Bill Text: CT SB00369 | 2011 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Contact List For Members Of The Armed Forces And Veterans.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-04 - Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' Affairs [SB00369 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2011-SB00369-Comm_Sub.html
General Assembly |
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January Session, 2011 |
LCO No. 4121 | ||
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Referred to Committee on Select Committee on Veterans' Affairs |
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AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONTACT LIST FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2011) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall inquire on the application for a motor vehicle operator's license under section 14-36 of the general statutes and the application for an identity card under section 1-1h of the general statutes whether an applicant is a veteran or member of the armed forces who would like to receive information regarding benefits for veterans. If such applicant indicates that he or she is a veteran or member of the armed forces who would like to receive such information, the commissioner shall forward to the Department of Veterans' Affairs the name and address of such applicant.
Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 27-100c of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011):
(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) the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, as provided in section 1 of this act.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
October 1, 2011 |
New section |
Sec. 2 |
October 1, 2011 |
27-100c(b) |
Statement of Purpose:
To require the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to (1) inquire on the application for an operator's license and the application for an identity card whether an applicant is a veteran or member of the armed forces who would like to receive information regarding benefits for veterans, and (2) forward to the Department of Veterans' Affairs the name and address of any such applicant, and to require the Department of Veterans' Affairs to add the name and address of such applicant to the service members' and veterans' contact list.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]