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| 1 | 1 | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5373 | |
| 2 | 2 | January Session, 2013 LCO No. 984 | |
| 3 | 3 | Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH | |
| 4 | 4 | Introduced by: | |
| 5 | 5 | REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist. | |
| 6 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 7 | General Assembly | |
| 8 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 9 | Proposed Bill No. 5373 | |
| 10 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 11 | January Session, 2013 | |
| 12 | 12 | ||
| 13 | 13 | LCO No. 984 | |
| 14 | 14 | ||
| 15 | 15 | Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH | |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| 17 | 17 | Introduced by: | |
| 18 | 18 | ||
| 19 | 19 | REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist. | |
| 20 | 20 | ||
| 21 | 21 | AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS FROM POWER OUTAGES. | |
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| 23 | 23 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
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| 25 | 25 | That the general statutes be amended to require managed residential facilities to maintain back-up emergency electrical systems sufficient to ensure operation of emergency notification and fire sprinkler systems in the event of a power outage. Managed residential facilities shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Residential care homes, nursing homes, rest homes and mental health facilities, as defined in section 19a-490 of the general statutes; (2) housing for the elderly as established pursuant to chapter 128 of the general statutes; (3) residential facilities for persons with an intellectual disability, Prader-Willi syndrome or autism spectrum disorder, licensed pursuant to section 17a-227 of the general statutes; (4) assisted living facilities; and (5) intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded as defined in section 17b-340a of the general statutes. | |
| 26 | 26 | ||
| 27 | 27 | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 28 | 28 | ||
| 29 | 29 | To protect vulnerable populations in the event of a power outage. |