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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › 102ld - Administration, Programs, and Patient Rights and Obligations › Article VII - NON RESIDENTIAL SERVICES › Part A - Advocacy and Assistance › Section 27-102l(d)-300 - Office of advocacy and assistance

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The
				  Department shall maintain and staff an advocacy and assistance unit which shall
				  be known as the Office of Advocacy and Assistance (OAA).
(b) Pursuant to Section
				  4-8
				  and subsection (b) of Section
				  27-102
l
of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the
				  Commissioner shall appoint a Director to administer the Office of Advocacy and
				  Assistance, including supervising Service Officers and clerical personnel as
				  may be assigned to the unit.
(c)
				  Within appropriations, the unit may maintain one or more offices in each
				  congressional district in Connecticut and assign at least one Service Officer
				  to each such district. The Director may assign cases from more than one
				  district to a Service Officer based on special needs of such cases or work
				  loads.
(d) The Director shall
				  ensure that each Service Officer completes a course, approved by him, in
				  veteran's benefits within one year of commencement of employment.
(1) The course shall cover benefits available
				  to a veteran under Title 38 of the United States Code.
(2) The course may cover benefits under
				  Titles 5, 7, 10a, 12, 14, 21 and 27 of the Connecticut General Statutes and if
				  the course may not, the Director shall cause these topics to be covered by
				  requiring attendance at an in-service training provided by the Department on
				  the same.
(3) If no approved course
				  is available within the eleven months of commencement of employment, the
				  Director may cause such a course to be offered and order one or more Service
				  Officers to attend.
(4) Within
				  appropriations, the Director may order a refresher course at his discretion for
				  any Service Officer.
(5) If a
				  Service Officer completed comparable training within five years prior to the
				  commencement of employment as a service worker, the Director may accept
				  documentation of successful completion in lieu of the requirement in
				  subdivision 1 of this subsection.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › 102ld - Administration, Programs, and Patient Rights and Obligations › Article VII - NON RESIDENTIAL SERVICES › Part A - Advocacy and Assistance › Section 27-102l(d)-301 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
The following definitions shall apply sections
					 27-102
l
(d)-302 through 27-102
l
(d)-319 of the
					 regulations of Connecticut state agencies, for the Office Of Advocacy and
					 Assistance and the activities therein.
(a) "Applicant" means the person who
				  initiated the Department's involvement.
(b) "Benefit" means any payment, service,
				  commodity, function, status, or waiver which may be available to a veteran in
				  part or in full because the beneficiary is or was a veteran or a
				  dependent.
(c) "Child" means any
				  child for whom the veteran admits paternity or legally adopted and is under 18
				  years of age, or a full time student for whom the veteran took a deduction on
				  his most recent federal income tax filing.
(d) "Claim means" an application made by or
				  on behalf of a veteran of a dependent for a benefit which has not yet been
				  accepted or finally rejected by the party who may confer that benefit on the
				  veteran or a dependent, including appeals from adverse intermediary decision
				  makers.
(e) "Dependent" means a
				  spouse, child, or parent of an eligible veteran.
(f) "Parent" means a biological mother or
				  father, regardless of marital status at the time of birth or application for
				  benefit, and any person who has legally adopted the veteran.
(g) "Widow" and "widower" means a surviving
				  spouse of a valid marriage, as determined by the law of the place where such a
				  marriage was made and at the time of the death, to a veteran as defined in
				  Section
				  27-103 of
				  the Connecticut General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › 102ld - Administration, Programs, and Patient Rights and Obligations › Article VII - NON RESIDENTIAL SERVICES › Part A - Advocacy and Assistance › Section 27-102l(d)-302 - Application for services

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A veteran
				  seeking advocacy and assistance shall file an application which:
(1) Describes his military service and
				  discharge status in sufficient detail as to permit a Service Officer to
				  determine of technical eligibility as defined in Section
				  27-102l(d)
				  -100 of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, and
(2) Describes the veteran's need for advocacy
				  or assistance in general terms or as to a specific benefit in sufficient detail
				  as to permit a Service Officer to determine that need is within the criteria
				  set forth in Sections
				  27-102
l
(d)-303 and 304 of the regulations of Connecticut state
				  agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › 102ld - Administration, Programs, and Patient Rights and Obligations › Article VII - NON RESIDENTIAL SERVICES › Part A - Advocacy and Assistance › Section 27-102l(d)-303 - Assistance

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Service Officers may engage in one or
				  more of the following assistance activities upon the request of an applicant or
				  their dependents.
(1) Inform veterans and
				  dependents about benefits and services under federal, state or local programs
				  or services for which a veteran or his dependents may be eligible.
(2) Aid and advise veterans or dependents in
				  preparing, submitting and presenting claims for veterans benefits and services
				  from federal, state, or local governments and private groups.
(3) Arrange or provide travel assistance to
				  officers for appointments and contacts with various benefit
				  providers.
(4) Prepare claim forms
				  for veterans benefits.
(5) Submit
				  claim forms after the applicant signs.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › 102ld - Administration, Programs, and Patient Rights and Obligations › Article VII - NON RESIDENTIAL SERVICES › Part A - Advocacy and Assistance › Section 27-102l(d)-304 - Advocacy

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) To the extent allowed by federal and
				  state law, a Service Officer may advocate for veterans and their dependents in
				  one or more of the following ways:
(1) Address
				  community, civic, and veteran organizations on the needs of the veteran
				  population, and available benefits, services, activities, and programs to which
				  veterans and their dependents may be entitled or eligible to receive.
(2) Respond to requests from federal and
				  state elected officials for input on legislation affecting or that may affect
				  veterans' benefits.
(3) Visit
				  nursing homes to assess the treatment being given to veterans and their
				  dependents and to ensure that they shall be receiving maximum
				  benefits.
(4) Investigate, in
				  cooperation with appropriate authorities as may be appropriate, any complaints
				  about the treatment of veterans, their spouses, dependents and family members
				  receiving services under Chapter 506 of the Connecticut General
				  Statutes.
(5) Visit homeless
				  shelters, soup kitchens, and local welfare agencies for the purpose of
				  identifying veterans who may benefit from residential and non- residential
				  services, activities, and programs.
(6) Accompany an applicant or claimant to
				  meetings and hearings necessary to process or appeal benefit claims or
				  applications, including for residential programs for the Department.
(7) Assemble evidence and documentation,
				  including written analysis of eligibility determinations and explanations of
				  the veteran's circumstances, as may be requested by or relevant to the party
				  processing the application.
(8)
				  Prepare bulletins and public information materials for public education and
				  outreach.
(9) Obtain the
				  appointment as a representative of a veteran under a Power of Attorney
				  recognized by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of
				  perfecting veteran's claims for benefits before the Board of Veterans' Appeals,
				  informal conference or formal hearing held by the Commissioner of the
				  Department of Veterans' Affairs, or designee, and any other unit of the
				  federal, state, or local government charged with the administration of
				  veterans' benefits.
(10) Other
				  duties the Director may assign to improve the quality of life of veterans and
				  their dependents.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › 102ld - Administration, Programs, and Patient Rights and Obligations › Article VII - NON RESIDENTIAL SERVICES › Part B - Veterans Cemeteries › Section 27-102l(d)-320 - State cemeteries for veterans

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The Department
				  of Veterans' Affairs shall operate three state veterans' cemeteries:
(1) The State Veterans' Cemetery in Darien,
				  in which there may be no available burial plots.
(2) The Colonel Gates Cemetery in Rocky
				  Hill.
(3) The State Veterans'
				  Cemetery in Middletown, which is available for deceased veterans found eligible
				  under Section
				  27-122b
				  of the, General Statutes as may be amended from time to
				  time.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › 102ld - Administration, Programs, and Patient Rights and Obligations › Article VII - NON RESIDENTIAL SERVICES › Part B - Veterans Cemeteries › Section 27-102l(d)-321 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
The following definitions shall apply to Section
					 27-102
l
(d)-322 through 27-102
l
(d)-339 of the
					 regulations of Connecticut state agencies activities related to interment in a
					 state cemetery.
(a) "Honorable
				  Service" or "Under Honorable Conditions" is character of service as listed on
				  DD-214 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation) or separation papers (generic
				  term). This term may not include "General-Other Than Honorable" and "Bad
				  Conduct" discharges.
(b) "Resident"
				  means a legal resident of the State of Connecticut either at the time of death
				  or at the time of induction into the armed forces. Proof of residence shall
				  include:
(1) Address listed on the
				  DD-214,
(2) Separation papers
				  issued by the a branch of armed forces,
(3) Copy of a death certificate,
				  and
(4) A declaration by next of
				  kin.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › 102ld - Administration, Programs, and Patient Rights and Obligations › Article VII - NON RESIDENTIAL SERVICES › Part B - Veterans Cemeteries › Section 27-102l(d)-322 - Application for interment

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) An application
				  for interment may be submitted before or after the death of the veteran or his
				  or her spouse.
(1) Application for interment
				  may be made by a veteran, any family member, or a personal
				  representative.
(2) The
				  Commissioner may make application for burial for any veteran who dies while in
				  residence in a departmental residential program, if necessary.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › 102ld - Administration, Programs, and Patient Rights and Obligations › Article VII - NON RESIDENTIAL SERVICES › Part B - Veterans Cemeteries › Section 27-102l(d)-323 - Order of interment and plot assignment

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
				  Order of interment shall be based on date of death, except that the
				  Commissioner shall consider the desire of the families in scheduling funerals,
				  services, and interments.
(b) Plot
				  assignment shall be in the sole discretion of the Commissioner.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › 102ld - Administration, Programs, and Patient Rights and Obligations › Article VII - NON RESIDENTIAL SERVICES › Part B - Veterans Cemeteries › Section 27-102l(d)-324 - Cost of interment

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The Department
				  shall open and close the grave in the state cemetery.
(b) The decedent's family and/or estate shall
				  assume all other costs related to the interment, including funeral
				  expenses.
(c) In the event of no
				  other recourse, the Department may pay for the costs of interment and the
				  funeral, and recover such expenses from the estate of the veteran, if any and
				  as may be allowed by law.
(d) If
				  for any reason a veteran or a decedent's family desires to exhume and relocate
				  the body of a deceased spouse or veteran, the party so requesting shall bear
				  any and all expenses associated with honoring the request, including the cost
				  of any permits required by any governmental agency.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › 102ld - Administration, Programs, and Patient Rights and Obligations › Article VII - NON RESIDENTIAL SERVICES › Part B - Veterans Cemeteries › Section 27-102l(d)-325 - Headstone and markers in state cemeteries for veterans

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Only headstones and markers as provided
				  by the federal government and approved by the Commissioner shall be permitted
				  in the state cemeteries for veterans.
(b) The Commissioner shall seek recovery of
				  any expense incurred by the state for removal of a headstone or marker not in
				  compliance with subsection (a) of this section from the person or persons who
				  ordered the installation, if known.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › 102ld - Administration, Programs, and Patient Rights and Obligations › Article VII - NON RESIDENTIAL SERVICES › Part B - Veterans Cemeteries › Section 27-102l(d)-326 - Interment of a spouse

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each veteran
				  who applies for interment and who is entitled to interment in his or her own
				  right may also apply for interment of a spouse.
(b) Application for a double vault burial
				  shall be made prior to the first interment.
(c) If application is not made in compliance
				  with subsection (b), an application shall be submitted to the Commissioner and
				  any expense attributed to removing the single vault and installing a double
				  vault shall be the responsibility of the family.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › 102ld - Administration, Programs, and Patient Rights and Obligations › Article VII - NON RESIDENTIAL SERVICES › Part C - Headstones In Private and State Cemeteries › Section 27-102l(d)-340 - Veterans headstones in private and state cemeteries

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Pursuant to Section
				  27-119
				  of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Commissioner shall pay for the
				  installation of headstones provided by the federal government, including the
				  cost of transportation, if none is provided, from the nearest point that the
				  federal government provides to the grave site in any private or state owned
				  cemetery located in Connecticut for any person who served in the military or
				  naval forces of the English colonies in America, prior to 1776, and any veteran
				  as defined in Section
				  27-103 of
				  the Connecticut General Statutes.
(b) The Chief Fiscal Officer shall administer
				  the program and make recommendations for payment to the Commissioner.
(c) The Commissioner shall authorize that the
				  State Comptroller make such payments only upon application and upon his
				  approval.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › 102ld - Administration, Programs, and Patient Rights and Obligations › Article VII - NON RESIDENTIAL SERVICES › Part C - Headstones In Private and State Cemeteries › Section 27-102l(d)-341 - Application for payment

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A person
				  seeking payment for installation of a headstone shall file an application
				  which:
(1) Is substantially
				  complete,
(2) Satisfies the
				  technical eligibility requirements as set forth in
				  38 USC §
												2306, and
(3) Identifies the cemetery, including plot
				  location, or grave site in detail sufficient to determine where the headstone
				  is to be or was installed, and
(4)
				  Includes the name and telephone number of the cemetery caretaker or
				  administrator, if any, and
(5)
				  Describes the current marker, if any, or includes an affidavit that the grave
				  site is unmarked.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › 102ld - Administration, Programs, and Patient Rights and Obligations › Article VII - NON RESIDENTIAL SERVICES › Part C - Headstones In Private and State Cemeteries › Section 27-102l(d)-342 - Technical approval (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
						Sec.
						54 of
						Public
						Act 14-187. (June 11,
						2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › 102ld - Administration, Programs, and Patient Rights and Obligations › Article VII - NON RESIDENTIAL SERVICES › Part C - Headstones In Private and State Cemeteries › Section 27-102l(d)-343 - Technical denial (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
						Sec.
						54 of
						Public
						Act 14-187. (June 11,
						2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › 102ld - Administration, Programs, and Patient Rights and Obligations › Article VII - NON RESIDENTIAL SERVICES › Part D - Desk Review › Section 27-102l(d)-344 - Desk review

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) An applicant for assistance,
				  advocacy, interment, or payment for installation of headstones who disagrees
				  with the agency's decision may petition the Commissioner for a desk
				  review.
(b) The Commissioner may
				  deny or grant a desk review and may thereafter, if granted, modify, reverse, or
				  affirm the decision rendered.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › 140c - Veterans' Bonus Division › Section 27-140c-1 - Scope of regulations

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Sees.7-140c-1
			 through 27-140-c-11 inclusive will apply with equal force to the Veterans'
			 Bonus Act for the Vietnam Conflict (
			 Public Act
			 422 [1967]), and the Veterans' Bonus Act for those
			 eligible veterans who did not receive a bonus previously for service in World
			 War II or the Korean Conflict (
			 Public Act
			 591 [1971] ).
(b) All words and phrases used in these rules
			 and regulations not defined in the appropriate bonus act shall be construed in
			 accordance with Sec.
			 1-1,
			 Connecticut General Statutes, as amended.
(c) The term "Treasurer" as used in these
			 regulations shall refer to the Treasurer, State of Connecticut, unless
			 otherwise indicated.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › 140c - Veterans' Bonus Division › Section 27-140c-2 - Active duty requirement

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The term
			 "active duty" shall be construed to include time served in the army, navy, air
			 force, marine corps, coast guard of the United States, and any officer of the
			 United States Public Health Service detailed by proper authority with any of
			 the foregoing, but shall not include time served in the merchant
			 marine.
(b) Applicants whose active
			 duty consisted solely of active duty for training as Reservists or National
			 Guardsmen (Acdutra) will not be eligible to receive the bonus benefits for such
			 periods. Provided that if a reservist or guardsman serves in such a capacity
			 for a period of over six months, then he may be eligible for the bonus benefits
			 for the eligible time exceeding six months, provided he serves a minimum of
			 nine consecutive months.
(1) For example, an
			 applicant who served six to eight months on Acdutra will not be eligible for
			 the bonus.
(2) An applicant who
			 serves nine consecutive months Acdutra shall be eligible for three months
			 bonus.
(3) An applicant who serves
			 separate tours of Acdutra, each in excess of nine months duration, shall
			 receive no bonus payment for the initial six months of either tour of
			 Acdutra.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › 140c - Veterans' Bonus Division › Section 27-140c-3 - Requirement of domicile in year prior

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The applicant
			 must prove that he has fulfilled the requirement of domicile in Connecticut for
			 at least one year prior to entry into the armed forces. The following
			 representative factors which may be considered in such determination include
			 registration to vote, ownership of property and paying taxes thereon, driver's
			 license, membership in community organizations and sworn statements by
			 Connecticut officials of such domicile.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sec.
			 27-140c-3(a),
			 in cases where in the opinion of the treasurer, it would be impractical or
			 impossible to obtain evidence supporting an applicant's claim of the year prior
			 domicile requirement, a sworn statement by the applicant duly notarized
			 certifying his domicile in Connecticut for the required period before entry
			 onto active duty will satisfy this requirement. Such statements will be
			 accepted only in the absence of contrary evidence indicating the applicant's
			 domicile in Connecticut during the period in question is presented.
(c) The applicant will be presumed to have
			 maintained the same domicile he had prior to entry into active service provided
			 that if an applicant shows an active duty record with broken or interrupted
			 service for a year or longer, then domicile upon re-entry into the armed forces
			 will be considered that which is established and maintained during this
			 period.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › 140c - Veterans' Bonus Division › Section 27-140c-4 - Domicile when applying

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A statutorily
			 qualified applicant who is domiciled in Connecticut on October 1, 1967, or at a
			 time subsequent thereto is eligible for the bonus regardless of whether he
			 continued his Connecticut domicile upon his separation from military
			 service.
(b) Veterans seeking the
			 World War II or Korean War Bonus must have been domiciled in this state on or
			 after October 1, 1971.
(c) All
			 applicants who applied for the bonus and were refused because they were not
			 domiciled in Connecticut at the time of application may reapply for the
			 bonus.
(d) The right to receive the
			 bonus is deemed to accrue while in the service.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › 140c - Veterans' Bonus Division › Section 27-140c-5 - Nature of discharge received by veteran

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) If the
			 applicant receives an honorable discharge, he will be eligible for the bonus
			 provided the other criteria of eligibility are satisfied.
(b) If the applicant receives a dishonorable
			 discharge, he will not be eligible for the bonus.
(c) If the applicant receives either a
			 discharge under honorable conditions or discharge under conditions other than
			 honorable, or such other similar discharge, the veteran will only be eligible
			 to receive the bonus if the discharge was through no fault or misconduct on his
			 part.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › 140c - Veterans' Bonus Division › Section 27-140c-6 - Determination of fault or misconduct

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) If an applicant
			 has been discharged under honorable conditions or conditions other than
			 honorable, or such other similar discharge but is still ordered to fulfill a
			 reserve obligation, he is eligible for the bonus.
(b) The eligibility or ineligibility of the
			 applicant to receive benefits from the Veterans Administration will be a factor
			 considered by the treasurer to establish no fault or misconduct by the
			 applicant.
(c) Discharges under
			 honorable conditions or under conditions other than honorable which will not be
			 considered to have been based upon fault or misconduct include but are not
			 limited to the following:
1. Discharges solely
			 because of psychological or medical reasons, with supporting medical
			 opinions;
2. Discharges because of
			 a bona fide conscientious objector status of the applicant;
3. Discharges because of an applicant's
			 admitted homosexuality, absent any homosexual activities while the applicant is
			 in the service; and
4. Discharges
			 based upon other conditions which are beyond the control of the
			 applicant.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › 140c - Veterans' Bonus Division › Section 27-140c-7 - Amount of creditable time and payment of the bonus

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) An applicant's bonus payment will be
			 based upon his creditable service time, which will be determined by subtracting
			 the applicant's time lost, if any, from the applicant's total active service
			 time, both of which categories appear on the Form DD214, Armed Forces of the
			 United States Report of Transfer or Discharge required of all
			 applicants.
(b) The information as
			 presented on the applicant's Form DD214 will be considered prima facie evidence
			 of the applicant's creditable service time.
(c) The military standard of a sixteen (16)
			 day month will be used in all calculations by which the amount of each
			 applicant's creditable service time is determined. Sixteen days must be served
			 for the veteran to receive payment for the month.
(d) Applicants, who are on active duty at the
			 time they file a bonus application, will not be paid if they are not eligible
			 for the maximum payment of $300.00, unless good cause is shown to the
			 treasurer. Such applicants may reapply upon reaching such eligibility or upon
			 separation from the armed forces whichever comes first.
(e) Applications of servicemen who are on an
			 initial tour of active duty at the time they file a bonus application, and
			 whose domicile statements reflect excessive periods of service in a time lost
			 status will not be considered until the servicemen have been separated from
			 service.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › 140c - Veterans' Bonus Division › Section 27-140c-8 - Administrative rejection

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) If the
			 Veterans' Bonus Division requests information from an applicant to further
			 substantiate his bonus claims and the applicant fails to comply with the
			 request within four consecutive months, then the treasurer may make a
			 determination of eligibility or ineligibility.
(b) If there is insufficient information, the
			 treasurer may close the file without prejudice. If and when the necessary
			 information is obtained at a later date, the file may be reopened by the
			 Veterans' Bonus Division.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › 140c - Veterans' Bonus Division › Section 27-140c-9 - Survivor's payments

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) If a veteran is
			 deceased, the amount of compensation to which he would have been entitled shall
			 be paid to the following classes of persons in the order named, each class to
			 the exclusion of all other classes:
1.
			 Surviving spouse of the deceased veteran, provided such spouse is unmarried at
			 the time of application and provided, at the time of the veteran's entry into
			 service and thereafter, such spouse was not without just cause living apart
			 from such veteran;
2. surviving
			 child or children of the deceased veteran, share and share alike; and the
			 descendants of a deceased child shall take the share the parent would take if
			 living (per stirpes);
3. surviving
			 parent or parents of deceased veteran.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › 140c - Veterans' Bonus Division › Appeals Procedure › Section 27-140c-10 - Preliminary notice to the state treasurer

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) If an
				applicant's claim for the bonus is denied, the state treasurer shall inform the
				applicant of his right to appeal this decision to the Appeals Board.
(b) Notice from the applicant of his desire
				to appeal must be in writing and received within ninety (90) days of receipt of
				this letter.
(c) Upon receipt of
				the applicant's written request to appeal, a letter of acknowledgment of said
				request will be dispatched to the appealing party by the treasurer.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › 140c - Veterans' Bonus Division › Appeals Procedure › Section 27-140c-11 - Notice to applicant

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) When the
				hearing date is established the appellant will be so advised by registered
				mail. This letter shall be sent at least thirty (30) days prior to the
				scheduled hearing date and shall include:
1.
				The date, time and place of hearing.
2. A statement citing the statutory authority
				upon which the application was denied.
3. A statement by the treasurer of the
				essential facts upon which his decision is predicated.
4. A statement informing the applicant that
				he can represent himself or be represented at the hearing by legal counsel (at
				his own expense) or by a duly authorized personal representative.
5. A statement informing the applicant that
				if he is not able to be present at the hearing he may either request or be
				granted one postponement of his appeal until the next scheduled meeting of the
				Appeals Board or may authorize the presentation of his case by his legal
				counsel, by his personal representative or by a member of the Veterans' Bonus
				Division selected by the treasurer before the Appeals Board.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services › 5 - Public Warning of Official State Civil Defense Operation or Test Operation and Taking of Cover › Section 28-5-1 - Public warning signals

Current through July 10, 2024
The public warning signals for an official state civil defense
				operation or test operation conducted pursuant to Chapter 517 of the general
				statutes are:
(1) Alert signal: A
			 steady blast of three to five minutes on sirens, whistles, horns, or similar
			 devices;
(2) Take cover signal: A
			 wailing tone or short blasts for three minutes on sirens, whistles, horns or
			 similar devices.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services › 5 - Public Warning of Official State Civil Defense Operation or Test Operation and Taking of Cover › Section 28-5-2 - Cover defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Cover is defined as a place of shelter from bombs or shellfire,
				or atomic, radiological, chemical, biological or bacteriological weapons or
				processes, including but not restricted to designated civil defense shelter
				areas.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services › 5 - Public Warning of Official State Civil Defense Operation or Test Operation and Taking of Cover › Section 28-5-3 - Requirement on take cover signal

Current through July 10, 2024
Upon the sounding of the take cover signal, all persons except
				authorized civil defense personnel and other duly constituted authority
				mobilized for purposes of civil defense shall take cover.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services › 5 - Public Warning of Official State Civil Defense Operation or Test Operation and Taking of Cover › Section 28-5-4 - Taking cover in absence of signal

Current through July 10, 2024
In the event of the failure of or absence of the take cover
				signal in an area subject to an official state civil defense operation or test
				operation, all persons except authorized civil defense personnel and other duly
				constituted authority mobilized for purposes of civil defense shall take cover
				when so directed by authorized civil defense personnel or other duly
				constituted authority mobilized for purposes of civil
				defense.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services › 5 - Public Warning of Official State Civil Defense Operation or Test Operation and Taking of Cover › Section 28-5-5 - Authority of personnel

Current through July 10, 2024
During an official state civil defense operation or test
				operation, authorized civil defense personnel or other duly constituted
				authority mobilized for purposes of civil defense may direct any person to
				cover and from any one place of cover to another place of
				cover.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services › 5 - Public Warning of Official State Civil Defense Operation or Test Operation and Taking of Cover › Section 28-5-6 - Leaving cover prohibited, when

Current through July 10, 2024
No person other than authorized civil defense personnel and
				other duly constituted authority mobilized for purposes of civil defense shall
				leave a place of cover during an official state civil defense operation or test
				operation unless permitted or directed to leave such place of cover by
				authorized civil defense personnel or other duly constituted authority
				mobilized for purposes of civil defense.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services › 24 - Enhanced 9-1-1 Telecommunications Fund Regulations › Section 28-24-2a - Public safety answering point terminal equipment

Current through July 10, 2024
Public safety answering points, with 9-1-1 service utilization
				plans approved by and on file with the Division in accordance with section
				28-27a of the Connecticut General Statutes, are eligible for PSAP terminal
				equipment. Public safety answering points using state-provided PSAP terminal
				equipment that join a regional PSAP or multi-town PSAP shall return to the
				Division the PSAP terminal equipment received pursuant to this section. The
				Division shall not provide funding or PSAP terminal equipment to secondary
				answering points.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services › 24 - Enhanced 9-1-1 Telecommunications Fund Regulations › Section 28-24-3a - Subsidization of regional PSAPs, multi-town PSAPs, and funded entities

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) In order to be eligible for subsidies
			 from the Enhanced 9-1-1 Telecommunications Fund, regional PSAPs and multi-town
			 PSAPs shall:
(1) Have a representative board
			 in place and operating;
(2) Have
			 contracts with each member town or city that shall provide for the appointment
			 of voting representatives from each town to the representative board;
(3) Provide copies of the contracts described
			 in subdivision (2) of this subsection to the Division upon request;
			 and
(4) Have a chief administrative
			 officer and a chief financial officer. The chief financial officer shall give a
			 surety bond in the amount of five hundred thousand dollars.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services › 24 - Enhanced 9-1-1 Telecommunications Fund Regulations › Section 28-24-4a - Implementation of a transition grant program

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A town or city
			 may apply for a PSAP transition grant to reimburse such town's or city's
			 expenses related to the transition of its stand-alone PSAP to an approved
			 multi-town or regional PSAP A town or city that continues to utilize a
			 secondary PSAP shall not be eligible for transition grant funds. Such
			 reimbursable expenses, which shall be limited to costs associated with the
			 relocation of existing emergency telecommunications systems and non-recurring
			 costs associated with providing for additional functional capacity at the
			 regional PSAP, shall not exceed three hundred thousand dollars. Transition
			 grants are limited by the availability of funds and shall be subject to the
			 approval of the Division. Reimbursable expenses include expenses for the
			 following:
(1) Changes to existing radio
			 systems of the affected parties that are required by the move;
(2) Emergency telecommunications equipment
			 and systems required by the stand-alone PSAP or multi-town or regional PSAP to
			 facilitate the incorporation of another town or city; and
(3) Analysis, design or planning of a new
			 regional PSAP or multi-town PSAP Towns or cities are eligible for analysis,
			 design and planning costs, allocated on a one-time basis, for a new regional
			 PSAP at the rate of fifteen thousand dollars for the first two member towns or
			 cities plus an additional five thousand dollars for each additional member town
			 or city.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services › 24 - Enhanced 9-1-1 Telecommunications Fund Regulations › Section 28-24-5a - Application procedures

Current through July 10, 2024
Applications for regional or multi-town PSAP transition grants
				shall be made on forms furnished by and filed with the Department of Emergency
				Services and Public Protection, Division of Statewide Emergency
				Telecommunications, 1111 Country Club Road, Middletown, CT
				06457.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services › 24 - Enhanced 9-1-1 Telecommunications Fund Regulations › Section 28-24-6a - Implementation of a regional emergency telecommunications service credit

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Every town or city shall be eligible for
			 a regional emergency telecommunications service credit for coordinated medical
			 emergency direction (CMED) services. This service credit shall be based upon
			 the factor of thirty cents per capita, utilizing the most recent Department of
			 Public Health population data, and calculated as
variable p
(population) multiplied by .3.
(b)
			 Only those entities approved by the Department of Public Health, Office of
			 Emergency Medical Services as CMEDs, and which operate under approved plans for
			 communications systems developed by emergency medical services councils under
			 the provisions of section 19a-182 of the Connecticut General Statutes, shall be
			 eligible to receive the regional emergency telecommunications service
			 credit.
(c) Towns and cities shall
			 designate the recipient of their CMED credit and notify the Division of that
			 designation prior to April 1st of each year.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services › 24 - Enhanced 9-1-1 Telecommunications Fund Regulations › Section 28-24-7a - Training of public safety telecommunicators

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Funds from
			 the Enhanced 9-1-1 Telecommunications Fund may be used for the presentation of
			 telecommunicator training programs and expenses related to the development of
			 training, pursuant to regulations adopted under the authority of section 28-30
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(b) The Division shall establish a training
			 fund to be used exclusively for the purpose of providing ongoing training for
			 public safety telecommunicators. Each public safety answering point shall be
			 eligible for reimbursement of the expenses of training telecommunicators, in
			 accordance with the provisions of section 28-30 of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes and regulations adopted under the authority of such section.
			 Reimbursement shall be limited to an amount equal to fifteen cents per capita,
			 utilizing the most recent Department of Public Health population data. Requests
			 for funding shall be submitted to the Division and are subject to approval of
			 the Division.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services › 24 - Enhanced 9-1-1 Telecommunications Fund Regulations › Section 28-24-8a - Administration of the 9-1-1 program

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each telephone
			 and telecommunications company providing local telephone service or voice over
			 internet protocol service, and each provider of commercial mobile radio
			 service, as defined in
			 47
			 CFR 20.3, shall assess against each
			 subscriber a fee established by the PURA. The annual fee shall be determined at
			 a proceeding conducted by the PURA on or before June 1st of each year, based
			 upon an annual operating budget developed by the Commissioner of Emergency
			 Services and Public Protection on or before April 1st of each year.
(b) Any Enhanced 9-1-1 Telecommunications
			 Fund surplus shall be carried forward to successive fiscal years and used for
			 the sole purpose of administering the 9-1-1 program.
(c) Except for commercial mobile radio, for
			 the purpose of assessment of customer accounts with multiple lines, the monthly
			 9-1-1 assessment shall be determined in accordance with the progressive
			 wireline inclusion schedule as follows:
(1) If
			 the number of access wire lines equals one, then the assessment factor shall be
			 1.0;
(2) If the number of access
			 wire lines equals two, then the assessment factor shall be .75;
(3) If the number of access wire lines equals
			 three, then the assessment factor shall be .67;
(4) If the number of access wire lines equals
			 four or five, then the assessment factor shall be .6;
(5) If the number of access wire lines is
			 six, seven, eight, nine or ten, then the assessment factor shall be
			 .5;
(6) If the number of access
			 wire lines is equal to or greater than eleven but less than 26, then the
			 assessment factor shall be .4;
(7)
			 If the number of access wire lines is equal to or greater than 26, but less
			 than 51, then the assessment factor shall be .33;
(8) If the number of access wire lines is
			 equal to or greater than 51, but less than 100, then the assessment factor
			 shall be .25; and
(9) If the number
			 of access wire lines is equal to or greater than 100, then the assessment
			 factor shall be .2.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services › 24 - Enhanced 9-1-1 Telecommunications Fund Regulations › Section 28-24-9a - Administration of the 9-1-1 program by the Division of Statewide Emergency Telecommunications

Current through July 10, 2024
Funds from the Enhanced 9-1-1 Telecommunications Fund shall be
				used to pay for the administration of the Division. To ensure compliance with
				the provisions of sections 28-24-1a to 28-24-12a, inclusive, of the Regulations
				of Connecticut State Agencies, representatives of the Division shall be
				authorized to enter upon and inspect public or private safety answering points
				that have received funding or equipment from the Division.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services › 24 - Enhanced 9-1-1 Telecommunications Fund Regulations › Section 28-24-10a - Capital expense account

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Regional
			 emergency telecommunications centers and funded entities may apply for funding
			 for the purpose of reimbursing such entities for capital expenditures up to
			 twenty per cent of the regional emergency telecommunications center's or funded
			 entity's annual subsidy Capital expenditure funds shall not be used for the
			 purchase or leasing of real estate, buildings, or vehicles. Architectural
			 services, building materials, restoration services and labor needed to
			 accommodate new equipment in existing buildings shall be eligible for funding.
			 Capital expenditure funds shall be subject to the requirement of matching funds
			 by the town or city served by the public safety answering point applying for
			 funding. The chief executive officer of the town or city, or the representative
			 board of the regional PSAP, shall provide documentation of any available
			 matching funds to the Division. Capital expenditure reimbursements are limited
			 by the availability of funds and subject to the approval of the
			 Division.
(b) Requests for capital
			 expenditure funds shall be submitted to the Division not less than ninety days
			 prior to the anticipated expenditure.
(c) Capital expenditure funds allocated to a
			 regional PSAP or a funded entity at their request that have not been used
			 within the time period approved by the Division shall be returned to the
			 Enhanced 9-1-1 Telecommunications Fund for reallocation.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services › 24 - Enhanced 9-1-1 Telecommunications Fund Regulations › Section 28-24-11a - Funding for public safety answering points operated by the Connecticut State Police

Current through July 10, 2024
Funding for public safety answering points operated by the
				Connecticut State Police shall be subsidized at the rate of two dollars per
				9-1-1 call as calculated by the Division, utilizing call counts for the
				previous calendar year. Funding shall be used exclusively for the provision of
				enhanced 9-1-1 services.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services › 24 - Enhanced 9-1-1 Telecommunications Fund Regulations › Section 28-24-12a - Funding for public safety communications networks

Current through July 10, 2024
The Division shall provide funding for the state public safety
				services data network and radio network on an annual basis. Funding shall be
				determined by the availability of funds and shall be subject to approval by the
				Division.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services › 27 - Establishment and Operation of Public Safety Answering Points and Private Safety Answering Points › Section 28-27-1a - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in sections 28-27-1a to 28-27-32a, inclusive, of the
				Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:
(1) "9-1-1 call" has the same meaning as
			 provided in section 28-25 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(2) "Automatic location identification" has
			 the same meaning as provided in section 28-25 of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes.
(3) "Automatic number
			 identification" has the same meaning as provided in section 28-25 of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes.
(4)
			 "Central station alarm company" means a company that provides alarm service
			 monitoring for a home or business.
(5) "Certified telecommunications provider"
			 has the same meaning as provided in section 16-1 of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes.
(6) "Division" or
			 "Division of Statewide Emergency Telecommunications" means the Division of
			 Statewide Emergency Telecommunications within the Department of Emergency
			 Services and Public Protection.
(7)
			 "Private safety answering point" has the same meaning as provided in section
			 28-25 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(8) "Public safety agency" has the same
			 meaning as provided in section 28-25 of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes.
(9) "Public safety
			 answering point" or "PSAP" has the same meaning as provided in section 28-25 of
			 the Connecticut General Statutes.
(10) "Next generation 9-1-1 telecommunication
			 system" has the same meaning as provided in section 28-25 of the Connecticut
			 General Statutes.
(11) "Rebid"
			 means a repeat request for location information.
(12) "Telecommunicator" has the same meaning
			 as provided in section 28-30 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(13) "Telecom provider" means a telephone
			 company or a voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) service provider or provider
			 of wireless telecommunications service, as such terms are defined in section
			 28-30b of the Connecticut General Statutes; and
(14) "Telephone company" has the same meaning
			 as provided in section 28-25 of the Connecticut General Statutes.