Sec. 17a-18. (Formerly Sec. 17-422). Receipt of grants or gifts.

The Commissioner of Children and Families may accept and receive on behalf of the department or any institution or facility thereof, subject to section 4b-22, any bequest, devise or grant made to the department or to any institution or facility thereof and may hold and use such property for the purpose specified in such bequest, devise or gift.

(1969, P.A. 664, S. 16; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-20, S. 1, 4; P.A. 85-582, S. 3, 8; P.A. 89-336, S. 1, 6; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-2, S. 40, 69; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 129, 131; P.A. 03-19, S. 31; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5, S. 24.)

History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-20 added references to the children's trust fund; P.A. 85-582 removed authority to accept gifts on behalf of the children's trust fund; P.A. 89-336 added new language re the children's trust fund; Sec. 17-422 transferred to Sec. 17a-18 in 1991; P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department of children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-2 added references to the Parent Trust Fund; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9 revised effective date of June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-2 but without affecting this section; P.A. 03-19 made technical changes, effective May 12, 2003; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5 removed references to Children's Trust Fund and Parent Trust Fund, effective October 5, 2009.