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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6640
January Session, 2023
LCO No. 3264
Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN
Introduced by:
(KID)
AN ACT CONCERNING HOME VISITS AND EVALUATIONS BY THE
COMMISSIONER OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) When the Commissioner of 1
Children and Families, or the commissioner's designee, is required to 2
visit or evaluate a home (1) where a child in the care and custody of the 3
commissioner has been or may be placed, or (2) pursuant to section 17a-4
101g of the general statutes, such visit or evaluation shall not be 5
conducted by telephonic, video or other conferencing platform if (A) 6
such child is under six years of age, (B) such child is six years of age or 7
older and not enrolled in school or being educated at home or in a 8
private school in accordance with the provisions of section 10-184 of the 9
general statutes, or (C) the immediately preceding visit to or evaluation 10
of such home by the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, was 11
conducted by telephonic, video or other conferencing platform. 12
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2023 New section Raised Bill No. 6640
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Statement of Purpose:
To prohibit home visits and evaluations by the Commissioner of
Children and Families by telephonic, video or other conferencing
platform in certain circumstances.
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that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]