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CT HB07107

Bill

Status

Passed

7/1/2025

Primary Sponsor

Human Services Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes a 13-member task force to study best practices nationwide for governmental employment programs for persons with disabilities, with a report due to the General Assembly by January 1, 2027

  • Updates Connecticut's ABLE (Achieving a Better Life Experience) account statutes to align definitions with federal Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code, including terms for "eligible individual," "designated beneficiary," and "qualified disability expenses"

  • Expands ABLE account protections so that moneys invested, contributions, and distributions are disregarded for eligibility purposes in any means-tested public assistance program administered by the state or its political subdivisions

  • Transfers the driver training program for persons with disabilities from the Department of Aging and Disability Services to the Department of Motor Vehicles, effective July 1, 2025

  • Removes the previous requirement that the Department of Aging and Disability Services certify completion of driver training and recommend license restrictions, consolidating oversight under DMV

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning A Task Force To Study Expanding Governmental Employment Opportunities For Persons With Disabilities, Updates To Able Account Statutes And Oversight Of Driving Programs For Persons With Disabilities.

Last Action

Signed by the Governor

7/1/2025

Committee Referrals

Human Services2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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