DDS Legislative Update February 19 2008
Bills Proposed by the Department of Developmental Services:
S.B. No. 242 (RAISED) PUBLIC HEALTH. 'AN ACT CONCERNING CHANGES TO STATUTES AFFECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES', to make various technical changes to statutes affecting the Department of Developmental Services.
REF. PUBLIC HEALTH
S.B. No. 242 (RAISED) PUBLIC HEALTH. 'AN ACT CONCERNING CHANGES TO STATUTES AFFECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES', to make various technical changes to statutes affecting the Department of Developmental Services.
REF. PUBLIC HEALTH
S.B. No. 242 changes the name of the Council on Mental Retardation to the Council on Developmental Services, changes references to “state mental retardation regions” to “state developmental services regions”, changes references to “mentally retarded persons” to “persons with mental retardation”, updates the reference to the Southeastern Connecticut Association for Developmental Disabilities as a member of the Camp Harkness Advisory Board, and increases the number of self-advocates employed by DDS by one to a total of eleven.
H.B. No. 5131 (RAISED) SELECT COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN. 'AN ACT AMENDING THE STATUTES CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES', to make technical and other revisions to laws governing the Department of Children and Families regarding emergency placement of children, access to records, transfer of termination of parental right cases and the department's role and responsibility in Safe Havens cases.
REF. SELECT COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN
REF. SELECT COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN
Although the Department of Children and Families (DCF) requested H.B. No. 5131, Sec. 2(g)(17) (lines 429-431) was part of DDS’ 2008 legislative initiatives. Sec. 2(g)(17) (lines 429-431) allows DCF to disclose client records to the Department of Developmental Services for the purposes of eligibility and enrollment in the voluntary services program operated by DDS.
The Public Health Committee raised the bill An Act Concerning Sexual Assault Against Persons Placed Or Treated Under The Direction Of The Commissioner Of Developmental Services on February 15th and the Department is waiting for the bill number.
Also, the Public Health Committee is raising An Act Concerning Consistency with Peer Review Proceedings for DDS at the committee’s February 20th meeting.