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CT HB05217
Bill
Status
Passed
5/17/2012
Primary Sponsor
Edwin Gomes
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AI Summary
- Restructures the State Advisory Council on Children and Families to consist of 19 members: 13 appointed by the Governor and 6 representing regional advisory councils, with a maximum of three consecutive two-year terms (increased from two)
- Renames Department of Children and Families facilities: Riverview Hospital for Children and Youth becomes the Albert J. Solnit Children's Center - South Campus, and Connecticut Children's Place becomes the Albert J. Solnit Children's Center - North Campus; removes the Hamden "High Meadows" facility from statute
- Expands record disclosure provisions to allow DCF to share records with school district superintendents for employment suitability determinations and with public/private school or institutional leaders pursuant to mandated reporting statutes, and adds a provision permitting further disclosure of records "as otherwise provided by law"
- Authorizes the Commissioner of Children and Families to file adoption petitions directly in the Superior Court that granted the termination of parental rights, allowing court documents and social studies from the termination proceeding to be used in the adoption case
- Moves the mandatory educational training requirement for mandated reporters who fail to report child abuse from a general statutory provision into the penalty section (Section 17a-101a), and adds a requirement that persons alleged to have knowingly made false reports of child abuse be referred to the Chief State's Attorney for criminal investigation
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning Revisions To Statutes Concerning The Department Of Children And Families.
Last Action
Signed by the Governor
6/6/2012
Committee Referrals
Judiciary4/19/2012
Government Administration and Elections4/17/2012
Human Services3/8/2012
Joint Committee on Children2/22/2012
Full Bill Text
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