General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5609 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1732 Referred to Committee on Public Health Introduced by: REP. ROWE, 123rd Dist. REP. HWANG, 134th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5609 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1732 Referred to Committee on Public Health Introduced by: REP. ROWE, 123rd Dist. REP. HWANG, 134th Dist. AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMMISSION TO STUDY PRIVATE AND STATE-OPERATED GROUP HOMES SERVING PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That chapter 319b of the general statutes be amended to require the establishment of a commission that will examine the quality and cost of care provided by group homes operated by the Department of Developmental Services and by private providers. Statement of Purpose: To establish a commission that will examine whether the Department of Developmental Services would realize cost savings by switching group home care by the state to private providers.