Bill Text: CT HB05129 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5129 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Requiring Public Assistance Recipients To Volunteer In Their Communities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-04 - Referred to Joint Committee on Human Services [HB05129 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB05129-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5129*
*January Session, 2017*		LCO No. 182
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Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. ZIOBRON, 34th Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS TO VOLUNTEER IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to implement public assistance reform similar to efforts undertaken in Maine, including, but not limited to, a requirement that public assistance recipients complete volunteer service or lose public assistance after three months.

Statement of Purpose:

To require public assistance recipients to engage in volunteer service benefiting their communities.