Connecticut House Bill 5304 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 21 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-04-04 - Referred by House to Committee on Appropriations
Pending: Joint Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

To combat homelessness in the children and youths of the state by requiring the Department of Children and Families to (1) keep such children and youths under the care and custody of the department unless the child or youth has a suitable residence, (2) ensure legal representation for children and youths who have been involuntarily discharged from the care and custody of the department, and (3) allow children and youths to be discharged to a nonrelative, nonguardian adult if the department determines it is in the child or youth's best interest to do so.

An Act Preventing Homelessness For Youth Under The Care Of The Commissioner Of Children And Families.

House Committee on Children

Sen. Dante Bartolomeo [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-04	House	Referred by House to Committee on Appropriations
2014-03-27	House	File Number 154
2014-03-27	House	House Calendar Number 113
2014-03-27	House	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2014-03-27	House	Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2014-03-21	House	Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/26/14 5:00 PM
2014-03-11	House	Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2014-03-11	House	Joint Favorable
2014-02-28	House	Public Hearing 03/06
2014-02-21	House	Referred to Joint Committee on Children

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05304&which_year=2014
Text	http://www.cga.ct.gov/2014/TOB/H/2014HB-05304-R00-HB.htm
Text	http://www.cga.ct.gov/2014/TOB/H/2014HB-05304-R01-HB.htm