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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6320
January Session, 2021
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repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2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] three chairpersons, one of whom 4
shall be the Commissioner of Social Services, or the commissioner's 5
designee, and [one] two of whom shall be elected by the members of the 6
council and shall be: (1) A person with autism spectrum disorder 7
appointed pursuant to subdivision (10) of subsection (a) of this section, 8
(2) a parent or guardian of a child with autism spectrum disorder 9
appointed pursuant to subdivision (11) of subsection (a) of this section, 10
or (3) a parent or guardian of an adult with autism spectrum disorder 11
appointed pursuant to subdivision (12) of subsection (a) of this section. 12
The council shall make rules for the conduct of its affairs. The council 13
shall meet not less than four times per year and at such other times as 14
requested by the chairpersons. Council members shall serve without 15
compensation. 16
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Substitute Bill No. 6320
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Section 1 July 1, 2021 17a-215d(b)
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 1(b), "up to" was deleted for clarity and consistency with the
other provisions in the subsection.
HS Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO