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| 1 | - | General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 397 | |
| 2 | - | January Session, 2017 *_____SB00397KID___030317____* | |
| 1 | + | General Assembly Committee Bill No. 397 | |
| 2 | + | January Session, 2017 LCO No. 3893 | |
| 3 | + | *03893SB00397KID* | |
| 4 | + | Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN | |
| 5 | + | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | + | (KID) | |
| 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 8 | General Assembly | |
| 5 | 9 | ||
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| 10 | + | Committee Bill No. 397 | |
| 7 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 12 | January Session, 2017 | |
| 9 | 13 | ||
| 10 | - | *_____SB00397KID___030317____* | |
| 14 | + | LCO No. 3893 | |
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| 16 | + | *03893SB00397KID* | |
| 17 | + | ||
| 18 | + | Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN | |
| 19 | + | ||
| 20 | + | Introduced by: | |
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| 22 | + | (KID) | |
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| 12 | 24 | AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OMBUDSMAN. | |
| 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 26 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
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| 16 | - | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2017) (a) There is established, within the Office of Governmental Accountability, the Office of the Department of Children and Families Ombudsman. Such office shall (1) respond to inquiries and complaints related to Department of Children and Families services received from | |
| 28 | + | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2017) (a) There is established, within the Office of Governmental Accountability, the Office of the Department of Children and Families Ombudsman. Such office shall (1) respond to inquiries and complaints related to Department of Children and Families services received from clients, foster and adoptive parents, the Governor's office, legislators, providers, Department of Children and Families personnel and others; (2) serve as an information and referral source for such individuals; and (3) resolve disputes in a manner consistent with the best interests of children in the custody of the department, utilizing a neutral and collaborative process that facilitates fair, equitable and amicable resolutions. | |
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| 18 | 30 | (b) The director of the Office of the Department of Children and Families Ombudsman shall be appointed by the Governor, with the approval of the General Assembly. | |
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| 20 | - | (c) Not later than January 1, 2018, and monthly thereafter, the director of the Office of the Department of Children and Families Ombudsman shall submit a report to the Child Advocate. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, (1) the number of inquiries and complaints received by such office in the previous month, categorized by the type of inquiry or complaint and the nature of the source of such inquiry or complaint, but shall not include any personally identifying information regarding persons who have made such inquiries or complaints; and (2) the number of disputes resolved by such office in the previous month and the number of such disputes that remain unresolved. | |
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| 22 | - | (d) Not later than January 31, 2019, and annually thereafter, the director of the Office of the Department of Children and Families Ombudsman shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to children. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, (1) the number of inquiries and complaints received by such office each month of the previous calendar year, categorized by the type of inquiry or complaint and the nature of the source of such inquiry or complaint, but shall not include any personally identifying information regarding persons who have made such inquiries or complaints; and (2) the number of disputes resolved by such office each month of the previous calendar year. | |
| 32 | + | (c) The director of the Office of the Department of Children and Families Ombudsman shall report monthly to the Child Advocate and, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, annually to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to children. | |
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| 27 | 37 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 28 | 38 | Section 1 October 1, 2017 New section | |
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| 30 | 40 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
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| 32 | 42 | Section 1 | |
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| 34 | 44 | October 1, 2017 | |
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| 36 | 46 | New section | |
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| 48 | + | Statement of Purpose: | |
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| 50 | + | To establish the Office of the Department of Children and Families Ombudsman. | |
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| 52 | + | [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.] | |
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| 39 | 54 | ||
| 40 | - | KID Joint Favorable Subst. | |
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| 56 | + | Co-Sponsors: SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist. | |
| 43 | 57 | ||
| 44 | - | Joint Favorable Subst. | |
| 58 | + | Co-Sponsors: | |
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| 60 | + | SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist. | |
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| 62 | + | S.B. 397 |