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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6320
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 2595
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
(HS)
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 17a-215d of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2
2021): 3
(b) The council shall have [two] up to three chairpersons, one of 4
whom shall be the Commissioner of Social Services, or the 5
commissioner's designee, and [one] two of whom shall be elected by the 6
members of the council and shall be: (1) A person with autism spectrum 7
disorder appointed pursuant to subdivision (10) of subsection (a) of this 8
section, (2) a parent or guardian of a child with autism spectrum 9
disorder appointed pursuant to subdivision (11) of subsection (a) of this 10
section, or (3) a parent or guardian of an adult with autism spectrum 11
disorder appointed pursuant to subdivision (12) of subsection (a) of this 12
section. The council shall make rules for the conduct of its affairs. The 13
council shall meet not less than four times per year and at such other 14
times as requested by the chairpersons. Council members shall serve 15 Raised Bill No. 6320
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without compensation. 16
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2021 17a-215d(b)
Statement of Purpose:
To add a greater voice for persons with autism spectrum disorder and
their families on an advisory council.
[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.]