Sec. 17a-675. (Formerly Sec. 19a-4b). Allocation of federal funds by department. Grants and contracts. Report.
Sec. 17a-675. (Formerly Sec. 19a-4b). Allocation of federal funds by department. Grants and contracts. Report. (a) The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall allocate by program and geographic location, in a manner consistent
with the annual alcohol and drug plan, funds received by the department from the federal
government and the state which are designated in the department's budget to be used
for grants and contracts for alcohol and drug programs and services. The department
shall also administer and supervise all federal and state grant and contract funds for
alcohol and drug abuse community services including treatment services, except those
services designated to be carried out by state agencies other than the Department of
Mental Health and Addiction Services.
(b) The department may: (1) Make grants to and contracts and other joint or cooperative agreements with individuals, organizations and state agencies for problems related
to alcohol and drug abuse; (2) make grants and contracts from state or federal funds to
public or private agencies as may be necessary in the performance of its duties and
execution of its powers; (3) require quarterly reports from recipients of grants made or
allocated by it and from all departments of the state whose activities are related to alcohol
or drug abuse problems for the purpose of evaluating the implementation of the state
plans. The department shall report its findings on or before January first of each year
to the Governor and the General Assembly, with its recommendations for such executive
and legislative action as it finds beneficial to the public interest.
(P.A. 93-381, S. 6, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 5, 11, 58.)
History: P.A. 93-381 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and
Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and replaced Commissioner and Department of Mental Health with Commissioner and Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services,
effective July 1, 1995; Sec. 19a-4b transferred to Sec. 17a-675 in 1997.