2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › Chapter 504 - Militia › Section 27-100b. - Volunteer service program. Report.

(a) As used in this section, (1) “member” means a member of the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103, including the Connecticut National Guard, who is a resident of this state, (2) “department” means the Military Department, (3) “services” includes, but is not limited to, repairs, gardening, transportation, babysitting, tutoring, cooking, office work or any other services that a member, veteran, member's or veteran's family or the department would find helpful, (4) “local organizations” includes not-for-profit organizations that serve members, veterans and members' or veterans' families, and other organizations that seek to provide voluntary services to members, veterans, members' or veterans' families or the department, (5) “veteran” has the same meaning as provided in subsection (a) of section 27-103, and (6) “volunteer” means any individual who seeks to provide voluntary services to members, veterans, members' or veterans' families or the department.
(b) The department shall establish, within its family program, a volunteer service program in which a volunteer service coordinator coordinates with municipalities, local organizations and volunteers throughout the state to provide voluntary services to members, veterans, members' or veterans' families or the department. Such volunteer service coordinator shall not coordinate the provision of voluntary services for any service that requires a license, certificate of registration, permit or other credentials issued by a state agency unless the volunteer holds the required license, certificate of registration, permit or other credentials.
(c) The volunteer services coordinator shall identify municipalities, local organizations and volunteers that provide voluntary services to members, veterans or members' or veterans' families in communities throughout the state or to the department and shall facilitate the provision of such services.
(d) On or before January 31, 2019, and annually thereafter, the department shall report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to veterans' and military affairs, in accordance with section 11-4a, on the voluntary services received under the volunteer service program by members, veterans, members' or veterans' families or the department during the previous calendar year.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 12; P.A. 14-122, S. 43; P.A. 18-106, S. 1.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3 effective June 30, 2005; P.A. 14-122 made a technical change in Subsec. (d); P.A. 18-106, amended Subsec. (a) to delete “who is on active duty and” in Subdiv. (1), add new Subdiv. (2) re definition of “department”, redesignate existing Subdivs. (2) and (3) as Subdivs. (3) and (4), amend redesignated Subdiv. (3) to redefined “services”, amend redesignated Subdiv. (4) to redefine “local organizations”, add Subdiv. (5) re definition of “veteran”, and add Subdiv. (6) re definition of “volunteer”, substantially amended Subsec. (b) including to replace reference to family program of the Connecticut National Guard with reference to department within its family program, and add provision re volunteer service coordinator not to coordinate provision of voluntary services for certain services, substantially amended Subsec. (c) including to add reference to department and delete “assist such municipalities and local organizations, amended Subsec. (d) to replace “January 31, 2006” with “January 31, 2019”, replace “family program of the Connecticut National Guard” with “department”, and replace “provided by volunteers to members throughout the state, including, but not limited to, the level of services in different geographical areas” with “received under the volunteer service program by members, veterans, members' or veterans' families or the department during the previous calendar year”, and made technical and conforming changes, effective July 1, 2018.