Sec. 17a-226. (Formerly Sec. 19a-466). Day services for adults with mental retardation. Funding.
Sec. 17a-226. (Formerly Sec. 19a-466). Day services for adults with mental
retardation. Funding. The Commissioner of Developmental Services shall develop,
to the extent funding is available, a program of employment opportunities and day services for adults with mental retardation. Any nonprofit organization which provides
such services may apply to the Department of Developmental Services for funds to be
used to assist in establishing, maintaining or expanding its program. No funding to assist
in establishing, maintaining or expanding programs of employment opportunities and
day services under the provisions of this section shall exceed the ordinary and recurring
operating expenses of such employment opportunities and day services. The Commissioner of Developmental Services shall establish the requirements to be met by such
organizations in order to be eligible to receive funds as provided by this section and
establish procedures to be used in making application for such funds. Upon receipt of
proper application, the Department of Developmental Services, if funding is available,
shall provide such funds, provided the organization meets the requirements established
by the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of this section. The Department
of Developmental Services may receive federal, municipal or private funds available
or tendered on a matching or supporting basis for the development, maintenance and
promotion of employment opportunities and day services. For purposes of this section,
"employment opportunities and day services" means the following programs operated
or funded by the Department of Developmental Services for adults: Supported employment, sheltered employment, community experience, adult day treatment and opportunities for older adults.
(1959, P.A. 148, S. 35; P.A. 75-638, S. 14, 23; P.A. 76-340, S. 2; P.A. 79-171, S. 3; P.A. 88-28, S. 4, 8; P.A. 89-325,
S. 22, 26; P.A. 90-138, S. 1, 2; P.A. 07-73, S. 2(a),(b).)
History: P.A. 75-638 replaced deputy commissioner of mental retardation with commissioner of mental retardation and
department of health with department of mental retardation; P.A. 76-340 removed provision allowing boards of education to
apply for funds; Sec. 19-4f transferred to Sec. 19-573 in 1977; P.A. 79-171 added reference to grants for maintenance and
expansion of vocational training centers; Sec. 19-573 transferred to Sec. 19a-466 in 1983; P.A. 88-28 substituted references
to "day services for adults with mental retardation" for references to vocational training, added definition of "day services",
deleted definition of "vocational training center" and language providing for regulations governing the granting of funds,
and added language concerning availability of funding; P.A. 89-325 added term "employment opportunities" and replaced
"grant" with "funding"; P.A. 90-138 deleted language prohibiting use of funds for capital expenditures; Sec. 19a-466
transferred to Sec. 17a-226 in 1991; pursuant to P.A. 07-73 "Commissioner of Mental Retardation" and "Department
of Mental Retardation" were changed editorially by the Revisors to "Commissioner of Developmental Services" and
"Department of Developmental Services", effective October 1, 2007.