1. (a) For purposes of this section, “state Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator” means the person appointed by the Governor to coordinate state compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. There is established a committee to advise the state Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator. The state Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator shall appoint the members of the committee, which shall be chaired by said coordinator, or his designee, and include at least one representative of each of the following:

   1. (1) The Board of Education and Services to the Blind;
   2. (2) The Advisory Board for Persons Who are Deaf, Deafblind or Hard of Hearing;
   3. (3) The Department of Aging and Disability Services;
   4. (4) The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services;
   5. (5) The Department of Developmental Services;
   6. (6) The Labor Department;
   7. (7) The Department of Administrative Services; and
   8. (8) The Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.
2. (b) The committee shall, upon request of the state Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator, advise said coordinator regarding the employment by the state of individuals with disabilities and on measures the state may take to fulfill its other obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, including, but not limited to, the state's obligations as a provider of public services and a place of accommodation.

See Sec. 46a-34 re definitions of “deaf”, “hard of hearing” and “deafblind”.

(P.A. 98-205, S. 4; P.A. 07-73, S. 2(a); June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 30; P.A. 13-225, S. 5; 13-247, S. 200; P.A. 17-30, S. 5; P.A. 17-96, S. 1; P.A. 19-157, S. 6; P.A. 21-72, S. 3; P.A. 24-81, S. 69.)

History: Pursuant to P.A. 07-73 “Department of Mental Retardation” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Developmental Services”, effective October 1, 2007; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1 amended Subsec. (a)(3) by replacing “Bureau of Rehabilitative Services” with “Department of Rehabilitation Services”, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 13-225 amended Subsec. (a) to define “state Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator”, replace provision re committee to encourage employment by state of persons with disabilities with provision re committee to advise the coordinator, substitute coordinator for Commissioner of Administrative Services, and add Subdivs. (8) and (9) re Department of Construction Services and Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, deleted former Subsec. (b) re duties of the committee and added new Subsec. (b) re advising the coordinator, effective July 1, 2013; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Department of Construction Services” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Administrative Services” in Subsec. (a)(8), effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 17-30 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by replacing “Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired” with “Advisory Board for Persons Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing”, effective June 6, 2017; P.A. 17-96 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting Subdiv. (4) re Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities and redesignating Subdivs. (5) to (9) as Subdivs. (4) to (8), effective July 1, 2017; P.A. 19-157 amended Subsec. (a)(3) by replacing “Department of Rehabilitation Services” with “Department of Aging and Disability Services”; P.A. 21-72 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by replacing “Advisory Board for Persons Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing” with “Advisory Board for Persons Who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing or Deafblind”, effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 24-81 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by changing name of former Advisory Board for Persons Who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing or Deafblind to Advisory Board for Persons Who are Deaf, Deafblind or Hard of Hearing.