2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 17b-11. (Formerly Sec. 17-11). Acceptance of federal funds. Disregard of certain federal increases for recipients of state supplement program. Increase in income disregarded for unrelated recipients who share living arrangements.
Sec. 17b-11. (Formerly Sec. 17-11). Acceptance of federal funds. Disregard of
certain federal increases for recipients of state supplement program. Increase in
income disregarded for unrelated recipients who share living arrangements. (a)
The Commissioner of Social Services is authorized and empowered to accept any and
all allotments of federal funds, federal funds to match private contributions and commodities, and to manage and dispose of the same in whatever manner is required by
federal law, and to take advantage of any amendments and supplements to the federal
Social Security Act and of any other federal act relating to public welfare, and to conform
to such federal requirements as are conditions precedent to the receipt of federal matching grants and are not prohibited by the general statutes.
(1949 Rev., S. 2628; 1949, 1953, S. 1459d; 1967, P.A. 490; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; 75-522, S. 1, 2; P.A. 76-200, S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 608, 610; P.A. 84-337; P.A. 88-317, S. 69, 107; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; 93-418, S. 3, 41; P.A. 03-268, S. 2.)
History: 1967 act added authorization to conform to federal requirements as conditions precedent to receipt of grants; P.A. 75-420 replaced welfare commissioner and department with commissioner and department of social services; P.A. 75-522 added Subsec. (b) re disregard of social security increases; P.A. 76-200 rephrased Subsec. (b) to allow commissioner discretion as to how much of increase is to be disregarded within certain limits as set forth, previously increases were disregarded altogether; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner and department of social services with commissioner and department of income maintenance, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 84-337 amended Subsec. (b) by providing, upon application, an increase in the amount disregarded for unrelated recipients who share living arrangements; P.A. 88-317 amended reference to Secs. 4-166 to 4-176 in Subsec. (b) to include new sections added to Ch. 54, effective July 1, 1989, and applicable to all agency proceedings commencing on or after that date; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of social services for commissioner and department of income maintenance, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-418 allowed the commissioner to accept federal funds to match private contributions and required commissioner to submit annual report to appropriations committee re amount and use of such funds, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 17-11 transferred to Sec. 17b-11 in 1995; P.A. 03-268 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting requirement that commissioner submit annual report to appropriations committee re amount, purpose and use of federal funds accepted to match private contributions.
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