General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 159 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 824 Referred to Committee on Planning and Development Introduced by: SEN. WELCH, 31st Dist. REP. BETTS, 78th Dist. REP. NICASTRO, 79th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 159 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 824 Referred to Committee on Planning and Development Introduced by: SEN. WELCH, 31st Dist. REP. BETTS, 78th Dist. REP. NICASTRO, 79th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING GROUP HOMES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require written notice of any proposal to construct or expand a group home to be given to the police and fire chiefs in the municipality in which such construction or expansion is proposed. Statement of Purpose: To require notice of the construction or expansion of group homes to be given to certain public safety officials.