Sec. 17a-753. Five-year strategic plan.
Sec. 17a-753. Five-year strategic plan. (a) On or before October 1, 1998, the
regional negotiating council shall develop a five-year strategic plan that addresses the
human services needs of the northeastern region. Such plan shall be submitted to the
legislative body of each town constituting the northeastern region, the United States
Congress, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the joint standing
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations.
(b) The five-year strategic plan shall be developed by means of a negotiated investment strategy and shall set forth goals to meet basic human needs for the northeastern
region and establish benchmarks to measure progress towards achieving such goals.
The plan shall identify regional issues and needs and resources and address efficiency
and effectiveness of service delivery. The plan shall be consistent with the planning and
policy objectives of the state that are implemented in the state budget and shall comply
with state and federal law. The plan shall include a project component relating specific
regional and local proposals to state planning goals and a component which describes
the administration and fund distribution process. The project component shall be updated
annually. The plan shall include a description of the planning process used to identify
needs and set priorities for the region, a description of the programs to be funded, a
description of any eligibility standards to be used, an implementation schedule and a
budget detailing the specific use of funds available under the regional human services
pilot program and related funds. The plan shall identify opportunities for state agencies
to award grants on a regional basis and shall identify state, local and federal funding
sources and make recommendations for legislation to implement the plan for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999. The plan shall include an analysis of the fiscal and administrative impact on the state and municipalities outside of the pilot region. If the plan
recommends continuation of the negotiating council, the negotiating council shall continue.
(c) The five-year plan developed under this section shall not impact existing state,
local or federal funds received by human service providers or the existing programs of
northeastern region human service providers. Any realignment of existing human service programs shall be done by an affirmative action of the governing body of the
program and be consistent with the five-year strategic plan.
(P.A. 97-249, S. 4, 6.)
History: P.A. 97-249 effective June 27, 1997.