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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6365
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 2939
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. MCCARTHY VAHEY, 133rd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING A REGISTRY OF PERSONS WHO ABUSE
INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 17a-247b of the general statutes be amended to (1) 1
allow individuals with disabilities and their families access to a 2
registry of persons terminated for abusing or neglecting individuals 3
with intellectual disabilities, and (2) include a public registry of 4
persons convicted of abusing, neglecting or financially exploiting 5
individuals with intellectual disabilities. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To protect individuals with intellectual disabilities by allowing them
access to a registry of employees terminated after substantiated reports
of abuse and neglect and making public a list of persons who have
been convicted of abusing, neglecting or financially exploiting
individuals with intellectual disabilities.