General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5618
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 973
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Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
REP. TWEEDIE, 13th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5618
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 973
*00973*
Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
REP. TWEEDIE, 13th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING COMMUNITY-BASED RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to implement the recommendations of the task force formed in the town of Manchester on state-operated community-based residential facilities concerning: (1) Notification of town officials regarding placement of community-based residential facilities; (2) review of placements made by the state in each such facility; (3) determination of the costs of community-based care versus institutional care; (4) reimbursement to the town for expenses incurred that relate to such facilities; (5) consideration of a moratorium on placements in such facilities located in the town of Manchester; (6) training for staff members at such facilities; and (7) monitoring of implementation and funding of mental health care plans.
Statement of Purpose:
To enact recommendations concerning state-operated group homes.