Sec. 8-119t. Grants-in-aid for expanding independent living opportunities. Definition. Regulations. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 8-119t. Grants-in-aid for expanding independent living opportunities. Definition. Regulations. (a) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall encourage the development of independent living opportunities for low and moderate income handicapped and developmentally disabled persons by making grants-in-aid, within available appropriations, to state-wide, private, nonprofit housing development corporations which are organized and operating for the purpose of expanding independent living opportunities for such persons. Such grants-in-aid shall be used to facilitate the development of small, noninstitutionalized living units for such persons, through programs including, but not limited to, preproject development, receipt of federal funds, site acquisition and architectural review. For the purposes of this part, "handicapped and developmentally disabled persons" means any persons who are physically or mentally handicapped, including, but not limited to, mentally retarded, physically disabled, sensory impaired and autistic persons.

      (b) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to carry out the purposes of this section.

      (P.A. 79-442, S. 1, 2, 4; P.A. 80-21, S. 2, 3, 5; 80-483, S. 141, 142, 186; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 99-279, S. 34, 45.)

      History: P.A. 80-21 and P.A. 80-483 substituted commissioner of housing for commissioner of economic development; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; (Revisor's note: In 1999 the word "part" in Subsec. (b) was changed editorially by the Revisors to "section" due to inclusion of new Sec. 8-119x in part VIII of chapter 128); P.A. 99-279 amended Subsec. (a) to require that such grants-in-aid be made "within available appropriations", effective July 1, 1999.