(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, Hard of Hearing or Deafblind.
(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.)
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.
See Sec. 46a-34 re definitions of “deaf”, “hard of hearing” and “deafblind”.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources
Chapter 319l - Department of Aging and Disability Services
Section 17a-781. (Formerly Sec. 17b-650). - Vocational rehabilitation; definitions.
Section 17a-782. (Formerly Sec. 17b-653). - Eligibility for services.
Section 17a-783. (Formerly Sec. 17b-654). - Administrative review. Appeal.
Section 17a-785. (Formerly Sec. 17b-658). - Cooperation with federal government.
Section 17a-786. (Formerly Sec. 17b-659). - Treasurer to receive and disburse federal funds.
Section 17a-789. (Formerly Sec. 17b-662). - Beneficiary's rights not assignable.
Section 17a-790. (Formerly Sec. 17b-663). - Information concerning beneficiaries confidential.
Section 17a-791. (Formerly Sec. 17b-612). - Transition program for students with disabilities.
Section 17a-792. (Formerly Sec. 17b-613). - Definitions.
Section 17a-793. (Formerly Sec. 17b-614). - State-wide network of independent living centers.
Section 17a-794. (Formerly Sec. 17b-615). - State-wide Independent Living Council.
Section 17a-811. (Formerly Sec. 10-294a). - Legal blindness. Impaired vision. Defined.
Section 17a-813. (Formerly Sec. 10-296). - Contracts with public or private entities.
Section 17a-814. (Formerly Sec. 10-297). - Employment and aid.
Section 17a-815. (Formerly Sec. 10-297a). - Grants to Connecticut Radio Information Service, Inc.
Section 17a-819. (Formerly Sec. 10-305). - Reports of persons who are blind.
Section 17a-820. (Formerly Sec. 10-306). - Vocational rehabilitation program.
Section 17a-821. (Formerly Sec. 10-307). - Federal funds.
Section 17a-822. (Formerly Sec. 10-308). - Cooperation with federal government.
Section 17a-824. (Formerly Sec. 10-309). - Placement; regulations.
Section 17a-825. (Formerly Sec. 10-311a). - Records confidential.
Section 17a-837. (Formerly Sec. 46a-29). - Assistance from other government agencies.
Section 17a-850. (Formerly Sec. 17a-304). - Area agencies on aging.
Section 17a-851. (Formerly Sec. 17a-305). - Allocation of funds. Review. Voluntary fee for meals.
Section 17a-852. (Formerly Sec. 17a-302). - Nutrition programs for older persons.
Section 17a-853. (Formerly Sec. 17a-302a). - Meetings with nutrition service stakeholders.
Section 17a-856. (Formerly Sec. 17a-313). - Payment of administrative expenses.
Section 17a-858. (Formerly Sec. 17a-316a). - State Aging and Disability Resource Center Program.
Section 17a-859. (Formerly Sec. 17a-303a). - Fall prevention program.
Section 17a-872. (Formerly Sec. 17a-407). - Residents' advocates. Training. Regulations.
Section 17a-873. (Formerly Sec. 17a-408). - Duties of State Ombudsman.
Section 17a-874. (Formerly Sec. 17a-409). - Investigative authority.
Section 17a-875. (Formerly Sec. 17a-410). - Duties of regional ombudsmen.
Section 17a-879. (Formerly Sec. 17a-416). - Regulations.
Section 17a-880. (Formerly Sec. 17a-417). - Additional duties of State Ombudsman.
Section 17a-881. (Formerly Sec. 17a-418). - State-wide uniform data system.
Section 17a-882. (Formerly Sec. 17a-419). - Duties of state agency re disclosure.
Section 17a-884. (Formerly Sec. 17a-421). - Duties of state agency.