Sec. 46a-129. Duties generally.
Sec. 46a-129. Duties generally. The commission shall meet regularly to review
all matters concerning children and in furtherance of that responsibility shall: (a) Meet
at least twice a year with the commissioners, state agency executive directors, any other
state officials and members of advisory committees to state agencies who have oversight
of the expenditure of state or federal funds on behalf of children; (b) receive from the
executive branch and its advisory committees requests for review and recommendation
by the commission on any matter related to children; (c) meet at least twice a year with
representatives of the Judicial Branch including judges, public defenders, probation
officers, and representatives of the Probate Court concerning judicial branch involvement with children; (d) receive from the Judicial Branch requests for review and recommendation by the commission on any matter related to children; (e) meet with and be
available to representatives of private providers of services to children, foster parents,
and support groups to children, for the purpose of understanding their concerns with
regard to the provision of services to children; (f) receive from individuals and agencies
identified in subsection (e) of this section requests for review and recommendation by
the commission on any matter related to children and the delivery of services to children;
(g) receive from the legislative branch any requests for review and recommendation on
any matter related to children; (h) inform leaders of the business community, education
community, state and local governments and the communications media of the nature
and scope of problems faced by children, in order to enlist their support in improving
the mandated service delivery system, state budgeting processes, and state policies concerning children; (i) serve as a liaison between government and private groups concerned
with children; (j) coordinate its activities with the Permanent Commission on the Status
of Women in areas of mutual concern; and (k) review coordination and assess programs
and practices in all state agencies as they affect children.
(P.A. 85-584, S. 4, 9.)