Sec. 31-136. Promotion of employment. Cooperation with President's Commission. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 31-136. Promotion of employment. Cooperation with President's Commission. The Labor Commissioner shall carry on a continuing program to promote the employment of handicapped persons by creating state-wide interest in the rehabilitation and employment of the handicapped and by obtaining and maintaining cooperation from all public and private groups in this field. The commissioner shall work in cooperation with the President's Commission on Employment of the Handicapped in order to more effectively carry out the purposes of this chapter.

      (1957, P.A. 525, S. 2; February, 1965, P.A. 361, S. 14; 1967, P.A. 543, S. 1; P.A. 73-616, S. 30; P.A. 77-128, S. 1; 77-614, S. 527, 610; P.A. 79-610, S. 38.)

      History: 1965 act authorized committee to employ executive secretary and clerical personnel; 1967 act authorized committee to contract with executive secretary to perform advisory, consulting and administrative services; P.A. 73-616 deleted provision added by 1967 act; P.A. 77-128 replaced President's Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped with President's Commission on Employment of the Handicapped; P.A. 77-614 replaced Governor's committee on the Employment of the Handicapped with commissioner of human resources and deleted provision authorizing committee to employ executive secretary and clerical personnel, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-610 replaced commissioner of human resources with labor commissioner.