General Assembly Raised Bill No. 140
February Session, 2010 LCO No. 881
*00881_______HS_*
Referred to Committee on Human Services
Introduced by:
(HS)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 140
February Session, 2010
LCO No. 881
*00881_______HS_*
Referred to Committee on Human Services
Introduced by:
(HS)
AN ACT CONCERNING YOUTH TRANSITIONING BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Children and Families shall provide all necessary and appropriate services to a youth who is transitioning between the custody of the Department of Children and Families and the custody of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services until the Commissioners of Children and Families and Mental Health and Addiction Services agree that all elements of the youth's transition plan have been successfully completed. For purposes of this section, "youth" means any person sixteen years of age or older.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
from passage
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that youth successfully transition between the Department of Children and Families and the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
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