General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 397
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1795
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Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN
Introduced by:
SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 397
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 1795
*01795*
Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN
Introduced by:
SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist.
AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN INDEPENDENT DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OMBUDSMAN.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to designate an independent ombudsman to receive and review complaints and grievances from children under the care and custody of the Department of Children and Families and maintain a record of all complaints and grievances, including descriptions of investigations, findings, recommendations and agency responses, which record shall be made available to the Child Advocate and, when appropriate, the Connecticut Juvenile Training School advisory group.
Statement of Purpose:
To establish an independent Department of Children and Families ombudsman to give children in the care and custody of the department an opportunity to have complaints and grievances heard, reviewed and addressed.