Connecticut HB 5406: AN ACT PERMITTING BOARDS OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CREDITS NECESSARY FOR GRADUATION.

Bill Text

Substitute House Bill No. 5406

Public Act No. 26-35

AN ACT CONCERNING ASSORTED MEASURES RECOGNIZING
AND HONORING THE HEROISM OF VETERANS AND MEMBERS
OF THE ARMED FORCES AND MAKING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO
STATUTES RELATED TO VETERANS' AND MILITARY AFFAIRS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2026) On and after July 1, 2026, the
Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall post in a conspicuous place on
the Internet web site of the Department of Veterans Affairs:
(1) A plain-language warning about individuals who seek to act in
violation of 38 USC Chapter 59, as amended from time to time, including
individuals seeking to act as agents or attorneys in the preparation,
presentation or prosecution of any claim under laws administered by
the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs without having been
recognized for such purposes by said secretary;
(2) A link to a United States Department of Veterans Affairs online
tool through which individuals lacking the recognition described in
subdivision (1) of this section may be reported;
(3) A link to a United States Department of Veterans Affairs online
tool through which agents, attorneys or other entities that are
recognized by the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the

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preparation, presentation or prosecution of any claim under laws
administered by said secretary may be searched;
(4) A link to a United States Department of Veterans Affairs Internet
web site or online tool that provides final decisions on discipline by the
United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs of agents, attorneys and
entities described in subdivision (3) of this section for violations of 38
USC Chapter 59, as amended from time to time; and
(5) A plain-language message discouraging veterans from sharing
with anyone such veterans' United States Department of Veterans
Affairs account login credentials or bank account login credentials, such
as usernames or passwords.
Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 27-100f of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
1, 2026):
(b) (1) On and after July 1, 2013, the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs
[, or the commissioner's designee,] shall, within available
appropriations, publish a list of qualified veterans' charitable
organizations. [The commissioner shall place any qualified veterans'
charitable organization on such list for a period of three years.
Organizations]
(2) An organization may apply and reapply [to the commissioner] for
inclusion on the list described in subdivision (1) of this subsection by
submitting [information regarding such organization's status to the
commissioner, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, and] to the
commissioner, in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner,
(A) a complete copy of such organization's most recently filed Internal
Revenue Service Form 990, including all parts and schedules, (B) proof
of such organization's status as a tax exempt organization under Section
501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent

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corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as amended
from time to time, and (C) any additional information the commissioner
deems necessary to determine whether such organization constitutes a
qualified veterans' charitable organization. [A qualified veterans'
charitable organization is one which: (1) Holds itself out to be
established for any benevolent, educational, philanthropic, humane,
scientific, patriotic, social welfare or advocacy purpose relating to or on
behalf of veterans; and (2) has been (A) a nonstock corporation,
organized under chapter 602, or any predecessor thereto, for three or
more years, or (B) a tax exempt organization under Section 501(c) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding
internal revenue code of the United States, as amended from time to
time, for three or more consecutive years.]
(3) If the commissioner approves the application or reapplication of
an organization under subdivision (2) of this subsection and accordingly
determines that such organization constitutes a qualified veterans'
charitable organization, the commissioner shall include such
organization on the list described in subdivision (1) of this subsection,
except that the commissioner may temporarily or permanently remove
such organization from such list for good cause.
(4) The list of qualified veterans' charitable organizations, a link to
each such organization's Internet web site [,] and the qualifications for
inclusion on such list, as set forth in [subdivisions (1) and (2) of this
subsection] subparagraphs (A), (B) and (C) of subdivision (2) of this
subsection, shall be published on the informational Internet web site
established in this section and shall bear a discla