Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-7 (2026)

State policy concerning disabled persons

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It is hereby found that the state of Connecticut has a special responsibility for the care, treatment, education and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities. Frequently persons with disabilities are not aware of services or are unable to gain access to the appropriate facilities or services. It is hereby the declared policy of the state to provide for coordination of services for persons with disabilities among the various agencies of the state charged with the responsibility for the care, treatment, education and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities.

(P.A. 77-589, S. 1, 9; P.A. 94-87, S. 2; P.A. 17-96, S. 35.)

History: P.A. 94-87 changed reference from handicapped persons to persons with disabilities; P.A. 17-96 replaced “education, rehabilitation of and advocacy for its disabled citizens” with “education and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities” and made conforming changes, effective July 1, 2017.

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Secs. 46a-8 to 46a-10. Definitions. Advocacy board established. Advocacy office established; qualifications of director. Sections 46a-8 to 46a-10, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 1, 2017.

(P.A. 77-589, S. 2, 3, 5, 9; P.A. 89-144, S. 15; P.A. 94-87, S. 1, 3, 4: May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-5, S. 21, 30; P.A. 95-84; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 492; P.A. 17-96, S. 44.)

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1998–2018 · leading case: In re Jessica B., 718 A.2d 997 (Conn. App. Ct. 1998).

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In re Jessica B., 718 A.2d 997 (Conn. App. Ct. 1998). · cites it 4× “B The related argument presented by the respondent is that pursuant to General Statutes § 46a-7 16 and article *570 twenty-one of the amendments to the Connecticut constitution, 17 the department is required to provide persons with a mental disability a greater level of services…”

Curry v. Allan S. Goodman, Inc., 944 A.2d 925 (Conn. 2008). · cites it 2× “See General Statutes § 46a-7 (“It is hereby found that the state of Connecticut has a special responsibility for the care, treatment, education, rehabilitation of and advocacy for its disabled citizens.”

Off. of Prot. & Advocacy for Persons With Disabilities v. Armstrong, 266 F. Supp. 2d 303 (D. Conn. 2003). · cites it 2× “” Conn. Gen.Stat. § 46a-7. The defendant, John J.”

Indiana Prot. & Advocacy Servs. v. Indiana Fam. & Soc. Servs. Admin., 603 F.3d 365 (7th Cir. 2010). “See Conn. Gen.Stat. § 46a-7 et seq. If the dissent is correct that state agencies cannot sue under section 1983 or the PAIMI Act, then the Second Circuit's decision was erroneous.”

State v. Carney, 195 A.3d 436 (Conn. App. Ct. 2018). · cites it 5× “In this situation, then, the court was required to apply various human rights statutes, most notably General Statutes § 46a-7, 7 and presumably was bound to consider rejecting the agreed upon sentence as too harsh in light of his mental illness.”

Ind. Prot. & Adv. Servs. v. Ind. Fam. & Soc., 603 F.3d 365 (7th Cir. 2010). “See Conn. Gen.Stat. § 46a-7 et seq. If the dissent is correct that state agencies cannot sue under section 1983 or the PAIMI Act, then the Second Circuit's decision was erroneous.”

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