Connecticut HB5372: AN ACT CONCERNING DEFINITIONS AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA PERTAINING TO SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY.

What the bill says

An act CONCERNING DEFINITIONS AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA PERTAINING TO SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY. Assembly convened: That title 17a of the general statutes be amended to require the Commissioner of Developmental Services to implement the recommendations of a November 15, 2024, report commissioned by the Office of Policy and Management concerning the definition of "intellectual disability" and the use of intelligence quotient (IQ) scores in determining eligibility for state-funded services. Statement of Purpose: To modify the definition of "intellectual disability" and to.

From the introduced text:

AN ACT CONCERNING DEFINITIONS AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA PERTAINING TO SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY. Assembly convened: That title 17a of the general statutes be amended to require the Commissioner of Developmental Services to implement the recommendations of a November 15, 2024, report commissioned by the Office of Policy and Management concerning the definition of "intellectual disability" and the use of intelligence quotient (IQ) scores in determining eligibility for state-funded services. Statement of Purpose: To modify the definition of "intellectual disability" and to remove IQ scores as a component of eligibility for state-funded services. LCO No. 2084 1 of

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Sponsors

• Mike Demicco (D, 21) · primary sponsor
• Rebecca Martinez (D, 22)
• Eleni Kavros DeGraw (D, 17)
• Paul Honig (D, 8)
• Lucia Dathan (D, 142)
• Melissa Osborne (D, 16)