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Brief Descriptions of Connecticut State Agencies

Housing

Agency Web page | Statutory Authority | Agency History |
Published histories/articles
| State Library Collections | List of Commissioners

Agency Web page

Statutory Authority :
CGS sec. 8-37r.

Agency History :

1943, State Housing Authority established by CGS 1949 Rev. chpt 53.
1951, Jan. 3, duties and responsibilities transferred to the Dept. of Public Works, Housing Division, per March 1950 Special Session P.A. 4.
1967, duties and responsibilities transferred to the Dept. of Community Affairs, Bureau of Housing, per P.A. 522.
1977, Dept. of Community Affairs abolished per P.A. 77-614. Housing programs consolidated under the Dept. of Economic Development per P.A. 77-614, s. 591.
1979, July 1, Dept. of Housing established per P.A. 79-598. Responsibilities for operating established state housing programs were transferred from Dept. of Economic Development, and the Dept. of Housing became the lead agency for housing matters.
1995, Oct. 1, Dept. of Housing merged into the new Dept. of Economic and Community Development, per P.A. 95-250. Became the Housing Division.

Published Histories/Articles :
Not available 

Agency Documents in the State Library Collections :
Check the State Library catalog, CONSULS, under these author headings for publications by the agency available in the State Library :

Connecticut State Housing Authority.
Connecticut. Dept. of Public Works. Housing Division.
Connecticut. Dept. of Community Affairs.
Connecticut. Dept. of Housing.
Connecticut. Dept. of Economic and Community Development. Housing Division.

Annual Reports are located in :

[CSL Call Number ConnDoc H819]

[CSL Call Number ConnDoc Ec55 anre]

Digest of Administrative Reports to the Governor [CSL Call Number ConnDoc F40 d], and 2002-, the online version

State Archives Record Group : RG 071

List of Heads :

Name

Years of Service

Chairman  
Berkeley Cox 1946-1948
Administrator  
Bernard E. Loshbough 1948-1950
Commissioner  
Joseph E. Canale 1979-1986
John F. Papandrea 1986-1990
Henry S. Scherer 1990-1994
Richard M. Cianci 1994-1995

Prepared by the Government Information and Reference Services Unit, page revised 7/2008.