Sec. 17a-5. (Formerly Sec. 17-414). Appointment of commissioner.
Sec. 17a-5. (Formerly Sec. 17-414). Appointment of commissioner. In accordance with the provisions of sections 4-5 to 4-8, inclusive, the Governor shall, after
consultation with the Council on Children and Families, appoint a Commissioner of
Children and Families who shall be the administrative head of the department. He shall
devote his full time to the duties of his office.
(1969, P.A. 664, S. 5; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2.)
History: Sec. 17-414 transferred to Sec. 17a-5 in 1991; P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department of children
and families and council on children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services and
council on children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993.