Sec. 27-140. Expenditure. Accounting.
Sec. 27-140. Expenditure. Accounting. All money so paid to and received by the
American Legion shall be expended by it in furnishing food, wearing apparel, medical
or surgical aid or care or relief to, or in bearing the funeral expenses of, soldiers, sailors
or marines who performed service in time of war, as defined in subsection (a) of section
27-103, in any branch of the military service of the United States, including the Connecticut National Guard, or who were engaged in any of the wars waged by the United States
during said periods in the forces of any government associated with the United States,
who have been honorably discharged therefrom or honorably released from active service therein, and who were citizens or resident aliens of the state at the time of entering
said armed forces of the United States, including the Connecticut National Guard, or
of any such government, or to their spouses who are living with them, or to their widows
or widowers who were living with them at the time of death, or dependent children
under eighteen years of age, who may be in need of the same. All such payments shall
be made by the American Legion under authority of its bylaws, which bylaws shall set
forth the procedure for proof of eligibility for such aid, provided payments made for
the care and treatment of any person entitled to the benefits provided for herein, at any
hospital receiving aid from the General Assembly unless special care and treatment are
required, shall be in accordance with the provisions of section 17b-239, and provided
the sum expended for the care or treatment of such person at any other place than a
state-aided hospital shall in no case exceed the actual cost of supporting such person at
the Veterans' Home, unless special care and treatment are required, when such sum as
may be determined by the treasurer of such organization may be paid therefor. The
treasurer of such organization shall account to the Governor and the General Assembly
during the months of January, April, July and October for all moneys disbursed by it
during the three months next preceding the first day of either of said months, and such
account shall show the amount of and the name and address of each person to whom
such aid has been furnished. Upon the completion of the trust provided for in section
27-138, the principal fund shall revert to the State Treasury.
(1949 Rev., S. 2959; 1949, 1951, 1953, S. 1650d; 1957, P.A. 163, S. 34; 1967, P.A. 850; 1969, P.A. 347, S. 1; P.A.
73-395; P.A. 74-321, S. 19; P.A. 75-483, S. 6, 10; P.A. 91-2, S. 7, 8; 91-213, S. 7, 8; P.A. 97-47, S. 52; P.A. 00-131, S. 1;
P.A. 04-169, S. 16; 04-195, S. 1; P.A. 07-187, S. 4.)
History: 1967 act provided for use of termination date to be determined by the United States for the end of the Vietnam
era and raised cutoff age for eligibility of dependent children from 16 to 18; 1969 act made slight change in wording; P.A.
73-395 substituted "December 31, 1955" for "October 27, 1953"; P.A. 74-321 substituted "spouses" for "wives" and added
"or widowers" following "widows"; P.A. 75-483 deleted provisions concerning the dates for the Vietnam era and substituted
"as defined in subsection (a) of section 27-103"; P.A. 91-2 added provisions re service during Operation Desert Shield
and Operation Desert Storm; P.A. 91-213 changed the beginning of the period of service during Operation Desert Shield
and Operation Desert Storm from August 7, 1990, to August 2, 1990; P.A. 97-47 substituted "trustee" for "board of
trustees"; P.A. 00-131 added "performed service in time of war, as defined in subsection (a) of section 27-103," and deleted
provisions re service dates; P.A. 04-169 changed the name of the Veterans' Home and Hospital to the Veterans' Home,
effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 04-195 included the Connecticut National Guard in any branch of the military service of the
United States and in the armed forces of the United States, effective June 3, 2004; P.A. 07-187 deleted "and shall be
approved by the trustee" re bylaws, substituted "the Governor and the General Assembly" for "said trustee" re quarterly
accounting, and deleted "so held by said trustee" re principal fund, effective June 6, 2007.