Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00839 Compare Versions

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1-General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 839
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1+General Assembly Raised Bill No. 839
2+January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2950
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4+Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN
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12-AN ACT CONCERNING THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND COMPLAINTS AND GRIEVANCES FILED BY CHILDREN UNDER THE CARE AND CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT.
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24+AN ACT CONCERNING CHILDREN'S ISSUES.
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1426 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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16-Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2015) (a) Not later than five days after receiving any complaint or grievance from a child or youth under the care and custody of the Department of Children and Families, the Office of the Ombudsman within the Department of Children and Families shall provide a copy of such complaint or grievance, and any documents and records related to such complaint or grievance to the Office of the Child Advocate.
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18-(b) Not later than five days after completing an investigation into any complaint or grievance received from a child or youth under the care and custody of the department, the Office of the Ombudsman shall provide a copy of any documents and records related to such investigation to the Office of the Child Advocate.
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20-(c) Not later than five days after resolving any complaint or grievance received from a child or youth under the care and custody of the department, the Office of the Ombudsman shall provide a copy of any documents and records related to such resolution to the Office of the Child Advocate.
28+Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2015) The Department of Children and Families shall initiate a study to evaluate the various mental, emotional and physical issues that are faced by children in the state. The department shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, the findings of such study to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to children on or before February 1, 2016.
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44+Statement of Purpose:
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46+To study the various mental, emotional and physical issues that are faced by children in the state.
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48+[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.]