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| 12 | 12 | | AN ACT CONCERNING ACCESS TO BIRTH RECORDS BY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS. |
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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. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 7-51 of the general statutes, as amended by section 1 of public act 14-133, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015): |
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| 18 | 18 | | (a) (1) The department and registrars of vital statistics shall restrict access to and issuance of a certified copy of birth and fetal death records and certificates less than one hundred years old, to the following eligible parties: (A) The person whose birth is recorded, if such person is (i) over eighteen years of age, (ii) a certified homeless youth, as defined in section 7-36, or (iii) a minor emancipated pursuant to sections 46b-150 to 46b-150e, inclusive; (B) such person's child, grandchild, spouse, parent, guardian or grandparent; (C) the chief executive officer of the municipality where the birth or fetal death occurred, or the chief executive officer's authorized agent; (D) the local director of health for the town or city where the birth or fetal death occurred or where the mother was a resident at the time of the birth or fetal death, or the director's authorized agent; (E) attorneys-at-law representing such person or such person's parent, guardian, child or surviving spouse; (F) a conservator of the person appointed for such person; (G) a member of a genealogical society incorporated or authorized by the Secretary of the State to do business or conduct affairs in this state; (H) an agent of a state or federal agency as approved by the department; [and] (I) a researcher approved by the department pursuant to section 19a-25; and (J) the superintendent of schools for the school district in which the mother was a resident at the time of the birth, or the superintendent's authorized agent, exclusively for the purpose of allowing such superintendent or authorized agent access to the birth record of a child, who is not yet eligible to enroll in kindergarten pursuant to section 10-15c, so that the superintendent or authorized agent may provide kindergarten-readiness information and information concerning the school district's prekindergarten programs to the parent or parents of such child. |
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| 23 | 23 | | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: |
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| 24 | 24 | | Section 1 July 1, 2015 7-51(a)(1) |
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| 26 | 26 | | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: |
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| 28 | 28 | | Section 1 |
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| 30 | 30 | | July 1, 2015 |
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| 32 | 32 | | 7-51(a)(1) |
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| 36 | 36 | | PH Joint Favorable Subst. |
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