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| 3 | 3 | LCO No. 1887 1 of 1 | |
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 413 | |
| 6 | 6 | January Session, 2023 | |
| 7 | 7 | LCO No. 1887 | |
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| 9 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES | |
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| 12 | 12 | ||
| 13 | 13 | Introduced by: | |
| 14 | 14 | SEN. KELLY, 21st Dist. | |
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| 17 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 18 | AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES | |
| 19 | 19 | FROM DISCOURAGING LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF APPLICANTS | |
| 20 | 20 | AND BENEFICIARIES AND FROM ENGAGING IN UNAUTHORIZED | |
| 21 | 21 | PRACTICE OF THE LAW. | |
| 22 | 22 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General | |
| 23 | 23 | Assembly convened: | |
| 24 | 24 | ||
| 25 | 25 | That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to prohibit the 1 | |
| 26 | 26 | Department of Social Services from (1) discouraging public assistance 2 | |
| 27 | 27 | applicants and beneficiaries from obtaining legal representation, and (2) 3 | |
| 28 | 28 | allowing department staff to engage in unauthorized practice of the law. 4 | |
| 29 | 29 | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 30 | 30 | To ensure adequate legal representation for applicants and beneficiaries | |
| 31 | 31 | of assistance programs administered by the Department of Social | |
| 32 | 32 | Services. |