General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5120
January Session, 2021 LCO No. 442
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. GREEN, 55th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT SERVICES TO
VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
1 That chapter 815 of the general statutes be amended to provide
2 enhanced support services to a victim of domestic violence by allowing
3 such victim to apply for temporary state-funded benefits without being
4 required to include a spouse's income when calculating eligibility for
5 such benefits and ninety days thereafter require a case review to verify
6 that such victim does not have access to the spouse's income.
Statement of Purpose:
To provide support services to victims of domestic violence.
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