General Assembly Raised Bill No. 310
February Session, 2012 LCO No. 1592
*01592_______JUD*
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
(JUD)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 310
February Session, 2012
LCO No. 1592
*01592_______JUD*
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE REMOVAL OF INDIVIDUALS FROM THE STATE CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT REGISTRY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2012) (a) Any individual whose name has been placed on the state child abuse and neglect registry established pursuant to section 17a-101k of the general statutes may file an application with the Department of Children and Families, on such form as the department prescribes, for removal of such individual's name from the registry. Such application may be filed no earlier than five years after the date of the final decision, as defined in section 4-166 of the general statutes, that resulted in the placement of the applicant's name on the registry.
(b) The department shall design such application form in a manner that permits the applicant to indicate good cause for removing the applicant's name from the registry. Such good cause may include, but need not be limited to: (1) Rehabilitation of the applicant; (2) the applicant's acceptance of personal responsibility for actions or omissions that resulted in the applicant's name being placed on the registry; and (3) a bona fide need for removal of the applicant's name from the registry. The department shall require that any applicant include with such application at least two letters in support of the application, each from a competent adult.
(c) The Commissioner of Children and Families may approve such application upon finding good cause. Upon approving such application, the commissioner shall remove such applicant's name from the registry. If the commissioner denies an application filed in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the applicant shall be entitled to a hearing in accordance with chapter 54 of the general statutes.
(d) Any applicant whose application is denied after a final decision, as defined in section 4-166 of the general statutes, may reapply in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) of this section, without limitation, not less than two years after the date of such final decision, provided such application indicates good cause that has occurred since the date of the final decision.
(e) The Commissioner of Children and Families shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54 of the general statutes, to implement this section.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2012 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2012
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To establish a procedure for individuals to remove their names from the state child abuse and neglect registry after five years have elapsed and upon the showing of good cause.
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