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9	14		AN ACT CONCERNING TH E INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL
10		-	MANDATED REPORTERS, THE DURATION OF CHIL D ABUSE
11		-	AND NEGLECT INVESTIG ATIONS, CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
12		-	REGISTRY CHECKS AND THE REPEAL OF CERTAI N REPORTING
13		-	REQUIREMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDR EN AND
14		-	FAMILIES.
	15	+	MANDATED REPORTERS, THE DURATION OF CHILD ABUSE AND
	16	+	NEGLECT INVESTIGATIO NS AND THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN
	17	+	REPORTING REQUIREMEN TS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN
	18	+	AND FAMILIES.
15	19		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
16	20		Assembly convened:
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18		-	Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 17a-101 of the general statutes is
19		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective
20		-	October 1, 2019):
21		-	(b) The following persons shall be mandated reporters: (1) Any
22		-	physician or surgeon licensed under the provisions of chapter 370, (2)
23		-	any resident physician or intern in any hospital in this state, whether
24		-	or not so licensed, (3) any registered nurse, (4) any licensed practical
25		-	nurse, (5) any medical examiner, (6) any dentist, (7) any dental
26		-	hygienist, (8) any psychologist, (9) any school employee, as defined in
27		-	section 53a-65, (10) any social worker, (11) any person who holds or is
28		-	issued a coaching permit by the State Board of Education, is a coach of
29		-	intramural or interscholastic athletics and is eighteen years of age or
30		-	older, (12) any individual who is employed as a coach or director of
31		-	youth athletics and is eighteen years of age or older, (13) any
32		-	individual who is employed as a coach or director of a private youth Substitute Senate Bill No. 929
	22	+	Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 17a-101 of the general statutes is 1
	23	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 2
	24	+	October 1, 2019): 3
	25	+	(b) The following persons shall be mandated reporters: (1) Any 4
	26	+	physician or surgeon licensed under the provisions of chapter 370, (2) 5
	27	+	any resident physician or intern in any hospital in this state, whether 6
	28	+	or not so licensed, (3) any registered nurse, (4) any licensed practical 7
	29	+	nurse, (5) any medical examiner, (6) any dentist, (7) any dental 8
	30	+	hygienist, (8) any psychologist, (9) any school employee, as defined in 9
	31	+	section 53a-65, (10) any social worker, (11) any person who holds or is 10
	32	+	issued a coaching permit by the State Board of Education, is a coach of 11
	33	+	intramural or interscholastic athletics and is eighteen years of age or 12
	34	+	older, (12) any individual who is employed as a coach or director of 13
	35	+	youth athletics and is eighteen years of age or older, (13) any 14
	36	+	individual who is employed as a coach or director of a private youth 15
	37	+	sports organization, league or team and is eighteen years of age or 16
	38	+	older, (14) any paid administrator, faculty, staff, athletic director, 17 Substitute Bill No. 929
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36		-	sports organization, league or team and is eighteen years of age or
37		-	older, (14) any paid administrator, faculty, staff, athletic director,
38		-	athletic coach or athletic trainer employed by a public or private
39		-	institution of higher education who is eighteen years of age or older,
40		-	excluding student employees, (15) any police officer, (16) any juvenile
41		-	or adult probation officer, (17) any juvenile or adult parole officer, (18)
42		-	any member of the clergy, (19) any pharmacist, (20) any physical
43		-	therapist, (21) any optometrist, (22) any chiropractor, (23) any
44		-	podiatrist, (24) any mental health professional, (25) any physician
45		-	assistant, (26) any person who is a licensed or certified emergency
46		-	medical services provider, (27) any person who is a licensed or
47		-	certified alcohol and drug counselor, (28) any person who is a licensed
48		-	marital and family therapist, (29) any person who is a sexual assault
49		-	counselor or a domestic violence counselor, as defined in section 52-
50		-	146k, (30) any person who is a licensed professional counselor, (31) any
51		-	person who is a licensed foster parent, (32) any person paid to care for
52		-	a child in any public or private facility, child care center, group child
53		-	care home or family child care home licensed by the state, (33) any
54		-	employee of the Department of Children and Families or any person
55		-	who, in the performance of such person's duties, has regular contact
56		-	with and provides services to or on behalf of children pursuant to a
57		-	contract with or credential issued by the Department of Children and
58		-	Families, (34) any employee of the Department of Public Health, (35)
59		-	any employee of the Office of Early Childhood who is responsible for
60		-	the licensing of child care centers, group child care homes, family child
61		-	care homes or youth camps, (36) any paid youth camp director or
62		-	assistant director, (37) the Child Advocate and any employee of the
63		-	Office of the Child Advocate, (38) any person who is a licensed
64		-	behavior analyst, [and] (39) any family relations counselor, family
65		-	relations counselor trainee or family services supervisor employed by
66		-	the Judicial Department, (40) any victim services advocate employed
67		-	by the Office of Victim Services within the Judicial Department, and
68		-	(41) any employee of a juvenile justice program operated by or Substitute Senate Bill No. 929
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	45	+	athletic coach or athletic trainer employed by a public or private 18
	46	+	institution of higher education who is eighteen years of age or older, 19
	47	+	excluding student employees, (15) any police officer, (16) any juvenile 20
	48	+	or adult probation officer, (17) any juvenile or adult parole officer, (18) 21
	49	+	any member of the clergy, (19) any pharmacist, (20) any physical 22
	50	+	therapist, (21) any optometrist, (22) any chiropractor, (23) any 23
	51	+	podiatrist, (24) any mental health professional, (25) any physician 24
	52	+	assistant, (26) any person who is a licensed or certified emergency 25
	53	+	medical services provider, (27) any person who is a licensed or 26
	54	+	certified alcohol and drug counselor, (28) any person who is a licensed 27
	55	+	marital and family therapist, (29) any person who is a sexual assault 28
	56	+	counselor or a domestic violence counselor, as defined in section 52-29
	57	+	146k, (30) any person who is a licensed professional counselor, (31) any 30
	58	+	person who is a licensed foster parent, (32) any person paid to care for 31
	59	+	a child in any public or private facility, child care center, group child 32
	60	+	care home or family child care home licensed by the state, (33) any 33
	61	+	employee of the Department of Children and Families or any person 34
	62	+	who, in the performance of such person's duties, has regular contact 35
	63	+	with and provides services to or on behalf of children pursuant to a 36
	64	+	contract with or credential issued by the Department of Children and 37
	65	+	Families, (34) any employee of the Department of Public Health, (35) 38
	66	+	any employee of the Office of Early Childhood who is responsible for 39
	67	+	the licensing of child care centers, group child care homes, family child 40
	68	+	care homes or youth camps, (36) any paid youth camp director or 41
	69	+	assistant director, (37) the Child Advocate and any employee of the 42
	70	+	Office of the Child Advocate, (38) any person who is a licensed 43
	71	+	behavior analyst, [and] (39) any family relations counselor, family 44
	72	+	relations counselor trainee or family services supervisor employed by 45
	73	+	the Judicial Department, (40) any victim services advocate employed 46
	74	+	by the Office of Victim Services within the Judicial Department, and 47
	75	+	(41) any employee of a juvenile justice program operated by or 48
	76	+	pursuant to a contract with the Court Support Services Division of the 49
	77	+	Judicial Department. 50
	78	+	Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 17a-101g of the general statutes is 51 Substitute Bill No. 929
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72		-	pursuant to a contract with the Court Support Services Division of the
73		-	Judicial Department.
74		-	Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 17a-101g of the general statutes is
75		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July
76		-	1, 2019):
77		-	(a) Upon receiving a report of child abuse or neglect, as provided in
78		-	sections 17a-101a to 17a-101c, inclusive, or section 17a-103, in which
79		-	the alleged perpetrator is (1) a person responsible for such child's
80		-	health, welfare or care, (2) a person given access to such child by such
81		-	responsible person, or (3) a person entrusted with the care of a child,
82		-	the Commissioner of Children and Families, or the commissioner's
83		-	designee, shall cause the report to be classified and evaluated
84		-	immediately. If the report contains sufficient information to warrant an
85		-	investigation, the commissioner shall make the commissioner's best
86		-	efforts to commence an investigation of a report concerning an
87		-	imminent risk of physical harm to a child or other emergency within
88		-	two hours of receipt of the report and shall commence an investigation
89		-	of all other reports within seventy-two hours of receipt of the report. A
90		-	report classified by the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee,
91		-	as lower risk may be referred for family assessment and services
92		-	pursuant to subsection (g) of this section. Any such report may
93		-	thereafter be referred for standard child protective services if safety
94		-	concerns for the child become evident. A report referred for standard
95		-	child protective services may be referred for family assessment and
96		-	services at any time if the department determines there is a lower risk
97		-	to the child. If the alleged perpetrator is a school employee, as defined
98		-	in section 53a-65, or is employed by an institution or facility licensed or
99		-	approved by the state to provide care for children, the department
100		-	shall notify the Department of Education or the state agency that has
101		-	issued such license or approval to the institution or facility of the
102		-	report and the commencement of an investigation by th e Substitute Senate Bill No. 929
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106		-	Commissioner of Children and Families. The department shall
107		-	complete any such investigation not later than [forty-five calendar]
108		-	thirty-three business days after the date of receipt of the report. If the
109		-	report is a report of child abuse or neglect in which the alleged
110		-	perpetrator is not a person specified in subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of this
111		-	subsection, the Commissioner of Children and Families shall refer the
112		-	report to the appropriate local law enforcement authority for the town
113		-	in which the child resides or in which the alleged abuse or neglect
114		-	occurred.
115		-	Sec. 3. Subsection (b) of section 17a-6a of the general statutes is
116		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July
117		-	1, 2019):
118		-	(b) The Commissioner of Children and Families shall require each
119		-	vendor or contractor of the department and each employee of such
120		-	vendor or contractor [who] that provides direct services to children or
121		-	youths in the care and custody of the department or [who] that has
122		-	access to the department's records to submit to state and national
123		-	criminal history records checks, in accordance with section 29-17a. The
124		-	commissioner shall [also] check the (1) state child abuse and neglect
125		-	registry established pursuant to section 17a-101k for the name of such
126		-	vendor or contractor and each employee of such vendor or contractor
127		-	[who] that provides direct services to children or youths in the care
128		-	and custody of the department or has access to records [or clients] of
129		-	the department, and (2) child abuse and neglect registry in any state in
130		-	which a vendor or contractor or employee of a vendor or contractor
131		-	that provides direct services to children or youths in the care and
132		-	custody of the department or has access to records of the department
133		-	has resided in the preceding five years for the name of such vendor or
134		-	contractor or employee. The commissioner shall comply with any
135		-	request to check the child abuse and neglect registry established
136		-	pursuant to section 17a-101k made by the child welfare agency of Substitute Senate Bill No. 929
	85	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 52
	86	+	1, 2019): 53
	87	+	(a) Upon receiving a report of child abuse or neglect, as provided in 54
	88	+	sections 17a-101a to 17a-101c, inclusive, or section 17a-103, in which 55
	89	+	the alleged perpetrator is (1) a person responsible for such child's 56
	90	+	health, welfare or care, (2) a person given access to such child by such 57
	91	+	responsible person, or (3) a person entrusted with the care of a child, 58
	92	+	the Commissioner of Children and Families, or the commissioner's 59
	93	+	designee, shall cause the report to be classified and evaluated 60
	94	+	immediately. If the report contains sufficient information to warrant an 61
	95	+	investigation, the commissioner shall make the commissioner's best 62
	96	+	efforts to commence an investigation of a report concerning an 63
	97	+	imminent risk of physical harm to a child or other emergency within 64
	98	+	two hours of receipt of the report and shall commence an investigation 65
	99	+	of all other reports within seventy-two hours of receipt of the report. A 66
	100	+	report classified by the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, 67
	101	+	as lower risk may be referred for family assessment and services 68
	102	+	pursuant to subsection (g) of this section. Any such report may 69
	103	+	thereafter be referred for standard child protective services if safety 70
	104	+	concerns for the child become evident. A report referred for standard 71
	105	+	child protective services may be referred for family assessment and 72
	106	+	services at any time if the department determines there is a lower risk 73
	107	+	to the child. If the alleged perpetrator is a school employee, as defined 74
	108	+	in section 53a-65, or is employed by an institution or facility licensed or 75
	109	+	approved by the state to provide care for children, the department 76
	110	+	shall notify the Department of Education or the state agency that has 77
	111	+	issued such license or approval to the institution or facility of the 78
	112	+	report and the commencement of an investigation by the 79
	113	+	Commissioner of Children and Families. The department shall 80
	114	+	complete any such investigation not later than [forty-five calendar] 81
	115	+	thirty-three business days after the date of receipt of the report. If the 82
	116	+	report is a report of child abuse or neglect in which the alleged 83
	117	+	perpetrator is not a person specified in subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of this 84
	118	+	subsection, the Commissioner of Children and Families shall refer the 85 Substitute Bill No. 929
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140		-	another state.
141		-	Sec. 4. Section 17a-114 of the general statutes is repealed and the
142		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019):
143		-	(a) As used in this section, (1) "approval" or "approved" means that
144		-	a person has been approved to adopt or provide foster care by a child-
145		-	placing agency licensed pursuant to section 17a-149, (2) "licensed"
146		-	means a person holds a license to provide foster care issued by the
147		-	Department of Children and Families, (3) "fictive kin caregiver" means
148		-	a person who is twenty-one years of age or older and who is unrelated
149		-	to a child by birth, adoption or marriage but who has an emotionally
150		-	significant relationship with such child or such child's family
151		-	amounting to a familial relationship, and (4) "regular unsupervised
152		-	access" means periodic interaction with a child in the home for
153		-	purposes of unsupervised child care, medical or other services to the
154		-	child.
155		-	(b) (1) No child in the custody of the Commissioner of Children and
156		-	Families shall be placed in foster care with any person, unless (A) (i)
157		-	such person is licensed for that purpose by the department or the
158		-	Department of Developmental Services pursuant to the provisions of
159		-	section 17a-227, or (ii) such person's home is approved by a child
160		-	placing agency licensed by the commissioner pursuant to section 17a-
161		-	149, or (iii) such person has received approval as provided in this
162		-	section, and (B) on and after January 1, 2017, for a child twelve years of
163		-	age or older, such child has received a foster family profile in
164		-	accordance with the provisions of section 17a-114e. Any person
165		-	licensed by the department may be a prospective adoptive parent. The
166		-	commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the
167		-	provisions of chapter 54, to establish the licensing procedures and
168		-	standards.
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	125	+	report to the appropriate local law enforcement authority for the town 86
	126	+	in which the child resides or in which the alleged abuse or neglect 87
	127	+	occurred. 88
	128	+	Sec. 3. Section 18-87j of the general statutes is repealed and the 89
	129	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 90
	130	+	There is established a Criminal Justice Policy Advisory Commission 91
	131	+	which shall be within the Office of Policy and Management for 92
	132	+	administrative purposes only. The commission shall consist of the 93
	133	+	undersecretary of the Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division 94
	134	+	within the Office of Policy and Management, the Chief Court 95
	135	+	Administrator, the Commissioner of Correction, the Commissioner of 96
	136	+	Emergency Services and Public Protection, the Chief State's Attorney, 97
	137	+	the Chief Public Defender, the Commissioner of Mental Health and 98
	138	+	Addiction Services and the chairperson of the Board of Pardons and 99
	139	+	Paroles, or their designees, the executive director of the Court Support 100
	140	+	Services Division or other designee of the Chief Court Administrator 101
	141	+	and the following members, each of whom shall be appointed by the 102
	142	+	Governor: Three government officials, a police chief, three persons 103
	143	+	representing offender and victim services within the private 104
	144	+	community and two public members. In addition, the Labor 105
	145	+	Commissioner and the Commissioner of Social Services, or their 106
	146	+	designees, shall be members of the commission with authority to 107
	147	+	deliberate and vote on matters concerning employment and 108
	148	+	entitlement programs available to adult and juvenile offenders who 109
	149	+	are reentering the community, the [Commissioner of Children and 110
	150	+	Families and the] Commissioner of Education, or [their designees] the 111
	151	+	commissioner's designee, shall be [members] a member of the 112
	152	+	commission with authority to participate and vote on matters 113
	153	+	concerning juvenile justice and the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs, 114
	154	+	or [his or her] the commissioner's designee, shall be a member of the 115
	155	+	commission with authority to deliberate and vote on matters 116
	156	+	concerning veterans within the criminal justice system including the 117
	157	+	reentry needs of incarcerated veterans. The undersecretary of the 118 Substitute Bill No. 929
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173		-	approval pursuant to this section and any person sixteen years of age
174		-	or older living in the household of such applicant to submit to state
175		-	and national criminal history records checks prior to issuing a license
176		-	or approval to such applicant to accept placement of a child for
177		-	purposes of foster care or adoption. Such criminal history records
178		-	checks shall be conducted in accordance with section 29-17a. The
179		-	commissioner shall [also] check the (A) state child abuse and neglect
180		-	registry established pursuant to section 17a-101k for the name of such
181		-	applicant and for the name of any person sixteen years of age or older
182		-	living in the household of such applicant, and (B) child abuse and
183		-	neglect registry in any state in which such applicant or person resided
184		-	in the preceding five years for the name of such applicant or person.
185		-	(3) The commissioner shall require each individual licensed or
186		-	approved pursuant to this section and any person sixteen years of age
187		-	or older living in the household of such individual to submit to state
188		-	and national criminal history records checks prior to renewing a
189		-	license or approval for any individual providing foster care or
190		-	adopting. Such criminal history records checks shall be conducted in
191		-	accordance with section 29-17a. [The] Prior to such renewal, the
192		-	commissioner shall [also] check the (A) state child abuse and neglect
193		-	registry established pursuant to section 17a-101k for the name of such
194		-	applicant and for the name of any person sixteen years of age or older
195		-	living in the household of such applicant, [prior to such renewal] and
196		-	(B) child abuse and neglect registry in any state in which such
197		-	applicant or person resided in the preceding five years for the name of
198		-	such applicant or person.
199		-	(4) The commissioner shall comply with any request to check the
200		-	child abuse and neglect registry established pursuant to section 17a-
201		-	101k made by the child welfare agency of another state.
202		-	(c) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (b) of this
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207		-	kin caregiver who has not been issued a license or approval, when
208		-	such placement is in the best interests of the child, provided a
209		-	satisfactory home visit is conducted, a basic assessment of the family is
210		-	completed and such relative or fictive kin caregiver attests that such
211		-	relative or fictive kin caregiver and any adult living within the
212		-	household has not been convicted of a crime or arrested for a felony
213		-	against a person, for injury or risk of injury to or impairing the morals
214		-	of a child, or for the possession, use or sale of a controlled substance.
215		-	Any such relative or fictive kin caregiver who accepts placement of a
216		-	child shall be subject to licensure by the commissioner, pursuant to
217		-	regulations adopted by the commissioner in accordance with the
218		-	provisions of chapter 54 to implement the provisions of this section or
219		-	approval by a child-placing agency licensed pursuant to section 17a-
220		-	149. The commissioner may grant a waiver from such regulations,
221		-	including any standard regarding separate bedrooms or room-sharing
222		-	arrangements, for a child placed with a relative or fictive kin caregiver,
223		-	on a case-by-case basis, if such placement is otherwise in the best
224		-	interests of such child, provided no procedure or standard that is
225		-	safety-related may be so waived. The commissioner shall document, in
226		-	writing, the reason for granting any waiver from such regulations.
227		-	(d) Any individual who has been licensed or approved to adopt or
228		-	provide foster care and any relative or fictive kin caregiver shall apply
229		-	a reasonable and prudent parent standard, as defined in subsection (a)
230		-	of section 17a-114d, on behalf of the child.
231		-	Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 17a-151 of the general statutes is
232		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July
233		-	1, 2019):
234		-	(a) The Commissioner of Children and Families shall investigate the
235		-	conditions stated in each application made under the provisions of
236		-	sections 17a-145 and 17a-149 and shall require any person identified on
237		-	the application under said sections and any individual eighteen years Substitute Senate Bill No. 929
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	165	+	chairperson of the commission. The commission shall meet at such 120
	166	+	times as it deems necessary. 121
	167	+	Sec. 4. Sections 17a-62 and 17a-103c of the general statutes are 122
	168	+	repealed. (Effective July 1, 2019) 123
	169	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	170	+	sections:
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	172	+	Section 1 October 1, 2019 17a-101(b)
	173	+	Sec. 2 July 1, 2019 17a-101g(a)
	174	+	Sec. 3 from passage 18-87j
	175	+	Sec. 4 July 1, 2019 Repealer section
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241		-	of age or older who is employed by a child care facility licensed
242		-	pursuant to section 17a-145 to submit to (1) state and national criminal
243		-	history records checks, (2) a check of the state child abuse and neglect
244		-	registry established pursuant to section 17a-101k, and (3) a check of the
245		-	child abuse and neglect registry in any state in which such person or
246		-	individual resided in the preceding five years. The commissioner shall
247		-	comply with any request to check the child abuse and neglect registry
248		-	established pursuant to section 17a-101k made by the child welfare
249		-	agency of another state. The commissioner shall investigate the
250		-	conditions in each application under the provisions of sections 17a-145
251		-	and 17a-149 and, if the commissioner finds such conditions suitable for
252		-	the proper care of children, or for the placing out of children, under
253		-	such standards for the promotion of the health, safety, morality and
254		-	well-being of such children as the commissioner prescribes, shall issue
255		-	such license as is required as promptly as possible, without expense to
256		-	the licensee. If, after such investigation, the commissioner finds that
257		-	the applicant, notwithstanding good faith efforts, is not able to fully
258		-	comply with all the requirements the commissioner prescribes, but
259		-	compliance can be achieved with minimal efforts, the commissioner
260		-	may issue a provisional license for a period not to exceed sixty days.
261		-	The provisional license may be renewed for additional sixty-day
262		-	periods, but in no event shall the total of such periods be for longer
263		-	than one year. Before issuing any license, the commissioner shall give
264		-	to the selectmen of the town wherein such licensee proposes to carry
265		-	on the licensed activity ten days' notice in writing that the issuance of
266		-	such license is proposed, but such notice shall not be required in case
267		-	of intention to issue such license to any corporation incorporated for
268		-	the purpose of caring for or placing such children. Each license so
269		-	issued shall specify whether it is granted for child-caring or child-
270		-	placing purposes, shall state the number of children who may be cared
271		-	for, shall be in force twenty-four months from date of issue, and shall
272		-	be renewed for the ensuing twenty-four months, if conditions continue
273		-	to be satisfactory to the commissioner. The commissioner shall [also] Substitute Senate Bill No. 929
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277		-	provide such periodical inspections and review as shall safeguard the
278		-	well-being, health and morality of all children cared for or placed
279		-	under a license issued by the commissioner under this section and
280		-	shall visit and consult with each such child and with the licensee as
281		-	often as the commissioner deems necessary but at intervals of not more
282		-	than ninety days. Each licensee under the provisions of this section
283		-	shall file annually with the commissioner a report containing such
284		-	information concerning its functions, services and operation, including
285		-	financial data, as the commissioner requires. Any license issued under
286		-	this section may be revoked, suspended or limited by the
287		-	commissioner for cause, after notice given to the person or entity
288		-	concerned and after opportunity for a hearing thereon. Any party
289		-	whose application is denied or whose license is revoked, suspended or
290		-	limited by the commissioner may appeal from such adverse decision in
291		-	accordance with the provisions of section 4-183. Appeals under this
292		-	section shall be privileged in respect to the order of trial assignment.
293		-	Sec. 6. Sections 17a-62 and 17a-103c of the general statutes are
294		-	repealed. (Effective July 1, 2019)
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