Bill Text: CT HB05232 | 2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Legal Representation For Military Families.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-26 - File Number 40 [HB05232 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2018-HB05232-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 5232
February Session, 2018		LCO No. 1206
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Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
(VA)

AN ACT CONCERNING LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR MILITARY FAMILIES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2018) The Military Department shall establish, within its family program, a legal representation program through which the department identifies and coordinates with qualified attorneys-at-law to provide legal services, including representation at judicial or administrative appearances, at no cost to members of the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103 of the general statutes, and members' families.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2018	New section

Statement of Purpose:

To establish a program through which qualified attorneys-at-law can provide certain legal services at no cost to military service members and their families.

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