Appendix A: JCLM Motion

Joint Committee on Legislative Management

Motion to Request an Investigation of the Department of Mental Retardation

To request the Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee, pursuant to C.G.S. Sec. 2-53g(a)(5)(B), to conduct an investigation into how the Department of Mental Retardation ensures the safety of its clients in DMR run or regulated community living arrangements. In conducting the investigation, the Committee shall examine the role of the agency's policies, procedures, practices, staffing and training as they pertain to the safety of DMR clients, examine the agency's interaction with clients' families, including their legal representatives, concerning access to information on incidents endangering the safety of clients, and examine selected cases of untimely deaths to determine whether there are systemic weaknesses amenable to legislative remedy.

Approved 1/30/02 by the Joint Committee on Legislative Management