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CT SB00187
Bill
Status
6/9/2016
Primary Sponsor
Committee on Children
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AI Summary
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Repeals and replaces Section 17a-114 of the general statutes regarding foster care licensing and approval procedures, effective October 1, 2016
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Removes restriction preventing fictive kin caregivers (unrelated persons with emotionally significant family-like relationships with children) from being approved or licensed to provide foster care by the Department of Children and Families
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Requires all applicants for foster care licensure or approval and household members age 16 and older to undergo state and national criminal history records checks and checks against the state child abuse registry before placement approval
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Permits the commissioner discretionary authority to require criminal background checks for persons age 16 and older who have regular unsupervised access to children in an applicant's home but do not live there
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Maintains existing requirements that children in state custody be placed only with licensed providers, approved homes through child-placing agencies, or persons receiving approval under this section
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning Transfers Of Guardianship And Substantiated Allegations Of Abuse Or Neglect By A Guardian.
Last Action
Signed by the Governor
6/9/2016