The Commissioner of Children and Families may delegate to a deputy commissioner the commissioner's authority as guardian of children committed to the commissioner by the Superior Court, or whose guardianship is transferred to the commissioner by a court of probate, and the signature of either official on any document pertaining to any such guardianship shall be valid.
(P.A. 73-489; P.A. 74-251, S. 19; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 76-436, S. 585, 681; P.A. 77-614, S. 521, 610; P.A. 79-631, S. 58, 111; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; P.A. 16-28, S. 29.)
History: P.A. 74-251 added clause covering transfer of authority from welfare commissioner to commissioner of children and youth services; P.A. 75-420 replaced welfare commissioner with commissioner of social services; P.A. 76-436 deleted reference implying transfer of authority after April 1, 1975, and replaced juvenile court with superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-614 replaced social services commissioner with commissioner of human resources, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-631 deleted reference to human resources commissioner; Sec. 17-37a transferred to Sec. 17a-99 in 1991; P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department of children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 16-28 made technical changes.