General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6362
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 3147
*03147_______HS_*
Referred to Committee on Human Services
Introduced by:
(HS)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 6362
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 3147
*03147_______HS_*
Referred to Committee on Human Services
Introduced by:
(HS)
AN ACT CONCERNING NOTICE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO IDENTIFY FOSTER CHILDREN ATTENDING SCHOOL IN EACH DISTRICT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 17a-16a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011):
(c) (1) If it is determined that it is in a child's best interests to remain in his or her school of origin, the department and the board of education for such school of origin shall collaborate on a transportation plan for such child from the town in which the child is placed to such school of origin. The department shall be responsible for any additional or extraordinary cost of such transportation beyond that to which the child would otherwise have access. The department shall maximize federal reimbursements under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, as amended, for costs of transporting Title IV-E eligible children. The department and the board of education for the school of origin shall consider cost-effective, reliable and safe transportation options.
(2) If it is not in the best interests of the child to attend the school of origin, the department shall work with the board of education for such school of origin and the receiving school to ensure immediate and appropriate enrollment and attendance of the child in the receiving school in accordance with the provisions of subsection (e) of section 10-76d and section 10-253. The educational records of the child shall be provided by the school of origin to the receiving school, in accordance with the federal Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008, Public Law 110-351. Upon notification by the department of a decision to change a child's school placement and notwithstanding section 10-220h, the school of origin shall transmit to the receiving school, not later than one business day after receipt of such notification, all essential educational records for the child, including, but not limited to, the child's individualized education plan and behavioral intervention plan, if any, and all documents necessary for the receiving school to determine appropriate class placement and to provide educational services. The school of origin shall transfer nonessential records to the receiving school in accordance with section 10-220h.
(3) Upon request of the local or regional board of education for a receiving school, the department shall provide the name, date of birth and school of origin for each child in the custody of the department who has been placed in foster care and is attending a receiving school located in the school district under the jurisdiction of such board.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2011 17a-16a(c)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2011
17a-16a(c)
Statement of Purpose:
To facilitate the transfer of school records for children in the custody of the Department of Children and Families.
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