2019 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans
Chapter 504 - Militia
Section 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 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, (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.

(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.)

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.