§ 17b-112f — Safety net services account. Regulations.

Connecticut § 17b-112f

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 17b: Social Services
• Ch. 319s: Financial Assistance

Text

(a) There is established a safety net services account which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. Any moneys collected under the contribution system established under section 12-743 shall be deposited by the Commissioner of Revenue Services into the account. This account may also receive moneys from public and private sources or from the federal government. All moneys deposited in the account shall be used by the Department of Social Services or persons acting under a contract with the department to fund services provided pursuant to section 17b-112e. Expenditures from the account in any fiscal year for the promotion of the contribution system or the account shall not exceed ten per cent of the amount of moneys raised during the previous fiscal year, provided such limitation shall not apply to an expenditure of not more than fifteen thousand dollars from the account on or before July 1, 1997, to reimburse expenditures made on or before said date, with prior written authorization of the Commissioner of Social Services, by private organizations to promote the contribution system and safety net account. (b) The Commissioner of Social Services shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to provide for distribution of funds available pursuant to this section and section 12-743 .

Legislative History

(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 5, 165.) History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2 effective July 1, 1997.