§ 17a-270 Council on Developmental Services
§ 17a-271 Trustees
§ 17a-272 Training schools. Developmental services regions. Directors. Assistant directors
§ 17a-273 Advisory and planning councils for state developmental services regions
§ 17a-274 Involuntary placements with the Department of Developmental Services. Petition. Notice and hearing. Rights of respondent. Examination by psychologist. Temporary placement. Evaluation of needs. Fraudulent or malicious petitions
§ 17a-275 Proceedings re involuntary placement with the Department of Developmental Services. Payment of fees and expenses
§ 17a-276 Director to have custody and control of persons with intellectual disability admitted to facility. Review of placement. Notice of right to annual review hearing
§ 17a-277 Placement of persons with intellectual disability in residential facilities or residential programs
§ 17a-281 Voluntary admission to facility for persons with intellectual disability. Termination of admission
§ 17a-282 Involuntary admission to facility for persons with intellectual disability. Termination of admission
§ 17a-283 Clinics
§ 17a-283a Moratorium on sale, lease or transfer of state property used for residential purposes by persons with mental retardation or psychiatric disabilities
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Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 319c - Council on Developmental Services. General Provisions

  • adaptive behavior: means the effectiveness or degree with which an individual meets the standards of personal independence and social responsibility expected for the individual's age and cultural group as measured by tests that are individualized, standardized and clinically and culturally appropriate to the individual. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1g
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • intellectual disability: means a significant limitation in intellectual functioning existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior that originated during the developmental period before eighteen years of age. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1g
  • Majority leader: see Floor Leaders
  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.