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12	19		AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO STATUTES
13	20		CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
14	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
15	22		Assembly convened:
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17	24		Section 1. Subsection (d) of section 52-362d of the general statutes is 1
18	25		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2
19	26		passage): 3
20	27		(d) Whenever an order of the Superior Court or a family support 4
21	28		magistrate of this state, or an order of another state that has been 5
22	29		registered in this state, for support of a minor child or children is issued 6
23	30		and such payments have been ordered through the IV-D agency, or 7
24	31		when a request from another state for assistance enforcing an order that 8
25	32		has not been registered in this state is received by the IV-D agency and 9
26	33		such request meets the requirements of 42 USC 666(a)(14), and the 10
27	34		obligor against whom such support order was issued owes overdue 11
28	35		support under such order in the amount of five hundred dollars or 12
29	36		more, the IV-D agency, as defined in subdivision (12) of subsection (b) 13
30	37		of section 46b-231, or Support Enforcement Services of the Superior 14
31	38		Court may notify (1) any state or local agency or officer with authority 15
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32	45		(A) to hold assets or property for such obligor including, but not limited 16
33	46		to, any property unclaimed or presumed abandoned under part III of 17
34	47		chapter 32, or (B) to distribute benefits to such obligor including, but not 18
35		-	limited to, unemployment compensation and workers' compensation, 19 Substitute Bill No. 1359
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	48	+	limited to, unemployment compensation and workers' compensation, 19
40	49		(2) any person having or expecting to have custody or control of or 20
41	50		authority to distribute any amounts due such obligor under any 21
42	51		judgment or settlement, (3) any financial institution holding assets of 22
43	52		such obligor, and (4) any public or private entity administering a public 23
44	53		or private retirement fund in which such obligor has an interest that 24
45	54		such obligor owes overdue support in a IV-D support case. Upon receipt 25
46	55		of such notice, such agency, officer, person, institution or entity shall 26
47	56		withhold delivery or distribution of any such property, benefits, 27
48	57		amounts, assets or funds until receipt of further notice from the IV-D 28
49	58		agency. 29
50	59		Sec. 2. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 46b-215e of the 30
51	60		general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 31
52	61		thereof (Effective from passage): 32
53	62		(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, whenever 33
54	63		a child support obligor is institutionalized or incarcerated, the Superior 34
55	64		Court or a family support magistrate shall establish an initial order for 35
56	65		current support, or modify an existing order for current support, upon 36
57	66		proper motion, based upon the obligor's present income and substantial 37
58	67		assets, if any, in accordance with the child support guidelines 38
59	68		established pursuant to section 46b-215a. [Downward modification of 39
60	69		an existing support order based solely on a loss of income due to 40
61	70		incarceration or institutionalization shall not be granted in the case of a 41
62	71		child support obligor who is incarcerated or institutionalized for an 42
63	72		offense against the custodial party or the child subject to such support 43
64	73		order.] 44
65	74		(b) In IV-D support cases, as defined in section 46b-231, when the 45
66	75		child support obligor is institutionalized or incarcerated for more than 46
67	76		ninety days, any existing support order, as defined in section 46b-231, 47
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68	83		shall be modified to zero dollars effective upon the date that a support 48
69	84		enforcement officer files an affidavit in the Family Support Magistrate 49
70	85		Division. The affidavit shall include: (1) The beginning and expected 50
71	86		end dates of such obligor's institutionalization or incarceration; and (2) 51
72		-	a statement by such officer that (A) a diligent search failed to identify 52 Substitute Bill No. 1359
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	87	+	a statement by such officer that (A) a diligent search failed to identify 52
77	88		any income or assets that could be used to satisfy the child support order 53
78	89		while the obligor is incarcerated or institutionalized, and (B) [the offense 54
79	90		for which the obligor is institutionalized or incarcerated was not an 55
80	91		offense against the custodial party or the child subject to such support 56
81	92		order, and (C)] a notice in accordance with subsection (c) of this section 57
82	93		was provided to the custodial party and an objection form was not 58
83	94		received from such party. 59
84	95		(c) Prior to filing an affidavit under subsection (b) of this section, the 60
85	96		support enforcement officer shall provide notice to the custodial party 61
86	97		in accordance with section 52-57 or by certified mail, return receipt 62
87	98		requested. The notice shall state in clear and simple language that: (1) 63
88	99		Such child support order shall be modified unless the custodial party 64
89	100		objects not later than fifteen calendar days after receipt of such notice on 65
90	101		the grounds that [(A)] the obligor has sufficient income or assets to 66
91	102		comply with the support order, [or (B) the obligor is incarcerated or 67
92	103		institutionalized for an offense against the custodial party or the child 68
93	104		subject to such support order;] and (2) the custodial party may object to 69
94	105		the proposed modification by delivering a signed objection form, or 70
95	106		other written notice or motion, indicating the nature of the objection or 71
96	107		grounds of the motion, to the support enforcement officer not later than 72
97	108		fifteen calendar days after receipt of such notice. Upon receipt of any 73
98	109		objection or motion, the support enforcement officer shall promptly 74
99	110		arrange with the clerk of the Family Support Magistrate Division to 75
100	111		enter the appearance of the custodial party, set the matter for a hearing, 76
101	112		send a file-stamped copy of the objection or motion to the IV-D agency 77
102	113		of the state to whom the support order is payable, and notify all parties 78
103	114		of the hearing date set. The court or family support magistrate shall 79
104	115		promptly hear the objection or motion and determine whether the child 80
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105	122		support order should be modified in accordance with subsection (b) of 81
106	123		this section. 82
107	124		Sec. 3. Subsection (b) of section 19a-697 of the general statutes is 83
108	125		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 84
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114	127		(b) A managed residential community shall post in a prominent place 86
115	128		in the managed residential community the resident's bill of rights, 87
116	129		including those rights set forth in subsection (a) of this section. The 88
117	130		posting of the resident's bill of rights shall include contact information 89
118	131		for (1) the Department of Public Health and the Office of the State Long-90
119	132		Term Care Ombudsman, including the names, addresses and telephone 91
120	133		numbers of persons within such agencies who handle questions, 92
121	134		comments or complaints concerning managed residential community, 93
122	135		and (2) the Department of Social Services to report the suspected abuse, 94
123	136		neglect, exploitation or abandonment of an elderly person, or that an 95
124	137		elderly person may be in need of protective services. 96
125	138		Sec. 4. Subsection (d) of section 17b-105a of the general statutes is 97
126	139		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 98
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128	141		(d) Not later than December 31, 2024, the Commissioner of Social 100
129	142		Services shall enter into a contract with an outside vendor to update the 101
130	143		system utilized by the Department of Social Services to administer the 102
131	144		supplemental nutrition assistance program for the purpose of enabling 103
132	145		the department to stagger the distribution of program benefits so that 104
133	146		benefits are distributed, in accordance with federal law, to cohorts of 105
134	147		program beneficiaries designated by the commissioner at multiple 106
135	148		intervals during each month. Not later than March 1, 2026, the 107
136	149		commissioner shall commence staggering the distribution of such 108
137	150		benefits to such cohorts of beneficiaries each month, in accordance with 109
138	151		federal law. Not later than April 1, 2026, [and annually thereafter,] the 110
139	152		commissioner shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 111
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140	159		11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 112
141	160		cognizance of matters relating to human services regarding the 113
142	161		staggering of distribution benefits pursuant to this subsection. 114
143	162		Sec. 5. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 17b-244 of the general statutes 115
144	163		are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 116
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150	165		(a) The room and board component of the rates to be paid by the state 118
151	166		to private facilities and facilities operated by regional education service 119
152	167		centers which are licensed to provide residential care pursuant to 120
153	168		section 17a-227, but not certified to participate in the Title XIX Medicaid 121
154	169		program as intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual 122
155	170		disabilities, shall be determined annually by the Commissioner of Social 123
156	171		Services, except that rates effective April 30, 1989, shall remain in effect 124
157	172		through October 31, 1989. Any facility with real property other than 125
158	173		land placed in service prior to July 1, 1991, shall, for the fiscal year 126
159	174		ending June 30, 1995, receive a rate of return on real property equal to 127
160	175		the average of the rates of return applied to real property other than land 128
161	176		placed in service for the five years preceding July 1, 1993. For the fiscal 129
162	177		year ending June 30, 1996, and any succeeding fiscal year, the rate of 130
163	178		return on real property for property items shall be revised every five 131
164	179		years. The commissioner shall, upon submission of a request by such 132
165	180		facility, allow actual debt service, comprised of principal and interest, 133
166	181		on the loan or loans in lieu of property costs allowed pursuant to section 134
167	182		17-313b-5 of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, whether 135
168	183		actual debt service is higher or lower than such allowed property costs, 136
169	184		provided such debt service terms and amounts are reasonable in 137
170	185		relation to the useful life and the base value of the property. In the case 138
171	186		of facilities financed through the Connecticut Housing Finance 139
172	187		Authority, the commissioner shall allow actual debt service, comprised 140
173	188		of principal, interest and a reasonable repair and replacement reserve 141
174	189		on the loan or loans in lieu of property costs allowed pursuant to section 142
175	190		17-313b-5 of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, whether 143
176	191		actual debt service is higher or lower than such allowed property costs, 144
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177	198		provided such debt service terms and amounts are determined by the 145
178	199		commissioner at the time the loan is entered into to be reasonable in 146
179	200		relation to the useful life and base value of the property. The 147
180	201		commissioner may allow fees associated with mortgage refinancing 148
181	202		provided such refinancing will result in state reimbursement savings, 149
182	203		after comparing costs over the terms of the existing proposed loans. For 150
183	204		the fiscal year ending June 30, 1992, the inflation factor used to 151
184		-	determine rates shall be one-half of the gross national product 152 Substitute Bill No. 1359
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	205	+	determine rates shall be one-half of the gross national product 152
189	206		percentage increase for the period between the midpoint of the cost year 153
190	207		through the midpoint of the rate year. For fiscal year ending June 30, 154
191	208		1993, the inflation factor used to determine rates shall be two-thirds of 155
192	209		the gross national product percentage increase from the midpoint of the 156
193	210		cost year to the midpoint of the rate year. For the fiscal years ending 157
194	211		June 30, 1996, and June 30, 1997, no inflation factor shall be applied in 158
195	212		determining rates. The Commissioner of Social Services shall prescribe 159
196	213		uniform forms on which such facilities shall report their costs. Such rates 160
197	214		shall be determined on the basis of a reasonable payment for necessary 161
198	215		services. Any increase in grants, gifts, fund-raising or endowment 162
199	216		income used for the payment of operating costs by a private facility in 163
200	217		the fiscal year ending June 30, 1992, shall be excluded by the 164
201	218		commissioner from the income of the facility in determining the rates to 165
202	219		be paid to the facility for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1993, provided 166
203	220		any operating costs funded by such increase shall not obligate the state 167
204	221		to increase expenditures in subsequent fiscal years. Nothing contained 168
205	222		in this section shall authorize a payment by the state to any such facility 169
206	223		in excess of the charges made by the facility for comparable services to 170
207	224		the general public. The service component of the rates to be paid by the 171
208	225		state to private facilities and facilities operated by regional education 172
209	226		service centers which are licensed to provide residential care pursuant 173
210	227		to section 17a-227, but not certified to participate in the Title XIX 174
211	228		Medicaid programs as intermediate care facilities for individuals with 175
212	229		intellectual disabilities, shall be determined annually by the 176
213	230		Commissioner of Developmental Services in accordance with section 177
214	231		17b-244a. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, no facility shall receive 178
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215	238		a rate that is more than two per cent greater than the rate in effect for 179
216	239		the facility on June 30, 2007, except any facility that would have been 180
217	240		issued a lower rate effective July 1, 2007, due to interim rate status or 181
218	241		agreement with the department, shall be issued such lower rate effective 182
219	242		July 1, 2007. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, no facility shall 183
220	243		receive a rate that is more than two per cent greater than the rate in effect 184
221	244		for the facility on June 30, 2008, except any facility that would have been 185
222	245		issued a lower rate effective July 1, 2008, due to interim rate status or 186
223		-	agreement with the department, shall be issued such lower rate effective 187 Substitute Bill No. 1359
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	246	+	agreement with the department, shall be issued such lower rate effective 187
228	247		July 1, 2008. For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2010, and June 30, 2011, 188
229	248		rates in effect for the period ending June 30, 2009, shall remain in effect 189
230	249		until June 30, 2011, except that (1) the rate paid to a facility may be higher 190
231	250		than the rate paid to the facility for the period ending June 30, 2009, if a 191
232	251		capital improvement required by the Commissioner of Developmental 192
233	252		Services for the health or safety of the residents was made to the facility 193
234	253		during the fiscal years ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, and (2) any 194
235	254		facility that would have been issued a lower rate for the fiscal year 195
236	255		ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, due to interim rate status or 196
237	256		agreement with the department, shall be issued such lower rate. For the 197
238	257		fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, rates in effect for the period ending June 198
239	258		30, 2011, shall remain in effect until June 30, 2012, except that (A) the 199
240	259		rate paid to a facility may be higher than the rate paid to the facility for 200
241	260		the period ending June 30, 2011, if a capital improvement required by 201
242	261		the Commissioner of Developmental Services for the health or safety of 202
243	262		the residents was made to the facility during the fiscal year ending June 203
244	263		30, 2012, and (B) any facility that would have been issued a lower rate 204
245	264		for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, due to interim rate status or 205
246	265		agreement with the department, shall be issued such lower rate. Any 206
247	266		facility that has a significant decrease in land and building costs shall 207
248	267		receive a reduced rate to reflect such decrease in land and building costs. 208
249	268		The rate paid to a facility may be increased if a capital improvement 209
250	269		approved by the Department of Developmental Services, in consultation 210
251	270		with the Department of Social Services, for the health or safety of the 211
252	271		residents was made to the facility during the fiscal year ending June 30, 212
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253	278		2014, or June 30, 2015, only to the extent such increases are within 213
254	279		available appropriations. For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2016, and 214
255	280		June 30, 2017, rates shall not exceed those in effect for the period ending 215
256	281		June 30, 2015, except the rate paid to a facility may be higher than the 216
257	282		rate paid to the facility for the period ending June 30, 2015, if a capital 217
258	283		improvement approved by the Department of Developmental Services, 218
259	284		in consultation with the Department of Social Services, for the health or 219
260	285		safety of the residents was made to the facility during the fiscal year 220
261	286		ending June 30, 2016, or June 30, 2017, to the extent such rate increases 221
262		-	are within available appropriations. For the fiscal years ending June 30, 222 Substitute Bill No. 1359
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	287	+	are within available appropriations. For the fiscal years ending June 30, 222
267	288		2016, and June 30, 2017, and each succeeding fiscal year, any facility that 223
268	289		would have been issued a lower rate, due to interim rate status, a change 224
269	290		in allowable fair rent or agreement with the department, shall be issued 225
270	291		such lower rate. For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, and June 30, 226
271	292		2019, rates shall not exceed those in effect for the period ending June 30, 227
272	293		2017, except the rate paid to a facility may be higher than the rate paid 228
273	294		to the facility for the period ending June 30, 2017, if a capital 229
274	295		improvement approved by the Department of Developmental Services, 230
275	296		in consultation with the Department of Social Services, for the health or 231
276	297		safety of the residents was made to the facility during the fiscal year 232
277	298		ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, to the extent such rate increases 233
278	299		are within available appropriations. For the fiscal years ending June 30, 234
279	300		2020, and June 30, 2021, rates shall not exceed those in effect for the fiscal 235
280	301		year ending June 30, 2019, except the rate paid to a facility may be higher 236
281	302		than the rate paid to the facility for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, 237
282	303		if a capital improvement approved by the Department of 238
283	304		Developmental Services, in consultation with the Department of Social 239
284	305		Services, for the health or safety of the residents was made to the facility 240
285	306		during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, or June 30, 2021, to the extent 241
286	307		such rate increases are within available appropriations. For the fiscal 242
287	308		years ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, rates shall be based upon 243
288	309		rates in effect for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, inflated by the 244
289	310		gross domestic product deflator applicable to each rate year, except the 245
290	311		commissioner may, in the commissioner's discretion and within 246
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291	318		available appropriations, provide pro rata fair rent increases to facilities 247
292	319		which have documented fair rent additions placed in service in the cost 248
293	320		report years ending September 30, 2020, and September 30, 2021, that 249
294	321		are not otherwise included in rates issued, or if a rate adjustment for a 250
295	322		capital improvement approved by the Department of Developmental 251
296	323		Services, in consultation with the Department of Social Services, for the 252
297	324		health or safety of the residents was made to the facility during the fiscal 253
298	325		year ending June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023. For the fiscal year ending 254
299	326		June 30, 2024, rates shall not exceed those in effect for the fiscal year 255
300	327		ending June 30, 2023, except the rate paid to a facility may be higher 256
301		-	than the rate paid to the facility for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, 257 Substitute Bill No. 1359
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	328	+	than the rate paid to the facility for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, 257
306	329		if a capital improvement approved by the Department of 258
307	330		Developmental Services, in consultation with the Department of Social 259
308	331		Services, for the health or safety of the residents was made to the facility 260
309	332		during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, to the extent such rate 261
310	333		increases are within available appropriations. Notwithstanding any 262
311	334		provision of this chapter or of any regulation adopted pursuant to title 263
312	335		17 or 17b, any subsequent increase to allowable operating costs, 264
313	336		excluding fair rent, shall be inflated by the gross domestic product 265
314	337		deflator when funding is specifically appropriated for such purposes in 266
315	338		the enacted budget. The rate of inflation shall be computed by 267
316	339		comparing the most recent rate year to the average of the gross domestic 268
317	340		product deflator for the previous four fiscal quarters ending March 269
318	341		thirty-first. Any increase to rates based on inflation shall be applied 270
319	342		prior to the application of any other budget adjustment factors that may 271
320	343		impact such rates. 272
321	344		(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, 273
322	345		state rates of payment for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, June 30, 274
323	346		2019, June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021, for residential care homes and 275
324	347		community living arrangements that receive the flat rate for residential 276
325	348		services under section 17-311-54 of the regulations of Connecticut state 277
326	349		agencies shall be set in accordance with section 298 of public act 19-117. 278
327	350		For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, rates shall 279
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328	357		be based upon rates in effect for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, 280
329	358		inflated by the gross domestic product deflator applicable to each rate 281
330	359		year. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, any subsequent 282
331	360		increase to allowable operating costs, excluding fair rent, shall be 283
332	361		inflated by the gross domestic product deflator when funding is 284
333	362		specifically appropriated for such purposes in the enacted budget. The 285
334	363		rate of inflation shall be computed by comparing the most recent rate 286
335	364		year to the average of the gross domestic product deflator for the 287
336	365		previous four fiscal quarters ending March thirty-first. Any increase to 288
337	366		rates based on inflation shall be applied prior to the application of any 289
338	367		other budget adjustment factors that may impact such rates. 290
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344	369		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 292
345	370		passage): 293
346	371		(c) The department shall make information in the registry available 294
347	372		only to: (1) Authorized agencies, for the purpose of protective service 295
348	373		determinations; (2) employers who employ employees to provide 296
349	374		services to an individual who receives services or funding from the 297
350	375		department or the Medicaid waiver program for autism spectrum 298
351	376		disorder administered by the Department of Social Services, as 299
352	377		described in section 17a- 215c; (3) the Departments of Children and 300
353	378		Families, Mental Health and Addiction Services, Social Services and 301
354	379		Administrative Services and the Office of Labor Relations, for the 302
355	380		purpose of determining whether an applicant for employment with the 303
356	381		Departments of Children and Families, Developmental Services, Mental 304
357	382		Health and Addiction Services and Social Services appears on the 305
358	383		registry; or (4) charitable organizations that recruit volunteers to 306
359	384		support programs for persons with intellectual disability or autism 307
360	385		spectrum disorder, upon application to and approval by the 308
361	386		commissioner, for purposes of conducting background checks on such 309
362	387		volunteers. 310
363		-	Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective from passage) As used in this section, "custom-311
364		-	made, noninvasive breast prosthesis" means an exterior, custom-made 312
365		-	form to fit the individual physical profile of a mastectomy patient to 313
366		-	restore such patient's symmetrical appearance after surgery. The 314
367		-	Commissioner of Social Services shall (1) develop and distribute to 315
368		-	Medicaid-enrolled providers a bulletin concerning Medicaid coverage 316
369		-	for a custom-made, noninvasive breast prosthesis, (2) include 317
370		-	information on such coverage in newsletters to persons enrolled in the 318
371		-	Medicaid program, and (3) in collaboration with the Commissioner of 319
372		-	Public Health, develop an outreach program for breast cancer survivors 320
373		-	concerning such available coverage. 321
	388	+	Raised Bill No. 1359
	389	+
	390	+
	391	+
	392	+	LCO No. 5106 11 of 11
	393	+
374	394		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
375	395		sections:
376		-	Substitute Bill No. 1359
377		-
378		-
379		-	LCO 11 of 11
380	396
381	397		Section 1 from passage 52-362d(d)
382	398		Sec. 2 from passage 46b-215e(a) to (c)
383	399		Sec. 3 October 1, 2025 19a-697(b)
384	400		Sec. 4 July 1, 2025 17b-105a(d)
385	401		Sec. 5 July 1, 2026 17b-244(a) and (b)
386	402		Sec. 6 from passage 17a-247b(c)
387		-	Sec. 7 from passage New section
388	403
389		-	HS Joint Favorable Subst.
	404	+	Statement of Purpose:
	405	+	To make various revisions to statutes concerning child support, rates for
	406	+	certain residential living arrangements, reporting regarding the
	407	+	supplemental nutrition assistance program, information required at
	408	+	managed residential communities to report abuse, neglect or
	409	+	exploitation and information dissemination from a registry of
	410	+	employees terminated for substantiated abuse.
	411	+
	412	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	413	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	414	+	underlined.]
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