LCO No. 3042 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 299 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 3042 Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES Introduced by: SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING PAYMENT PARITY FOR CERTAIN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require (1) an assessment of 1 whether there is parity in state payment rates per client in programs, 2 including, but not limited to, United Services and Homeless 3 Hospitality, in all areas of the state, and (2) that a report on the 4 assessment be filed in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a 5 of the general statutes with the joint standing committees of the 6 General Assembly having cog nizance of matters relating to 7 appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, housing, human 8 services and public health. 9 Statement of Purpose: To ensure there is parity in per client payments statewide for programs including, but not limited to, United Services and Homeless Hospitality.