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Secs. 17-1 and 17-1a. Department of Social Services; Commissioner of Social Services.
Terminology change.
Sec. 17-1b. Department of Income Maintenance. Commissioner. Successor department to Departments of Social Services and Welfare, exceptions.
Sec. 17-2.
Secs. 17-2a and 17-2b.
Sec. 17-2c. Eligibility for temporary aid pending return of nonresidents.
Sec. 17-2d.
Sec. 17-2e.
Sec. 17-2f.
Sec. 17-2g. Temporary dwellings for dispossessed tenants. Establishment and fixing of
rental. Period of occupancy.
Secs. 17-2h to 17-2j.
Secs. 17-2k and 17-2l.
Sec. 17-3. Branch offices.
Sec. 17-3a.
Secs. 17-3b and 17-3c. Administrative duties of commissioner. Contractual power of commissioner.
Secs. 17-3d and 17-3e.
Sec. 17-3f.
Secs. 17-3g and 17-3h. Income maintenance office locations and operations. Development of
state-wide income maintenance offices coverage.
Sec. 17-3i.
Secs. 17-4 to 17-9. Estate administrator: Appointment; oath; employees and counsel; duties. Citizens' Advisory Committee on Social Services. Cost of Living Commission. District
office advisory committees. Delegation of authority to municipal welfare departments.
Sec. 17-9a. Formation of districts to administer programs. Recommendations of commissioner.
Sec. 17-10. Reciprocal agreements for public assistance cases.
Sec. 17-11.
Sec. 17-11a. Cuban refugee program.
Secs. 17-11b and 17-12.
Sec. 17-12a. Administration of food stamp program state-wide.
Sec. 17-12b.
Sec. 17-12c. (Formerly Sec. 19-22a). Aid to quadriplegics and totally physically incapacitated persons.
Sec. 17-12d.
Sec. 17-12e. The Connecticut Assistance and Medical Aid Program for the Disabled.
Secs. 17-12f and 17-12g.
Sec. 17-12h. Termination of the Connecticut Assistance and Medical Aid Program for the
Disabled.
Sec. 17-12i. Welfare fraud telephone line.
Sec. 17-12j.
Sec. 17-12k.
Sec. 17-12l. Federally funded low-income energy assistance program: Administration, regulations, fraud.
Sec. 17-12m.
Sec. 17-12n. Assistance program for residents of municipally operated homes for the aged.
Regulations.
Sec. 17-12o.
Sec. 17-12p.
Secs. 17-12q to 17-12s.
Sec. 17-12t.
Sec. 17-12u to 17-12z.
Sec. 17-12aa.
Sec. 17-12bb. Shelter plan for involuntarily homeless.
Sec. 17-12cc to 17-12ff.
Sec. 17-12gg.
Sec. 17-12hh.
Secs. 17-12ii and 17-12jj.
Sec. 17-12kk.
Sec. 17-13. Visiting of institutions.
Sec. 17-14.
Sec. 17-15.
Sec. 17-16.
Sec. 17-17. Welfare Commissioner to be notified of commitments.
Sec. 17-18.
Sec. 17-19.
Sec. 17-20.
Sec. 17-21.
Secs. 17-21a to 17-21d.
DEPARTMENT OF INCOME MAINTENANCE. GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Secs. 17-1 and 17-1a. Department of Social Services; Commissioner of Social
Services. Terminology change. Obsolete. Sec. 17-1b. Department of Income Maintenance. Commissioner. Successor
department to Departments of Social Services and Welfare, exceptions. Section 17-
1b is repealed, effective July 1, 1993. Sec. 17-2. Transferred to Chapter 319s, Part I, Sec. 17b-104. Secs. 17-2a and 17-2b. Transferred to Chapter 319q, Secs. 17b-60 and 17b-61. Sec. 17-2c. Eligibility for temporary aid pending return of nonresidents. Section 17-2c is repealed. Sec. 17-2d. Transferred to Chapter 319s, Part I, Sec. 17b-105. Sec. 17-2e. Transferred to Chapter 57, Sec. 4a-18. Sec. 17-2f. Transferred to Chapter 319uu, Sec. 17b-811. Sec. 17-2g. Temporary dwellings for dispossessed tenants. Establishment and
fixing of rental. Period of occupancy. Section 17-2g is repealed. Secs. 17-2h to 17-2j. Transferred to Chapter 318, Secs. 17-576 to 17-578, inclusive. Secs. 17-2k and 17-2l. Transferred to Chapter 319o, Part I, Secs. 17b-8 and 17b-9. Sec. 17-3. Branch offices. Section 17-3 is repealed, effective July 1, 1993. Sec. 17-3a. Transferred to Chapter 319s, Part I, Sec. 17b-78. Secs. 17-3b and 17-3c. Administrative duties of commissioner. Contractual
power of commissioner. Sections 17-3b and 17-3c are repealed, effective July 1, 1993. Secs. 17-3d and 17-3e. Transferred to Chapter 318, Secs. 17-573 and 17-574. Sec. 17-3f. Transferred to Chapter 319o, Part I, Sec. 17b-10. Secs. 17-3g and 17-3h. Income maintenance office locations and operations.
Development of state-wide income maintenance offices coverage. Sections 17-3g
and 17-3h are repealed, effective July 1, 1993. Sec. 17-3i. Transferred to Chapter 319o, Part I, Sec. 17b-7. Secs. 17-4 to 17-9. Estate administrator: Appointment; oath; employees and
counsel; duties. Citizens' Advisory Committee on Social Services. Cost of Living
Commission. District office advisory committees. Delegation of authority to municipal welfare departments. Sections 17-4 to 17-9, inclusive, are repealed. Sec. 17-9a. Formation of districts to administer programs. Recommendations
of commissioner. Section 17-9a is repealed, effective July 1, 1993. Sec. 17-10. Reciprocal agreements for public assistance cases. Section 17-10 is
repealed. Sec. 17-11. Transferred to Chapter 319o, Part I, Sec. 17b-11. Sec. 17-11a. Cuban refugee program. Section 17-11a is repealed. Secs. 17-11b and 17-12. Transferred to Chapter 319o, Part I, Secs. 17b-12 and
17b-13. Sec. 17-12a. Administration of food stamp program state-wide. Section 17-12a
is repealed, effective July 1, 1993. Sec. 17-12b. Transferred to Chapter 318, Sec. 17-575. Sec. 17-12c. (Formerly Sec. 19-22a). Aid to quadriplegics and totally physically incapacitated persons. Section 17-12c is repealed. Sec. 17-12d. Transferred to Chapter 319tt, Sec. 17b-790. Sec. 17-12e. The Connecticut Assistance and Medical Aid Program for the
Disabled. Section 17-12e is repealed. Secs. 17-12f and 17-12g. Transferred to Chapter 319s, Part I, Secs. 17b-106 and
17b-107. Sec. 17-12h. Termination of the Connecticut Assistance and Medical Aid Program for the Disabled. Section 17-12h is repealed. Sec. 17-12i. Welfare fraud telephone line. Section 17-12i is repealed, effective
July 1, 1993. Sec. 17-12j. Transferred to Chapter 319o, Part I, Sec. 17b-14. Sec. 17-12k. Transferred to Chapter 319s, Part I, Sec. 17b-108. Sec. 17-12l. Federally funded low-income energy assistance program: Administration, regulations, fraud. Section 17-12l is repealed, effective July 1, 1993. Sec. 17-12m. Transferred to Chapter 319s, Part I, Sec. 17b-109. Sec. 17-12n. Assistance program for residents of municipally operated homes
for the aged. Regulations. Section 17-12n is repealed. Sec. 17-12o. Transferred to Chapter 319s, Part I, Sec. 17b-110. Sec. 17-12p. Transferred to Chapter 319o, Part I, Sec. 17b-15. Secs. 17-12q to 17-12s. Transferred to Chapter 319v, Secs. 17b-252 to 17b-254,
inclusive. Sec. 17-12t. Transferred to Chapter 319o, Part I, Sec. 17b-16. Sec. 17-12u to 17-12z. Reserved for future use. Sec. 17-12aa. Transferred to Chapter 319o, Part I, Sec. 17b-17. Sec. 17-12bb. Shelter plan for involuntarily homeless. Section 17-12bb is repealed, effective July 1, 1993. Sec. 17-12cc to 17-12ff. Reserved for future use. Sec. 17-12gg. Transferred to Chapter 319v, Sec. 17b-255. Sec. 17-12hh. Transferred to Chapter 319s, Part I, Sec. 17b-111. Secs. 17-12ii and 17-12jj. Transferred to Chapter 319v, Secs. 17b-257 and 17b-
258. Sec. 17-12kk. Transferred to Chapter 319o, Part I, Sec. 17b-18. Sec. 17-13. Visiting of institutions. Section 17-13 is repealed. Sec. 17-14. Transferred to Chapter 318, Sec. 17-579. Sec. 17-15. Transferred to Chapter 319i, Part I, Sec. 17a-474. Sec. 17-16. Transferred to Chapter 325, Sec. 18-94. Sec. 17-17. Welfare Commissioner to be notified of commitments. Section 17-
17 is repealed. Sec. 17-18. Transferred to Chapter 325, Sec. 18-95. Sec. 17-19. Transferred to Chapter 365a, Sec. 19-569g. Sec. 17-20. Transferred to Chapter 57, Sec. 4a-17. Sec. 17-21. Transferred to Chapter 50, Sec. 4-68g. Secs. 17-21a to 17-21d. Transferred to Chapter 319o, Part II, Secs. 17b-56 to 17b-
59, inclusive.
(1949 Rev., S. 2613; 1953, S. 1446d, 1447d; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 521, 608, 610.)
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(P.A. 77-614, S. 608, 610; P.A. 81-449, S. 4, 11; P.A. 93-262, S. 86, 87.)
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(1963, P.A. 501, S. 1, 2; February, 1965, P.A. 564, subs. (a); P.A. 87-260, S. 6.)
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(1971, P.A. 814, S. 1; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 608, 610; P.A. 88-156, S. 23.)
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(1949 Rev., S. 2616; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; 75-425, S. 40, 57; P.A. 77-614, S. 608, 610; P.A. 93-262, S. 86, 87.)
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(1969, P.A. 730, S. 3; 1971, P.A. 374, S. 1; P.A. 74-251, S. 1; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 520, 521, 587, 608,
610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 82-65; P.A. 89-158, S. 2; P.A. 93-221, S. 3; 93-262, S. 86, 87.)
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(P.A. 75-414, S. 1−5; 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 608, 610; P.A. 81-30, S. 1, 2; 81-472, S. 104, 159; P.A. 82-472,
S. 53, 183; P.A. 93-262, S. 86, 87.)
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(1949 Rev., S. 2617, 2622, 2624−2627; 1953, S. 1449d, 1451d, 1457d; 1955, S. 1451d; June, 1955, S. 1455d; 1957,
P.A. 26, S. 1; 1959, P.A. 226; 1961, P.A. 112, S. 1−3; 1963, P.A. 539, S. 2; February, 1965, P.A. 527, S. 1; 1967, P.A.
656, S. 10; 744, S. 2; 1969, P.A. 730, S. 33, 34, 40; 1971, P.A. 243; 853, S. 1; 1972, P.A. 77; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A.
77-614, S. 608, 609, 610; P.A. 88-156, S. 23.)
See Sec. 4a-14, 4a-15.
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(February, 1965, P.A. 527, S. 2, 3; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 608, 610; P.A. 93-262, S. 86, 87.)
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(1955, S. 1458d; P.A. 76-435, S. 10, 82.)
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(1963, P.A. 369; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 608, 610; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-5, S. 5, 6.)
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(February, 1965, P.A. 46, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 478, S. 1; 479, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 606; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-614, S.
608, 610; P.A. 93-262, S. 86, 87.)
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(February, 1965, P.A. 328, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 314, S. 14; 1972, P.A. 240, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 70, 608, 610; P.A. 79-
523, S. 2, 4.)
See Sec. 17-581 re personal care assistance pilot program.
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(P.A. 76-252, S. 1−5; P.A. 77-614, S. 587, 608, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 81-214, S. 5; 81-449, S. 10, 11.)
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(P.A. 81-449, S. 3, 11; P.A. 83-354, S. 1, 4; P.A. 88-156, S. 23.)
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(P.A. 82-430, S. 2; P.A. 93-262, S. 86, 87.)
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(P.A. 84-235, S. 3; P.A. 93-262, S. 86, 87.)
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(P.A. 86-413, S. 1, 4; P.A. 89-296, S. 8.)
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(P.A. 90-257, S. 2, 17; P.A. 93-262, S. 86, 87.)
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(1949 Rev., S. 2863; 1953, S. 1595d; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 26; 1959, P.A. 298.)
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(1949 Rev., S. 2647; 1959, P.A. 96, S. 7.)
See Sec. 17a-499.
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INTERSTATE COMPACT ON WELFARE SERVICES
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