Bill Text: CT HB05671 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning College Scholarships And Counseling For Children Of Capital Murder Victims.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-23 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB05671 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2013-HB05671-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 5671 |
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January Session, 2013 |
LCO No. 1992 | ||||
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. BUTLER, 72nd Dist. |
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AN ACT CONCERNING COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AND COUNSELING FOR CHILDREN OF CAPITAL MURDER VICTIMS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require (1) the Commissioner of Education to award scholarships to each student admitted to an institution of higher education who is a resident of this state and the child of a victim of a capital felony or the class A felony of murder with special circumstances, and (2) the Office of Victim Services, or, on review, a victim compensation commissioner, to order that psychiatric, psychological and social services and social rehabilitation services be provided to any child of the victim of a capital felony or the class A felony of murder with special circumstances upon the request of such child.
Statement of Purpose:
To provide college scholarships and counseling to children of capital murder victims.