Sec. 17b-112f. Safety net services account. Regulations.
Sec. 17b-112f. Safety net services account. Regulations. (a) There is established
a safety net services account which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the
General Fund. Any moneys collected under the contribution system established under
section 12-743 shall be deposited by the Commissioner of Revenue Services into the
account. This account may also receive moneys from public and private sources or
from the federal government. All moneys deposited in the account shall be used by the
Department of Social Services or persons acting under a contract with the department
to fund services provided pursuant to section 17b-112e. Expenditures from the account
in any fiscal year for the promotion of the contribution system or the account shall not
exceed ten per cent of the amount of moneys raised during the previous fiscal year,
provided such limitation shall not apply to an expenditure of not more than fifteen
thousand dollars from the account on or before July 1, 1997, to reimburse expenditures
made on or before said date, with prior written authorization of the Commissioner of
Social Services, by private organizations to promote the contribution system and safety
net account.
(b) The Commissioner of Social Services shall adopt regulations, in accordance
with the provisions of chapter 54, to provide for distribution of funds available pursuant
to this section and section 12-743.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 5, 165.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2 effective July 1, 1997.