Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06365 Compare Versions

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	3	+	LCO No. 2939 1 of 1
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4		-	LCO No. 3627 1 of 2
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6		-	General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6365
	5	+	General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6365
7	6		January Session, 2019
8		-	LCO No. ~~3627~~
	7	+	LCO No. 2939
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11	10		Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
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14	13		Introduced by:
15		-	~~(PH)~~
	14	+	REP. MCCARTHY VAHEY, 133rd Dist.
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19		-	AN ACT ALLOWING PERS ONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
20		-	AND THEIR FAMILIES TO ACCESS THE REGISTR Y OF
21		-	DEPARTMENT OF DEVELO PMENTAL SERVICES EMP LOYEES WHO
22		-	WERE TERMINATED OR S EPARATED FROM EMPLOY MENT AS A
23		-	RESULT OF ABUSE OR N EGLECT.
	18	+	AN ACT CONCERNING A REGISTRY OF PERSONS WHO ABUSE
	19	+	INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES.
24	20		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
25	21		Assembly convened:
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27		-	Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 17a-247b of the general statutes is 1
28		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 2
29		-	1, 2019): 3
30		-	(c) The department shall make information in the registry available 4
31		-	only to: (1) Authorized agencies, for the purpose of protective service 5
32		-	determinations; (2) employers who employ employees to provide 6
33		-	services to an individual who receives services or funding from the 7
34		-	department; (3) the Departments of Children and Families, Mental 8
35		-	Health and Addiction Services, and Social Services, for the purpose of 9
36		-	determining whether an applicant for employment appears on the 10
37		-	registry; [or] (4) charitable organizations that recruit volunteers to 11
38		-	support programs for persons with intellectual disability or autism 12
39		-	spectrum disorder, upon application to and approval by the 13
40		-	Committee Bill No. 6365
41		-
42		-
43		-	LCO No. 3627 2 of 2
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45		-	commissioner, for purposes of conducting background checks on such 14
46		-	volunteers; or (5) persons with intellectual disability and their family 15
47		-	or legal guardian. 16
48		-	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
49		-	sections:
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51		-	Section 1 July 1, 2019 17a-247b(c)
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	23	+	That section 17a-247b of the general statutes be amended to (1) 1
	24	+	allow individuals with disabilities and their families access to a 2
	25	+	registry of persons terminated for abusing or neglecting individuals 3
	26	+	with intellectual disabilities, and (2) include a public registry of 4
	27	+	persons convicted of abusing, neglecting or financially exploiting 5
	28	+	individuals with intellectual disabilities. 6
53	29		Statement of Purpose:
54		-	To allow persons with intellectual disability and their families to access
55		-	the abuse and neglect registry of former Department of Developmental
56		-	Services employees.
57		-	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
58		-	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
59		-	not underlined.]
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61		-	Co-Sponsors: REP. MCCARTHY VAHEY, 133rd Dist.
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63		-	H.B. 6365
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	30	+	To protect individuals with intellectual disabilities by allowing them
	31	+	access to a registry of employees terminated after substantiated reports
	32	+	of abuse and neglect and making public a list of persons who have
	33	+	been convicted of abusing, neglecting or financially exploiting
	34	+	individuals with intellectual disabilities.