CT HB05066

Allows children placed in out-of-home care by the Department of Children and Families to remain enrolled in their school of origin if in their best interests, with a presumption favoring continuation in the original school.

Requires the Department to make school placement decisions within three business days of placement and provide written notice identifying factors supporting the decision, with parties able to object within three business days.

Places burden of proof on the Department to demonstrate that remaining in the school of origin is not in the child's best interests, and requires expedited resolution of any disagreements.

Requires the Department to collaborate with school boards on transportation plans from the child's placement location to the school of origin, with the Department covering additional or extraordinary transportation costs and maximizing federal Title IV-E reimbursements.

Allows the Department to immediately remove a child from school of origin only if continued placement jeopardizes the child's immediate physical safety, with notice and right to administrative hearing within three business days.