Bill Text: CT SB00089 | 2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut Senate Bill 89 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Expanding Veterans Benefits Eligibility For Certain Veterans.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-14 - Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' Affairs [SB00089 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2018-SB00089-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 89*
*February Session, 2018*		LCO No. 542
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Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist.

AN ACT EXPANDING VETERANS BENEFITS ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN VETERANS.

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

That the general statutes be amended to provide veterans benefits to veterans with (1) a general discharge from service, and (2) a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury or military sexual trauma.

Statement of Purpose:

To expand veterans benefits eligibility for veterans who have received a general discharge and who have been diagnosed with certain conditions.