§ 17a-837 — (Formerly Sec. 46a-29). Assistance from other government agencies.

Connecticut § 17a-837

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 17a: Social and Human Services and Resources
• Ch. 319l: Department of Aging and Disability Services

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(a) The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services may request and shall receive from any department, division, board, bureau, commission or agency of the state or of any political subdivision thereof such assistance and data as will enable the Department of Aging and Disability Services to properly carry out its activities under sections 17a-835, 17a-838 and 17a-839 and to effectuate the purposes therein set forth. (b) The Commissioner of Education shall assign one vocational rehabilitation consultant to act as a liaison staff member of the Advisory Board for Persons Who are Deaf, Deafblind or Hard of Hearing. See Sec. 46a-34 re definitions of “deaf”, “hard of hearing” and “deafblind”.

Legislative History

(P.A. 74-252, S. 3, 11; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 302, 610; P.A. 87-496, S. 83, 110; P.A. 11-44, S. 39; 11-51, S. 44; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 90; P.A. 17-146, S. 27; P.A. 19-157, S. 93; P.A. 21-72, S. 6; 21-151, S. 6; P.A. 24-81, S. 71.) History: P.A. 77-614 replaced public works commissioner with commissioner of administrative services and, effective January 1, 1979, replaced secretary of the state board of education with commissioner of education; P.A. 87-496 substituted public works commissioner for administrative services commissioner in Subsec. (b); Sec. 17-137n transferred to Sec. 46a-29 in 1991; P.A. 11-44 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “commission” with “director of the Bureau of Rehabilitative Services”, replacing reference to Secs. 46a-27 to 46a-32 with reference to Secs. 17b-650e and 46a-30 to 46a-33b and making conforming and technical changes, deleted former Subsec. (b) re office space, and redesignated existing Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (b), effective July 1, 2011; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “director of the Bureau of Rehabilitative Services” with “Commissioner of Rehabilitation Services” and replacing “Bureau of Rehabilitative Services” with “Department of Rehabilitation Services”, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 17-146 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “commission” with “Advisory Board for Persons Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing”, effective June 30, 2017; P.A. 19-157 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “Commissioner of Rehabilitation Services” with “Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services” and replacing “Department of Rehabilitation Services” with “Department of Aging and Disability Services”; P.A. 21-72 amended Subsec. (b) by changing name of Advisory Board for Persons Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing to Advisory Board for Persons Who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing or Deafblind, effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 21-151 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing reference to Sec. 46a-30 with 46a-33, effective July 1, 2021; (Revisor's note: In 2023 reference to Sec. 46a-33 was deleted editorially since that section was repealed by P.A. 98-252); Sec. 46a-29 transferred to Sec. 17a-837 in 2023; P.A. 24-81 amended Subsec. (b) by changing name of board from “Advisory Board for Persons Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing or Deafblind” to “Advisory Board for Persons Who Are Deaf, Deafblind or Hard of Hearing”.