General Assembly |
File No. 90 |
February Session, 2014 |
House of Representatives, March 25, 2014
The Committee on Veterans' Affairs reported through REP. HENNESSY of the 127th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the bill ought to pass.
AN ACT MAKING TECHNICAL CHANGES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS STATUTES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 27-102m of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2014):
The commissioner, in his or her discretion, shall investigate all complaints made to [him] the commissioner with respect to the conduct or treatment of veterans, their spouses, or eligible dependents and family members receiving services under this chapter, or any program administered by the department and for such purpose shall have power to compel the attendance of witnesses under oath. If upon the completion of such investigation, the commissioner finds that any veteran, spouse or eligible dependent has not received proper care or has been ill treated or abused by any officer or employee, the commissioner shall, in his or her discretion, cause the offender to be prosecuted, disciplined or dismissed and shall order such remedial action as [he] the commissioner deems necessary to eliminate the condition. If upon such investigation, the commissioner finds that no adequate grounds exist for such complaint, the commissioner shall certify that fact to the officer or employee involved and cause such officer's or employee's record to be cleared of the incident.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
October 1, 2014 |
27-102m |
VA |
Joint Favorable |
The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst's professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.
OFA Fiscal Note
Explanation
The bill makes technical gender neutral changes to the statutes regarding the Department of Veterans' Affairs and does not result in a fiscal impact.
The Out Years
OLR Bill Analysis
AN ACT MAKING TECHNICAL CHANGES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS STATUTES.
This bill makes technical changes to the veterans' statutes.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2014
COMMITTEE ACTION
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea |
14 |
Nay |
0 |
(03/11/2014) |