Sec. 17b-16. (Formerly Sec. 17-12t). Information and assistance to be provided re federal earned income credit. Promotion of greater utilization of federal earned income credit.
Sec. 17b-16. (Formerly Sec. 17-12t). Information and assistance to be provided re federal earned income credit. Promotion of greater utilization of federal
earned income credit. The Labor Department, in cooperation with the Department of
Social Services, shall provide information and assistance in obtaining, within available
appropriations, the federal earned income credit established pursuant to 26 USC 32, to
each applicant for or recipient of assistance from the department. The Labor Department,
in cooperation with the Department of Revenue Services, shall promote the earned income credit program to recipients of benefits pursuant to section 17b-112. The Department of Social Services, in consultation with the Child Poverty and Prevention Council
established in section 4-67x, shall, within available appropriations, promote greater
utilization of the federal earned income credit to municipalities, public and private employers, community-based organizations and other entities that have frequent contact
with low-income families and shall enhance financial literacy and self-sufficiency programs. School and business partnership funds, private funds and other available funds
may be used for purposes of this section.
(P.A. 90-92, S. 1; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; P.A. 95-194, S. 5, 33; P.A. 99-203, S. 2, 3; P.A. 05-244, S. 2; P.A. 06-179, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of social services for commissioner and
department of income maintenance, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 17-12t transferred to Sec. 17b-16 in 1995; P.A. 95-194
added a provision requiring the Department of Social Services, in cooperation with the Department of Revenue Services,
to promote the earned income credit program to recipients of time-limited benefits received pursuant to Sec. 17b-112,
effective June 29, 1995; P.A. 99-203 required the Labor Department in cooperation with the Department of Social Services
to provide information and assistance in obtaining the federal earned income credit, and required the Labor Department
instead of the Department of Social Services in cooperation with the Department of Revenue Services to promote the
earned income credit program to recipients of benefits pursuant to Sec. 17b-112, effective July 1, 1999, and applicable to
income years commencing on or after January 1, 1999; P.A. 05-244 required Department of Social Services to promote
greater utilization of federal earned income credit; P.A. 06-179 substituted "Child Poverty and Prevention Council established in section 4-67x" for "Child Poverty Council".