(a) The commissioner may establish one local interagency coordinating council in each region of the state. Each council shall consist of five or more individuals interested in the welfare of children ages birth to three years with disabilities or developmental delays.
(b) Each local interagency coordinating council established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall meet at least four times a year and shall advise and assist the lead agency regarding any matter relating to early intervention policies and procedures within the towns served by that council that is brought to its attention by parents, providers, public agencies or others, including the transition from early intervention services to services and programs under sections 10-76a to 10-76g, inclusive, and other early childhood programs.
(c) Council members who are parents of children with disabilities shall be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
(P.A. 96-185, S. 9, 16; P.A. 00-27, S. 3, 24; P.A. 05-256, S. 2; P.A. 06-196, S. 207; P.A. 10-93, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 96-185 effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 00-27 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective May 1, 2000; P.A. 05-256 amended Subsec. (a) to change membership of local interagency coordinating councils, amended Subsec. (b) to require councils to advise and assist regional birth-to-three managers and to change matters about which councils are to advise and assist, deleted former Subsec. (c) re annual report and redesignated existing Subsec. (d) as new Subsec. (c), effective June 30, 2005; P.A. 06-196 made a technical change in Subsec. (b), effective June 7, 2006; P.A. 10-93 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “commissioner shall establish at least one” council with “commissioner may establish one” council and amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “regional birth-to-three managers” with “lead agency”.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources
Chapter 319b - Department of Developmental Services
Section 17a-210a. - Ombudsman.
Section 17a-211. - Five-year plan. Public hearings. Submission to legislature.
Section 17a-211a. - Annual spending and placement plan.
Section 17a-211b. - Affirmative action plan.
Section 17a-211c. - Pilot programs for client services.
Section 17a-211d. - Workers' Compensation and private providers. Report to General Assembly.
Section 17a-211e. - Intellectual Disability Partnership.
Section 17a-211f. - Level of need assessment system advisory committee.
Section 17a-212. - Regulations. Uniform standards and procedures. Protocol.
Section 17a-213. - Comparison of regions. Report to legislature.
Section 17a-215b. - Pilot autism spectrum disorders program. Eligibility. Report.
Section 17a-215d. - Autism Spectrum Disorder Advisory Council.
Section 17a-215f. - Autism spectrum disorder definitions.
Section 17a-217a. - Camp Harkness Advisory Committee.
Section 17a-218a. - Continuing operation of Southbury Training School. Evaluation criteria.
Section 17a-220. (Formerly Sec. 19a-464c). - Definitions.
Section 17a-221. (Formerly Sec. 19a-464d). - Community Residential Facility Revolving Loan Fund.
Section 17a-222. (Formerly Sec. 19a-464e). - Loans.
Section 17a-223. (Formerly Sec. 19a-464f). - Requirements of borrowers. Capital loan agreement.
Section 17a-225. (Formerly Sec. 19a-464h). - Bond authorization.
Section 17a-227d. - Facility director salaries.
Section 17a-230. (Formerly Sec. 19a-483b). - Regulations. Exemptions.
Section 17a-232. (Formerly Sec. 19a-467b). - Application for receivership. Hearing. Emergency order.
Section 17a-233. (Formerly Sec. 19a-467c). - Imposition of receivership: Grounds; defenses.
Section 17a-234. (Formerly Sec. 19a-467d). - Duties of receiver.
Section 17a-236. (Formerly Sec. 19a-467f). - Appointment of receiver. Accounting by receiver.
Section 17a-237. (Formerly Sec. 19a-467g). - Termination of receivership.
Section 17a-242. (Formerly Sec. 19a-473). - Annual evaluation reports.
Section 17a-243. (Formerly Sec. 19a-474). - Placement of child. Costs.
Section 17a-244. (Formerly Sec. 19a-475). - Regulations.
Section 17a-247a. - Definitions.
Section 17a-247b. - Establishment and maintenance of registry.
Section 17a-247c. - Prohibition on hiring persons on registry. Notice to employers.
Section 17a-247d. - Registry confidentiality.
Section 17a-247e. - Regulations.
Section 17a-247g. - Successor department for purposes of abuse and neglect allegations.
Section 17a-248. - Birth-to-three program. Definitions.
Section 17a-248a. - Birth-to-three program not deemed humane institution.
Section 17a-248b. - State Interagency Birth-to-Three Coordinating Council.
Section 17a-248c. - Local interagency birth-to-three coordinating councils.
Section 17a-248f. - Birth-to-three procedural safeguards.
Section 17a-248h. - Birth-to-three program to provide mental health services.
Section 17a-248j. - Certificarion to teach within birth-to-three program.
Section 17a-248k. - Designation of school readiness liaison.