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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 872
January Session, 2021
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Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN
Introduced by:
(KID)
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E DEPARTMENT OF CHIL DREN AND
FAMILIES RECOMMENDAT IONS FOR REVISIONS TO THE
STATUTES CONCERNING CHILDREN.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (f) of section 46b-127 of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2
2021): 3
(f) The transfer of a child to a Department of Correction facility shall 4
be limited as provided in subsection (e) of this section and said 5
subsection shall not be construed to permit the transfer of or otherwise 6
reduce or eliminate any other population of juveniles in detention or 7
confinement within the Judicial Department. [or the Department of 8
Children and Families.] 9
Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 17a-3 of the general statutes is 10
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 11
2021): 12
(b) [(1) The department, with the assistance of the State Advisory 13 Raised Bill No. 872
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Council on Children and Families, and in consultation with 14
representatives of the children and families served by the department, 15
providers of services to children and families, advocates, and others 16
interested in the well-being of children and families in this state, shall 17
develop and regularly update a single, comprehensive strategic plan for 18
meeting the needs of children and families served by the department. In 19
developing and updating the strategic plan, the department shall 20
identify and define agency goals and indicators of progress, including 21
benchmarks, in achieving such goals. The strategic plan shall include, 22
but not be limited to: (A) The department's mission statement; (B) the 23
expected results for the department and each of its mandated areas of 24
responsibility; (C) a schedule of action steps and a time frame for 25
achieving such results and fulfilling the department's mission that 26
includes strategies for working with other state agencies to leverage 27
resources and coordinate service delivery; (D) strategies, informed by 28
data on referrals, substantiations, removal, placements and retention, by 29
which the department shall identify racial and ethnic disparities within 30
child welfare practice and work to eliminate such disparities; (E) 31
priorities for services and estimates of the funding and other resources 32
necessary to carry them out; (F) standards for programs and services 33
that are based on research-based best practices, when available; and (G) 34
relevant measures of performance. 35
(2) The department shall begin the strategic planning process on July 36
1, 2009. The department shall hold regional meetings on the plan to 37
ensure public input and shall post the plan and the plan's updates and 38
progress reports on the department's web site. The department shall 39
submit the strategic plan to the State Advisory Council on Children and 40
Families for review and comment prior to its final submission to the 41
General Assembly and the Governor. On or before July 1, 2010, the 42
department shall submit the strategic plan, in accordance with section 43
11-4a, to the General Assembly and the Governor. 44
(3) The commissioner shall track and report on progress in achieving 45
the strategic plan's goals not later than October 1, 2010, and quarterly 46
thereafter, to said State Advisory Council. The commissioner shall 47 Raised Bill No. 872
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submit a status report on progress in achieving the results in the 48
strategic plan, in accordance with section 11-4a, not later than July 1, 49
2011, and annually thereafter to the General Assembly, the joint 50
standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 51
matters relating to children and the Governor.] Not later than July 1, 52
2021, the Commissioner of Children and Families shall submit, in 53
accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing 54
committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 55
relating to children and appropriations and the budgets of the state 56
agencies and to the State Advisory Council for Children and Families 57
the following reports that the commissioner most recently submitted to 58
the Administration for Children and Families pursuant to federal law: 59
(1) The Child and Family Services Plan, (2) the Annual Progress and 60
Services Report, (3) the Final Report of the Child and Family Services 61
Review, and (4) any Program Improvement Plan. Thereafter, the 62
commissioner shall submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 63
11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 64
cognizance of matters relating to children and appropriations and the 65
budgets of the state agencies and to the State Advisory Council for 66
Children and Families said reports not later than thirty days after 67
submission to the Administration for Children and Families. 68
Sec. 3. Subsection (c) of section 17a-4 of the general statutes is 69
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 70
2021): 71
(c) The duties of the council shall be to: (1) Recommend to the 72
commissioner programs, legislation or other matters which will 73
improve services for children and youths, including behavioral health 74
services; (2) annually review and advise the commissioner regarding the 75
proposed budget; (3) interpret to the community at large the policies, 76
duties and programs of the department; (4) issue any reports it deems 77
necessary to the Governor and the Commissioner of Children and 78
Families; (5) [assist in the development of and] review and comment on 79
the [strategic plan developed by the department pursuant to] reports 80
described in subsection (b) of section 17a-3, as amended by this act; (6) 81 Raised Bill No. 872
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[receive on a quarterly basis from the commissioner a status report on 82
the department's progress in carrying out the strategic plan; (7)] 83
independently monitor the department's progress in achieving its goals 84
as expressed in [the strategic plan] such reports; and [(8)] (7) offer 85
assistance and provide an outside perspective to the department so that 86
it may be able to achieve the goals expressed in [the strategic plan] such 87
reports. 88
Sec. 4. Section 17a-22bb of the general statutes is repealed and the 89
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 90
(a) [(1)] The Commissioner of Children and Families, in consultation 91
with representatives of the children and families served by the 92
department, including children at increased risk of involvement with 93
the juvenile justice system, providers of mental, emotional or behavioral 94
health services for such children and families, advocates, and others 95
interested in the well-being of children and families in this state, shall 96
develop a comprehensive implementation plan, across agency and 97
policy areas, for meeting the mental, emotional and behavioral health 98
needs of all children in the state, and preventing or reducing the long-99
term negative impact of mental, emotional and behavioral health issues 100
on children. In developing the implementation plan, the department 101
shall include, at a minimum, the following strategies to prevent or 102
reduce the long-term negative impact of mental, emotional and 103
behavioral health issues on children: 104
[(A)] (1) Employing prevention-focused techniques, with an 105
emphasis on early identification and intervention; 106
[(B)] (2) Ensuring access to developmentally-appropriate services; 107
[(C)] (3) Offering comprehensive care within a continuum of services; 108
[(D)] (4) Engaging communities, families and youths in the planning, 109
delivery and evaluation of mental, emotional and behavioral health care 110
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[(E)] (5) Being sensitive to diversity by reflecting awareness of race, 112
culture, religion, language and ability; 113
[(F)] (6) Establishing results-based accountability measures to track 114
progress towards the goals and objectives outlined in this section, 115
sections 17a-22cc, 17a-22dd and 17a-248h and section 7 of public act 13-116
178; 117
[(G)] (7) Applying data-informed quality assurance strategies to 118
address mental, emotional and behavioral health issues in children; 119
[(H)] (8) Improving the integration of school and community-based 120
mental health services; 121
[(I)] (9) Enhancing early interventions, consumer input and public 122
information and accountability by [(i)] (A) in collaboration with the 123
Department of Public Health, increasing family and youth engagement 124
in medical homes; [(ii)] (B) in collaboration with the Department of 125
Social Services, increasing awareness of the 2-1-1 Infoline program; and 126
[(iii)] (C) in collaboration with each program that addresses the mental, 127
emotional or behavioral health of children within the state, insofar as 128
they receive public funds from the state, increasing the collection of data 129
on the results of each program, including information on issues related 130
to response times for treatment, provider availability and access to 131
treatment options; and 132
[(J)] (10) Identifying and addressing any increased risk of 133
involvement in the juvenile and criminal justice system attributable to 134
unmet mental, emotional and behavioral health needs of children. 135
[(2) Not later than April 15, 2014, the commissioner shall submit and 136
present a status report on the progress of the implementation plan, in 137
accordance with section 11-4a, to the Governor and the joint standing 138
committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 139
relating to children and appropriations. 140
(3) On or before October 1, 2014, the commissioner shall submit and 141 Raised Bill No. 872
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present the implementation plan, in accordance with section 11-4a, to 142
the Governor and the joint standing committees of the General 143
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to children and 144
appropriations. 145
(4) On or before October 1, 2015, and biennially thereafter through 146
and including 2019, the department shall, in collaboration with the 147
Department of Education, Department of Social Services, Department of 148
Developmental Services, Office of Early Childhood, Department of 149
Public Health and Court Support Services Division of the Judicial 150
Branch, submit and present progress reports on the status of 151
implementation, and any data-driven recommendations to alter or 152
augment the implementation in accordance with section 11-4a, to the 153
Governor and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly 154
having cognizance of matters relating to children and appropriations.] 155
(b) Emergency mobile psychiatric service providers shall collaborate 156
with community-based mental health care agencies, school-based health 157
centers and the contracting authority for each local or regional board of 158
education throughout the state, utilizing a variety of methods, 159
including, but not limited to, memoranda of understanding, policy and 160
protocols regarding referrals and outreach and liaison between the 161
respective entities. These methods shall be designed to (1) improve 162
coordination and communication in order to enable such entities to 163
promptly identify and refer children with mental, emotional or 164
behavioral health issues to the appropriate treatment program, and (2) 165
plan for any appropriate follow-up with the child and family. 166
(c) Local law enforcement agencies and local and regional boards of 167
education that employ or engage school resource officers shall, 168
provided federal funds are available, train school resource officers in 169
nationally recognized best practices to prevent students with mental 170
health issues from being victimized or disproportionately referred to the 171
juvenile justice system as a result of their mental health issues. 172
(d) The Department of Children and Families, in collaboration with 173 Raised Bill No. 872
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agencies that provide training for mental health care providers in urban, 174
suburban and rural areas, shall provide phased-in, ongoing training for 175
mental health care providers in evidence-based and trauma-informed 176
interventions and practices. 177
(e) The state shall seek existing public or private reimbursement for 178
(1) mental, emotional and behavioral health care services delivered in 179
the home and in elementary and secondary schools, and (2) mental, 180
emotional and behavioral health care services offered through the 181
Department of Social Services pursuant to the federal Early and Periodic 182
Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program under 42 USC 1396d. 183
[(f) On or before October 1, 2017, the Department of Children and 184
Families, in collaboration with the Judicial Branch and the Department 185
of Correction, shall submit a plan to prevent or reduce the negative 186
impact of mental, emotional and behavioral health issues on children 187
and youth twenty years of age or younger who are held in secure 188
detention or correctional confinement, in accordance with section 11-4a, 189
to the Governor and the joint standing committees of the General 190
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to children and 191
appropriations.] 192
[(g)] (f) On or before October 1, 2017, and annually thereafter, the 193
Commissioner of Correction shall compile records regarding the 194
frequency and use of physical restraint and seclusion, as defined in 195
section 46a-150, on children and youth twenty years of age or younger 196
who are in the custody of the commissioner at the John R. Manson Youth 197
Institution, Cheshire, and shall submit a report summarizing such 198
records, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint 199
standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 200
matters relating to children. Such report shall address the prior year and 201
shall indicate, at a minimum, the frequency that (1) physical restraint 202
was used as (A) an emergency intervention, and (B) a nonemergency 203
intervention, and (2) restricted housing or other types of administrative 204
segregation or seclusion were used at such facility. 205 Raised Bill No. 872
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[(h) On or before October 1, 2018, the Department of Children and 206
Families, in collaboration with the Children's Mental, Emotional and 207
Behavioral Health Plan Implementation Advisory Board, established 208
pursuant to section 17a-22f, shall submit recommendations for 209
addressing any unmet mental, emotional and behavioral health needs 210
of children that are attributed to an increased risk of involvement in the 211
juvenile and criminal justice systems, in accordance with section 11-4a, 212
to the Governor and the joint standing committees of the General 213
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to children and 214
appropriations.] 215
Sec. 5. Subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of subsection (k) of section 216
46b-129 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is 217
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 218
(B) (i) If a child is at least twelve years of age, the child's permanency 219
plan, and any revision to such plan, shall be developed in consultation 220
with the child. In developing or revising such plan, the child may 221
consult up to two individuals participating in the department's case 222
plan regarding such child, neither of whom shall be the foster parent or 223
caseworker of such child. One individual so selected by such child may 224
be designated as the child's advisor for purposes of developing or 225
revising the permanency plan. Regardless of the child's age, the 226
commissioner shall provide not less than five days' advance written 227
notice of any permanency team meeting concerning the child's 228
permanency plan to an attorney or guardian ad litem appointed to 229
represent the child pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. 230
(ii) If a child is at least twelve years of age, the commissioner shall 231
notify the parent or guardian, foster parent and child of any 232
administrative case review regarding such child's commitment not less 233
than five days prior to such review and shall make a reasonable effort 234
to schedule such review at a time and location that allows the parent or 235
guardian, foster parent and child to attend. 236
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possible, identify not more than three adults with whom such child has 238
a significant relationship and who may serve as a permanency resource. 239
The identity of such adults shall be recorded in the case plan of such 240
child. 241
[(iv) Not later than January 1, 2016, and annually thereafter, the 242
commissioner shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions 243
of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General 244
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to children and the 245
judiciary, on the number of case plans in which children have identified 246
adults with whom they have a significant relationship and who may 247
serve as a permanency resource.] 248
Sec. 6. Section 17a-93 of the general statutes is repealed and the 249
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 250
As used in sections 17a-90 to 17a-121a, inclusive, [and] sections 17a-251
145 to 17a-153, inclusive, and sections 7 and 8 of this act: 252
(1) "Child" means any person under eighteen years of age, except as 253
otherwise specified, or any person under twenty-one years of age who 254
is in full-time attendance in a secondary school, a technical school, a 255
college or a state-accredited job training program; 256
(2) "Parent" means natural or adoptive parent; 257
(3) "Adoption" means the establishment by court order of the legal 258
relationship of parent and child; 259
(4) "Guardianship" means guardianship, unless otherwise specified, 260
of the person of a minor and refers to the obligation of care and control, 261
the right to custody and the duty and authority to make major decisions 262
affecting such minor's welfare, including, but not limited to, consent 263
determinations regarding marriage, enlistment in the armed forces and 264
major medical, psychiatric or surgical treatment; 265
(5) "Termination of parental rights" means the complete severance by 266
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responsibilities, between the child and the child's parent or parents so 268
that the child is free for adoption except it shall not affect the right of 269
inheritance of such child or the religious affiliation of such child; 270
(6) "Statutory parent" means the Commissioner of Children and 271
Families or that child-placing agency appointed by the court for the 272
purpose of giving a minor child or minor children in adoption; 273
(7) "Child-placing agency" means any agency within or without the 274
state of Connecticut licensed or approved by the Commissioner of 275
Children and Families in accordance with sections 17a-149 and 17a-151, 276
and in accordance with such standards which shall be established by 277
regulations of the Department of Children and Families; 278
(8) "Child care facility" means a congregate residential setting 279
licensed by the Department of Children and Families for the out-of-280
home placement of (A) children or youths under eighteen years of age, 281
or (B) any person under twenty-one years of age who is in full-time 282
attendance in a secondary school, a technical school, a college or state 283
accredited job training program or is currently homeless or at risk of 284
homelessness, as defined in section 17a-484a; 285
(9) "Protective supervision" means a status created by court order 286
following adjudication of neglect whereby a child's place of abode is not 287
changed but assistance directed at correcting the neglect is provided at 288
the request of the court through the Department of Children and 289
Families or such other social agency as the court may specify; 290
(10) "Receiving home" means a facility operated by the Department 291
of Children and Families to receive and temporarily care for children in 292
the guardianship or care of the commissioner; 293
(11) "Protective services" means public welfare services provided 294
after complaints of abuse, neglect or abandonment, but in the absence 295
of an adjudication or assumption of jurisdiction by a court; 296
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youth" means a child's or a youth's parent, guardian or foster parent; an 298
employee of a public or private residential home, agency or institution 299
or other person legally responsible in a residential setting; or any staff 300
person providing out-of-home care, such as the provision of child care 301
services, as described in section 19a-77, in a child care center, group 302
child care home or family child care home; 303
(13) "Foster family" means a person or persons, licensed by the 304
Department of Children and Families or approved by a licensed child-305
placing agency, for the care of a child or children in a private home; 306
(14) "Prospective adoptive family" means a person or persons, 307
licensed by the Department of Children and Families or approved by a 308
licensed child-placing agency, who is awaiting the placement of, or who 309
has a child or children placed in their home for the purposes of 310
adoption; [and] 311
(15) "Person entrusted with the care of a child or youth" means a 312
person given access to a child or youth by a person responsible for the 313
health, welfare or care of a child or youth for the purpose of providing 314
education, child care, counseling, spiritual guidance, coaching, training, 315
instruction, tutoring or mentoring of such child or youth; 316
(16) "Qualified residential treatment program" has the same meaning 317
as provided in Section 472(k)(4) of the Social Security Act, as amended 318
from time to time; and 319
(17) "Qualified individual" has the same meaning as provided in 320
Section 475A(c)(1)(D) of the Social Security Act, as amended from time 321
to time. 322
Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Children 323
and Families shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions 324
of chapter 54 of the general statutes establishing standards for qualified 325
residential treatment programs and qualified individuals. Such 326
standards shall include, but not be limited to, (1) staffing at such 327
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boarded in such treatment programs, (3) training and qualifications 329
required for a qualified individual, and (4) documentation 330
requirements. The commissioner may implement policies and 331
procedures consistent with the provisions of this section while the 332
commissioner in the process of adopting such regulations, provided the 333
commissioner shall publish notice of intention to adopt regulations on 334
the eRegulations System not later than twenty days after the 335
implementation of such policies and procedures. Any such policies and 336
procedures shall be valid until such final regulations are effective. 337
Sec. 8. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section, 338
"family" or "family member" means a person related to a child by birth, 339
marriage or other legal means, or a fictive kin caregiver, as defined in 340
section 17a-114 of the general statutes. 341
(b) On and after July 1, 2021, or upon approval by the federal 342
Administration for Children and Families of the Connecticut Family 343
First Prevention Plan developed by the Department of Children and 344
Families, whichever is first, a child in the custody of the Commissioner 345
of Children and Families pursuant to section 46b-129 of the general 346
statutes, as amended by this act, who is placed in a qualified residential 347
treatment program, shall, not later than thirty days after such 348
placement, be assessed by a qualified individual designated by the 349
commissioner in accordance with the provisions of this section. Such 350
qualified individual shall (1) assess the strengths and needs of the child 351
using an age-appropriate, evidence-based, validated, functional 352
assessment tool approved by the Secretary of Health and Human 353
Services, (2) determine whether the needs of the child can be met by 354
family members or through placement in a foster family, and, if such 355
needs cannot be met, identify a setting that would provide the most 356
effective and appropriate level of care for the child in the least restrictive 357
environment and be consistent with the goals for the child as specified 358
in the permanency plan for the child, and (3) develop a list of child-359
specific short-term and long-term mental and behavioral health goals. 360
A qualified individual shall work in conjunction with the child's family 361
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section. 363
(c) If the qualified individual conducting an assessment under this 364
section determines that a child should not be placed with family 365
members or in a foster family, the qualified individual shall specify in 366
writing (1) why the needs of the child cannot be met by the child's family 367
or in a foster family, provided a shortage or lack of availability of foster 368
family homes shall not be an acceptable reason for a determination that 369
the child's needs cannot be met in a foster family, (2) why placement in 370
the qualified residential treatment program will provide the child with 371
the most effective and appropriate level of care in the least restrictive 372
environment, and (3) how such placement is consistent with the goals 373
specified in the permanency plan for the child. Such written findings 374
shall be submitted to the commissioner. 375
(d) (1) On and after July 1, 2021, or upon approval by the federal 376
Administration for Children and Families of the Connecticut Family 377
First Prevention Plan developed by the Department of Children and 378
Families, whichever is first, the Commissioner of Children and Families, 379
not later than thirty-five days after the placement of a child who is in the 380
custody of the commissioner pursuant to section 46b-129 of the general 381
statutes, as amended by this act, in a qualified residential treatment 382
program, shall file a motion with the Superior Court that has venue over 383
such matter for review of the written assessment required pursuant to 384
subsection (c) of this section, unless such child has been discharged from 385
the qualified residential treatment program. 386
(2) Not later than fifteen days after a motion for review is filed 387
pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, the court shall (A) review 388
the findings from the assessment of the child and the determination 389
made pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, and the written 390
assessment required pursuant to subsection (c) of this subsection; and 391
(B) for the purpose of allowing the Commissioner of Children and 392
Families to receive foster care maintenance payments pursuant to Title 393
IV-E of the Social Security Act, as amended from time to time, determine 394
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foster family and, if not, whether placement of the child in the qualified 396
residential treatment program provides the most effective and 397
appropriate level of care for the child in the least restrictive environment 398
and that such placement is consistent with the goals specified in the 399
permanency plan for the child. 400
(e) Following the court's approval or disapproval pursuant to 401
subsection (d) of this section, the Commissioner of Children and 402
Families shall submit evidence to the court at any hearing held with 403
respect to a child that remains placed in a qualified residential treatment 404
program, (1) demonstrating that (A) ongoing assessment of the 405
strengths and needs of the child continues to support the determination 406
that the needs of the child cannot be met through placement in a foster 407
family, (B) the placement in the qualified residential treatment program 408
provides the most effective and appropriate level of care for the child in 409
the least restrictive environment, and (C) the placement is consistent 410
with the goals specified in the permanency plan for the child; (2) 411
documenting the specific treatment or service needs that will be met for 412
the child in the placement and the length of time the child is expected to 413
need such treatment or services; and (3) documenting efforts made by 414
the commissioner to prepare the child to return home or to be placed 415
with a family member, a legal guardian, an adoptive parent or in a foster 416
family. 417
Sec. 9. Subsection (a) of section 17a-4 of the general statutes is 418
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 419
1, 2021): 420
(a) There shall be a State Advisory Council on Children and Families 421
which shall consist of [nineteen] twenty members as follows: (1) 422
[Thirteen] Fourteen members appointed by the Governor, including two 423
persons who are child care professionals, two persons eighteen to 424
twenty-five years of age, inclusive, served by the Department of 425
Children and Families, one child psychiatrist licensed to practice 426
medicine in this state, [and] one health care professional who has 427
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who has expertise in legal issues related to children and youth and seven 429
persons who shall be representative of young persons, parents and 430
others interested in the delivery of services to children and youths, 431
including child protection, behavioral health and prevention services, at 432
least four of whom shall be parents, foster parents or family members of 433
children who have received, or are receiving, behavioral health services 434
or child welfare services; and (2) six members representing the regional 435
advisory councils established pursuant to section 17a-30, appointed one 436
each by the members of each council. [On and after October 1, 2014, no] 437
Not more than half the members of the council shall be persons who 438
receive income from a private practice or any public or private agency 439
that delivers mental health, substance abuse, child abuse prevention and 440
treatment or child welfare services. Members of the council shall serve 441
without compensation, except for necessary expenses incurred in the 442
performance of their duties. The Department of Children and Families 443
shall provide the council with funding to facilitate the participation of 444
those members representing families and youth, as well as for other 445
administrative support services. Members shall serve on the council for 446
terms of two years each and no member shall serve for more than three 447
consecutive terms. The commissioner shall be an ex-officio member of 448
the council without vote and shall attend its meetings. Any member 449
who fails to attend three consecutive meetings or fifty per cent of all 450
meetings during any calendar year shall be deemed to have resigned. 451
The council shall elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson to act in the 452
chairperson's absence. 453
Sec. 10. Section 17a-63 of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective 454
from passage) 455
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2021 46b-127(f)
Sec. 2 July 1, 2021 17a-3(b)
Sec. 3 July 1, 2021 17a-4(c)
Sec. 4 from passage 17a-22bb
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Sec. 6 from passage 17a-93
Sec. 7 from passage New section
Sec. 8 from passage New section
Sec. 9 October 1, 2021 17a-4(a)
Sec. 10 from passage Repealer section
Statement of Purpose:
To make minor revisions to the statutes of the Department of Children
and Families, to consolidate the reporting requirements of the
department and to add a member to the State Advisory Council on
Children and Families.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, 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.]