CT HB06440

Allows applications for guardianship of adults with intellectual disability to be filed up to 180 days before a minor child reaches age 18, with the guardianship order taking effect on the child's 18th birthday.

Replaces terminology throughout Connecticut statutes, substituting "intellectual disability" for "mental retardation" and related phrases across multiple sections of law.

Defines "intellectual disability" as significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior manifested during the developmental period (birth to age 18).

Requires that guardianship applications and court records be sealed and disclosed only to the respondent, their counsel, guardian, or the Commissioner of Developmental Services unless the Probate Court determines disclosure is warranted for cause.

Updates criminal statutes to reflect the new terminology in assault and abuse offenses involving victims with intellectual disability, including assault in the first, second, and third degrees and abuse in the first, second, and third degrees.