The Commissioner of Early Childhood may accept and receive, on behalf of the Office of Early Childhood, any bequest or gift of personal property for services for a person who is, or members of whose immediate family are, receiving assistance or services from the office or for services for a former recipient of assistance from the Department of Social Services or a potential recipient of assistance from the office. Any federal funds generated by virtue of any such bequest or gift may be used for the extension of services to such person or family members.

(1972, P.A. 274, S. 1; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 608, 610; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5, S. 23; P.A. 10-111, S. 25; P.A. 14-39, S. 23; P.A. 15-227, S. 14.)

History: P.A. 75-420 replaced welfare commissioner and department with commissioner and department of social services; P.A. 77-614 replaced social services commissioner and department with commissioner and department of income maintenance, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of social services for commissioner and department of income maintenance, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 17-11b transferred to Sec. 17b-12 in 1995; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5 added provision allowing commissioner to receive funds on behalf of Children's Trust Fund or Parent Trust Fund and provision permitting department to use such funds for programs or services described in Sec. 17b-751, effective October 5, 2009; P.A. 10-111 deleted provision re Parent Trust Fund, effective May 26, 2010; P.A. 14-39 replaced references to Commissioner and Department of Social Services with references to Commissioner and Office of Early Childhood, added provision re former recipient of assistance from Department of Social Services and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 15-227 deleted “or on behalf of the Children's Trust Fund, established pursuant to section 17b-751” and “or for programs or services described in section 17b-751”, effective July 1, 2015.