{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17b-850","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-850","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 17-580). Program for shelter services for victims of household abuse.","body":"(a) The Department of Social Services shall establish a program for shelter services for victims of household abuse and may contract with any nonprofit organization to provide such services in the locality served by such nonprofit organization. The program may include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Rental and maintenance of a shelter facility; (2) provision for support staff; (3) provision for emergency food and living expenses; and (4) such social services as are deemed necessary by the Commissioner of Social Services.\n(b) The Commissioner of Social Services shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 necessary to implement the purposes of this section.","path":["TITLE 17b. SOCIAL SERVICES","CHAPTER 319ww. PREVENTATIVE SERVICES TO FAMILIES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_319ww.htm#sec_17b-850","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":"2026-09-06T19:07:03Z","sha256":"66d03dc32b08c8904cef14d380bc73389d904db067da31c1f9687ef380c693d6","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17b-817-to-17b-849","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17b-851"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}