Sec. 17b-852. (Formerly Sec. 8-221). Human resource development program.
Sec. 17b-852. (Formerly Sec. 8-221). Human resource development program.
For the purposes of sections 8-201 to 8-220a, inclusive, 8-222b, 8-226 to 8-239a, inclusive, this section and sections 17b-853 to 17b-855, inclusive:
(1) "Human resource development program" means a program, project or activity
which: (a) Mobilizes and utilizes resources, public or private, of any urban or rural, or
combined urban and rural, geographical area including, but not limited to, a municipality
or group of municipalities in an attack on poverty; services, by providing assistance and
other activities consistent with the needs of such municipality, of sufficient scope and
size to give promise of progress toward the elimination of poverty or a cause or causes of
poverty through developing employment opportunities, improving human performance,
motivation, productivity, physical and mental health, and well-being, or by bettering
the conditions under which people live, learn and work; (b) is developed, conducted
and administered with the maximum feasible participation of residents of the areas
and members of the groups served, which groups shall include the elderly; and (c) is
conducted, administered or coordinated by a human resource development agency;
(2) "Human resource development agency" means (a) a public or private nonprofit
agency designated by and authorized to accept funds from the federal Office of Economic Opportunity or any other department or agency of the United States to which any
of the powers of said office may be transferred, for a community action program under
the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as amended; (b) a public agency or officer
designated by the chief executive officer and approved by the governing body of such
municipality to carry out and coordinate human resource development programs by, or
through contract with, or delegation to, any nonprofit agency or any agency, department,
board, or commission of the municipality, and to enter into contracts or receive grants-in-aid from the Commissioner of Social Services for a human resource development
program under sections 8-201 to 8-220a, inclusive, 8-222b, 8-226 to 8-239a, inclusive,
this section and sections 17b-853 to 17b-855, inclusive; (c) any corporation organized
for purposes other than to make a profit or gain for itself and not controlled or directed
by persons or firms seeking to derive profit or gain therefrom, and designated by the
chief executive officer and approved by the governing body of such municipality to
carry out and coordinate human resource development programs and to enter into contracts with or receive grant-in-aid from the Commissioner of Social Services for human
resource development programs under said sections; or (d) any corporation organized
for purposes other than to make a profit or gain for itself and not controlled or directed
by persons or firms seeking to derive profit or gain therefrom, in existence on January 1,
1973, and designated by the Commissioner of Social Services to carry out and coordinate
human resource development programs and to enter into contracts with or receive grants-in-aid from the Commissioner of Social Services for human resource development programs under said sections.
(1967, P.A. 522, S. 26; 1969, P.A. 757, S. 2; 1971, P.A. 759, S. 3; P.A. 73-378, S. 3, 4; P.A. 77-614, S. 593(a), 610;
P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87.)
History: 1969 act incorporated Subpara. (b) into Subpara. (a) of definition of human resource development program,
relettering remaining Subpara. accordingly, made special reference to the elderly among groups served and rephrased
Subpara. (b) of definition of human resource development agency; 1971 act deleted reference to establishment of needs
by community development action plan and added Subpara. (c) under definition of human resource development agency
re nonprofit corporations; P.A. 73-378 added Subpara. (d) under definition of "human resource development agency";
P.A. 77-614 specified "commissioner" as commissioner of human resources, previously reference was to commissioner
of community affairs, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of
social services for commissioner and department of human resources, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 8-221 transferred to Sec.
17b-852 in 1995.