HB 7110 Summary

• Replaces "Veterans' Administration" with "United States Department of Veterans Affairs" throughout Connecticut statutes to reflect current federal agency naming conventions.

• Renames the "veterans' advocacy and assistance unit" to "Office of Advocacy and Assistance" and changes "unit head" to "manager" in sections related to veterans services.

• Establishes training requirements for veterans' service officers and contact persons, including annual training on assisting women veterans and tracking outreach activities to nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

• Updates references to military service definitions and federal law citations (38 USC and Title 32 USC) to include "as amended from time to time" to accommodate future federal legislative changes.

• All amendments effective October 1, 2017, affecting 46 separate sections of Connecticut general statutes related to military and veterans affairs.