General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5125
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 246
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Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. PISCOPO, 76th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS TO VOLUNTEER.
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.