Connecticut HB 5252: AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE OF CETACEANS.

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5252
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 1429

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT

Introduced by:
(GOS)

AN ACT REQUIRING THE AUDITORS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND
OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT TO REVIEW THE COSTS OF
PROVIDING CERTAIN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SERVICES TO
INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Auditors of Public Accounts, in 1
conjunction with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, 2
shall conduct a review of the existing system of funding for providing 3
residential and day programs, including work programs, to individuals 4
with intellectual disabilities who are clients of the Department of 5
Developmental Services and receive twenty-four-hour residential 6
services, both public and private. As part of such review, the auditors 7
and secretary shall (1) compare the costs of private providers providing 8
such residential and day programs versus those provided by the state 9
and determine the factors that impact such difference in costs, (2) 10
examine the costs of providing such residential and day programs to 11
such clients based upon their level of need, (3) assess the quality of care 12
of such services in a sampling of twenty-four-hour residential settings, 13
both public and private, and (4) recommend the most cost-effective, 14

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quality-driven system for providing residential care for such clients. Not 15
later than February 15, 2027, the auditors shall submit a report, in 16
accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 17
with the results of such review to the joint standing committee of the 18
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to government 19
oversight. 20
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 from passage New section

GOS Joint Favorable