Sec. 27-19c. Chargeable transient quarters and billeting account.
Sec. 27-19e. Governor's Guards horse account.
Sec. 27-20. Duties of Adjutant General.
Sec. 27-38f. New England Disaster Training Center activity account.
Sec. 27-100a. Military Relief Fund. Regulations. Annual report.
Sec. 27-19b. Military Department state morale, welfare and recreation account. Annual Report to Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. There is established an account to be known as the “Military Department state morale, welfare and recreation account”, which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account, which shall include, but not be limited to, proceeds of state military morale, welfare and recreation programs and gifts, grants and donations from public or private sources. Moneys in the account shall be expended by the Adjutant General for the purposes of operating state military morale, welfare and recreation programs. Not later than August 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the Adjutant General shall submit a report to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management concerning deposits into and expenditures from the account for the previous fiscal year.
(P.A. 12-200, S. 1; P.A. 22-62, S. 4; P.A. 25-110, S. 94.)
History: P.A. 12-200 effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 22-62 changed “Army National Guard” to “Military Department”, added “and gifts, grants and donations from public or private sources” and added provision re annual report to Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, effective July 1, 2022; P.A. 25-110 deleted reference to General Fund and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 27-19c. Chargeable transient quarters and billeting account. There is established an account to be known as the “chargeable transient quarters and billeting account”, which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account, which shall include, but not be limited to, proceeds of room service charges at Camp Nett at Niantic. Moneys in the account shall be expended by the Adjutant General for the purposes of billeting members of the armed forces at Camp Nett at Niantic.
(June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 107; P.A. 18-21, S. 2; P.A. 25-110, S. 95.)
History: June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1 effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 18-21 replaced “Camp Niantic” with “Camp Nett at Niantic”, effective March 25, 2019; P.A. 25-110 deleted reference to General Fund and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 27-19e. Governor's Guards horse account. There is established an account to be known as the “Governor's Guards horse account”, which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account, which shall include, but not be limited to, donations for the specific purpose of offsetting the costs of maintaining Governor's Guards' horses. Moneys in the account shall be expended by the Adjutant General for the purposes of facilitating the operations of the Governor's Guards.
(June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 109; P.A. 25-110, S. 96.)
History: June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1 effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 25-110 deleted reference to General Fund and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 27-20. Duties of Adjutant General. (a) The Adjutant General shall make such returns and reports to such officers as may be prescribed by the United States Department of Defense in regulations pertaining to the National Guard, at such times and in such form as prescribed. The Adjutant General shall (1) keep the service records of all officers and enlisted personnel, (2) issue authorized service medals, ribbons and documents, including under subsection (h) of this section and part VII of this chapter, (3) (A) generate and maintain all records and documents required by state law or regulations thereunder, and (B) process requests for such records pursuant to the state Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, and (4) (A) generate and maintain all records and documents required by federal law or regulations thereunder, and (B) process requests for such records pursuant to the federal Freedom of Information Act of 1976, 5 USC 552, as amended from time to time.
(b) The Adjutant General is charged, in all matters pertaining to the command, discipline, employment and administration of the armed forces of the state, with the duty of: (1) Recording, authenticating and communicating to members of the armed forces of the state all orders, instructions and regulations issued by order of (A) the Governor or the Adjutant General as the designee of the Governor, for the armed forces of the state, and (B) the Secretary of Defense for the National Guard; (2) preparing and distributing commissions; (3) compiling and issuing the registers of the armed forces of the state; (4) conducting internal audits and investigations; (5) organizing and coordinating the participation of the armed forces of the state in military and civic ceremonies; (6) organizing and coordinating inaugurals; and (7) managing the recruiting for the armed forces of the state.
(c) In event of emergency use of the armed forces of the state and with the approval of the Governor, the Adjutant General may serve as the disbursing officer of all funds appropriated by the General Assembly for the expense of the office of the Adjutant General.
(d) The Adjutant General may adopt regulations pertaining to the preparation and rendering of reports and returns, the care and preservation of military property and the administration of military personnel as in the Adjutant General's opinion the conditions demand, such regulations to be operative and in force when promulgated in the form of general orders, circulars or circular letters.
(e) The Adjutant General shall have charge and care of all state military property and all United States military property issued to the state, and shall keep an accurate and careful account of all receipts and issues of the same. The Adjutant General shall keep a record of all public property in the state in the possession of the armed forces of the state and shall guard such property against injury and loss to the greatest extent possible. The Adjutant General shall conduct annual inspections of all public property and keep a complete inventory of such property and the places where it is deposited. The Adjutant General shall require each accountable and responsible officer of the armed forces of the state to account for any deficiency in public property in such officer's possession upon discovery of such deficiency. The Adjutant General shall require each unit of the armed forces of the state to be inspected at least once each calendar year. The Adjutant General shall, annually, as provided in section 4-60, make a report to the Governor of the strength, condition and equipment of the armed forces of the state and of the expenditures of the office since the last annual report.
(f) The Adjutant General may adopt a seal for use in the office of the Adjutant General. The Adjutant General may delegate duties to an Assistant Adjutant General or to Military Department officials as the Adjutant General deems necessary for the efficient operation of said department.
(g) The Adjutant General may enter into contracts or agreements with any person or agency, public or private, for goods, services or property necessary for execution of the duties of the Adjutant General's office and the operation of the Military Department, including the performance of federal construction contracting on state property, subject to the approval of the Attorney General.
(h) The Adjutant General may, within available appropriations, (1) establish awards or ribbons for issuance to members of the armed forces of the state, and (2) remove any such awards or ribbons as have been so established on or after July 1, 2025. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to allow the Adjutant General to remove any state military award, ribbon or other honor or decoration established by the Adjutant General prior to July 1, 2025, or by the General Assembly, including under part VII of this chapter.
(1949 Rev., S. 1236; 1957, P.A. 365, S. 11; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 13; P.A. 74-321, S. 5; P.A. 75-333, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 610; P.A. 88-1, S. 9, 13; P.A. 99-190, S. 4, 9; P.A. 01-123, S. 3; P.A. 04-219, S. 11; P.A. 10-130, S. 1; P.A. 18-104, S. 1; P.A. 22-34, S. 22; P.A. 25-15, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 74-321 substituted “personnel” for “men”; P.A. 75-333 provided for necessary contracting authority subject to approval of commissioner of finance and control and the attorney general; P.A. 77-614 substituted “secretary of the office of policy and management” for “commissioner of finance and control”; P.A. 88-1 eliminated involvement of secretary of the office of policy and management in approval of contracts for services entered into by the adjutant general; P.A. 99-190 added responsibility for the Office of Emergency Management to the duties of the Adjutant General, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 01-123 added duties re internal audits and investigations, civic ceremonies and inaugurals, and made technical changes for purposes of gender neutrality; P.A. 04-219 eliminated provision requiring Adjutant General to have charge of the Office of Emergency Management, effective January 1, 2005; P.A. 10-130 divided existing provisions into Subsecs. (a) to (g), amended Subsec. (a) by deleting “naval militia”, designating existing provisions re records as Subdivs. (1) and (3), adding Subdiv. (2) re issuance of service medals, ribbons and documents, and making conforming changes, amended Subsec. (b) by adding “employment and”, replacing language re “military” and “militia” with “armed forces of the state”, designating existing provisions re duty of Adjutant General as Subdivs. (1) to (7) and making conforming changes, amended Subsec. (c) by replacing “militia” with “armed forces of the state” and replacing “be” with “serve as the”, amended Subsec. (d) by replacing “make such” with “adopt”, deleting “and to”, replacing “public” with “military” and adding “and the administration of military personnel”, amended Subsec. (e) by deleting “of Connecticut”, replacing “cause to be kept” with “keep”, rewording provision re public property in possession of armed forces, repositioning provision re accounting of deficiency in public military property, rewording provision re annual inspections and inventory of public property, repositioning provision re annual inspection of each unit of armed forces, and repositioning provision re annual report to Governor re strength, condition and equipment of armed forces and expenditures of office, amended Subsec. (f) by adding provision re delegation of duties to Assistant Adjutant General or Military Department officials, and amended Subsec. (g) by rewording provision re contracts or agreements for goods, services or property for Adjutant General's office or Military Department; P.A. 18-104 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “a record” with “the service records” in Subdiv. (1), designate existing provision re records and documents as Subpara. (A) and amend same to add “generate and” and “state” and add Subpara. (B) re processing requests pursuant to state Freedom of Information Act in Subdiv. (3), and add Subdiv. (4) re records and documents required by federal law and processing requests pursuant to federal Freedom of Information Act, effective July 1, 2018; P.A. 22-34 made a technical change in Subsec. (a); P.A. 25-15 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by adding references to Subsec. (h) and part VII of Ch. 504 and added Subsec (h) re establishment and removal of state military awards and ribbons, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 27-38f. New England Disaster Training Center activity account. There is established an account to be known as the “New England Disaster Training Center activity account”, which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account and any moneys obtained from the proceeds of operational activities of the New England Disaster Training Center. Moneys in the account shall be expended by the Adjutant General for the purpose of operating the New England Disaster Training Center. The Adjutant General may apply for and accept gifts, grants and donations from public or private sources for the purposes of said account and any such gifts, grants or donations shall be deposited in said account.
(P.A. 13-113, S. 1; P.A. 25-110, S. 97.)
History: P.A. 13-113 effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 25-110 deleted reference to General Fund and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 27-39. Use, maintenance, security and leasing of military facilities and other military property. Military facilities account. Report. (a) As used in this section “military facility” means any military building, structure, parcel of land or training site owned, leased or controlled by the state.
(b) The Adjutant General is charged with the responsibility for the use, maintenance, security and leasing of all military facilities and other military property under the provisions for such use imposed by the statutes. Each military facility shall be under the charge of a commissioned officer, designated by the Adjutant General. Each application for the lease or use of such facility shall be made to the Adjutant General, who shall approve or disapprove such application and so advise the applicant. Prior to any such approval, each applicant for lease or use of such facility shall furnish a certificate of insurance or self-insurance indemnifying the state and federal governments against any bodily injury to persons or damage to property. Any cost of such certificate shall be in addition to any other cost incurred as a result of such lease or use. Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, the Adjutant General shall limit the lease or use of military facilities to (1) military organizations, including youth military organizations, (2) nonprofit organizations, (3) organizations receiving state aid, (4) governmental agencies, and (5) members of the armed forces of the state. Proceeds from the lease of military facilities shall be paid to the Adjutant General, who shall promptly transmit such proceeds, except proceeds received from the lease of certain military facilities pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, to the State Treasurer for deposit in the military facilities account established under subsection (f) of this section. The Adjutant General shall, in military facilities where space is available, assign space to veterans' service organizations for their joint uses, subject to the regulations concerning military facilities. Units of the armed forces of the state and veterans' organizations jointly utilizing military facilities shall be allowed the use of the drill shed and such other common areas of the facility.
(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as allowing the lease or use of, or assignment of space in, any military facility (1) on the drill night of any active military organization stationed in the facility or in a manner that conflicts with the military usage of the facility, (2) at a reduced rate, except as provided in subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of this section, or (3) in a manner that conflicts with federal military regulations or the use of the facility for military purposes. In no case shall any lease approved by the Adjutant General pursuant to subsection (b) of this section permit subleasing.
(d) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the Adjutant General may allow lease or use of any military facility, at a cost not exceeding the actual operating cost of such facility during the period of such lease or use, to (A) any public or private nonprofit elementary or secondary school or any public institution of higher education for purposes of athletic events with respect to which no admission is charged, (B) the American Red Cross for purposes of blood supply programs, (C) any local, state or federal governmental agency, (D) any agricultural or other association that receives state aid, (E) any charitable military organization, or (F) any member of the armed forces of the state for the limited purpose of holding a ceremony to recognize such member's significant military career event, including promotion, receipt of an award, enlistment, commission as an officer, marriage or retirement.
(2) The Adjutant General may allow use of any military facility, at no cost, to any youth military organization.
(e) The Adjutant General may lease the military facilities associated with the first and second companies of the Governor's Horse Guards in the towns of Avon and Newtown to any person, provided the terms of such lease do not conflict with the use of such facilities for military purposes. Proceeds from the lease of such military facilities in Avon and Newtown shall be paid to the Adjutant General, who shall promptly transmit such proceeds to the State Treasurer for deposit in the Governor's Guards horse account established under section 27-19e.
(f) There is established an account to be known as the “military facilities account”, which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account. The account shall contain (1) any amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by the state for the purposes of the account, (2) any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account, and (3) gifts, grants, donations or bequests made for the purposes of the account. Moneys in the account shall be expended by the Military Department for the maintenance and renovation of military facilities.
(g) Not later than August first, annually, the Adjutant General shall submit a report of the amount of proceeds received from leasing each military facility and the expenses of each such facility, for the twelve-month period ending on June thirtieth of the same year, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to veterans' affairs, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a.
(1949 Rev., S. 1265; 1957, P.A. 365, S. 38; P.A. 81-270; P.A. 87-185; P.A. 89-260, S. 37, 41; P.A. 92-126, S. 30, 48; P.A. 06-46, S. 1; P.A. 11-48, S. 16; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 120; P.A. 14-122, S. 42; P.A. 16-52, S. 1; P.A. 18-143, S. 1; P.A. 19-46, S. 1; P.A. 25-110, S. 98.)
History: P.A. 81-270 divided the section into subsections and added provision allowing the use of state armories without rental for school or community college athletic events and Red Cross blood programs; P.A. 87-185 amended Subsec. (b), requiring the furnishing of a certificate of insurance, in lieu of a surety bond, in cases when admission is charged; P.A. 89-260 in Subsec. (b) deleted reference to state system of community colleges; P.A. 92-126 amended Subsec. (b) to change the reference to community college to community-technical college; P.A. 06-46 substituted “military facility” for “armory” and substituted “lease” for “rental” throughout, defined “military facility” in new Subsec. (a) and redesignated existing Subsecs. (a) and (b) as Subsecs. (b) and (c), respectively, in newly designated Subsec. (b) deleted references to “quarters”, limited leasing to certain organizations, made technical changes and added requirement that lease not conflict with military usage, in newly designated Subsec. (c) added “military organizations”, substituted “public institution of higher education” for “regional community technical college” and added Subdiv. (3) re governmental agency, and added Subsec. (d) re annual report; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (c) by adding provision re use of facilities for fundraising by nonprofit organizations supporting the Governor's Horse Guards, effective July 1, 2011; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1 amended Subsec. (a) by redefining “military facility”, amended Subsec. (b) by revising provisions re Adjutant General's responsibilities for use, maintenance and leasing of military facilities and requiring transmission of lease proceeds to military facilities account, redesignated provisions of Subsec. (b) re restrictions on leasing as new Subsec. (c) and amended same by adding “or assignment of space in” and adding new Subdiv. (3) re conflicts with federal military regulations, redesignated existing Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (d) and amended same by eliminating requirement that applications for use of facilities be made through the officer in charge of the facility, replacing “when admission is charged” with “of lease or use of a facility by a nongovernmental entity” re requirement for a certificate of insurance and, in Subdiv. (3), adding provision re conflict with federal military regulations, added Subsec. (e) re military facilities account, redesignated existing Subsec. (d) as Subsec. (f) and amended same by eliminating requirement that report be submitted to Military Department and public safety committee, and made technical changes, effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 14-122 made a technical change in Subsec. (f); P.A. 16-52 amended Subsec. (a) by redefining “military facility”, amended Subsec. (b) by adding “, security”, replacing “armories, rifle ranges, military facilities, reservations” with “military facilities”, replacing “lease” with “lease or use”, adding provisions re certificate of insurance or self-insurance, adding exceptions re Subsec. (e), replacing “portions” with “common areas” and deleting provisions re lease conditions and terms, amended Subsec. (c) by replacing “lease” with “lease or use”, deleting provision re use by veterans organization for athletic contest or other entertainment in Subdiv. (2), adding provision re use for military purposes in Subdiv. (3) and replacing provision re subleasing not to be allowed re use by veteran's organization with provision re subleasing not to be permitted re any lease approved by Adjutant General, amended Subsec. (d) by deleting provisions re use at cost not exceeding actual maintenance cost and re certificate of insurance, replacing “use” with “lease or use”, replacing provision re use of military facility without charge with provision re use of military facility at cost not exceeding actual operating cost, deleting provision re use not to conflict with use for military purposes or with federal military regulations in Subdiv. (3), adding Subdiv. (4) re agricultural or other association and adding Subdiv. (5) re military organization, redesignated existing provisions in Subsec. (d) re use of military facilities associated with Governor's Horse Guards as Subsec. (e) and amended same by replacing “shall allow the use of” with “may lease”, replacing provision re use by nonprofit organizations with provision re lease to any person and adding provision re proceeds from lease, redesignated existing Subsecs. (e) and (f) as Subsecs. (f) and (g), and made conforming changes, effective May 25, 2016; P.A. 18-143 amended Subsec. (b) to add Subdiv. designators (1) to (4) re limiting lease or use of military facilities, and add reference to youth military organizations in Subdiv. (1), amended Subsec. (c)(2) to add exception re Subsec. (d)(2), amended Subsec. (d) to redesignate existing Subdivs. (1) to (5) as Subparas. (A) to (E), designate existing provisions re lease or use of military facility as new Subdiv. (1), add exception re Subdiv. (2) in redesignated Subpara. (E), and add new Subdiv. (2) re Adjutant General allowing use at no cost to youth military organization, effective July 1, 2018; P.A. 19-46 amended Subsec. (b) by adding Subdiv. (5) re members of armed forces, amended Subsec. (d)(1) by adding provision re exception in Subdiv. (2), adding “charitable” and deleting provision re exception in Subdiv. (2) in Subpara. (E), and adding Subpara. (F) re member of armed forces for purpose of holding ceremony, and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2019; P.A. 25-110 amended Subsec. (f) by deleting reference to General Fund and making a technical change, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 27-100a. Military Relief Fund. Regulations. Annual report. (a) As used in this section, (1) “department” means the Military Department, (2) “fund” means the Military Relief Fund established in accordance with this section, (3) “eligible member of the armed forces” and “eligible member” means a member of the armed forces, as defined in subsection (a) of section 27-103, including the Connecticut National Guard, who is domiciled in this state, (4) “immediate family member” means an eligible member's spouse, child or parent who is domiciled in this state, or any other member of an eligible member's family who lives in the same household as the eligible member, and (5) “essential personal or household goods or services” includes, but is not limited to, repairs, medical services that are not covered by insurance, transportation, babysitting, clothing, school supplies or any other goods or services that are essential to the well-being of an eligible member or eligible member's immediate family.
(b) There is established a separate, nonlapsing account to be known as the “Military Relief Fund”. The account shall contain (1) any amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by the state for the purposes of this section, (2) any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account, and (3) gifts, grants, donations or bequests made for the purposes of this section. Investment earnings credited to the assets of the fund shall become part of the assets of the fund. Any balance remaining in the account at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward in the account for the fiscal year next succeeding. The State Treasurer shall administer the fund. All moneys deposited in the account shall be used by the Military Department for the purposes of this section. The Military Department may deduct and retain from the moneys in the account an amount equal to the costs incurred by the department in administering the provisions of this section, except that said amount shall not exceed two per cent of the moneys deposited in the account in any fiscal year.
(c) The Military Department shall use the Military Relief Fund to make grants to eligible members of the armed forces or their immediate family members for essential personal or household goods or services in this state if the payment for such goods or services would be a hardship for such eligible member or immediate family member because of (1) the military service of such eligible member, or (2) a serious injury or illness, or the death, of such eligible member or immediate family member. The department shall not make any grant that exceeds five thousand dollars or the balance available for grants in the fund.
(d) The department shall establish an application process that is simple for eligible members and their immediate family members. The department shall act on each application no later than seven days after the date on which the completed application is submitted to the department.
(e) The department shall adopt regulations implementing the provisions of this section, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, and may implement the policies and procedures contained in such proposed regulations while in the process of adopting such proposed regulations, provided the department publishes notice of intention to adopt the regulations in the Connecticut Law Journal no later than twenty days after implementing such policies and procedures. Policies and procedures implemented pursuant to this subsection shall be valid until the earlier of the date on which such regulations are effective or one year after the publication of such notice of intention.
(f) On or before February fifteenth of each calendar year, the department shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to veterans' and military affairs, in accordance with section 11-4a, that contains the following information for the preceding calendar year: (1) The number of applications received, (2) the number of eligible members who received grants under this section and whose immediate family members received grants under this section, (3) the amount in grants made to each such eligible member and to the immediate family of each such eligible member, (4) the uses for such grants, and (5) any recommendations regarding the Military Relief Fund, including any proposed legislation to facilitate the purposes of this section. Such reports shall not identify the name of any eligible member or of any immediate family member. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of section 1-210, all information obtained by the Military Department that contains the name or address of, or other information that could be used to identify, an eligible member or an immediate family member shall be confidential.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 10; P.A. 09-163, S. 1; P.A. 13-107, S. 1; P.A. 24-57, S. 1; P.A. 25-110, S. 99.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3 effective June 30, 2005; P.A. 09-163 amended Subsec. (a)(3) to redefine “eligible member of the armed forces” and “eligible member”, effective June 30, 2009; P.A. 13-107 changed “Military Family Relief Fund” to “Military Relief Fund”, added provisions making member of armed forces eligible for grants, amended Subsec. (c) to add provision re maximum grant of $5,000, amended Subsec. (e) to replace provision re discretionary process to adopt regulations with provision requiring department to adopt regulations, amended Subsec. (f) to change report date from on or before the 15th day following the close of each calendar quarter to on or before February 15 of each calendar year, and made technical and conforming changes, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 24-57 amended Subsec. (c) to designate existing provision re eligible member's military service as Subdiv. (1), add Subdiv. (2) re eligible member's or immediate family member's serious injury or illness or death, and make technical changes, effective July 1, 2024; P.A. 25-110 amended Subsec. (b) to delete reference to General Fund, effective July 1, 2025.
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