Connecticut 2013 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00595 Compare Versions

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1		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 595
2		-	January Session, 2013 _____SB00595HS_APP032113____
	1	+	General Assembly Committee Bill No. 595
	2	+	January Session, 2013 LCO No. 4443
	3	+	04443SB00595HS_
	4	+	Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
	5	+	Introduced by:
	6	+	(HS)
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4	8		General Assembly
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6		-	~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 595
	10	+	Committee Bill No. 595
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8	12		January Session, 2013
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10		-	_____SB00595HS_APP032113____
	14	+	LCO No. 4443
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	16	+	04443SB00595HS_
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	18	+	Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
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	20	+	Introduced by:
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	22	+	(HS)
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12	24		AN ACT EQUALIZING SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WHO AGE OUT OF SERVICES.
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14	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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16	28		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2013) (a) The Department of Social Services shall administer an assistance program for children who attain eighteen years of age while in the custody of a nonparent relative who is a legal guardian. The assistance program shall provide the same benefits as those received by children who attain eighteen years of age while in the care and custody of the Department of Children and Families.
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18		-	(b) Such assistance shall be provided until the recipient attains ~~at least~~ twenty-one years of age and shall include, but not be limited to, (1) educational and vocational training and tuition support for those in full-time attendance in a secondary school, a technical school, a college or a state-accredited job training program, (2) medical assistance for those who meet eligibility guidelines under ~~state~~ and ~~federal law~~, (3) housing subsidies for those enrolled in an educational or job training program as described in subdivision (1) of this subsection, and (4) social, emotional and behavioral health support.
	30	+	(b) Such assistance shall be provided until the recipient attains twenty-one years of age and shall include, but not be limited to, (1) educational and vocational training and tuition support for those in full-time attendance in a secondary school, a technical school, a college or a state-accredited job training program, (2) medical assistance for those who meet eligibility guidelines established under Title XIX of the Social Security Act and the Affordable Care Act, as amended from time to time, (3) housing subsidies for those enrolled in an educational or job training program as described in subdivision (1) of this subsection, and (4) social, emotional and behavioral health support.
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20		-	(c) Not later than October 1, 2013, the Commissioner of Social Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Children and Families, shall develop an application process for the assistance program for children who have attained eighteen years of age ~~but not twenty-one years of age.~~
	32	+	(c) Not later than October 1, 2013, the Commissioner of Social Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Children and Families, shall develop an application process for the assistance program for nonparent, relative caregivers who are legal guardians of children who will attain eighteen years of age within one year or who have attained eighteen years of age.
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25	37		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
26	38		Section 1 July 1, 2013 New section
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28	40		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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30	42		Section 1
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32	44		July 1, 2013
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34	46		New section
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	48	+	Statement of Purpose:
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	50	+	To ensure that children raised by nonparent relatives who are legal guardians receive the same support as those under the supervision of the Department of Children and Families.
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	52	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
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38		-	HS Joint Favorable Subst. C/R APP
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40		-	HS
	56	+	Co-Sponsors: SEN. HARP, 10th Dist.
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42		-	~~Joint Favorable Subst. C/R~~
	58	+	Co-Sponsors:
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44		-	APP
	60	+	SEN. HARP, 10th Dist.
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	62	+	S.B. 595