HB 5234 Summary

• Repeals and replaces statute 27-100b to expand the volunteer service program from the Connecticut National Guard Family Program to the Military Department, effective July 1, 2018.

• Removes the requirement that volunteers be "on active duty" and expands the program to serve members, veterans, members' or veterans' families, and the Military Department itself.

• Adds office work to the list of eligible volunteer services and defines key terms including "volunteer," "veteran," and "department."

• Prohibits volunteers from providing services that require state licenses, certificates, permits, or credentials unless they hold the required credentials.

• Changes the annual reporting deadline from January 31, 2006 to January 31, 2019, and requires reports to the joint standing committee on voluntary services provided under the program during the previous calendar year.