In accordance with the provisions of sections 4-5 to 4-8, inclusive, the Governor shall, after consultation with the Council on Children and Families, appoint a Commissioner of Children and Families who shall be the administrative head of the department. The commissioner shall devote his or her full time to the duties of his or her office.
(1969, P.A. 664, S. 5; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; P.A. 16-28, S. 16.)
History: Sec. 17-414 transferred to Sec. 17a-5 in 1991; P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department of children and families and council on children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services and council on children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 16-28 made technical changes, effective July 1, 2016.