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General Assembly

 

Proposed Bill No. 582

 

January Session, 2005

 

LCO No. 1924

   

Referred to Committee on Select Committee on Veterans Affairs

 

Introduced by:

 

SEN. COOK, 18th Dist.

REP. URBAN, 43rd Dist.

 

AN ACT CONCERNING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS TO CERTAIN SPOUSES OF MILITARY PERSONNEL.

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

That chapter 567 of the general statutes be amended to allow military spouses unemployment insurance benefits when they are forced to leave their jobs when their military spouse receives orders to relocate to Connecticut.

Statement of Purpose:

To expand military benefits.