CT SB00014

Establishes a task force to study programs that provide health care or health insurance coverage to uninsured children in the state, including examination of programs in other states.

Task force composition includes 8 members appointed by legislative leaders (2 each by House Speaker and Senate President Pro Tempore, 1 each by House and Senate majority and minority leaders), plus Commissioners of Education, Social Services, Public Health, the Insurance Commissioner, and the Child Advocate.

All task force appointments must be made within 30 days of the effective date, with the first meeting scheduled no later than 60 days after passage.

Task force shall submit findings and recommendations to the joint standing committees on public health and insurance no later than January 1, 2012, and shall terminate on that date or when the report is submitted, whichever is later.

Administrative support provided by the joint standing committee staff with cognizance over public health matters.