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| 18 | 18 | | Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN |
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| 20 | 20 | | Introduced by: |
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| 22 | 22 | | (KID) |
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| 24 | 24 | | AN ACT CONCERNING FOSTER CHILDREN AND THE DESIGNATION OF SURROGATE PARENTS. |
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| 26 | 26 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: |
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| 28 | 28 | | Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 10-94g of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015): |
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| 30 | 30 | | (a) (1) When in the opinion of the Commissioner of Education or a designee of said commissioner, (A) a child may require special education, or a child who required special education no longer requires such education but requires or may require services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended from time to time, and (B) the parent or guardian of such child cannot be identified, the whereabouts of the parent cannot be discovered after reasonable efforts to locate the parent have been made, such child is a ward of the state or such child is an unaccompanied and homeless youth, both as defined in 42 USC 11434a, as amended from time to time, [the] said commissioner or a designee of said commissioner shall appoint a surrogate parent who shall represent such child in the educational decision-making process. |
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| 32 | 32 | | (2) A surrogate parent [may also] shall be appointed for a child who is under the supervision of the Department of Children and Families and receiving education services from Unified School District #2 or any other facility run or contracted for by the Department of Children and Families or the Court Support Services Division of the Judicial Branch, or a foster child, as defined in section 17a-110, provided the parent or guardian of such child or foster child: (A) Is notified by certified mail that the child is or may be eligible to receive special education and related services; (B) agrees or fails to object to the appointment of a surrogate parent; (C) receives identical notices as the surrogate parent; and (D) may revoke the appointment of a surrogate parent at any time. |
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| 37 | 37 | | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: |
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| 38 | 38 | | Section 1 October 1, 2015 10-94g(a) |
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| 40 | 40 | | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: |
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| 42 | 42 | | Section 1 |
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| 44 | 44 | | October 1, 2015 |
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| 46 | 46 | | 10-94g(a) |
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| 50 | 50 | | KID Joint Favorable |
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