(Formerly Sec. 17b-118a) - Eligibility of persons aged eighteen to twenty-one for state-administered general assistance.

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Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (c) of section 17b-191, a person (1) at least eighteen years of age and under twenty-one years of age, (2) living with his or her family that is receiving benefits under the temporary family assistance program, and (3) who would be an eligible dependent in such program if under the age of eighteen shall be eligible for state-administered general assistance in the amount of assistance such person would be eligible for as a dependent in such family under the temporary family assistance program.

(P.A. 95-194, S. 16, 33; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 56, 165; P.A. 04-76, S. 14; P.A. 14-161, S. 5.)

History: P.A. 95-194, S. 16 effective July 1, 1995; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2 replaced references to aid to families with dependent children with temporary family assistance, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 04-76 replaced reference to “general assistance” with reference to “state-administered general assistance”; Sec. 17b-118a transferred to Sec. 17b-196 in 2005; P.A. 14-161 added provision re notwithstanding Sec. 17b-191(c), added “as a dependent in such family” re amount eligible for under temporary family assistance program and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2014.


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