of Developmental Services.
(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to change the criteria by which the Commissioner of Developmental Services makes eligibility determinations for programs and services of the Department of Developmental Services.
(P.A. 07-73, S. 2; P.A. 11-4, S. 4; 11-16, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 11-4 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) by deleting reference to repealed Sec. 17a-215b, effective May 9, 2011; P.A. 11-16 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting reference to repealed Sec. 17a-216, effective May 24, 2011.
Section 17a-210d - Terms "intellectual disability", "persons with intellectual disability" and "individuals with intellectual disability" substituted for former terms.
(a)(1) Wherever the words "the mentally retarded" are used in the following general statutes, "persons with intellectual disability" or "individuals with intellectual disability" shall be substituted in lieu thereof; (2) wherever the words "mentally retarded", "mentally retarded person" or "mentally retarded persons" are used in the following general statutes, the words "intellectual disability", "person with intellectual disability" or "persons with intellectual disability" shall be substituted in lieu thereof; and (3) wherever the words "mental retardation" are used in the following general statutes, the words "intellectual disability" shall be substituted in lieu thereof: 4a-60, 4b-31, 8-2g, 8-3e, 9-159s, 10-91f, 17a-593, 17a-594, 17a-596, 45a-598, 45a-669, 45a-672, 45a-676, 45a-677, 45a-678, 45a-679, 45a-680, 45a-681, 45a-682, 45a-683, 46a-51, 46a-60, 46a-64, 46a-64b, 46a-66, 46a-70, 46a-71, 46a-72, 46a-73, 46a-75, 46a-76, 46b-84, 52-146o, 53a-46a, 53a-181i and 54-250.
(b) The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall, in codifying said sections of the general statutes pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, make such technical, grammatical and punctuation changes as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
(P.A. 11-129, S. 20; P.A. 12-143, S. 6.)
History: (Revisor's note: In Subsec. (a), a reference to Sec. 46b-76 was changed editorially by the Revisors to Sec. 46a-76 for accuracy); P.A. 12-143 amended Subsec. (a) to delete reference to Sec. 2c-2b, effective July 1, 2012.
Section 17a-211 - Five-year plan. Public hearings. Submission to legislature.
(a) In 1991, and every five years thereafter, the Department of Developmental Services shall develop and review a five-year plan in accordance with this section. The plan shall: (1) Set priorities; (2) identify goals and objectives and the strategies to be employed to achieve them; (3) define the criteria to be used in evaluating whether the department is making progress toward the achievement of such goals and objectives; (4) identify changes in priorities, goals, objectives and strategies from the prior plan; (5) describe and document progress made in achieving the goals and objectives outlined in the prior plan; and (6) estimate the type and quantity of staff and client services that will be needed over the life of the plan.
(b) Every five years, the department shall hold public hearings on a complete draft of the plan and, in January, 1992, and every five years thereafter, the department shall submit the final plan and a transcript of the public hearings to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health