Sec. 10-76w. Duties of department re primary mental health program.
Sec. 10-76w. Duties of department re primary mental health program. (a) The
department shall: (1) Coordinate school-based early detection and prevention programs
funded under sections 10-76u to 10-76x, inclusive; and (2) in conjunction with the
Department of Children and Families and local mental health agencies, provide training,
consultation, and technical assistance to local and regional boards of education in early
detection, intervention techniques, screening, staffing, program management and evaluation.
(b) The department may contract with consultants to aid in the conduct of training
and the provision of consultation and technical assistance to early detection and prevention programs funded under the provisions of sections 10-76u to 10-76x, inclusive.
(c) The department shall identify specific goals and objectives for the program prior
to the solicitation of applications for participation in such program and shall define in
advance what specific measures it shall employ to measure the attainment of the goals
and objectives. Utilizing these measures, the department shall evaluate the effectiveness
of the programs funded under sections 10-76u to 10-76x, inclusive. The Commissioner
of Education shall report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having
cognizance of matters relating to education not later than January 1, 1986, on the evaluation of said programs.
(P.A. 84-518, S. 4, 7; P.A. 85-402, S. 3, 5; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2.)
History: P.A. 85-402 deleted references to department of mental health and coordination of activities and provided for
report to the education committee in lieu of the full general assembly; P.A. 93-91 substituted department of children and
families for department of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993.
Cited. 228 C. 699. Cited. 229 C. 1.