HB05541 • 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Human Services Committee
Last action: 2026-03-13
Official status: Public Hearing 03/17
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text states the report shall take effect upon passage, but does not specify a calendar year for when it becomes law beyond the session date.

Report on Community Action Agencies

This law requires the Commissioner of Social Services to submit a status report about community action agencies by October 1, 2026.

What This Bill Does

Requires the Commissioner of Social Services to file a status report with the joint standing committee on human services.
Sets a deadline for the report on or before October 1, 2026.
Asks for a count of agencies serving the state now compared to the number in calendar year 2021.
Requests summaries of investigations and findings into these agencies from the last two years, unless exempt by law.
Lists the names and locations of any agencies that lost their official designation to serve communities.
Identifies regions determined by the commissioner as underserved by community action agencies.
Includes an assessment of agency health, including real property and finances.

Who It Names or Affects

The Commissioner of Social Services
Community action agencies in the state
The joint standing committee on human services

Terms To Know

community action agency: An organization defined by section 17b-885 of the general statutes.
designation: The official status allowing an agency to serve communities, which can be lost under section 17b-892.

Limits and Unknowns

Investigation summaries may not include details exempt from disclosure under state law.
The report lists challenges and possible actions but does not mandate specific new funding or operational changes in this text.

Bill History

2026-03-13 Connecticut General Assembly
Public Hearing 03/17
2026-03-11 Connecticut General Assembly
Referred to Joint Committee on Human Services

Official Summary Text

To require the Commissioner of Social Services to produce a status report on community action agencies.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

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Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES

Introduced by:
(HS)

AN ACT CONCERNING COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective from passage) As used in this section, "community 1
action agency" has the same meaning as provided in section 17b-885 of 2
the general statutes. Not later than October 1, 2026, the Commissioner 3
of Social Services shall file a status report on community action agencies, 4
in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 5
with the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 6
cognizance of matters relating to human services. The report shall 7
include, but need not be limited to: 8
(1) The number of community action agencies serving the state 9
compared to the number of such agencies serving the state in calendar 10
year 2021; 11
(2) To the extent not exempt from disclosure pursuant to section 1 -12
210 of the general statutes, a summary of any investigation and findings 13
of such investigation into a community action agency by the 14
Department of Social Services in each of the last two calendar years; 15

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(3) The number, names and location of any community action 16
agencies that lost their designation to serve communities pursuant to 17
section 17b-892 of the general statutes; 18
(4) Regions in the state that the commissioner determines are 19
underserved by community action agencies; 20
(5) An assessment of the health of community action agencies, 21
including, but not limited to, the real property and finances of such 22
agencies; and 23
(6) A summary of challenges facing community action agencies and 24
actions the state may take to support such agencies that are consistent 25
with federal law and regulations governing community action agencies. 26
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 from passage New section

Statement of Purpose:
To require the Commissioner of Social Services to produce a status
report on community action agencies.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]