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| 1 | 1 | General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6370 | |
| 2 | 2 | January Session, 2013 LCO No. 2732 | |
| 3 | 3 | *02732_______HS_* | |
| 4 | 4 | Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES | |
| 5 | 5 | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | 6 | (HS) | |
| 7 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 8 | General Assembly | |
| 9 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Raised Bill No. 6370 | |
| 11 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 12 | January Session, 2013 | |
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| 14 | 14 | LCO No. 2732 | |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| 16 | 16 | *02732_______HS_* | |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 18 | Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES | |
| 19 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 20 | Introduced by: | |
| 21 | 21 | ||
| 22 | 22 | (HS) | |
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| 24 | 24 | AN ACT EXPANDING ELIGIBILITY FOR SUBSIDIZED ASSISTED LIVING. | |
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| 26 | 26 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
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| 28 | 28 | Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 17b-347e of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2013): | |
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| 30 | 30 | (a) The Commissioner of Social Services, in collaboration with the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, shall establish a demonstration project to provide subsidized assisted living services, as defined in section 19-13-D105 of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, for persons residing in affordable housing, as defined in section 8-39a. The demonstration project shall be conducted in at least three municipalities to be determined by the Commissioner of Social Services. The demonstration project shall be limited to a maximum of three hundred subsidized dwelling units. [Applicants] An applicant shall be eligible for such subsidized assisted living services [shall be subject to the same eligibility requirements as] if such applicant is (1) eligible for the Connecticut home care program for the elderly pursuant to section 17b-342, or (2) sixty-five years of age or older and eligible for the mental health waiver pursuant to section 17b-602a. | |
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| 35 | 35 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 36 | 36 | Section 1 July 1, 2013 17b-347e(a) | |
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| 38 | 38 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
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| 40 | 40 | Section 1 | |
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| 42 | 42 | July 1, 2013 | |
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| 44 | 44 | 17b-347e(a) | |
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| 46 | 46 | Statement of Purpose: | |
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| 48 | 48 | To provide subsidized assisted living opportunities for persons with mental illness. | |
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| 50 | 50 | [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] |