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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 892
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 4322
Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN
Introduced by:
(KID)
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF YOUTHS
PLACED IN OUT-OF-HOME SETTINGS LICENS ED, ADMINISTERED
AND INVESTIGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CH ILDREN AND
FAMILIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) Not later than February first 1
of each year, the Commissioner of Children and Families shall 2
annually compile a report concerning the safety and well-being of 3
youths who have been placed by the commissioner in out-of-home 4
settings that are licensed, administered or investigated by the 5
Department of Children and Families during the preceding calendar 6
year. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) the 7
number of investigations conducted by the Department of Children 8
and Families concerning allegations of suspected abuse or neglect of 9
youths in such settings, (2) the number and nature of substantiated 10
cases of abuse and neglect of youths in such settings, (3) information 11
concerning any corrective action plans implemented in response to 12
investigations of abuse or neglect of youths in such settings or any 13
other concerns about the safety or well-being of youths in such 14 Raised Bill No. 892
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settings, (4) the number of reports made to the department concerning 15
youths who ran away or were away without leave from such settings, 16
(5) the number of incidents of suspected or confirmed sexual 17
trafficking of youths in such settings, (6) any discernable trends with 18
respect to the safety and well-being of youths in such settings, and (7) 19
any recommendations to improve the safety and well-being of youths 20
in such settings. 21
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2019 New section
Statement of Purpose:
To require the Commissioner of Children and Families to report
annually to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly
having cognizance of matters relating to children and appropriations
concerning the safety and well-being of youths placed in out-of-home
settings that are licensed, administered and investigated by the
Department of Children and Families.
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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.]