Section 17a-2 - (Formerly Sec. 17-411). Composition of department. Name change(a) There shall be a Department of Children and Families which shall be a single budgeted agency consisting of the institutions, facilities and programs existing within the department, any programs and facilities transferred to the department, and such other institutions, facilities and programs as may hereafter be established by or transferred to the department by the General Assembly.(b) Said department shall constitute a successor department to the Department of Children and Youth Services, for the purposes of sections 4-5, 4-38c, 4-77a, 4-165b, 4a-11b, 4a-12, 4a-16, 5-259, 7-127c, 8-206d, 10-8 a, 10-15 d, 10-76 d, 10-76 h, 10-76 i, 10-76 w, 10-76 g, 10-94 g, 10-253, 17-86 a, 17-294, 17-409, 17-437, 17-572, 17-578, 17-579, 17-585, 17a-1 to 17a-89, inclusive, 17a-90 to 17a-209, inclusive, 17a-218, 17a-277, 17a-450, 17a-458, 17a-474, 17a-560, 17a-511, 17a-634, 17a-646, 17a-659, 17b-59a, 18-69, 18-69 a, 18-87, 19a-78, 19a-216, 20-14 i, 20-14 j, 31-23, 31-306a, 38a-514, 45a-593 to 45a-703, inclusive, 45a-706 to 45a-770, inclusive, 46a-28, 46b-15 to 46b-19, inclusive, 46b-120 to 46b-159, inclusive, 54-56d, 54-142k, 54-199, 54-203 and in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-38d and 4-39.(c) Whenever the words "Commissioner of Children and Youth Services", "Department of Children and Youth Services", or "Council on Children and Youth Services" are used in sections 4-5, 4-38c, 4-77a, 4-165b, 4a-11b, 4a-12, 4a-16, 5-259, 7-127c, 8-206d, 10-8 a, 10-15 d, 10-76 d, 10-76 h, 10-76 i, 10-76 w, 10-94 g, 10-253, 17-86 a, 17-294, 17-409, 17-437, 17-572, 17-578, 17-579, 17-585, 17a-1 to 17a-89, inclusive, 17a-90 to 17a-209, inclusive, 17a-218, 17a-277, 17a-450, 17a-458, 17a-474, 17a-511, 17a-634, 17a-646, 17a-659, 17b-59a, 18-69, 18-69 a, 18-87, 19a-78, 19a-216, 20-14 i, 20-14 j, 31-23, 31-306a, 38a-514, 45a-593 to 45a-703, inclusive, 45a-706 to 45a-770, inclusive, 46a-28, 46b-15 to 46b-19, inclusive, 46b-120 to 46b-159, inclusive, 54-56d, 54-142k, 54-199, 54-203, the words "Commissioner of Children and Families", "Department of Children and Families", and "Council on Children and Families" shall be substituted respectively in lieu thereof.(1969, P.A. 664, S. 1; P.A. 75-524, S. 2, 30; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; P.A. 07-148, S. 2; P.A. 11-242, S. 35; P.A. 12-143, S. 5; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3, S. 145.)
Amended by P.A. 21-0040,S. 19 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2021 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2021.Amended by P.A. 16-0003, S. 145 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2016 Special Session, eff. 7/1/2016.Amended by P.A. 12-0143, S. 5 of the the 2012 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2012.Amended by P.A. 11-0242, S. 35 of the the 2011 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2011. Cited. 238 C. 183.