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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5368
February Session, 2022
LCO No. 2258
Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
(VA)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE OF THE GOVERNOR'S GUARDS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 27-6a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 2
The first and second companies of the Governor's Foot Guards may 3
each consist of one major commandant, grade O-4; [one captain, grade 4
O-3; three first lieutenants, grade O-2; one second lieutenant, grade O-5
1; one ensign with the rank of second lieutenant, grade O-1;] one 6
warrant officer, grade W-4, to be bandmaster; [, one quartermaster who 7
shall serve on the major's staff with the rank of captain, grade O-3, and 8
the following enlisted personnel: One] one sergeant major, grade E-9; 9
[two first sergeants, grade E-8; one sergeant first class, grade E-7, and 10
designated as quartermaster sergeant; four staff sergeants, grade E-6, 11
two designated as quartermaster sergeants, one as ordnance sergeant, 12
and one as company clerk; two sergeants, grade E-5, color-bearers, 13
together with twelve sergeants, grade E-5; eight corporals, grade E-4; 14
ninety-six enlisted persons, twenty-four of whom shall be privates first 15
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class, grade E-3; and the balance to be privates grade E-2 or E-1. Each 16
company is authorized a band of twenty-eight musicians with the 17
following grades: One sergeant first class, grade E-7; two staff sergeants, 18
grade E-6; four sergeants, grade E-5; seventeen corporals, grade E-4; 19
four privates first class, grade E-3, and twenty-eight persons for field 20
music with the following grades: One sergeant first class, grade E-7; two 21
staff sergeants, grade E-6; four sergeants, grade E-5; seventeen 22
corporals, grade E-4; four privates first class, grade E-3. The commander 23
of any company of the Governor's Guards may appoint either of its 24
sergeants to be an orderly sergeant and may displace such orderly 25
sergeant and make a new appointment as occasion may require] and 26
such other personnel as is consistent with orders issued or regulations 27
prescribed under section 27-14 and with the provisions of section 27-79. 28
Sec. 2. Section 27-7 of the general statutes is repealed and the 29
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 30
The first and second companies of the Governor's Horse Guards may 31
each consist of one major [, one captain, two first lieutenants, two second 32
lieutenants, one cornet with the rank of second lieutenant, one master 33
sergeant, one first sergeant, two staff sergeants, twelve sergeants, twelve 34
corporals, thirty-two privates first class and sixty-four privates] 35
commandant, grade O-4; one sergeant major, grade E-9; and such other 36
personnel as is consistent with orders issued or regulations prescribed 37
under section 27-14 and with the provisions of section 27-79. 38
Sec. 3. Section 27-8 of the general statutes is repealed and the 39
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 40
The Governor's Guards [, subject to the provisions of their charters 41
and of the general statutes as to organization, training and discipline,] 42
shall be organized militia, with the immunities and privileges provided 43
by law, and [, in time of war, invasion, rebellion or riot or reasonable 44
apprehension thereof, may be ordered out by the Governor for duty] 45
may be ordered to state military duty by the Governor. 46
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2022 27-6a
Sec. 2 July 1, 2022 27-7
Sec. 3 July 1, 2022 27-8
Statement of Purpose:
To revise certain statutes concerning the composition and
organizational structure of the Governor's Guards.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]