Bill Summary

• Makes minor and technical revisions to Connecticut statutes related to veterans' and military affairs, including clarifications to capitalization, terminology, and formatting throughout numerous sections.

• Increases state funeral expense assistance for veterans and certain military members from the existing amount to $1,800, and expands the definition of "funeral expenses" to include obituary publication costs.

• Defines "member" to include persons who served in Hmong Laotian special guerrilla units during the Vietnam War secret war in Laos, making them eligible for veteran benefits.

• Establishes a Qualifying Review Board with five voting members to review applications of veterans seeking benefits under section 27-103, with a majority of members required to be veterans themselves.

• Adds five or ten point credits to civil service examination scores for eligible veterans, disabled veterans' spouses, and military personnel in final year of enlistment, depending on eligibility for disability compensation.