Annual Report Year 1999

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The Connecticut General Assembly

Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee

State of Connecticut Seal

Annual Report 1999

Table of Contents

OVERVIEW: Structure and Activities

Purpose and Composition
             Program Review Process
             Compliance
             Investigations

     COMMITTEE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
             1999 Program Review Studies
             Auto Emissions Testing Program
             Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities
             Connecticut Sheriffs System
             Department of Children and Families
             Regulation of Emergency Medical Services: Phase I
             Regulation of Emergency Medical Services: Phase Two
             Performance Measurement
             Residential Lead Abatement
             State Board of Trustees for the Hartford Public Schools

1999 LEGISLATION
Final Status of 1999 Program Review Legislation

   COMPLIANCE: Implementation Of Prior Recommendations
             Brownfields in Connecticut (1998)
             Department of Environmental Protection Enforcement Policies and Procedures
             Elderly Transportation Services (1998)
             Open Space Acquisition (1998)
             Office of Victim Services (1998)
             Regulation of Underground Storage Tanks (1998)
             State Board of Mediation and Arbitration (1997)
             Department of Social Services Contracting Processes (1996)
             Enterprise Zones (1997)
             Major Publicly Assisted Housing Programs (1997)
             Office of Emergency Medical Services (1997)
             State’s Substance Abuse Policies for Juveniles and Youths (1996)
             State Sponsored Job Training Programs (1996)
             Transportation Infrastructure Renewal Program (1996)

     APPENDICES
             A. Statutory Authority
             B. Committee Membership 1973 to Present
             C. Committee Staff
             D. Publications List