{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-8-119t","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-119t","heading":"Grants-in-aid for expanding independent living opportunities. Definition. Regulations.","body":"(a) The Commissioner of Housing shall encourage the development of independent living opportunities for low and moderate income handicapped and developmentally disabled persons by making grants-in-aid, within available appropriations, to state-wide, private, nonprofit housing development corporations which are organized and operating for the purpose of expanding independent living opportunities for such persons. Such grants-in-aid shall be used to facilitate the development of small, noninstitutionalized living units for such persons, through programs including, but not limited to, preproject development, receipt of federal funds, site acquisition and architectural review. For the purposes of this part, “handicapped and developmentally disabled persons” means any persons who are physically or mentally handicapped, including, but not limited to, persons with autism, persons with intellectual disability or persons who are physically disabled or sensory impaired.\n(b) The Commissioner of Housing may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to carry out the purposes of this section.","path":["TITLE 8. ZONING, PLANNING, HOUSING AND ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT","CHAPTER 128*. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING: MUNICIPAL HOUSING PROJECTS","PART VIII. INDEPENDENT LIVING FOR HANDICAPPED AND DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_128.htm#sec_8-119t","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":"2026-09-06T19:06:56Z","sha256":"61f4f60bbc3cce1349b41cdfb1176d22b67ce30b1d2f89d4b0925cdaf87c8a7f","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-8-119o-to-8-119s","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-8-119u-to-8-119w"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}