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Connecticut House Bill HB05343

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7-General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5343
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1421 AN ACT CONCERNING THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL,
1522 TRANSGENDER AND QUEER HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES AND
1623 OPPORTUNITY NETWORK.
1724 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
1825 Assembly convened:
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2027 Section 1. Section 19a-132 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
2128 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 2
2229 (a) There is established a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and 3
2330 Queer Health, [and] Human Services and Opportunity Network to 4
2431 make recommendations to the state legislative, executive and judicial 5
25-branches of government concerning (1) the promotion of equitable 6
26-access to opportunities for, (2) the delivery of health and human services 7
27-to, and (3) educational awareness about lesbian, gay, bisexual, 8
28-transgender and queer persons in the state. 9
32+branches of government concerning the promotion of equitable access 6
33+to opportunities for, the delivery of health and human services to, and 7
34+educational awareness about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and 8
35+queer persons in the state. 9
2936 (b) The network shall work to build a safer and healthier environment 10
30-for [gay, lesbian,] lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer persons 11
31-by (1) conducting a needs analysis, within available appropriations, (2) 12
37+for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer persons by (1) 11
38+conducting a needs analysis, within available appropriations, (2) 12
3239 collecting additional data on the health and human services needs of 13
33-such persons as necessary, (3) informing state policy through reports 14
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3547 section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly 16
36-having cognizance of matters relating to public health, human services, 17 Substitute Bill No. 5343
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4349 appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, other legislative 18
4450 committees as necessary, the Governor and the Chief Court 19
4551 Administrator, and (4) building organizational member capacity, 20
4652 leadership and advocacy across the geographic and social spectrum of 21
4753 the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community. 22
4854 (c) The network shall include, but need not be limited to, the 23
4955 following members, or their designees: 24
5056 [(1) The president of Connecticut Latinas/os Achieving Rights and 25
5157 Opportunities (CLARO); 26
5258 (2) The executive director of the Safe Harbor Project;] 27
5359 [(3)] (1) The executive director of the New Haven Pride Center; 28
5460 [(4) The executive director of True Colors, Inc.;] 29
5561 [(5)] (2) The executive director of the Triangle Community Center; [in 30
5662 Norwalk;] 31
5763 [(6)] (3) The executive director of [AIDS Connecticut] Advancing CT 32
5864 Together; 33
5965 [(7)] (4) The [executive director] board president of the Connecticut 34
6066 chapter of the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN); 35
6167 [(8) The executive director of the Rainbow Center at The University 36
6268 of Connecticut;] 37
6369 (5) The executive director of Kamora's Cultural Corner; 38
6470 [(9)] (6) The executive director of the Hartford Gay [and] & Lesbian 39
6571 Health Collective; 40
66-[(10)] (7) The executive director of the Connecticut [Transadvocacy] 41
67-TransAdvocacy Coalition; 42
68-[(11)] (8) The board president of [OutCT in New London] outCT; 43 Substitute Bill No. 5343
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79+[(11)] (8) The board president of OutCT; [in New London;] 43
7580 [(12) The executive director of the Queer Unity Empowerment 44
7681 Support Team;] 45
7782 [(13)] (9) The executive director of the Commission on Women, 46
78-Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity, or the executive director's 47
79-designee; 48
80-[(14) A lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer physician, 49
81-licensed pursuant to chapter 370, appointed by the speaker of the House 50
82-of Representatives;] 51
83-(10) The president of Connecticut Community Care; 52
84-(11) The executive director of Q+; 53
85-(12) The following members appointed by the Senate chairperson of 54
86-the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 55
87-cognizance of matters relating to human services: 56
88-(A) A lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer physician, licensed 57
89-pursuant to chapter 370, who is affiliated with and nominated by a 58
90-health care organization that advocates for or promotes services to 59
91-lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer health care consumers; 60
92-(B) A lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer mental health 61
93-provider, licensed pursuant to chapter 370, who is affiliated with and 62
94-nominated by a health care organization that advocates for or promotes 63
95-services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer health care 64
96-consumers; 65
97-(C) A representative of the Latino, Latina, LatinX or Puerto Rican 66
98-lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community; 67
99-(D) A representative of the African American/Black lesbian, gay, 68
100-bisexual, transgender and queer community; 69
101-(E) A representative of the LGBTQ+ women community; 70 Substitute Bill No. 5343
83+Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity; 47
84+[(14) A lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer physician, 48
85+licensed pursuant to chapter 370, appointed by the speaker of the House 49
86+of Representatives;] 50
87+(10) The president of Connecticut Community Care; 51
88+(11) The executive director of Q Plus; and 52
89+(12) The following members appointed by the chairpersons of the 53
90+joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 54
91+matters relating to human services: 55
92+(A) A lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer physician, licensed 56
93+pursuant to chapter 370; 57
94+(B) A lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer mental health 58
95+provider, licensed pursuant to chapter 370; 59
96+(C) A representative of the Latino, Latina, LatinX or Puerto Rican 60
97+lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community; 61
98+(D) A representative of the African American/Black lesbian, gay, 62
99+bisexual, transgender and queer community; 63
100+(E) A representative of the LGBTQ Plus women community; 64
101+(F) A lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer person with 65
102+disabilities; 66
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109-disabilities; and 72
110-(G) A representative of the transgender, nonbinary or intersex 73
111-community; and 74
112-(13) The following members appointed by the House chairperson of 75
113-the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 76
114-cognizance of matters relating to human services: 77
115-(A) A representative of the LGBTQ+ youth services sector; 78
116-(B) Not more than three rotating representatives of the Pride 79
117-Network; 80
118-(C) Not more than three rotating representatives of the college 81
119-LGBTQ+ services and support community; 82
120-(D) Not more than three rotating representatives of the HIV/AIDS 83
121-service sector; 84
122-(E) A member of the LGBT Aging Advocacy coalition; and 85
123-[(15)] (F) An LGBT Veteran Care coordinator assigned to a health care 86
124-facility in the state administered by the United States Department of 87
125-Veterans Affairs. [, appointed by the president pro tempore of the 88
126-Senate; 89
127-(16) A member of the LGBT Aging Advocacy coalition, appointed by 90
128-the Governor; and 91
129-(17) The president of Connecticut Community Care.] 92
130-(d) [Members shall serve at the will of the speaker of the House of 93
131-Representatives and the president pro tempore of the Senate, who may 94
132-each appoint additional members and set term limits for each member.] 95
133-Appointments to the network [shall be made not later than sixty days 96
134-after the effective date of this section] pursuant to subdivisions (12) and 97 Substitute Bill No. 5343
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110+(H) A representative of the LGBTQ Plus youth services sector; 69
111+(I) Rotating representatives of the Pride Network; 70
112+(J) Rotating representatives of the College LGBTQ Plus services and 71
113+support community; 72
114+(K) Rotating representatives of the HIV/AIDS service sector; 73
115+(L) A member of the LGBT Aging Advocacy coalition; and 74
116+[(15)] (M) An LGBT Veteran Care coordinator assigned to a health 75
117+care facility in the state administered by the United States Department 76
118+of Veterans Affairs. [, appointed by the president pro tempore of the 77
119+Senate; 78
120+(16) A member of the LGBT Aging Advocacy coalition, appointed by 79
121+the Governor; and 80
122+(17) The president of Connecticut Community Care.] 81
123+(d) [Members shall serve at the will of the speaker of the House of 82
124+Representatives and the president pro tempore of the Senate, who may 83
125+each appoint additional members and set term limits for each member. 84
126+Appointments] Initial appointments to the network shall be made [not 85
127+later than sixty days after the effective date of this section] pursuant to 86
128+subsection (c) of this section. Members shall choose chairpersons. Any 87
129+vacancy shall be filled by the [speaker of the House of Representatives, 88
130+acting in consultation with the president pro tempore of the Senate] 89
131+appointing authority or a majority vote of members of the network. 90
132+(e) The administrative staff of the Commission on Women, Children, 91
133+Seniors, Equity and Opportunity shall provide administrative support 92
134+to the network and shall administer network funds through a fiscal 93
135+agent, with the advice and consent of the network. The network may 94
136+use such funds as may be available from federal, state or other sources 95 Raised Bill No. 5343
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142-September 1, 2022. Members of the network shall choose chairpersons. 99
143-Any vacancy under subdivisions (12) and (13) of subsection (c) of this 100
144-section shall be filled by the [speaker of the House of Representatives, 101
145-acting in consultation with the president pro tempore of the Senate] 102
146-appointing authority. Vacancies under subdivisions (1) to (11), 103
147-inclusive, of subsection (c) of this section shall be filled by a majority 104
148-vote of members of the network. 105
149-(e) The administrative staff of the Commission on Women, Children, 106
150-Seniors, Equity and Opportunity shall provide administrative support 107
151-to the network. The executive director of the commission shall 108
152-administer network funds through a fiscal agent, with the advice and 109
153-consent of the network. The network may use such funds as may be 110
154-available from federal, state or other sources and may enter into 111
155-contracts to carry out the purposes of the network, including, but not 112
156-limited to, contracts for additional administrative support, 113
157-programmatic initiatives and grantmaking. The network may also 114
158-utilize voluntary and uncompensated services of private individuals, 115
159-state or federal agencies and organizations as may, from time to time, be 116
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143+including, but not limited to, contracts for administrative support, 97
144+programmatic initiatives and grantmaking. The network may also 98
145+utilize voluntary and uncompensated services of private individuals, 99
146+state or federal agencies and organizations as may, from time to time, be 100
147+offered and needed. 101
161148 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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164151 Section 1 July 1, 2022 19a-132
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166-Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
167-In Subsec. (d), "sixty days after the effective date of this section" was
168-changed to "September 1, 2022" for clarity.
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170-HS Joint Favorable Subst.
153+Statement of Purpose:
154+To update the membership and change the title of a network serving
155+health and human service needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender
156+and queer persons.
157+[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
158+that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
159+underlined.]
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