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| 4 | 4 | | LCO No. 2519 1 of 2 |
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| 6 | 6 | | General Assembly Raised Bill No. 346 |
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| 7 | 7 | | February Session, 2022 |
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| 8 | 8 | | LCO No. 2519 |
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| 11 | 11 | | Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS |
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| 14 | 14 | | Introduced by: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (VA) |
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| 20 | 20 | | AN ACT CONCERNING A SURVEY OF SERVICE MEMBERS' WELL - |
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| 21 | 21 | | BEING. |
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| 22 | 22 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General |
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| 23 | 23 | | Assembly convened: |
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| 25 | 25 | | Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) The Adjutant General shall, 1 |
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| 26 | 26 | | through the Military Department's family program, conduct a survey of 2 |
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| 27 | 27 | | members of the Connecticut National Guard to identify (1) support 3 |
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| 28 | 28 | | services most used by such members, (2) support services deemed by 4 |
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| 29 | 29 | | such members as most beneficial to such members, including, but not 5 |
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| 30 | 30 | | limited to, mental health, behavioral health and wellness programs, 6 |
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| 31 | 31 | | employment assistance, financial and retirement counseling and 7 |
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| 32 | 32 | | community involvement opportunities, and (3) areas for improvement 8 |
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| 33 | 33 | | in coordinating such members' access to such support services. 9 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (b) Not later than January 1, 2023, the Adjutant General shall submit 10 |
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| 35 | 35 | | to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 11 |
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| 36 | 36 | | cognizance of matters relating to military affairs, in accordance with the 12 |
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| 37 | 37 | | provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, (1) a report on the 13 |
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| 38 | 38 | | findings of such survey, and (2) recommendations for legislation to 14 |
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| 39 | 39 | | address areas for improvement in coordinating Connecticut National 15 |
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| 40 | 40 | | LCO No. 2519 2 of 2 |
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| 42 | 42 | | Guard members' access to support services. 16 |
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| 43 | 43 | | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 44 | 44 | | sections: |
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| 46 | 46 | | Section 1 from passage New section |
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| 48 | 48 | | Statement of Purpose: |
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| 49 | 49 | | To conduct a survey of Connecticut National Guard members regarding |
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| 50 | 50 | | available support services. |
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| 51 | 51 | | [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except |
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| 52 | 52 | | that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not |
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| 53 | 53 | | underlined.] |
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