Connecticut 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05609 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/19/2011

                            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.