(a) There is established a council to monitor the implementation of the temporary family assistance program and the employment services program. The council shall be composed of the chairmen and ranking members of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to human services, or their designees, the chairmen and ranking members of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor, or their designees, one child care provider and one expert on child support enforcement, to be appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; one representative of advocacy groups, to be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; two education and training specialists, one experienced in job training and one experienced in basic adult education, one to be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate and one to be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives; one member of the public who is a current recipient of benefits under the temporary family assistance program, to be appointed by speaker of the House of Representatives; and two members, one experienced in higher education programs and one experienced in teenage pregnancy issues, to be appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives. The council shall elect a chairperson from among its members. The council shall convene its first meeting not later than September 1, 1997.
(b) Beginning September 1, 1997, at meetings scheduled by the council, the Commissioner of Social Services and the Labor Commissioner shall update the council on the implementation of the temporary family assistance program and the employment services program. The council shall submit recommendations to the department regarding, but not limited to, the availability of quality child care and the provision of seamless child care services, procedures for informing parents and teenagers about family planning and pregnancy prevention, client education regarding their rights and responsibilities, the effectiveness of child support enforcement, the effect of reduced exemptions, time limits and increased sanctions, the coordination with Medicaid and health care reform measures and the fiscal impact of these program changes.
(c) On January 1, 1998, and quarterly thereafter, the council shall submit a report to the General Assembly on the implementation of the temporary family assistance program and the employment services program.
(May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-5, S. 23, 30; P.A. 95-194, S. 6, 33; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 22, 165; P.A. 03-268, S. 3; P.A. 10-179, S. 65.)
History: May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-5 effective June 16, 1994; P.A. 95-194 amended Subsec. (a) by requiring the council to monitor the federal waiver for the AFDC program in Sec. 17b-112, effective June 29, 1995; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2 amended Subsec. (a) by requiring the council to monitor the TFA program and the employment services program instead of the federal waiver for the aid to families with dependent children program and the operation of the job opportunities and basic skills program, by adding the chairman and ranking members, or their designees, of the Labor Department to the council, replacing a member of the public who is a current recipient of benefits under the aid to families with dependent children program with a member of the public who is a current recipient of benefits under the TFA program, extended the convening date of the council from July 1, 1994, to September 1, 1997, amended Subsec. (b) by requiring the Labor Commissioner, in addition to the Commissioner of Social Services to update the council monthly, beginning on September 1, 1997, on the implementation of the TFA program and the employment services program, eliminated obsolete recommendation requirements, amended Subsec. (c) by changing the date the council shall submit quarterly reports to the General Assembly on the implementation of the TFA program and the employment services program from October 1, 1994, to January 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 03-268 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “and monthly thereafter” with “at meetings scheduled by the council” re updates to council on implementation of temporary family assistance program and employment services program; P.A. 10-179 amended Subsec. (b) by deleting reference to managed care, effective July 1, 2010.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 319o - Department of Social Services
Section 17b-2. - Programs administered by the Department of Social Services.
Section 17b-3. - Commissioner of Social Services: Powers and duties.
Section 17b-5. - Implementation plan.
Section 17b-6. - Department of Social Services: Regional administrators. Agency goals.
Section 17b-7. (Formerly Sec. 17-3i). - General assistance training programs.
Section 17b-7a. - State-wide fraud early detection system. Regulations. Quarterly reports.
Section 17b-9. (Formerly Sec. 17-2l). - Annual report to the General Assembly.
Section 17b-10a. - Department of Social Services policies and procedures. Implementation.
Section 17b-10b. - Department of Social Services policies and procedures. Implementation.
Section 17b-11a. - Adult family living classification in rated housing.
Section 17b-12. (Formerly Sec. 17-11b). - Acceptance of bequests or gifts for services.
Section 17b-13. (Formerly Sec. 17-12). - Federal aid for emergency relief purposes.
Section 17b-14. (Formerly Sec. 17-12j). - Notification of federal sanctions and fines. Report.
Section 17b-20. (Formerly Sec. 17-574). - Grants for pilot projects or demonstrations.
Section 17b-22. (Formerly Sec. 17-106). - Agreements with other states.
Section 17b-24. (Formerly Sec. 17-573). - Contracts for comprehensive health care.
Section 17b-25. (Formerly Sec. 17-576). - Purchase or lease and management of property.
Section 17b-25a. - Toll-free vendor fraud telephone line.
Section 17b-25b. - Program for persons suffering from Huntington's disease.
Section 17b-28a. - Waiver Application Development Council. Medicaid waiver unit.
Section 17b-28b. - Competitive bidding for Medicaid managed care plans.
Section 17b-28f. - Care management subcontractors. Report on costs and profit.
Section 17b-28g. - Notice of amendment to Medicaid state plan.
Section 17b-28j. - Amendment to Medicaid state plan re community violence prevention services.
Section 17b-30. - Biometric identifier system.
Section 17b-31. - Parent's Fair Share Program.
Section 17b-32. - Pilot nurse practitioner training program.
Section 17b-55. - Regulations re welfare reform.
Section 17b-55a. - Service by state marshals.
Section 17b-55b. - Two-generation poverty reduction account.
Section 17b-56. (Formerly Sec. 17-21a). - Compact.
Section 17b-57. (Formerly Sec. 17-21b). - Administrator.
Section 17b-58. (Formerly Sec. 17-21c). - Administrator to coordinate activities.
Section 17b-59. (Formerly Sec. 17-21d). - Notice to other states of repeal of part.
Section 17b-59c. (Formerly Sec. 4-60l). - Approval of agency policies, programs and plans.
Section 17b-59d. - State-wide Health Information Exchange. Established.