Bill Text: CT SB00314 | 2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Military Or Veteran Status On State-issued Forms And Publications, Benefits For Veterans And State Employees Called To Active Service And The Disposition Of Remains Of Members Of The Armed Forces.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-21 - Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate [SB00314 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2010-SB00314-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Raised Bill No. 314 | ||
February Session, 2010 |
LCO No. 1469 | ||
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Referred to Committee on Select Committee on Veterans' Affairs |
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AN ACT CONCERNING MILITARY OR VETERAN STATUS ON STATE-ISSUED FORMS AND PUBLICATIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2010) (a) Any new form or publication issued by a state agency, department or office, for distribution to the public and returnable to a state agency, department or office, shall include a question asking whether the recipient of the form or publication is a member of the armed forces or a veteran who would like to receive information regarding veterans' benefits.
(b) A state agency, department or office that receives a form or publication indicating that the sender is a member of the armed forces or a veteran who would like to receive information regarding veterans' benefits shall forward the name and mailing address of the sender, if such name and mailing address can be determined, to the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
(c) Upon receipt of the name and mailing address of any individual requesting information regarding veterans' benefits from a state agency, department or office, the Department of Veterans' Affairs shall add the individual to the contact list provided for in subsection (b) of section 27-100c of the general statutes, as amended by this act.
Sec. 2. Section 27-100c of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2010):
(a) As used in this section, (1) "department" means the Department of Veterans' Affairs, (2) "service member" means a member of the armed forces, as defined in subsection (a) of section 27-103, including the Connecticut National Guard, (3) "veteran" has the same meaning as provided in subsection (a) of section 27-103, and (4) "committee" means the select committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to veterans' and military affairs.
(b) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall develop and maintain a service members' and veterans' contact list, consisting of only the names and mailing addresses of service members and veterans who reside in this state, using information in the department's records and information submitted to the department by (1) the Military Department, as provided in subsection (c) of this section, (2) the assessor of each town, as provided in subsection (d) of this section, [and] (3) service members or veterans, as provided in subsection (e) of this section, and (4) a state agency, department or office that received a request from a member of the armed forces or veteran for information regarding veterans' benefits and forwarded the name and the mailing address of the requester to the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
(c) On or before September 1, 2005, the Military Department shall submit to the Department of Veterans' Affairs a list of the name and mailing address, but no other information, of each service member who is a resident of this state that is in the records of the Military Department.
(d) On or before the sixtieth day following the date on which an exemption pursuant to subdivision (19) of section 12-81 takes effect, as provided in section 12-95, the assessor of each town that granted any such exemption shall submit to the Department of Veterans' Affairs a list of the name and mailing address, but no other information, of each individual who has such exemption.
(e) A service member or veteran who is a resident of this state may add his or her name and mailing address to the contact list by submitting such information to the Department of Veterans' Affairs in person or by mail. A service member shall include a copy of his or her military identification card and a veteran shall include a copy of his or her military discharge document, as defined in section 1-219.
(f) Any individual who is included in the contact list may cause his or her name to be removed from the contact list by notifying the Department of Veterans' Affairs in writing.
(g) (1) The Department of Veterans' Affairs or the Military Department may use the contact list solely for the purposes of notifying service members or veterans of benefits, proposed or enacted legislation that affects service members or veterans or their families, or other information that the Department of Veterans' Affairs or the Military Department believes will be helpful to service members or veterans or their families. The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall provide a copy of the contact list to the Military Department, upon receipt of a written request signed by the Adjutant General.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of section 1-210, the Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Military Department shall not disclose any information in the contact list to any person other than as provided in this subsection. No person shall use the contact list for any purpose other than as provided in subdivision (1) of this subsection.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
October 1, 2010 |
New section |
Sec. 2 |
October 1, 2010 |
27-100c |
Statement of Purpose:
To require state agencies, departments and offices to include a question on any new forms or publications sent to the public asking if the recipient is a member of the armed forces or a veteran who would like information regarding veterans' benefits. A state agency, department or office that received a form or publication indicating that the sender is a member of the armed forces or a veteran who would like information regarding veterans' benefits would forward the individual's contact information to the Department of Veterans' Affairs to be added to the department's contact list.
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