General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 652
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1770
Referred to Committee on CHILDREN
Introduced by:
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 652
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 1770
Referred to Committee on CHILDREN
Introduced by:
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING REFERRALS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO THE BIRTH TO THREE PROGRAM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to establish a pilot program in two or more Department of Children and Families' offices requiring all children thirty-six months of age or younger that are served by such offices have an open case with the Department of Children and Families, and a substantiation of abuse and neglect shall be automatically referred by the Department of Children and Families to the birth-to-three program and evaluated for eligibility for services under such program.
Statement of Purpose:
To pilot an automatic referral process from the Department of Children and Families to the birth-to-three program.