Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00972 Compare Versions

Version 1 (Old)

Version 2 (New)

Old	New		Differences
1	1
2	2
3		-	LCO \\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-00972-~~R02~~-
	3	+	LCO \\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-00972-R01-
4	4		SB.docx
5	5		1 of 4
6	6
7	7		General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 972
8	8		January Session, 2019
9	9
10	10
11	11
12	12
13	13
14	14		AN ACT CONCERNING AC CESS TO ORIGINAL BIRTH
15	15		CERTIFICATES BY ADUL T ADOPTED PERSONS.
16	16		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	17		Assembly convened:
18	18
19	19		Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 7-53 of the general statutes is 1
20	20		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 2
21	21		1, 2019): 3
22	22		(c) Upon written request, the [department] registrar of vital statistics 4
23	23		of the town of an adopted person's birth shall, not later than thirty 5
24	24		days after such written request, issue an uncertified copy of an original 6
25	25		certificate of birth to (1) [an] such adopted person [who] if he or she is 7
26	26		eighteen years of age or older, [whose adoption was finalized on or 8
27	27		after October 1, 1983,] or (2) such adopted person's adult child or 9
28	28		grandchild. Such certificate shall be marked with a notation by the 10
29	29		issuer that such original certificate of birth has been superseded by a 11
30	30		replacement certificate of birth as on file. Additionally, a notice stating 12
31	31		that information related to the birth parents' preferences regarding 13
32	32		contact by such adopted person or such adopted person's adult child 14
33	33		or grandchild and a medical health history form completed by the 15
34	34		birth parent may be on file with the Department of Children and 16
35	35		Families shall be printed on such certificate or attached thereto. 17
36	36		Sec. 2. Section 7-53a of the general statutes is repealed and the 18 Substitute Bill No. 972
37	37
38	38
39	39		LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-00972-
40		-	~~R02~~-SB.docx }
	40	+	R01-SB.docx }
41	41		2 of 4
42	42
43	43		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 19
44	44		[(a) Not later than January 1, 2016, and annually thereafter until 20
45	45		January 1, 2021, the Commissioner of Public Health shall submit a 21
46	46		report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, concerning 22
47	47		the number of original birth certificates issued annually to adopted 23
48	48		persons eighteen years of age or older whose adoption was finalized 24
49	49		on or after October 1, 1983, or the adult children or grandchildren of 25
50	50		adopted persons in accordance with section 7-53, to the joint standing 26
51	51		committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 27
52	52		relating to public health.] 28
53	53		[(b)] Not later than January 1, [2016] 2020, and annually thereafter 29
54	54		until January 1, [2021] 2025, the Commissioner of Children and 30
55	55		Families shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of 31
56	56		section 11-4a, concerning the number of contact preference forms and 32
57	57		medical health history forms annually filed with the [department] 33
58	58		Department of Children and Families in accordance with section 17a-34
59	59		60a to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 35
60	60		cognizance of matters relating to public health. The report shall 36
61	61		include the number of birth parents that selected each option described 37
62	62		in section 17a-60a. 38
63	63		Sec. 3. Subsection (c) of section 45a-751b of the general statutes is 39
64	64		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 40
65	65		1, 2019): 41
66	66		(c) Regardless of the date parental rights were terminated, on or 42
67	67		after July 1, [2015] 2019, the [Department of Public Health] registrar of 43
68	68		vital statistics of the town of an adopted person's birth shall, [upon] 44
69	69		not later than thirty days after a written request, issue an uncertified 45
70	70		copy of an original birth certificate to [an] such adopted person if he or 46
71	71		she is eighteen years of age or older [who is] and the subject of [the] 47
72	72		such birth certificate, [and whose adoption was finalized on or after 48
73	73		October 1, 1983,] or to such adopted person's adult child or grandchild, 49
74	74		in accordance with the provisions of section 7-53, as amended by this 50 Substitute Bill No. 972
75	75
76	76
77	77		LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-00972-
78		-	~~R02~~-SB.docx }
	78	+	R01-SB.docx }
79	79		3 of 4
80	80
81	81		act. 51
82	82		Sec. 4. Section 45a-751c of the general statutes is repealed and the 52
83	83		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 53
84	84		[(a) On the petition of an adopted person who is eighteen years of 54
85	85		age or older and whose adoption was finalized prior to October 1, 55
86	86		1983, or such adopted person's adult child or grandchild, the Probate 56
87	87		Court or the Superior Court that finalized an adoption or appointed a 57
88	88		guardian ad litem in accordance with section 45a-753 shall issue an 58
89	89		order directing the Department of Public Health to issue an uncertified 59
90	90		copy of an original birth certificate to such adopted person or such 60
91	91		adopted person's child or grandchild in accordance with subsection (b) 61
92	92		of section 7-53, provided each birth parent named on the original birth 62
93	93		certificate: (1) Consents to the release of identifying information in 63
94	94		accordance with sections 45a-751 to 45a-751b, inclusive; (2) is deceased; 64
95	95		or (3) a legal representative or guardian ad litem consents to the 65
96	96		release of identifying information on behalf of the birth parent in 66
97	97		accordance with section 45a-753. Nothing in this section shall limit the 67
98	98		right of an adopted person eighteen years of age or older whose 68
99	99		adoption was finalized on or after October 1, 1983, or such adopted 69
100	100		person's adult child or grandchild to obtain an uncertified copy of an 70
101	101		original birth certificate pursuant to section 7-53.] 71
102	102		[(b)] On the petition of an authorized applicant, as defined in section 72
103	103		45a-743, the Probate Court or the Superior Court that finalized an 73
104	104		adoption or appointed a guardian ad litem in accordance with section 74
105	105		45a-753 shall issue an order directing the Department of Public Health 75
106	106		to issue an uncertified copy of an original birth certificate to the 76
107	107		authorized applicant in accordance with subsection (b) of section 7-53, 77
108	108		provided the person named in the certificate of birth is deceased and 78
109	109		(1) each birth parent named on the original birth certificate [: (1) 79
110	110		Consents] (A) consents to the release of identifying information, in 80
111	111		accordance with sections 45a-751 to 45a-751b, inclusive, as amended by 81
112	112		this act, [; (2)] or (B) is deceased, [; or (3)] or (2) a legal representative or 82
113	113		guardian ad litem consents to the release of identifying information on 83 Substitute Bill No. 972
114	114
115	115
116	116		LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-00972-
117		-	~~R02~~-SB.docx }
	117	+	R01-SB.docx }
118	118		4 of 4
119	119
120	120		behalf of the birth parent, in accordance with section 45a-753. 84
121	121		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
122	122		sections:
123	123
124	124		Section 1 July 1, 2019 7-53(c)
125	125		Sec. 2 July 1, 2019 7-53a
126	126		Sec. 3 July 1, 2019 45a-751b(c)
127	127		Sec. 4 July 1, 2019 45a-751c
128	128
129	129		PD Joint Favorable Subst.
130		-	JUD Joint Favorable
131	130