Sec. 17a-178. (Formerly Sec. 17-81d). Duties of Commissioner of Children and Families.
Sec. 17a-178. (Formerly Sec. 17-81d). Duties of Commissioner of Children and
Families. (a) "Appropriate public authorities", as used in Article III of section 17a-175,
shall, with reference to this state, mean the Commissioner of Children and Families or
his designee and said commissioner shall receive and act with reference to notices required by said Article III.
(b) As used in Article V(a) of section 17a-175, "appropriate authority in the receiving state", with reference to this state, shall mean the Commissioner of Children and
Families or his designee.
(1967, P.A. 178, S. 4, 5; P.A. 74-251, S. 17; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 521, 610; P.A. 79-631, S. 75, 111;
P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2.)
History: P.A. 74-251 added references to welfare commissioner's designee; P.A. 75-420 replaced welfare commissioner
with commissioner of social services; P.A. 77-614 replaced social services commissioner with commissioner of human
resources, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-631 replaced commissioner of human resources with commissioner of children
and youth services; Sec. 17-81d transferred to Sec. 17a-178 in 1991; P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department
of children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993.