CT HB06520

Commissioner of Social Services shall report annually from January 15, 2012, through January 15, 2017, to relevant joint standing committees on the Healthy Start program's implementation and outcomes using a results-based accountability framework.

Children's Trust Fund Council shall establish a statewide Nurturing Families Network with hospital-based assessment and home outreach services for high-risk families to reduce child abuse and neglect, and report biannually on its progress using a results-based accountability framework.

Department of Public Health shall work to reduce low birth weight incidents and unnecessary infant hospitalizations by maximizing enrollment in WIC and Medicaid programs, promoting tobacco cessation, and using centering pregnancy prenatal care models.

Commissioner of Public Health shall report annually from January 15, 2012, through January 15, 2017, to relevant joint standing committees on the low birth weight reduction programs and their outcomes using a results-based accountability framework.

Office of Workforce Competitiveness shall evaluate regional workforce development boards using a results-based accountability framework and report annually from January 15, 2012, through January 15, 2017, to relevant joint standing committees on the evaluation results.