subject to any
484		-	limitations otherwise imposed by law, receive and accept on behalf of
485		-	the state any funds that may be offered or that may become available
486		-	from federal grants or appropriations, private gifts, donations or
487		-	bequests, or any other source and may expend such funds for the
488		-	purpose of financing, in whole or in part and on behalf of the state, the
489		-	construction of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at
490		-	Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
491		-	Sec. 19. Section 27-102p of the general statutes is repealed and the
492		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): Substitute House Bill No. 5367
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496		-	(a) Not later than July 15, 2007, and annually thereafter, each state
497		-	agency or municipality that provides benefits to veterans, as defined in
498		-	section 27-103, as amended by this act, shall submit a report to the
499		-	Commissioner of [Veterans'] Veterans Affairs that includes a
500		-	description of each type of benefit provided to veterans, the value of
501		-	such benefit and the number of veterans to whom such benefit was
502		-	provided, for the twelve-month period ending on June thirtieth of the
503		-	same year. The commissioner shall compile the data in such report.
504		-	(b) Not later than August 1, 2007, and annually thereafter, the
505		-	Commissioner of [Veterans'] Veterans Affairs shall submit a report of
506		-	the data compiled pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, for the
507		-	twelve-month period ending on June thirtieth of the same year, to the
508		-	Military Department and the joint standing committee of the General
509		-	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety, in
510		-	accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a. Such report shall
511		-	specify the total number of veterans receiving benefits and the value of
512		-	such benefits by category of benefit and in total for such period.
513		-	Sec. 20. Subsection (c) of section 27-122a of the general statutes is
514		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
515		-	1, 2022):
516		-	(c) The land transferred to the commission under subsections (a) and
517		-	(b) of this section and not transferred to the Commissioner of Mental
518		-	Health and Addiction Services and the Connecticut Valley Hospital
519		-	shall be used by the Commissioner of [Veterans'] Veterans Affairs for
520		-	the establishment and maintenance of a veterans' cemetery.
521		-	Sec. 21. Subsection (c) of section 51-49h of the 2022 supplement to the
522		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
523		-	thereof (Effective October 1, 2022):
524		-	(c) For the purposes of this section: (1) "Armed forces" means the Substitute House Bill No. 5367
	381	+	holder to be placed on the grave of any person who, in time of war, 302
	382	+	served in the military or naval forces of the English colonies in America, 303
	383	+	prior to 1776, or who served in the military or naval forces of the United 304
	384	+	States in the Revolutionary War, which grave is not so marked. 305
	385	+	Sec. 10. Section 27-120 of the general statutes is repealed and the 306
	386	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 307
	387	+	If any person who, in time of war, served in the military or naval 308
	388	+	forces of the English colonies in America, prior to 1776, or of the state of 309
	389	+	Connecticut or in the armed forces of the United States, and was 310
	390	+	credited to said colonies, state or the United States, died during such 311
	391	+	service of disease or wounds, or was killed in action, died in prison or 312
	392	+	was lost at sea, and whose body was never brought home for interment, 313
	393	+	or who was reported missing in action and has not been heard from, the 314
	394	+	[commissioner] Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall, upon proper 315
	395	+	application, with satisfactory proof, made by the chief executive 316
	396	+	authority of the municipality of which the deceased was a resident, as 317
	397	+	to his identity and honorable service, cause to be erected in any cemetery 318
	398	+	or public place in such municipality, at a cost to the state of not more 319
	399	+	than fifty dollars, a marker or soldier's headstone, having inscribed 320
	400	+	thereon the name of such person, the organization to which he 321
	401	+	belonged, and the place of his death or burial or when he was reported 322
	402	+	as missing in action or lost at sea. 323
	403	+	Sec. 11. Section 27-121 of the general statutes is repealed and the 324
	404	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 325
	405	+	If the chief executive authority of any municipality which had as 326
	406	+	residents several veterans who were killed or lost as described in section 327
	407	+	27-120, as amended by this act, and to whose memory markers or 328
	408	+	headstones have not already been erected, prefers a memorial stone or 329
	409	+	plaque with the names of all such veterans inscribed thereon, erected in 330
	410	+	a public place or cemetery in such municipality, the [commissioner] 331
	411	+	Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall cause such a suitable memorial 332
	412	+	to be erected in such municipality, which memorial shall be of such 333 Substitute Bill No. 5367
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528		-	United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Air Force;
529		-	(2) "veteran" has the same meaning as provided in section 27-103, as
530		-	amended by this act; and (3) "military service" shall be service during
531		-	World War II, December 7, 1941, to December 31, 1946; the Korean
532		-	hostilities, June 27, 1950, to October 27, 1953; and the Vietnam era,
533		-	January 1, 1964, to July 1, 1975, and shall include service as a prisoner of
534		-	war.
535		-	Sec. 22. Subsection (a) of section 27-20 of the general statutes is
536		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
537		-	1, 2022):
538		-	(a) The Adjutant General shall make such returns and reports to such
539		-	officers as may be prescribed by the United States Department of
540		-	Defense in regulations pertaining to the National Guard, at such times
541		-	and in such form as prescribed. The Adjutant General shall (1) keep the
542		-	service records of all officers and enlisted personnel, (2) issue authorized
543		-	service medals, ribbons and documents, (3) (A) generate and maintain
544		-	all records and documents required by state law or regulations
545		-	thereunder, and (B) process requests for such records pursuant to the
546		-	state Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, and (4)
547		-	(A) generate and maintain all records and documents required by
548		-	federal law or regulations thereunder, and (B) process requests for such
549		-	records pursuant to the federal Freedom of Information Act of 1976, 5
550		-	USC 552, as amended from time to time.
551		-	Sec. 23. Section 27-49 of the general statutes is repealed and the
552		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022):
553		-	Officers of the National Guard and naval militia shall be appointed
554		-	by the Governor, subject to the procedure prescribed in regulations of
555		-	the United States Department of Defense relating to the National Guard
556		-	and naval militia. The rule of seniority shall be followed when
557		-	practicable. Only such officers shall be commissioned in the National Substitute House Bill No. 5367
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	419	+	design and material and of such cost as the commissioner determines. If 334
	420	+	any municipality, organization or person contributes toward the 335
	421	+	erection of such memorial, the location of the same shall be determined 336
	422	+	by the commissioner and a committee of two persons appointed by the 337
	423	+	municipality, organization or individuals making such contribution. 338
	424	+	Any such memorial may include the names of any veterans who died or 339
	425	+	were killed in action as described in [said] section 27-120, as amended 340
	426	+	by this act, and whose bodies have been brought home for interment 341
	427	+	whenever the municipality wherein such memorial is to be erected, or 342
	428	+	any organization or person, agrees with the commissioner to share 343
	429	+	proportionately the cost of erecting such memorial. 344
	430	+	Sec. 12. Subsection (b) of section 27-122b of the 2022 supplement to 345
	431	+	the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 346
	432	+	thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 347
	433	+	(b) (1) Any veteran may, by letter or other communication addressed 348
	434	+	to the [commissioner] Commissioner of Veterans Affairs, or by will, 349
	435	+	request that upon his or her death his or her body be buried in a 350
	436	+	veterans' cemetery established pursuant to section 27-122a, as amended 351
	437	+	by this act, or (2) the spouse or other next of kin may apply to the 352
	438	+	commissioner to have the body of such veteran buried in said veterans' 353
	439	+	cemetery, and in either case such request shall be granted. 354
	440	+	Sec. 13. Section 27-125 of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 355
	441	+	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 356
	442	+	October 1, 2022): 357
	443	+	Any veteran who is a citizen of this state and who, through disability 358
	444	+	or other causes incident to service in the armed forces in time of war, is 359
	445	+	in need of temporary financial assistance may be provided for by the 360
	446	+	[commissioner] Commissioner of Veterans Affairs by a method similar 361
	447	+	to that provided in section 27-82, as amended by this act, the amount 362
	448	+	and continuance of such assistance to be discretionary with the 363
	449	+	commissioner. The widow, widower and each child, parent, brother or 364
	450	+	sister of any member of the armed forces, who died while in such active 365 Substitute Bill No. 5367
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561		-	Guard and naval militia as have successfully passed the tests and
562		-	examinations as to physical, moral and professional fitness prescribed
563		-	by the laws and regulations of the United States relating to the
564		-	qualifications of National Guard or naval militia officers. Officers of the
565		-	organized militia, as provided for in section 27-2, shall be appointed in
566		-	accordance with regulations approved by the Governor.
567		-	Sec. 24. Subsection (d) of section 1-219 of the general statutes is
568		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
569		-	1, 2022):
570		-	(d) The provisions of this section concerning the maintenance and
571		-	recording of United States Department of Defense documents shall not
572		-	apply to the State Library Board or the State Librarian.
573		-	Sec. 25. Subsection (a) of section 8-106 of the general statutes is
574		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
575		-	1, 2022):
576		-	(a) "Persons engaged in national defense activities" includes persons
577		-	in the military service of the United States; employees of the United
578		-	States Department of Defense; and workers engaged or to be engaged
579		-	in activities connected with and essential to national defense; and
580		-	includes the families of the aforesaid persons who are living with them.
581		-	Sec. 26. Subsection (b) of section 14-36h of the 2022 supplement to the
582		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
583		-	thereof (Effective October 1, 2022):
584		-	(b) If any person does not reside in any state, territory or possession
585		-	of the United States because such person is on active military duty with
586		-	the United States Armed Forces, and such person's home state of record
587		-	is Connecticut, as reflected in the records of the United States
588		-	Department of Defense, United States Department of Homeland
589		-	Security or any federal department under which the United States Coast Substitute House Bill No. 5367
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593		-	Guard operates, such person may obtain a Connecticut operator's
594		-	license or identity card, provided such person: (1) Does not have an
595		-	operator's license or identity card issued by another state, territory or
596		-	possession of the United States, or surrenders any such license or
597		-	identity card; (2) has a current APO or FPO mailing address; (3)
598		-	designates such person's home address as 60 State Street, Wethersfield,
599		-	CT 06161; and (4) meets all other requirements for obtaining an
600		-	operator's license or identity card in this state.
601		-	Sec. 27. Section 17a-453d of the general statutes is repealed and the
602		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022):
603		-	The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, in
604		-	collaboration with the Department of Children and Families and the
605		-	Department of Veterans Affairs, shall provide behavioral health
606		-	services, on a transitional basis, for the dependents and any member of
607		-	any reserve component of the armed forces of the United States who has
608		-	been called to active service in the armed forces of the state or the United
609		-	States for Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.
610		-	Such transitional services shall be provided when no United States
611		-	Department of Defense coverage for such services is available or such
612		-	member is not eligible for such services through the United States
613		-	Department of Defense, until an approved application is received from
614		-	the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and coverage is
615		-	available to such member and such member's dependents.
616		-	Sec. 28. Subsection (b) of section 20-327f of the general statutes is
617		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
618		-	1, 2022):
619		-	(b) With respect to a contract for the sale of a one-to-four family
620		-	residential real property, if the seller provides written notice to the
621		-	purchaser, prior to, or upon, entering into the contract, of the availability
622		-	of information concerning environmental matters from the [federal] Substitute House Bill No. 5367
	457	+	service, may be assisted by the commissioner if such person or persons 366
	458	+	are without sufficient means of support by reason of the death of such 367
	459	+	member of the armed forces. In carrying out his or her duties under the 368
	460	+	provisions of this section, the commissioner is directed to cooperate 369
	461	+	with such federal agencies as may aid in securing prompt and suitable 370
	462	+	treatment, care and relief of any such member of the armed forces or his 371
	463	+	or her dependents. The records of the agencies of the state shall be 372
	464	+	placed at the disposal of the commissioner and such agencies are 373
	465	+	directed to cooperate with and to assist the commissioner in carrying 374
	466	+	out his or her duties. As used in this section, "veteran" has the same 375
	467	+	meaning as provided in section 27-103, as amended by this act. 376
	468	+	Sec. 14. Section 27-117 of the general statutes is repealed and the 377
	469	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 378
	470	+	Any person who has in his or her possession or control any property 379
	471	+	of any person applying for or receiving aid from the Soldiers, Sailors 380
	472	+	and Marines Fund or the [department] Department of Veterans Affairs, 381
	473	+	or who is indebted to such applicant or recipient or has knowledge of 382
	474	+	any property belonging to him or her, and any officer who has control 383
	475	+	of the books and accounts of any corporation which has possession or 384
	476	+	control of any property belonging to any person applying for or 385
	477	+	receiving such aid or is indebted to him or her, shall, upon presentation 386
	478	+	by the disbursing officer thereof or any person deputized by him or her 387
	479	+	of a certificate signed by him or her, stating that such applicant or 388
	480	+	recipient has applied for or is receiving aid from said fund or the 389
	481	+	department, make full disclosure to such disbursing officer or deputy of 390
	482	+	any such property or indebtedness. Such disclosure may be obtained in 391
	483	+	like manner of the property or indebtedness of any person liable for the 392
	484	+	support of any such applicant or recipient. 393
	485	+	Sec. 15. Subsection (c) of section 27-24 of the general statutes is 394
	486	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 395
	487	+	1, 2022): 396
	488	+	(c) The Adjutant General shall designate either the assistant adjutant 397 Substitute Bill No. 5367
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626		-	United States Environmental Protection Agency, the National Response
627		-	Center, the United States Department of Defense and third-party
628		-	providers, the seller and any real estate licensee shall be deemed to have
629		-	fully satisfied any duty to disclose environmental matters concerning
630		-	properties other than the property that is the subject of the contract.
631		-	Sec. 29. Subsection (b) of section 22a-337 of the general statutes is
632		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
633		-	1, 2022):
634		-	(b) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection is
635		-	designated as the shore erosion agency of the state for the purpose of
636		-	cooperating with the Beach Erosion Board of the United States
637		-	Department of Defense, as provided for in Section 2 of the "River and
638		-	Harbor Act" adopted by Congress and approved July 3, 1930, and
639		-	known as H.R. Number 11781 of the second session of the 71st Congress.
640		-	Said commissioner shall carry out investigations and studies of
641		-	conditions along the shore line, harbors, rivers and islands within the
642		-	territorial waters of the state in order to promote and encourage the
643		-	healthful recreation of its citizens and with a view to devising and
644		-	projecting economical and effective methods and works for preventing
645		-	and correcting shore erosion and damage to public and private property
646		-	therefrom and to prevent inundation of improved property by storms,
647		-	erosion and ravages of the sea.
648		-	Sec. 30. Section 5-224 of the general statutes is repealed and the
649		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022):
650		-	Any veteran who served in time of war, if such veteran is not eligible
651		-	for disability compensation or pension from the [United States] United
652		-	States Department of Veterans Affairs, or the spouse of such veteran
653		-	who by reason of such veteran's disability is unable to pursue gainful
654		-	employment, or the unmarried surviving spouse of such veteran, and if
655		-	such person has attained at least the minimum earned rating on any Substitute House Bill No. 5367
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	495	+	general for the Connecticut Army National Guard or the assistant 398
	496	+	adjutant general for the Connecticut Air National Guard to serve as 399
	497	+	administrative assistant and deputy to the Adjutant General and as 400
	498	+	deputy chief of staff to the Governor. Such assistant adjutant general (1) 401
	499	+	shall perform all of the duties of the Adjutant General in his absence, 402
	500	+	during his inability or by his direction and (2) shall devote all of his time, 403
	501	+	during the office hours of the [department] Military Department, to the 404
	502	+	duties of his office. The assistant adjutant general not so designated shall 405
	503	+	perform such duties, consistent with his grade and position, as the 406
	504	+	Adjutant General shall direct. 407
	505	+	Sec. 16. Section 27-25 of the general statutes is repealed and the 408
	506	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 409
	507	+	The Adjutant General shall appoint a property and procurement 410
	508	+	officer who shall be the assistant of the Adjutant General in the care of 411
	509	+	all military property and who shall hold office at the pleasure of the 412
	510	+	Adjutant General. He shall devote all of his time, during the office hours 413
	511	+	of the [department] Military Department, to the duties of his office. 414
	512	+	Sec. 17. Section 27-31 of the general statutes is repealed and the 415
	513	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 416
	514	+	The Adjutant General shall appoint such number of employees, 417
	515	+	subject to the provisions of chapter 67 and section 4-40, as may be 418
	516	+	required to perform adequately the duties required of the [department] 419
	517	+	Military Department. Employees in the [Military Department] 420
	518	+	department, not in the classified service, shall serve [during] at the 421
	519	+	pleasure of the Adjutant General and shall perform such duties as may 422
	520	+	be assigned to them. 423
	521	+	Sec. 18. Section 27-102o of the general statutes is repealed and the 424
	522	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 425
	523	+	The Department of [Veterans'] Veterans Affairs may, subject to any 426
	524	+	limitations otherwise imposed by law, receive and accept on behalf of 427
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659		-	examination held for an original appointment for the purpose of
660		-	establishing a candidate list to fill a vacancy in accordance with
661		-	subsection (d) of section 5-228, shall have five points added to his or her
662		-	earned rating. Any such veteran, or the spouse of such veteran who by
663		-	reason of such veteran's disability is unable to pursue gainful
664		-	employment, or the unmarried surviving spouse of such veteran, if such
665		-	person is eligible for such disability compensation or pension and if
666		-	such person has attained at least the minimum earned rating on any
667		-	such examination held for an original appointment for the purpose of
668		-	establishing a candidate list to fill a vacancy in accordance with
669		-	subsection (d) of section 5-228, shall have ten points added to his or her
670		-	earned rating. Any veteran who has served in a military action for which
671		-	such person received or was entitled to receive a campaign badge or
672		-	expeditionary medal, shall have five points added to his or her earned
673		-	rating if such person has attained at least the minimum earned rating on
674		-	any such examination held for an original appointment for the purpose
675		-	of establishing a candidate list to fill a vacancy in accordance with
676		-	subsection (d) of section 5-228 and such person is not otherwise eligible
677		-	to receive additional points pursuant to this section. Any person who is
678		-	a member of the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103, as amended
679		-	by this act, and who is in the final year of an enlistment contract with
680		-	any branch of the armed forces shall have five points added to his or her
681		-	earned rating if such person has attained at least the minimum earned
682		-	rating on any such examination held for an original appointment for the
683		-	purpose of establishing a candidate list to fill a vacancy in accordance
684		-	with subsection (d) of section 5-228. Names of any such persons shall be
685		-	placed upon the candidate lists in the order of such augmented ratings.
686		-	Credits shall be based upon examinations with a possible rating of one
687		-	hundred points.
688		-	Sec. 31. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to
689		-	(1) evaluate state property tax exemptions, abatements and other relief
690		-	granted to veterans, (2) make recommendations concerning whether Substitute House Bill No. 5367
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694		-	any such state veterans property tax relief should be adjusted to more
695		-	effectively align with the intent, at the time of enactment, for such relief,
696		-	and (3) create a list of municipalities in the state that have enacted local
697		-	veterans property tax relief and specify the nature of such relief in each
698		-	such municipality.
699		-	(b) The task force shall consist of the following members:
700		-	(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives;
701		-	(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate;
702		-	(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of
703		-	Representatives;
704		-	(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate;
705		-	(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of
706		-	Representatives; and
707		-	(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate.
708		-	(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1),
709		-	(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member
710		-	of the General Assembly.
711		-	(d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later
712		-	than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall
713		-	be filled by the appointing authority.
714		-	(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro
715		-	tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from
716		-	among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule
717		-	the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty
718		-	days after the effective date of this section. Substitute House Bill No. 5367
	532	+	from federal grants or appropriations, private gifts, donations or 429
	533	+	bequests, or any other source and may expend such funds for the 430
	534	+	purpose of financing, in whole or in part and on behalf of the state, the 431
	535	+	construction of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at 432
	536	+	Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. 433
	537	+	Sec. 19. Section 27-102p of the general statutes is repealed and the 434
	538	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 435
	539	+	(a) Not later than July 15, 2007, and annually thereafter, each state 436
	540	+	agency or municipality that provides benefits to veterans, as defined in 437
	541	+	section 27-103, as amended by this act, shall submit a report to the 438
	542	+	Commissioner of [Veterans'] Veterans Affairs that includes a 439
	543	+	description of each type of benefit provided to veterans, the value of 440
	544	+	such benefit and the number of veterans to whom such benefit was 441
	545	+	provided, for the twelve-month period ending on June thirtieth of the 442
	546	+	same year. The commissioner shall compile the data in such report. 443
	547	+	(b) Not later than August 1, 2007, and annually thereafter, the 444
	548	+	Commissioner of [Veterans'] Veterans Affairs shall submit a report of 445
	549	+	the data compiled pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, for the 446
	550	+	twelve-month period ending on June thirtieth of the same year, to the 447
	551	+	Military Department and the joint standing committee of the General 448
	552	+	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety, in 449
	553	+	accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a. Such report shall 450
	554	+	specify the total number of veterans receiving benefits and the value of 451
	555	+	such benefits by category of benefit and in total for such period. 452
	556	+	Sec. 20. Subsection (c) of section 27-122a of the general statutes is 453
	557	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 454
	558	+	1, 2022): 455
	559	+	(c) The land transferred to the commission under subsections (a) and 456
	560	+	(b) of this section and not transferred to the Commissioner of Mental 457
	561	+	Health and Addiction Services and the Connecticut Valley Hospital 458
	562	+	shall be used by the Commissioner of [Veterans'] Veterans Affairs for 459 Substitute Bill No. 5367
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721	564
722		-	(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the
723		-	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to military and
724		-	veterans' affairs shall serve as administrative staff of the task force.
725		-	(g) Not later than January 1, 2023, the task force shall submit a report
726		-	on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committees
727		-	of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to
728		-	military and veterans' affairs and planning and development, in
729		-	accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes.
730		-	The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits such report or
731		-	January 1, 2023, whichever is later.
732		-	Sec. 32. (Effective from passage) Not later than September 1, 2022, the
733		-	Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the joint standing
734		-	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
735		-	relating to veterans' affairs, in accordance with the provisions of section
736		-	11-4a of the general statutes, recommendations for improvements
737		-	regarding municipal veterans' representatives, as described in
738		-	subsection (b) of section 27-135 of the general statutes, to ensure
739		-	consistent, effective and efficient provision of services to veterans, as
740		-	defined in section 27-103 of the general statutes, as amended by this act,
741		-	throughout the state.
742		-	Sec. 33. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) (a) Any municipality, by vote
743		-	of its legislative body or, in a municipality where the legislative body is
744		-	a town meeting, by vote of the board of selectmen, may provide that any
745		-	veteran, as defined in section 27-103 of the general statutes, as amended
746		-	by this act, whose federal adjusted gross income is fifty thousand one
747		-	hundred dollars or less shall be entitled to an exemption from the tax
748		-	imposed under chapter 203 of the general statutes on any dwelling
749		-	owned and occupied by such veteran as such veteran's primary
750		-	residence, in an amount equal to ten per cent of the assessed value of
751		-	such primary residence. Substitute House Bill No. 5367
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	569	+	the establishment and maintenance of a veterans' cemetery. 460
	570	+	Sec. 21. Subsection (c) of section 51-49h of the 2022 supplement to the 461
	571	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 462
	572	+	thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 463
	573	+	(c) For the purposes of this section: (1) "Armed forces" means the 464
	574	+	United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Air Force; 465
	575	+	(2) "veteran" has the same meaning as provided in section 27-103, as 466
	576	+	amended by this act; and (3) "military service" shall be service during 467
	577	+	World War II, December 7, 1941, to December 31, 1946; the Korean 468
	578	+	hostilities, June 27, 1950, to October 27, 1953; and the Vietnam era, 469
	579	+	January 1, 1964, to July 1, 1975, and shall include service as a prisoner of 470
	580	+	war. 471
	581	+	Sec. 22. Subsection (a) of section 27-20 of the general statutes is 472
	582	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 473
	583	+	1, 2022): 474
	584	+	(a) The Adjutant General shall make such returns and reports to such 475
	585	+	officers as may be prescribed by the United States Department of 476
	586	+	Defense in regulations pertaining to the National Guard, at such times 477
	587	+	and in such form as prescribed. The Adjutant General shall (1) keep the 478
	588	+	service records of all officers and enlisted personnel, (2) issue authorized 479
	589	+	service medals, ribbons and documents, (3) (A) generate and maintain 480
	590	+	all records and documents required by state law or regulations 481
	591	+	thereunder, and (B) process requests for such records pursuant to the 482
	592	+	state Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, and (4) 483
	593	+	(A) generate and maintain all records and documents required by 484
	594	+	federal law or regulations thereunder, and (B) process requests for such 485
	595	+	records pursuant to the federal Freedom of Information Act of 1976, 5 486
	596	+	USC 552, as amended from time to time. 487
	597	+	Sec. 23. Section 27-49 of the general statutes is repealed and the 488
	598	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 489
	599	+	Officers of the National Guard and naval militia shall be appointed 490 Substitute Bill No. 5367
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755		-	(b) (1) Any veteran who claims an exemption under subsection (a) of
756		-	this section shall give notice to the town clerk of the municipality in
757		-	which such primary residence is located that such veteran is entitled to
758		-	such exemption.
759		-	(2) Any veteran submitting a claim for such exemption shall file an
760		-	application, on a form prepared by the assessor of the municipality in
761		-	which such primary residence is located, not later than the assessment
762		-	date with respect to which such exemption is claimed, which
763		-	application shall include (A) (i) a certified copy of such veteran's
764		-	military discharge document, as defined in section 1-219 of the general
765		-	statutes, as amended by this act, or (ii) in the absence of such certified
766		-	copy, at least two affidavits of disinterested individuals showing that
767		-	the claimant is a veteran, provided the assessor may further require such
768		-	claimant to be examined by such assessor under oath concerning the
769		-	facts contained in such affidavits, and (B) a copy of such veteran's
770		-	federal income tax return or, in the event such a return is not filed, such
771		-	evidence as may be required by the assessor, for the tax year of such
772		-	veteran ending immediately prior to the assessment date with respect
773		-	to which such exemption is claimed. The town clerk of the municipality
774		-	in which such primary residence is located shall record the certified
775		-	copy or affidavits submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this
776		-	subdivision in full and shall list the name of such veteran, and such
777		-	service shall be performed by such town clerk without remuneration.
778		-	No assessor, board of assessment appeals or other official shall allow
779		-	any such claim for exemption unless the certified copy or affidavits
780		-	specified in this subsection have been filed with the office of the town
781		-	clerk. Any veteran who has submitted a claim for such exemption and
782		-	received approval for the first time shall file for such exemption
783		-	biennially thereafter, subject to the provisions of subdivision (3) of this
784		-	subsection.
785		-	(3) The assessor of such municipality shall annually make a certified Substitute House Bill No. 5367
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789		-	~~list~~ of ~~all such veterans who are found to be entitled to an exemption~~
790		-	~~under~~ the ~~provisions of this section, which list shall be filed in the town~~
791		-	~~clerk's office and~~ shall be ~~prima facie evidence that any veteran whose~~
792		-	~~name appears on~~ such ~~list is entitled to such exemption, subject to~~ the
793		-	~~provisions of subsection (c) of this section,~~ as ~~long as such veteran~~
794		-	~~continues~~ to ~~own~~ and ~~occupy the dwelling as such veteran's primary~~
795		-	~~residence. Such assessor may,~~ ~~at any time,~~ ~~require such veteran~~ to
796		-	~~appear before such assessor for~~ the ~~purpose of furnishing additional~~
797		-	~~evidence~~, ~~except that any veteran who~~, ~~by reason of total disability,~~ is
798		-	~~unable to so appear may furnish such assessor (A) a statement from such~~
799		-	~~veteran's attending physician or advanced practice registered nurse,~~
800		-	~~certifying that such veteran~~ is ~~totally disabled and unable to make a~~
801		-	~~personal appearance~~, ~~and (B) such other evidence of total disability as~~
802		-	~~such assessor may deem appropriate.~~
803		-	~~(4) No veteran may receive an exemption under this section until~~
804		-	~~such veteran has proven such veteran's right~~ to ~~such exemption in~~
805		-	~~accordance with~~ the ~~provisions of this section,~~ ~~together with such~~
806		-	~~further proof as may be required under such provisions.~~ ~~Exemptions so~~
807		-	~~proven shall take effect on the next succeeding assessment day.~~
808		-	(c) ~~Any veteran who has submitted an application and been~~
809		-	~~approved~~ in ~~any year for~~ the ~~exemption provided in subsection (a)~~ of
810		-	~~this section shall,~~ ~~in the assessment year immediately following~~
811		-	~~approval, be presumed~~ to ~~qualify for such exemption.~~ ~~During the year~~
812		-	~~immediately following such approval,~~ the ~~assessor shall notify,~~ in
813		-	~~writing, such veteran presumed~~ to ~~be qualified pursuant to this~~
814		-	~~subsection. If any such veteran has qualifying income~~ in ~~excess of the~~
815		-	~~maximum allowed under subsection~~ (~~a) of this section~~, ~~such veteran~~
816		-	~~shall notify the assessor on~~ or ~~before the next filing date of such~~
817		-	~~exemption and shall be denied~~ such ~~exemption for the assessment year~~
818		-	~~immediately following~~ and ~~for any subsequent year until~~ such ~~veteran~~
819		-	~~has reapplied and again qualified for such exemption.~~ ~~Any such veteran~~ Substitute ~~House~~ Bill No. 5367
	606	+	by the Governor, subject to the procedure prescribed in regulations of 491
	607	+	the United States Department of Defense relating to the National Guard 492
	608	+	and naval militia. The rule of seniority shall be followed when 493
	609	+	practicable. Only such officers shall be commissioned in the National 494
	610	+	Guard and naval militia as have successfully passed the tests and 495
	611	+	examinations as to physical, moral and professional fitness prescribed 496
	612	+	by the laws and regulations of the United States relating to the 497
	613	+	qualifications of National Guard or naval militia officers. Officers of the 498
	614	+	organized militia, as provided for in section 27-2, shall be appointed in 499
	615	+	accordance with regulations approved by the Governor. 500
	616	+	Sec. 24. Subsection (d) of section 1-219 of the general statutes is 501
	617	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 502
	618	+	1, 2022): 503
	619	+	(d) The provisions of this section concerning the maintenance and 504
	620	+	recording of United States Department of Defense documents shall not 505
	621	+	apply to the State Library Board or the State Librarian. 506
	622	+	Sec. 25. Subsection (a) of section 8-106 of the general statutes is 507
	623	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 508
	624	+	1, 2022): 509
	625	+	(a) "Persons engaged in national defense activities" includes persons 510
	626	+	in the military service of the United States; employees of the United 511
	627	+	States Department of Defense; and workers engaged or to be engaged 512
	628	+	in activities connected with and essential to national defense; and 513
	629	+	includes the families of the aforesaid persons who are living with them. 514
	630	+	Sec. 26. Subsection (b) of section 14-36h of the 2022 supplement to the 515
	631	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 516
	632	+	thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 517
	633	+	(b) If any person does not reside in any state, territory or possession 518
	634	+	of the United States because such person is on active military duty with 519
	635	+	the United States Armed Forces, and such person's home state of record 520
	636	+	is Connecticut, as reflected in the records of the United States 521 Substitute Bill No. 5367
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822	638
823		-	who fails to notify the assessor of such disqualification shall make
824		-	payment to the municipality in the amount of property tax loss related
825		-	to such exemption improperly taken.
826		-	Sec. 34. Section 12-2b of the general statutes is repealed and the
827		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022):
828		-	The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall:
829		-	(1) In consultation with the Commissioner of Agriculture, develop
830		-	schedules of unit prices for property classified under sections 12-107a to
831		-	12-107e, inclusive, update such schedules by October 1, 1990, and every
832		-	five years thereafter, and make such data, studies and schedules
833		-	available to municipalities and the public;
834		-	(2) [develop] Develop regulations setting forth standards and tests
835		-	for: Certifying revaluation companies and their employees, which
836		-	regulations shall ensure that a revaluation company is competent in
837		-	appraising and valuing property, certifying revaluation companies and
838		-	their employees, requiring that a certified employee supervise all
839		-	valuations performed by a revaluation company for municipalities,
840		-	maintaining lists of certified revaluation companies and upon request,
841		-	advising municipalities in drafting contracts with revaluation
842		-	companies, and conducting investigations and withdrawing the
843		-	certification of any revaluation company or employee found not to be
844		-	conforming to such regulations. The regulations shall provide for the
845		-	imposition of a fee payable to a testing service designated by the
846		-	secretary to administer certification examinations; [and]
847		-	(3) [by] By himself, or by an agent whom he may appoint, inquire if
848		-	all property taxes [which] that are due and collectible by each town or
849		-	city not consolidated with a town, are in fact collected and paid to the
850		-	treasurer thereof in the manner prescribed by law, and if accounts and
851		-	records of the tax collectors and treasurers of such entities are adequate Substitute House Bill No. 5367
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	643	+	Department of Defense, United States Department of Homeland 522
	644	+	Security or any federal department under which the United States Coast 523
	645	+	Guard operates, such person may obtain a Connecticut operator's 524
	646	+	license or identity card, provided such person: (1) Does not have an 525
	647	+	operator's license or identity card issued by another state, territory or 526
	648	+	possession of the United States, or surrenders any such license or 527
	649	+	identity card; (2) has a current APO or FPO mailing address; (3) 528
	650	+	designates such person's home address as 60 State Street, Wethersfield, 529
	651	+	CT 06161; and (4) meets all other requirements for obtaining an 530
	652	+	operator's license or identity card in this state. 531
	653	+	Sec. 27. Section 17a-453d of the general statutes is repealed and the 532
	654	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 533
	655	+	The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, in 534
	656	+	collaboration with the Department of Children and Families and the 535
	657	+	Department of Veterans Affairs, shall provide behavioral health 536
	658	+	services, on a transitional basis, for the dependents and any member of 537
	659	+	any reserve component of the armed forces of the United States who has 538
	660	+	been called to active service in the armed forces of the state or the United 539
	661	+	States for Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom. 540
	662	+	Such transitional services shall be provided when no United States 541
	663	+	Department of Defense coverage for such services is available or such 542
	664	+	member is not eligible for such services through the United States 543
	665	+	Department of Defense, until an approved application is received from 544
	666	+	the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and coverage is 545
	667	+	available to such member and such member's dependents. 546
	668	+	Sec. 28. Subsection (b) of section 20-327f of the general statutes is 547
	669	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 548
	670	+	1, 2022): 549
	671	+	(b) With respect to a contract for the sale of a one-to-four family 550
	672	+	residential real property, if the seller provides written notice to the 551
	673	+	purchaser, prior to, or upon, entering into the contract, of the availability 552
	674	+	of information concerning environmental matters from the [federal] 553 Substitute Bill No. 5367
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855		-	and properly kept. The secretary may hold meetings, conferences or
856		-	schools for assessors, tax collectors or municipal finance officers; and
857		-	(4) Provide jointly with the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs a
858		-	written notice annually to municipalities and veterans' organizations of
859		-	the property tax exemptions that a municipality may opt to approve
860		-	under chapter 203 for veterans, veterans' relatives or spouses or persons
861		-	killed in action while performing active military duty with the armed
862		-	forces.
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	681	+	United States Environmental Protection Agency, the National Response 554
	682	+	Center, the United States Department of Defense and third-party 555
	683	+	providers, the seller and any real estate licensee shall be deemed to have 556
	684	+	fully satisfied any duty to disclose environmental matters concerning 557
	685	+	properties other than the property that is the subject of the contract. 558
	686	+	Sec. 29. Subsection (b) of section 22a-337 of the general statutes is 559
	687	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 560
	688	+	1, 2022): 561
	689	+	(b) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection is 562
	690	+	designated as the shore erosion agency of the state for the purpose of 563
	691	+	cooperating with the Beach Erosion Board of the United States 564
	692	+	Department of Defense, as provided for in Section 2 of the "River and 565
	693	+	Harbor Act" adopted by Congress and approved July 3, 1930, and 566
	694	+	known as H.R. Number 11781 of the second session of the 71st Congress. 567
	695	+	Said commissioner shall carry out investigations and studies of 568
	696	+	conditions along the shore line, harbors, rivers and islands within the 569
	697	+	territorial waters of the state in order to promote and encourage the 570
	698	+	healthful recreation of its citizens and with a view to devising and 571
	699	+	projecting economical and effective methods and works for preventing 572
	700	+	and correcting shore erosion and damage to public and private property 573
	701	+	therefrom and to prevent inundation of improved property by storms, 574
	702	+	erosion and ravages of the sea. 575
	703	+	Sec. 30. Section 5-224 of the general statutes is repealed and the 576
	704	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 577
	705	+	Any veteran who served in time of war, if such veteran is not eligible 578
	706	+	for disability compensation or pension from the [United States] United 579
	707	+	States Department of Veterans Affairs, or the spouse of such veteran 580
	708	+	who by reason of such veteran's disability is unable to pursue gainful 581
	709	+	employment, or the unmarried surviving spouse of such veteran, and if 582
	710	+	such person has attained at least the minimum earned rating on any 583
	711	+	examination held for an original appointment for the purpose of 584
	712	+	establishing a candidate list to fill a vacancy in accordance with 585 Substitute Bill No. 5367
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	719	+	subsection (d) of section 5-228, shall have five points added to his or her 586
	720	+	earned rating. Any such veteran, or the spouse of such veteran who by 587
	721	+	reason of such veteran's disability is unable to pursue gainful 588
	722	+	employment, or the unmarried surviving spouse of such veteran, if such 589
	723	+	person is eligible for such disability compensation or pension and if 590
	724	+	such person has attained at least the minimum earned rating on any 591
	725	+	such examination held for an original appointment for the purpose of 592
	726	+	establishing a candidate list to fill a vacancy in accordance with 593
	727	+	subsection (d) of section 5-228, shall have ten points added to his or her 594
	728	+	earned rating. Any veteran who has served in a military action for which 595
	729	+	such person received or was entitled to receive a campaign badge or 596
	730	+	expeditionary medal, shall have five points added to his or her earned 597
	731	+	rating if such person has attained at least the minimum earned rating on 598
	732	+	any such examination held for an original appointment for the purpose 599
	733	+	of establishing a candidate list to fill a vacancy in accordance with 600
	734	+	subsection (d) of section 5-228 and such person is not otherwise eligible 601
	735	+	to receive additional points pursuant to this section. Any person who is 602
	736	+	a member of the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103, as amended 603
	737	+	by this act, and who is in the final year of an enlistment contract with 604
	738	+	any branch of the armed forces shall have five points added to his or her 605
	739	+	earned rating if such person has attained at least the minimum earned 606
	740	+	rating on any such examination held for an original appointment for the 607
	741	+	purpose of establishing a candidate list to fill a vacancy in accordance 608
	742	+	with subsection (d) of section 5-228. Names of any such persons shall be 609
	743	+	placed upon the candidate lists in the order of such augmented ratings. 610
	744	+	Credits shall be based upon examinations with a possible rating of one 611
	745	+	hundred points. 612
	746	+	Sec. 31. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a working 613
	747	+	group to (1) evaluate state property tax exemptions, abatements and 614
	748	+	other relief granted to veterans, (2) make recommendations concerning 615
	749	+	whether any such state veterans property tax relief should be adjusted 616
	750	+	to more effectively align with the intent, at time of enactment, for such 617
	751	+	relief, and (3) create a list of municipalities in the state that have enacted 618
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	759	+	each such municipality. 620
	760	+	(b) The working group shall consist of the following members: 621
	761	+	(1) The chairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General 622
	762	+	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to military and 623
	763	+	veterans' affairs; 624
	764	+	(2) The vice-chairpersons of the joint standing committee of the 625
	765	+	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to military and 626
	766	+	veterans' affairs; and 627
	767	+	(3) The ranking members of the joint standing committee of the 628
	768	+	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to military and 629
	769	+	veterans' affairs. 630
	770	+	(c) Not later than January 1, 2023, the working group shall submit a 631
	771	+	report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing 632
	772	+	committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 633
	773	+	relating to military and veterans' affairs and planning and development, 634
	774	+	in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 635
	775	+	The working group shall terminate on the date that it submits such 636
	776	+	report or January 1, 2023, whichever is later. 637
	777	+	Sec. 32. (Effective from passage) Not later than September 1, 2022, the 638
	778	+	Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the joint standing 639
	779	+	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 640
	780	+	relating to veterans' affairs, in accordance with the provisions of section 641
	781	+	11-4a of the general statutes, recommendations for improvements 642
	782	+	regarding municipal veterans' representatives, as described in 643
	783	+	subsection (b) of section 27-135 of the general statutes, to ensure 644
	784	+	consistent, effective and efficient provision of services to veterans, as 645
	785	+	defined in section 27-103 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, 646
	786	+	throughout the state.647 Substitute Bill No. 5367
	787	+
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	792	+
	793	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	794	+	sections:
	795	+
	796	+	Section 1 October 1, 2022 14-20d(a) and (b)
	797	+	Sec. 2 October 1, 2022 27-103(a) to (c)
	798	+	Sec. 3 October 1, 2022 27-118
	799	+	Sec. 4 October 1, 2022 27-82
	800	+	Sec. 5 October 1, 2022 27-86
	801	+	Sec. 6 October 1, 2022 27-102m
	802	+	Sec. 7 October 1, 2022 27-106
	803	+	Sec. 8 October 1, 2022 27-109
	804	+	Sec. 9 October 1, 2022 27-119a
	805	+	Sec. 10 October 1, 2022 27-120
	806	+	Sec. 11 October 1, 2022 27-121
	807	+	Sec. 12 October 1, 2022 27-122b(b)
	808	+	Sec. 13 October 1, 2022 27-125
	809	+	Sec. 14 October 1, 2022 27-117
	810	+	Sec. 15 October 1, 2022 27-24(c)
	811	+	Sec. 16 October 1, 2022 27-25
	812	+	Sec. 17 October 1, 2022 27-31
	813	+	Sec. 18 October 1, 2022 27-102o
	814	+	Sec. 19 October 1, 2022 27-102p
	815	+	Sec. 20 October 1, 2022 27-122a(c)
	816	+	Sec. 21 October 1, 2022 51-49h(c)
	817	+	Sec. 22 October 1, 2022 27-20(a)
	818	+	Sec. 23 October 1, 2022 27-49
	819	+	Sec. 24 October 1, 2022 1-219(d)
	820	+	Sec. 25 October 1, 2022 8-106(a)
	821	+	Sec. 26 October 1, 2022 14-36h(b)
	822	+	Sec. 27 October 1, 2022 17a-453d
	823	+	Sec. 28 October 1, 2022 20-327f(b)
	824	+	Sec. 29 October 1, 2022 22a-337(b)
	825	+	Sec. 30 October 1, 2022 5-224
	826	+	Sec. 31 from passage New section
	827	+	Sec. 32 from passage New section
	828	+
	829	+	Substitute Bill No. 5367
	830	+
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	835	+
	836	+	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
	837	+	In Sec. 2(a)(4), "December 31, 2011, and June 1, 2014" was changed to
	838	+	"December 31, 2011, or June 1, 2014" for consistency; and in Sec. 2(c)(3),
	839	+	"with" was changed to "within" for accuracy.
	840	+
	841	+
	842	+	VA Joint Favorable Subst.
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