{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17b-16","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-16","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 17-12t). Information and assistance to be provided re federal earned income credit. Promotion of greater utilization of federal earned income credit.","body":"The Labor Department, in cooperation with the Department of Social Services, shall provide information and assistance in obtaining, within available appropriations, the federal earned income credit established pursuant to 26 USC 32, to each applicant for or recipient of assistance from the department. The Labor Department, in cooperation with the Department of Revenue Services, shall promote the earned income credit program to recipients of benefits pursuant to section 17b-112. The Department of Social Services, in consultation with the Child Poverty and Prevention Council established in section 4-67x, shall, within available appropriations, promote greater utilization of the federal earned income credit to municipalities, public and private employers, community-based organizations and other entities that have frequent contact with low-income families and shall enhance financial literacy and self-sufficiency programs. School and business partnership funds, private funds and other available funds may be used for purposes of this section.","path":["TITLE 17b. SOCIAL SERVICES","CHAPTER 319o. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES","PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_319o.htm#sec_17b-16","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:02Z","sha256":"53cb5ba6c91f3410fa4ad982ede2bace286cb43b6a94b76d5c1ac4d6013b254a","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17b-15","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17b-16a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}