Connecticut § 4-56 - Separate account for student or client funds.
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§ 4-56. Separate account for student or client funds.
Sec. 4-56. Separate account for student or client funds. Unless otherwise provided by the donor, all gifts, donations or bequests made to the students or clients of any state educational institution or medical or welfare agency as a group, unclaimed funds accumulated from money deposited for the use of students or clients in any such state institution or agency, and the interest on any such money, shall be placed in a separate account at such institution or agency and shall be used in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Comptroller, for the benefit of the students or clients of such institution or agency in any manner which the governing board of such institution or agency deems suitable.
(1949 Rev., S. 301; 1967, P.A. 29, S. 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 610; P.A. 84-130, S. 2, 3; P.A. 91-217, S. 3; P.A. 98-42, S. 6, 8; P.A. 02-107, S. 5.)
History: 1967 act changed wording slightly; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of finance and control with secretary of the office of policy and management; P.A. 84-130 replaced reference to secretary of office of policy and management with reference to comptroller; P.A. 91-217 removed references to “inmates” and “correctional institutions”; P.A. 98-42 substituted “clients” for “patients”, “state educational institution or medical or welfare agency” for “state educational, medical or welfare institution” and “general welfare fund” for “institutional general welfare fund”, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 02-107 replaced “fund” with “account” and deleted provisions re general welfare fund, effective July 1, 2002.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 4-56 ("Separate account for student or client funds.") is part of the Connecticut General Statutes, the codified statutory law of Connecticut. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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