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CT Gen Stat § 17a-106. (Formerly Sec. 17-38f) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-106. (Formerly Sec. 17-38f) - Cooperation in relation to prevention, identification and investigation of child abuse and neglect.

 All law enforcement officials, courts of competent jurisdiction, school personnel and all appropriate state agencies providing human services in relation to preventing, identifying, and investigating child abuse and neglect shall cooperate toward the prevention, identification and investigation of child abuse and neglect.(P.A. 75-384, S. 8, 9; P.A. 83-43; P.A. 96-194, S. 4.)History: P.A. 83-43 added “school personnel”; Sec. 17-38f transferred to Sec. 17a-106 in 1991; P.A. 96-194 replaced references to treatment with references to investigation.See Sec. 17a-47 re duties of legal division of Children and Families Department with regard to child abuse and neglect.See Sec. 53a-196a re penalty for felony of employing minor in obscene performance.Cited. 26 CA 58.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-106b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-106b - Impact of family violence in child abuse cases.

 (a) The state of Connecticut finds that family violence can result in abuse and neglect of the children living in the household where such violence occurs and that the prevention of child abuse and neglect depends on coordination of domestic violence and child protective services.(b) The Commissioner of Children and Families may consider the existence and the impact of family violence in any child abuse investigation and may assist family members in obtaining protection from family violence.(P.A. 96-246, S, 24.)
CT Gen Stat § 17a-106c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-106c - Family Violence Coordinating Council. Members. Responsibilities.

 Section 17a-106c is repealed, effective October 1, 2005.(P.A. 96-246, S. 25; P.A. 05-246, S. 18.)
CT Gen Stat § 17a-106d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-106d - Report of neglected or cruelly treated animals part of record in open child protective service case.

 Not later than one week after receiving a report pursuant to subsection (c) of section 22-329b, the Commissioner of Children and Families shall determine if any address provided in said report is an address where the Department of Children and Families has an open child protective service case. If the commissioner determines that there is an open child protective service case and the department is currently providing services for a child or youth and his or her family at the same address as an address provided in said report, the commissioner shall provide the department's social worker assigned to such child or youth and his or her family with all relevant information from said report. The department shall include the information provided to the social worker in the department's record on the child.(P.A. 11-194, S. 2; P.A. 14-70, S. 2.)History: P.A. 14-70 replaced references to opened or open investigation of a child with references to open child protective service case, added provision re department currently providing services for child or youth and family, and replaced references to investigator with references to social worker.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-106f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-106f - Trafficking of minor children. Child welfare services. Training for law enforcement officials.

 (a) The Commissioner of Children and Families may: (1) Provide child welfare services for any minor child residing in the state who is identified by the Department of Children and Families as a victim of trafficking, as defined in section 46a-170; and (2) provide appropriate services to a minor child residing in the state who the Department of Children and Families reasonably believes may be a victim of trafficking in order to safeguard the welfare of such minor child. For purposes of this section and section 17a-106a, “minor child” means any person under eighteen years of age.(b) The Commissioner of Children and Families may, within available appropriations, provide training to law enforcement officials regarding the trafficking of minor children. The training shall include, but not be limited to, (1) awareness and compliance with the laws and protocols concerning trafficking of minor children, (2) identification of, access to and provision of services for minor children who are victims of trafficking, and (3) any other services the department deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and section 17a-106a.(P.A. 14-186, S. 3.)
CT Gen Stat § 17a-106g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-106g - Training re identification of human trafficking for employees of hotels, motels, inns and similar lodging.

 The Commissioner of Children and Families and the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall consult with state and national hotel and lodging associations to recommend an educational training program and refresher training program for the accurate and prompt identification and reporting of suspected human trafficking. The training program shall include a video presentation, developed and approved by said commissioners, that offers guidance to employees of hotels, motels, inns and similar lodgings on the (1) recognition of potential victims of human trafficking, and (2) activities commonly associated with human trafficking.(P.A. 16-71, S. 4.)See Sec. 44-5 re provision of training to recognize victims of or activities associated with human trafficking.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-106h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-106h - Training re identification and reporting of suspected human trafficking for law enforcement personnel, judges, persons involved with the criminal justice system, emergency and urgent care staff and school and constituent unit employees.

 (a) The Commissioner of Children and Families, in consultation with the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, shall develop an initial educational training program and refresher training program for the accurate and prompt identification and reporting of suspected human trafficking.(b) The training program shall include a video presentation, developed and approved by said commissioners, that offers awareness of human trafficking issues and guidance to law enforcement personnel, judges of the Superior Court, prosecutors, public defenders and other attorneys who represent criminal defendants, hospital emergency room staff and urgent care facility staff who have contact with patients and persons employed by a local or regional board of education or a constituent unit, as defined in section 10a-1, who have contact with students.(c) Any person described in subsection (b) of this section shall complete the initial educational training program not later than July 1, 2018, and shall complete the refresher training program annually thereafter, provided any person being employed as such a person shall complete such initial educational training program not later than six months after beginning such employment or July 1, 2018, whichever is later.(P.A. 17-32, S. 6.)
CT Gen Stat § 17a-107. (Formerly Sec. 17-38g) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-107. (Formerly Sec. 17-38g) - Regulations on reports of child abuse.

 Section 17a-107 is repealed, effective June 11, 2014.(P.A. 86-337, S. 11; P.A. 12-82, S. 15; P.A. 14-187, S. 55.)
CT Gen Stat § 17a-108. (Formerly Sec. 17-38h) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-108. (Formerly Sec. 17-38h) - Financial assistance for programs which monitor child abuse and neglect cases.

 The Judicial Department may provide financial assistance, within available appropriations, to programs which monitor cases of child abuse and neglect.(P.A. 87-328, S. 1, 2; 87-589, S. 77, 87.)History: P.A. 87-589 deleted reference to programs which provide individual and family counseling services and job and housing placement services; Sec. 17-38h transferred to Sec. 17a-108 in 1991.Cited. 26 CA 58.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-109. (Formerly Sec. 17-39) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-109. (Formerly Sec. 17-39) - Commitment of children to child-caring facilities.

 When, because of the mental or physical condition of any child committed to the Commissioner of Children and Families under the provisions of section 46b-129, or because of a behavior problem, such child cannot be satisfactorily cared for in a foster home, said commissioner may bring a petition to the court which committed such child for the commitment of such child to a suitable child-caring facility, and, upon being satisfied that such commitment is in the best interest of such child, such court shall commit such child to such an institution.(1949 Rev., S. 2636; P.A. 74-251, S. 7; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 521, 610; P.A. 79-631, S. 63, 111; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; P.A. 96-194, S. 5.)History: P.A. 74-251 included commissioner of children and youth services; P.A. 75-420 replaced welfare commissioner with commissioner of social services; P.A. 77-614 replaced social services commissioner with commissioner of human resources, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-631 deleted reference to commissioner of human resources; Sec. 17-39 transferred to Sec. 17a-109 in 1991; P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department of children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 96-194 replaced “institution” with “facility”.Annotation to former section 17-39:Cited. 33 CS 194.Annotation to present section:Cited. 26 CA 58.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-110a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-110a - Concurrent permanency planning program. Duties of commissioner. Guidelines and protocols.

 (a) In order to achieve early permanency for children, decrease children's length of stay in foster care, reduce the number of moves children experience in foster care and reduce the amount of time between termination of parental rights and adoption, the Commissioner of Children and Families shall establish a program for concurrent permanency planning.(b) Concurrent permanency planning involves a planning process to identify permanent placements and prospective adoptive parents so that when termination of parental rights is granted by the court pursuant to section 17a-112, or section 45a-717, permanent placement or adoption proceedings may commence immediately.(c) The commissioner shall establish guidelines and protocols for child-placing agencies involved in concurrent permanency planning, including criteria for conducting concurrent permanency planning based on relevant factors such as: (1) The age of the child and duration of out-of-home placement; (2) the prognosis for successful reunification with parents; (3) the availability of relatives and other concerned individuals to provide support or a permanent placement for the child; (4) special needs of the child; and (5) other factors affecting the child's best interests, goals of concurrent permanency planning, support services that are available for families, permanency options, and the consequences of not complying with case plans.(d) Within six months of out-of-home placement, the Department of Children and Families shall complete an assessment of the likelihood of the child's being reunited with either or both birth parents, based on progress made to date. The Department of Children and Families shall develop a concurrent permanency plan for families with poor prognosis for reunification within such time period. Such assessment and concurrent permanency plan shall be filed with the court.(e) Concurrent permanency planning programs must include involvement of parents and full disclosure of their rights and responsibilities.(f) The commissioner shall provide ongoing technical assistance, support, and training for local child-placing agencies and other individuals and agencies involved in concurrent permanency planning.(P.A. 99-166, S. 2; P.A. 00-137, S. 5; P.A. 01-159, S. 2; 01-195, S. 20, 181.)History: P.A. 00-137 added new Subsecs. (d) and (e) re assessment of likelihood of being reunited, development of concurrent permanency plan, involvement of parents and disclosure of rights and responsibilities, and redesignated former Subsec. (d) as Subsec. (f); P.A. 01-159 amended Subsec. (a) by adding “and reduce the amount of time between termination of parental rights and adoption”; P.A. 01-195 made technical changes in Subsecs. (b) and (c), effective July 11, 2001.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-110b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-110b - Permanency resource exchange.

 The Commissioner of Children and Families shall, within available appropriations, establish a permanency resource exchange in this state within the Department of Children and Families. The primary purpose of the exchange shall be to link children who are awaiting placement with permanent families by providing information and referral services and by the recruitment of potential adoptive families or families interested in pursuing guardianship of such children. The department and each child-placing agency shall register any child who is free for adoption with such permanency resource exchange.(P.A. 99-252, S. 1; P.A. 15-51, S. 6.)History: P.A. 15-51 added provision re recruitment of families interested in pursuing guardianship and replaced “adoption resource exchange” with “permanency resource exchange”.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-111. (Formerly Sec. 17-43) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-111. (Formerly Sec. 17-43) - Parents not entitled to earnings of child supported by Commissioner of Children and Families.

 Any parents whose child has been supported by the Commissioner of Children and Families for at least three years immediately preceding such child's eighteenth birthday shall not be entitled to such child's earnings or services during such child's minority.(1949 Rev., S. 2825; 1955, S. 1473d; February, 1965, P.A. 488, S. 10; P.A. 74-251, S. 8; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 521, 610; P.A. 79-631, S. 64, 111; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2.)History: 1965 act deleted children supported by temporary homes from application of statute; P.A. 74-251 included commissioner of children and youth services; P.A. 75-420 replaced welfare commissioner with commissioner of social services; P.A. 77-614 replaced social services commissioner with commissioner of human resources, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-631 deleted reference to commissioner of human resources; Sec. 17-43 transferred to Sec. 17a-111 in 1991; P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department of children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993.See Sec. 46b-219 re absence of liability for person to support a deserting parent.Annotations to former section 17-43:Parent cannot dictate as to religious instruction of child committed to county home; habeas corpus denied. 61 C. 263. Section, together with former adoption statute, constituted board of management of county home legal guardians of children. 110 C. 467.Annotation to present section:Cited. 26 CA 58.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-111a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-111a - Commissioner of Children and Families to file petition to terminate parental rights, when.

 (a) The Commissioner of Children and Families shall file a petition to terminate parental rights pursuant to section 17a-112 if (1) the child has been in the custody of the commissioner for at least fifteen consecutive months, or at least fifteen months during the twenty-two months, immediately preceding the filing of such petition; (2) the child has been abandoned as defined in subsection (j) of section 17a-112; or (3) a court of competent jurisdiction has found that (A) the parent has killed, through deliberate, nonaccidental act, a sibling of the child or has requested, commanded, importuned, attempted, conspired or solicited to commit the killing of the child or a sibling of the child; or (B) the parent has assaulted the child or a sibling of a child, through deliberate, nonaccidental act, and such assault resulted in serious bodily injury to such child.(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the commissioner is not required to file a petition to terminate parental rights in such cases if the commissioner determines that: (1) The child has been placed under the care of a relative of such child; (2) there is a compelling reason to believe that filing such petition is not in the best interests of the child; or (3) the parent has not been offered the services contained in the permanency plan to reunify the parent with the child or such services were not available, unless a court has determined that efforts to reunify the parent with the child are not required.(P.A. 98-241, S. 6, 18; P.A. 00-137, S. 13.)History: P.A. 98-241 effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 00-137 amended Subsec. (a)(2) to change reference from Sec. 17a-112 (c) to Sec. 17a-112 (j).
CT Gen Stat § 17a-114a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-114a - Liability of persons for personal injury to children placed in their care.

 A person licensed pursuant to section 17a-114 shall be liable for any act or omission resulting in personal injury to a child placed in his or her care by the Commissioner of Children and Families to the same extent as a biological parent is liable for any act or omission resulting in personal injury to a biological child in his or her care.(P.A. 94-216, S. 1, 4; P.A. 96-194, S. 6; P.A. 15-51, S. 3; P.A. 16-28, S. 32.)History: P.A. 94-216 effective June 7, 1994; P.A. 96-194 added reference to certification; P.A. 15-51 deleted “or certified”; P.A. 16-28 made technical changes.Cited. 238 C. 146.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-114b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-114b - Credit report review for youth placed in foster care.

 The Commissioner of Children and Families, pursuant to the federal Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act and the federal Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act, shall request, annually, a free credit report on behalf of each child fourteen years of age or older who is in the custody of the commissioner and placed in foster care. Upon receipt of each credit report, the commissioner or a designee of the commissioner shall review the report for evidence of identity theft, as defined in section 53a-129a and provide a copy of the report to such child's attorney or guardian ad litem, if any. Upon receipt of the credit report, if feasible, such attorney or guardian ad litem shall review the report for evidence of identity theft, as defined in section 53a-129a, and, in conjunction with the commissioner or designee, shall assist such child in interpreting such report and resolving any inaccuracies contained in such report. If the commissioner or the commissioner's designee finds evidence of identity theft, not later than five business days after receipt of the credit report, the commissioner shall report such findings to the office of the Chief State's Attorney.(P.A. 10-157, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 10-1, S. 62; P.A. 13-40, S. 4; P.A. 15-199, S. 12.)History: P.A. 10-157 effective July 1, 2010; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 10-1 made technical changes in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2010; P.A. 13-40 replaced “Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act” with “Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act”, deleted provision re when commissioner to make first request for a credit report, added provision requiring commissioner to provide a copy of credit report to the youth's attorney or guardian ad litem and assist the youth in interpreting the report, deleted former Subsec. (b) re commissioner to review each credit report and made a conforming change; P.A. 15-199 added reference to the federal Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act and reduced age at which commissioner is to request annual credit report for child in foster care from age 16 to age 14, and made conforming changes, effective July 1, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-114c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-114c - Approval of foster or adoptive family application when a child has died.

 The Commissioner of Children and Families may approve an applicant as a foster family or prospective adoptive family notwithstanding that a biological, adoptable or adopted child of the applicant has died less than one year before the date of the application.(P.A. 10-161, S. 4.)History: P.A. 10-161 effective June 8, 2010.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-114e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-114e - Foster family profiles. Foster family survey.

 (a) On and after January 1, 2017, the Commissioner of Children and Families shall create a foster family profile on each foster family, as defined in section 17a-93, fictive kin caregiver, as defined in section 17a-114, and relative caregiver for distribution to each child twelve years of age or older who is placed in foster care pursuant to section 17a-114. Such foster family profile shall be distributed to such child not less than seven days prior to such child being placed with such foster family, fictive kin caregiver or relative caregiver or, in the case of an emergency placement, as soon as is practicable. Such foster family profile shall contain information including, but not limited to, the name and location of the school the child will attend, the name, age and gender of each individual living in the household, the sleeping arrangements in the household, information on the presence of pets in the household and a brief summary of household expectations.(b) Not later than January 1, 2017, the Department of Children and Families shall develop or approve a foster care family survey for distribution to each child seven years of age or older who is removed from or leaves a foster family. On and after January 1, 2017, the department shall (1) distribute a foster family survey to a child not later than fifteen days after such child is removed from or leaves a foster home, and (2) catalogue the results of such foster family surveys to gather data that may be used by the department to recruit, train and retain high-quality foster families.(P.A. 16-123, S. 3.)History: P.A. 16-123 effective June 7, 2016.