(a) Representatives of community action agencies shall be recognized as knowledgeable on issues affecting persons of low incomes, persons who are elderly and persons with disabilities for the purposes of sharing information with governmental bodies considering such issues.
(b) All community action agencies, other agencies, contractors and boards thereof included in the provisions of sections 17b-885 to 17b-895, inclusive, shall comply with federal, state and local civil rights laws.
(P.A. 82-84, S. 10, 12; P.A. 17-202, S. 65.)
History: Sec. 17-469 transferred to Sec. 17-644 in 1991; Sec. 17-644 transferred to Sec. 17b-894 in 1995; P.A. 17-202 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “low income, elderly and handicapped citizens” with “persons of low incomes, persons who are elderly and persons with disabilities”.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 319yy - Community Action Agencies
Section 17b-885. (Formerly Sec. 17-635). - Definitions.
Section 17b-886. (Formerly Sec. 17-636). - Agency board.
Section 17b-887. (Formerly Sec. 17-637). - Agency functions.
Section 17b-888. (Formerly Sec. 17-638). - Agency funding. Transfer of funds; delegation of powers.
Section 17b-889. (Formerly Sec. 17-639). - Program; community participation; agency priorities.
Section 17b-890. (Formerly Sec. 17-640). - Program; participant objectives.
Section 17b-893. (Formerly Sec. 17-643). - Financial assistance.