Bill Text: CT SB00732 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut Senate Bill 732 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning Raising Awareness About The Able Act.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-26 - Referred to Joint Committee on Banking [SB00732 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-SB00732-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 732*
*January Session, 2017*		LCO No. 1641
		01641
Referred to Committee on BANKING
Introduced by:
SEN. KENNEDY, 12th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE ABLE ACT.

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

That section 3-39k of the general statutes be amended to require the State Treasurer, in consultation with the Banking Commissioner and the Commissioner of Rehabilitation Services, to develop a public awareness campaign to inform families of the opportunity to create a tax-free account administered by the state to cover qualified disability expenses for eligible family members.

Statement of Purpose:

To educate the families of persons with disabilities about the benefits of the ABLE Act.