LCO No. 916 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 19 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 916 Referred to Committee on AGING Introduced by: SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist. AN ACT INCREASING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR GRANDPARENTS AND OTHER NONPARENT RELATIVES RAISING NEEDY CHILDREN. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 17b-112 of the general statutes be amended to increase 1 the payment standard for grandparents and other nonparent relatives 2 raising needy children who qualify for temporary family assistance. 3 Statement of Purpose: To ease the financial burden on grandparents and other nonparent relatives raising needy children and to improve the lives of such children.