Sec. 17a-272. (Formerly Sec. 19a-447). Training schools. Developmental services regions. Directors. Assistant directors. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 17a-272. (Formerly Sec. 19a-447). Training schools. Developmental services regions. Directors. Assistant directors. (a) The director of each training school or state developmental services region shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Developmental Services, and shall be removable in the same manner. The director shall be a trained administrator of services and facilities engaged in the care, custody, treatment and training of mentally retarded persons. Each director shall be subject to the direction of the Commissioner of Developmental Services and shall be responsible for the operation and the administration of the training school or state developmental services region.

      (b) Each director may with the approval of the Commissioner of Developmental Services appoint four assistant directors for the efficient conduct of the business of each training school or state developmental services region. Each director shall designate an assistant director who shall in the absence or disqualification of the director or on his death, exercise the powers and duties of the director until he resumes his duties or the vacancy is filled. Assistant directors shall be removable by the director.

      (1959, P.A. 148, S. 27; P.A. 75-638, S. 5, 23; P.A. 76-153, S. 2; P.A. 86-246, S. 1, 3; P.A. 07-73, S. 2(b); P.A. 08-7, S. 5.)

      History: P.A. 75-638 replaced commissioner of health with commissioner of mental retardation and deleted reference to deputy commissioner on mental retardation, reflecting creation of independent mental retardation department; P.A. 76-153 included regional centers and deleted references to advice of council on mental retardation re appointment and supervision of superintendents; Sec. 17-172c transferred to Sec. 19-569c in 1977; Sec. 19-569c transferred to Sec. 19a-447 in 1983; P.A. 86-246 substituted "director" for "superintendent" and "state mental retardation region" for "regional center" where appearing and added Subsec. (b) re assistant directors; Sec. 19a-447 transferred to Sec. 17a-272 in 1991; pursuant to P.A. 07-73 "Commissioner of Mental Retardation" was changed editorially by the Revisors to "Commissioner of Developmental Services", effective October 1, 2007; P.A. 08-7 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) by renaming state mental retardation regions as state developmental services regions, effective April 29, 2008.

      See Sec. 19a-24 re liability of directors for damages.

      Annotation to former section 19-569c:

      Exempt from classified service by section 5-198(g) (formerly section 5-3(j)). 12 CS 378.