Sec. 17b-112f. Safety net services account. Regulations.
               	 		
      Sec. 17b-112f. Safety net services account. Regulations. (a) There is established 
a safety net services account which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the 
General Fund. Any moneys collected under the contribution system established under 
section 12-743 shall be deposited by the Commissioner of Revenue Services into the 
account. This account may also receive moneys from public and private sources or 
from the federal government. All moneys deposited in the account shall be used by the 
Department of Social Services or persons acting under a contract with the department 
to fund services provided pursuant to section 17b-112e. Expenditures from the account 
in any fiscal year for the promotion of the contribution system or the account shall not 
exceed ten per cent of the amount of moneys raised during the previous fiscal year, 
provided such limitation shall not apply to an expenditure of not more than fifteen 
thousand dollars from the account on or before July 1, 1997, to reimburse expenditures 
made on or before said date, with prior written authorization of the Commissioner of 
Social Services, by private organizations to promote the contribution system and safety 
net account.
      (b) The Commissioner of Social Services shall adopt regulations, in accordance 
with the provisions of chapter 54, to provide for distribution of funds available pursuant 
to this section and section 12-743.
      (June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 5, 165.)
      History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2 effective July 1, 1997.