(a) In 1991, and every five years thereafter, the Department of Developmental Services shall develop and review a five-year plan in accordance with this section. The plan shall: (1) Set priorities; (2) identify goals and objectives and the strategies to be employed to achieve them; (3) define the criteria to be used in evaluating whether the department is making progress toward the achievement of such goals and objectives; (4) identify changes in priorities, goals, objectives and strategies from the prior plan; (5) describe and document progress made in achieving the goals and objectives outlined in the prior plan; and (6) estimate the type and quantity of staff and services that will be needed over the life of the plan.

(b) Every five years, the department shall hold public hearings on a complete draft of the plan and, in January, 1992, and every five years thereafter, the department shall submit the final plan and a transcript of the public hearings to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies.

(P.A. 90-164, S. 1; P.A. 01-195, S. 123, 181; P.A. 04-54, S. 3; P.A. 07-73, S. 2(a); P.A. 18-32, S. 3.)

History: P.A. 01-195 made a technical change in Subsec. (b), effective July 11, 2001; P.A. 04-54 amended Subsec. (a) to change from every two years to every five years re Department of Mental Retardation to develop and review five-year plan and amended Subsec. (b) to change from every two years to every five years re department to hold public hearings and submit final plan to legislative committees, effective May 4, 2004; pursuant to P.A. 07-73 “Department of Mental Retardation” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Developmental Services”, effective October 1, 2007; P.A. 18-32 amended Subsec. (a)(6) by deleting “client”, effective July 1, 2018.