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| 12 | 12 | | AN ACT CONCERNING REFERRALS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO THE BIRTH-TO-THREE PROGRAM. |
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| 14 | 14 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: |
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| 16 | 16 | | Section 1. ( NEW) (Effective October 1, 2013) (a) The Department of Children and Families shall, within available appropriations, establish a program to address the developmental needs of children thirty-six months of age or younger who are substantiated as victims of abuse or neglect or have been the subject of an assessment pursuant to the differential response program, established under section 17a-101g of the general statutes. |
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| 18 | 18 | | (b) As part of such program, the department shall screen such children for developmental and social-emotional delays utilizing evidence-based assessments, including, but not limited to, physical examinations, social and emotional evaluations and questionnaires. The department shall conduct such screening twice annually. The department shall refer any child exhibiting developmental or social-emotional delays pursuant to such screening to the birth-to-three program, established under section 17a-248b of the general statutes. The department shall refer any child who is not found eligible for services under the birth-to-three program to the Help Me Grow prevention program of the Children's Trust Fund, or a similar program which the department deems appropriate. |
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| 20 | 20 | | (c) Not later than July 1, 2014, and annually thereafter, the department, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to children for inclusion in the annual report card prepared pursuant to section 2-53m of the general statutes on the status of the program authorized pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Such report shall include: (1) The number of children thirty-six months of age or younger within the state who are victims of substantiated abuse or neglect; (2) the number of children thirty-six months of age or younger within the state who are being served through the differential response program established under section 17a-101g of the general statutes; (3) the percentage of children who received evidence-based assessments for developmental and social-emotional delays by the department or by a provider contracted by the department within the preceding twelve months; and (4) the percentage of children receiving evidence-based developmental support services through the birth-to-three program established under section 17a-248b of the general statutes or through a provider contracted by the department. |
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| 25 | 25 | | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: |
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| 26 | 26 | | Section 1 October 1, 2013 New section |
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| 28 | 28 | | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: |
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| 30 | 30 | | Section 1 |
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| 32 | 32 | | October 1, 2013 |
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| 34 | 34 | | New section |
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| 38 | 38 | | KID Joint Favorable Subst. |
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