Veterans Other resources in the library’s collection

The Choice Act and veterans’ educationThe Choice Act and veterans’ education – by Suzanne Hultin, NCSL, 2015

Department of Veterans’ Affairs: Office of Advocacy and AssistanceDepartment of Veterans’ Affairs: Office of Advocacy and Assistance – by the Office of Program Review and Investigations, 2015

Preparing for duty: state policy options to sustain military installationsPreparing for duty: state policy options to sustain military installations – by Jennifer Schultz, NCSL, 2016

State policies on service dogs for military veteransState policies on service dogs for military veterans – by James B. Reed, NCSL, 2015

Veterans’ Home at Rocky Hill: residential servicesVeterans’ Home at Rocky Hill: residential services – by the Office of Program Review and Investigations, 2014

Who is a “veteran”? – basic eligibility for veterans’ benefitsWho is a “veteran”? – basic eligibility for veterans’ benefits – by Scott D. Szymendera, Congressional Research Service, 2016

Veterans Mandated reports

Please note this is not an exhaustive list. Contact the library for these and other reports.

Armory construction/purchase program – annual report by the CT Military Dept. and CT National Guard; pursuant to CGS 27-45

Department of Veterans Affairs Board of Trustees annual report – pursuant to CGS 27-102n(i)

Members of the armed forces, veterans, and non-veterans who entered specified pre-trial diversionary programs – annual report by the Judicial Branch; pursuant to CGS 54-56n

Military facility usage annual report – by the CT Office of the Adjutant General; pursuant to CGS 27-39(f)

Military occupational licensing data report – annual reports by each licensing authority; pursuant to CGS 4-61bb(c)

Military relief fund annual report – by the CT Office of the Adjutant General; pursuant to CGS 27-100a(f)

Office of Military Affairs annual report – pursuant to CGS 32-58b

Recommendations regarding recognition of relevant military education, skills and training in the occupational certification and licensing processRecommendations regarding recognition of relevant military education, skills and training in the occupational certification and licensing process – January 2020 report by the Dept. of Labor; pursuant to PA 14-131 s.15

Unemployed Armed Forces Member Subsidized Training and Employment (Step Up) Program – semiannual report by the Dept. of Labor; pursuant to CGS 31-3uu(d)

Veterans’ Graves Upkeep Working Group reportVeterans’ Graves Upkeep Working Group report – pursuant to SA 23-25 s.1

Volunteer service program annual report – by the CT Military Dept.; pursuant to CGS 27-100b(d)

Veterans Finding OLR Reports and more in the vertical files: index headings

For OLR Reports and other materials related to the Veterans Affairs’ Committee’s work, index headings include:

Cemeteries
Education-Higher
Employment
Flags
Funerals
Military
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund
Tax Exemptions-Veterans
Veterans

The library assigns topical index headings to all OLR Reports and keeps hard copies of the reports organized by these index headings. Reports from 1994 to the present are in the library’s file cabinets (aka the “vertical files”) in the red-tabbed folders, as well as online in full text. Older reports are in two sets of bound volumes (one set for the 1970s, and one for 1980-1993) on the library’s shelves.

The same index headings the library uses for OLR Reports have been used to organize over 600 subject files of materials such as newspaper clippings, court decisions, press releases, pamphlets, and other resources that would be more difficult to locate if they were dispersed throughout the library’s general collection. The subject files are in the blue-tabbed folders in the file cabinets. (Many of the items in these folders have also been digitized by the library, and their electronic versions can be found in the library’s intranet catalog.)

Veterans Recent OLR Reports

The Office of Legislative Research writes nonpartisan reports for legislators on various topics. Recent reports related to the Veterans’ Affairs Committee’s subject areas include:

Federal Laws on Representation for Veterans Benefit Claims – 2026-R-0017

State Laws and Legislation Concerning the Upkeep of Veterans’ Graves – 2025-R-0175

Property Tax Exemption for Veterans with a 100% P&T Disability Rating – 2025-R-0129

Municipal-Option Property Tax Exemptions for Veterans – 2025-R-0131

Veterans Property Tax Exemptions by Town: State-Mandated Exemptions – 2025-R-0130

2025 Acts Affecting Veterans and the Military – 2025-R-0084

U.S. Space Force – 2025-R-0057

Comparison of the Massachusetts Hero Act and Connecticut State Law – 2025-R-0006

2025 Major Issues – 2025-R-0007

Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund – 2024-R-0180

Human Services Other resources in the library’s collection

ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) in Connecticut: a financial hardship study – periodic report by the United Way of Connecticut

Access monitoring review plan for Connecticut’s Medicaid program (reportreport, appendixappendix) – by the Dept. of Social Services, 2016

A bridge over scary water: ombudsman program strategies and barriers in addressing residents’ fear of retaliation in long-term care homesA bridge over scary water: ombudsman program strategies and barriers in addressing residents’ fear of retaliation in long-term care homes – published by the CT Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, 2024

Community Renewal Team annual report

Connecticut homeless system performance and re-design recommendationsConnecticut homeless system performance and re-design recommendations – by Focus Strategies, 2018

Factors influencing receipt of long-term services and supports in home and community settingsFactors influencing receipt of long-term services and supports in home and community settings – by the Office of Program Review and Investigations, 2016

Initial draft plan to provide Medicaid coverage under the Medicaid state plan for the treatment of Medicaid members under the age of 21 who have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) – by the Dept. of Social Services, Dept. of Developmental Services, and Autism Spectrum Disorder Advisory Council, 2014

Kids count data book: state profiles of child well-being – annual report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation

Homeless point in time (PIT) count – annual report by various entities

Medicaid landscape analysisMedicaid landscape analysis – by the Dept. of Social Services, 2024

Medicaid long term care demand projections (reportreport and appendicesappendices) – by Mercer Government Human Services Consulting, 2019

Medicaid and long-term services and supports: a primerMedicaid and long-term services and supports: a primer – by Erica L. Reaves and MaryBeth Musumeci, the Kaiser Family Foundation, 2015

Operation Fuel annual report

Performance audit: Dept. of Social Services Community First Choice 2017-2020Performance audit: Dept. of Social Services Community First Choice 2017-2020 – by the Auditors of Public Accounts, 2022

Performance audit compliance report: Dept. of Social Services Community First Choice FY2024Performance audit compliance report: Dept. of Social Services Community First Choice FY2024 – by the Auditors of Public Accounts, 2024

Performance audit compliance report: Dept. of Social Services and Veyo non-emergency medical transportationPerformance audit compliance report: Dept. of Social Services and Veyo non-emergency medical transportation – by the Auditors of Public Accounts, 2021

Performance audit: oversight of Connecticut’s assisted living facilities 2017-2019Performance audit: oversight of Connecticut’s assisted living facilities 2017-2019 – by the Auditors of Public Accounts, 2021

Performance audit follow-up report: oversight of Connecticut’s assisted living facilities as of September 2023Performance audit follow-up report: oversight of Connecticut’s assisted living facilities as of September 2023 – by the Auditors of Public Accounts, 2023

Performance audit compliance report: oversight of pre-need funeral service contractsPerformance audit compliance report: oversight of pre-need funeral service contracts – by the Auditors of Public Accounts, 2020

Performance audit: Protective Services for the Elderly 2017-2019Performance audit: Protective Services for the Elderly 2017-2019 – by the Auditors of Public Accounts, 2021

Work matters: a framework for states on workforce development for people with disabilitiesWork matters: a framework for states on workforce development for people with disabilities – by the Council of State Governments and National Conference of State Legislatures, 2016

Work opportunity tax creditWork opportunity tax credit – by the Congressional Research Service, 2016

Why does cash welfare depend on where you live? How and why state TANF programs varyWhy does cash welfare depend on where you live? How and why state TANF programs vary – by the Urban Institute, 2017