The Department of Social Services shall serve as the lead agency to coordinate, where possible, the functions of the several state agencies which have responsibility for providing services to persons diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
(P.A. 79-448; P.A. 07-73, S. 2(a); P.A. 11-4, S. 1; 11-16, S. 5; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3, S. 47.)
History: Sec. 19-570b transferred to Sec. 19a-462 in 1983; Sec. 19a-462 transferred to Sec. 17a-215 in 1991; pursuant to P.A. 07-73 “Department of Mental Retardation” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Developmental Services”, effective October 1, 2007; P.A. 11-4 substituted “persons diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder” for “autistic persons”, effective May 9, 2011; P.A. 11-16 made identical changes as P.A. 11-4, effective May 24, 2011; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3 replaced “Department of Developmental Services” with “Department of Social Services”, effective July 1, 2016.
Cited. 30 CA 463.