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CT Gen Stat § 27-138e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-138e - Annual independent audit of fund expenditures. Audit report.

 (a) The American Legion shall, on or before January fifteenth annually, cause an independent audit to be conducted of the expenditures of the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund, described in section 27-138. Such audit shall be conducted in accordance with sections 4-230 to 4-236, inclusive, and regulations adopted pursuant to section 4-236. The audit report shall include: (1) A list of expenditures authorized pursuant to section 27-140 that describes the type, and includes the assistance amount and the number of recipients, of each expenditure for each month; and (2) a detailed description of the administrative and operating expenditures incurred by the American Legion in administering the fund, along with the names, titles and compensation of all staff administering the operations of the fund.(b) Not later than seven business days after the date on which the American Legion receives the audit report of the independent audit described in subsection (a) of this section, the American Legion shall submit to the Auditors of Public Accounts, the Office of Policy and Management, and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and veterans' and military affairs a copy of such report. The American Legion shall make such report available to the public in an electronic format.(P.A. 13-247, S. 122; P.A. 14-217, S. 62.)History: P.A. 13-247 effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 14-217 amended Subsec. (a) by changing independent audit from biennial to annual, limiting audit to expenditures of fund, deleting former Subdivs. (1), (2) and (4) to (6) re items to be included in audit report, redesignating existing Subdiv. (3) as Subdiv. (1) and amending same to require inclusion of list of expenditures authorized pursuant to Sec. 27-140 with assistance amount and number of recipients per month, and adding new Subdiv. (2) re inclusion of detailed description of administrative and operating expenditures and certain staff information, and amended Subsec. (b) by changing recipients of audit report from Treasurer to Auditors of Public Accounts and Office of Policy and Management and from finance, revenue and bonding committee to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies committee and by eliminating requirement that report be made available to public in paper format, effective July 1, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 27-138f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-138f - Transfer of furnishings, equipment and supplies to American Legion. Retention of documents.

 All furnishings, equipment, and supplies in the possession of the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund on June 30, 2014, shall be transferred to the American Legion at no cost to the American Legion. All documents in the possession of the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund on June 30, 2014, shall be retained by the state in accordance with the state's record retention requirements unless the State Librarian authorizes the administrator of the fund to retain temporary custody of such documents subject to any conditions said librarian may impose.(P.A. 14-217, S. 63.)History: P.A. 14-217 effective July 1, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 27-138g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-138g - Use of office space in state-owned or state-leased buildings by American Legion. Payment of rental or lease.

 With the approval of the Department of Administrative Services, the American Legion may utilize office space in state-owned or state-leased buildings, subject to reasonable office rental or lease costs. On and after July 1, 2014, with the approval of the Department of Administrative Services and the Office of Policy and Management, the American Legion shall not be charged for offices in locations where such space was provided on an in-kind basis as of June 30, 2014.(P.A. 14-217, S. 64.)History: P.A. 14-217 effective July 1, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 27-138h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-138h - Disclosure of certain fund records under Freedom of Information Act. Access to records by Treasurer. Exceptions.

 (a) As used in this section, (1) “personal information” means information capable of being associated with a particular individual through one or more identifiers, including, but not limited to, an individual's first name or first initial and last name, a Social Security number, a driver's license number, a state identification card number, an account number, a credit card or debit card number, a financial record, a passport number, an alien registration number, a health insurance identification number or any military identification information, and does not include publicly available information that is lawfully made available to the general public from federal, state or local government records or widely distributed media, and (2) “military identification information” means information identifying a person as a member of the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103, or a veteran, as defined in said section, including, but not limited to, a selective service number, military identification number, discharge document, military identification card or military retiree identification card.(b) (1) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, any record of the American Legion related to the administration of the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund, which fund is described in sections 27-138 to 27-140, inclusive, shall be deemed a public record, as defined in section 1-200, and disclosed to the extent required of any such public record under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in said section.(2) The Treasurer, as custodian and trustee of the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund under section 27-138, may access any such record and shall be the public agency for purposes of any request made for any such record pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act.(c) The Treasurer shall not disclose the personal information of any individual who (1) makes a gift, bequest or donation to the fund, or (2) is an applicant for, or a recipient of, aid from the fund unless any such disclosure is for purposes of (A) administering aid from the fund, (B) assisting any such applicant or recipient in obtaining aid from any other government or private program, or (C) complying with a court order.(P.A. 17-189, S. 1.)History: P.A. 17-189 effective July 10, 2017.
CT Gen Stat § 27-139 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-139 - Increase of fund.

 Section 27-139 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 2958; 1955, S. 1649d; 1961, P.A. 578, S. 15.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-140aa (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-140aa - Definitions.

 As used in this part:(1) “Agent orange” means the herbicide composed of 2,4,5-trichlorphenoxyacetic acid and 2,4-dichlorphenoxyacetic acid;(2) “Commission” means the Vietnam Herbicides Information Commission established under this part;(3) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health;(4) “Department” means the Department of Public Health;(5) “Veteran” means a person who (A) was a resident of the state at the time of his induction into the armed forces of the United States or is currently a resident of the state and (B) served during the Vietnam era, as defined in section 27-103; and(6) “Vietnam herbicide” means any herbicide, defoliant, or other causative agent, including, but not limited to, agent orange, used in the Vietnam conflict.(P.A. 82-308, S. 1, 7; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)History: P.A. 93-381 replaced department and commissioner of health services with department and commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
CT Gen Stat § 27-140bb (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-140bb - Commission: Establishment; membership; termination.

 (a) There is established a Vietnam Herbicides Information Commission which shall obtain information relating to the health effects of exposure to Vietnam herbicides for veterans of this state who may have been exposed to these substances during their period of military service.(b) The commission shall consist of nine members, who shall serve for a term of five years, one of whom shall be the commissioner or his designee. The remaining members shall be appointed as follows: The president pro tempore of the Senate shall appoint two members, the minority leader of the Senate shall appoint two members, the speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint two members and the minority leader of the House of Representatives shall appoint two members. There shall be at least six honorably discharged veterans on the commission, four of whom shall have served in the Vietnam theater of operations. One member of the commission shall be a toxicologist and one member shall be a epidemiologist, each of whom shall be licensed by the state.(c) The commission shall elect a chairperson from among its members. Vacancies in the membership of the commission and its officers shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment or election. The commission shall meet at least four times a year at the call of the chairperson. The initial meeting of the commission shall be called by the commissioner not later than September 1, 1982. The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services.(d) The commission shall cease to exist on June 30, 1990.(P.A. 82-308, S. 2, 7; P.A. 87-543, S. 4, 9.)History: P.A. 87-543 amended Subsec. (a) by eliminating establishment of the commission within the department of health services for administrative purposes and amended Subsec. (d) to extend the commission to June 30, 1990.
CT Gen Stat § 27-140cc (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-140cc - Duties of commission. Reports.

 (a) The commission shall advise the Department of Veterans Affairs on (1) medical, administrative and social assistance needed for veterans who were exposed to Vietnam herbicides, (2) recommendations for legislation, and (3) information that should be provided to veterans about epidemiological or other studies relating to Vietnam herbicide exposure which are being conducted by the state or federal government.(b) The commission shall not disclose information received pursuant to this part so as to divulge the identities of the persons to whom it relates except as is necessary to carry out the purposes of this part.(c) The commission shall submit a preliminary report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before April 1, 1983, on its findings, recommendations and conclusions. The commission shall submit annual reports thereafter on or before February fifteenth of each year with a final report due on or before February 15, 1987.(P.A. 82-308, S. 3, 7; P.A. 87-543, S. 5, 9; P.A. 16-167, S. 36.)History: P.A. 87-543 amended Subsec. (a) to make commission advisory only; P.A. 16-167 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “Department of Veterans' Affairs” with “Department of Veterans Affairs”, effective July 1, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 27-140dd (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-140dd - Duties of department.

 The department, in conjunction and consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs, and within available appropriations, may: (1) Establish, promote and maintain a public information program on Vietnam herbicides which shall include, but not be limited to, an extensive effort to identify and contact veterans who may have been exposed to such herbicides; (2) establish, maintain and promote a reporting process for veterans who were exposed to Vietnam herbicides; (3) initiate education for health professionals to assist them in understanding the potential risks and state-of-art knowledge with regard to detection, diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic symptoms associated with Vietnam herbicide exposure; and (4) refer veterans to appropriate state and federal agencies for the purpose of filing claims to remedy medical and financial problems caused by exposure to Vietnam herbicides. The commissioner may enter into agreements with nonprofit veterans' organizations in the state to provide these services.(P.A. 82-308, S. 4, 7; P.A. 87-543, S. 6, 9; P.A. 16-167, S. 37.)History: P.A. 87-543 required the department to consult with the Department of Veterans' Affairs rather than the commission and limited spending to available appropriations; P.A. 16-167 replaced “Department of Veterans' Affairs” with “Department of Veterans Affairs”, effective July 1, 2016.See Sec. 52-577b re limitation of actions for damages caused by contact with or exposure to phenoxy herbicides in Indo-China.
CT Gen Stat § 27-140ee (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-140ee - Report concerning veteran who may have been exposed to Vietnam herbicides. Disclosure of information.

 (a) A physician or an advanced practice registered nurse who has primary responsibility for treating a veteran who believes he may have been exposed to Vietnam herbicides while serving in the armed forces of the United States, shall, at the request of the veteran, submit a report to the Department of Veterans Affairs. If there is no physician or advanced practice registered nurse having primary responsibility for treating the veteran, the hospital treating the veteran shall, at the request of the veteran, submit the report to the commission. Any report of a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse or a hospital shall include: (1) Any symptoms of exposure to a Vietnam herbicide; (2) diagnosis of the veteran; and (3) methods of treatment prescribed.(b) The identity of a veteran about whom a report has been made under this section may not be disclosed unless the veteran consents to the disclosure. Any statistical information collected under this part shall be public information.(c) Any physician, advanced practice registered nurse or hospital subject to this section who complies with the provisions of this section may not be held civilly or criminally liable for providing the information required by this section.(P.A. 82-308, S. 5, 7; P.A. 87-543, S. 7, 9; P.A. 16-39, S. 55; 16-167, S. 38.)History: P.A. 87-543 amended Subsec. (a) by changing reference from commission to department of veterans' affairs for consistency with statutory changes; P.A. 16-39 amended Subsec. (a) by adding references to advanced practice registered nurse and making a technical change and amended Subsec. (c) by adding reference to advanced practice registered nurse; P.A. 16-167 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “Department of Veterans' Affairs” with “Department of Veterans Affairs”, effective July 1, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 27-140ii (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-140ii - Assistance to members of the Connecticut National Guard and veterans to obtain federal treatment services for depleted uranium exposure. Report re adequacy of training and feasibility of predeployment training.

 (a) As used in this section:(1) “Eligible member” means a member of the Connecticut National Guard who served in the Persian Gulf War, as defined in 38 USC 101, or in an area designated as a combat zone by the President of the United States during Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom;(2) “Veteran” means a veteran, as defined in subsection (a) of section 27-103, who served as an eligible member;(3) “Military physician” includes a physician who is under contract with the United States Department of Defense to provide physician services to members of the armed forces; and(4) “Depleted uranium” means uranium containing less uranium-235 than the naturally occurring distribution of uranium isotopes.(b) On and after October 1, 2005, the Adjutant General and the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall assist any eligible member or veteran who (1) has been assigned a risk level I, II or III for depleted uranium exposure by his or her branch of service, (2) is referred by a military physician, or (3) has reason to believe that he or she was exposed to depleted uranium during such service, in obtaining federal treatment services, including a best practice health screening test for exposure to depleted uranium using a bioassay procedure involving sensitive methods capable of detecting depleted uranium at low levels and the use of equipment with the capacity to discriminate between different radioisotopes in naturally occurring levels of uranium and the characteristic ratio and marker for depleted uranium. No state funds shall be used to pay for such tests or such other federal treatment services.(c) On or before October 1, 2005, the Adjutant General shall submit a report to the select committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to military and veterans' affairs, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, on the scope and adequacy of training received by members of the Connecticut National Guard on detecting whether their service as eligible members is likely to entail, or to have entailed, exposure to depleted uranium. The report shall include an assessment of the feasibility and cost of adding predeployment training concerning potential exposure to depleted uranium and other toxic chemical substances and the precautions recommended under combat and noncombat conditions while in a combat zone.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 33; P.A. 16-167, S. 39.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3 effective June 30, 2005; P.A. 16-167 amended Subsec. (b) to replace “Commissioner of Veterans' Affairs” with “Commissioner of Veterans Affairs”, effective July 1, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 27-140n (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-140n - Payment of World War II and Korean veterans' bonuses.

 Section 27-140n is repealed, effective October 1, 2002.(1971, P.A. 591, S. 1, 2; S.A. 02-12, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-141 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-141 - Definitions.

 In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “State military forces” means the National Guard of the state, as defined in Section 101(3) of Title 32, United States Code, the organized naval militia of the state, and any other military force organized under the laws of the state and shall include the organized militia as defined in section 27-2;(2) “Officer” means commissioned or warrant officer;(3) “Commissioned officer” includes a commissioned warrant officer;(4) “Commanding officer” includes only commissioned officers;(5) “Superior commissioned officer” means a commissioned officer superior in rank and command;(6) “Enlisted member” means a person in an enlisted grade;(7) “Grade” means a step or degree, in a graduated scale of office or military rank, that is established and designated as a grade by law or regulation;(8) “Rank” means the order of precedence among members of the state military forces;(9) “Active state duty” means full-time duty in the active military service of the state under an order of the Governor issued under authority vested in him by law, and includes travel to and from such duty;(10) “Duty status” means any one of the types of required duty wherein the person is performing military service under competent authority other than set forth in subdivision (9) of this section and includes travel to and from such duty;(11) “Military court” means a court-martial, a court inquiry, or a provost court;(12) “Military judge” means an official of a general or special court-martial appointed in accordance with section 27-167;(13) “Law specialist” means a commissioned officer of the organized naval militia of the state designated for special law duty;(14) “Legal officer” means any commissioned officer of the organized militia of the state designated to perform legal duties for a command;(15) “State Judge Advocate” means the commissioned officer responsible for supervising the administration of the military justice in the state military forces;(16) “Accuser” means a person who signs and swears to charges, any person who directs that charges nominally be signed and sworn to by another, and any person who has an interest other than an official interest in the prosecution of the accused;(17) “Military” refers to any or all of the armed forces;(18) “Convening authority” includes, in addition to the person who convened the court, a commissioned officer commanding for the time being, or a successor in command;(19) “Code” means this chapter.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 1; P.A. 77-295, S. 10.)History: P.A. 77-295 substituted in Subdiv. (12) “military judge” for “law officer” and “appointed” for “detailed” and added application to special court-martial.
CT Gen Stat § 27-142 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-142 - Applicability of chapter.

 This code applies to all members of the state military forces who are not in federal service.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 2.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-143 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-143 - Dismissal of commissioned officer.

 (a) If any commissioned officer, dismissed by order of the Governor, makes a written application for trial by court-martial, setting forth, under oath, that he has been wrongfully dismissed, the Governor, as soon as practicable, shall convene a general court-martial to try that officer on the charges on which he was dismissed. A court-martial so convened has jurisdiction to try the dismissed officer on those charges, and he shall be considered to have waived the right to plead any statute of limitations applicable to any offense with which he is charged. The court-martial may, as part of its sentence, adjudge the affirmance of the dismissal, but if the court-martial acquits the accused or if the sentence adjudged, as finally approved or affirmed, does not include dismissal, the Adjutant General shall substitute for the dismissal ordered by the Governor a form of discharge authorized for administrative issue.(b) If the Governor fails to convene a general court-martial within six months from the presentation of an application for trial under this code, the Adjutant General shall substitute for the dismissal ordered by the Governor a form of discharge authorized for administrative issue.(c) If a discharge is substituted for a dismissal under this code, the Governor alone may reappoint the officer to such commissioned grade and with such rank as, in the opinion of the Governor, that former officer would have attained had he not been dismissed. The reappointment of such a former officer may be made only if a vacancy is available under applicable tables of organization. All time between the dismissal and the reappointment shall be considered as actual service for all purposes, including the right to pay and allowances.(d) If an officer is discharged from the organized militia by administrative action or by board proceedings under law, or is dropped from the rolls by order of the Governor, he has no right to trial under this section.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 3; P.A. 89-221, S. 1.)History: P.A. 89-221 amended Subsec. (c) to add “including the right to pay and allowances”.