Connecticut House Bill 5332 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: Passed on June 7 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-06-07 - Signed by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

To (1) require the Department of Children and Families to include in its strategic plan strategies to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities within child welfare practice; (2) require the Commissioner of Children and Families to collect data on the race and ethnicity of children and families involved with the department, and work to eliminate certain disparities based on race, ethnicity and other factors; (3) require the department to disclose records to the Chief State's Attorney for the purpose of investigating or prosecuting an allegation of fraud in the receipt of certain benefits; (4) create an exception from the requirement that the commissioner obtain consent from the parent or guardian of a child to interview such child for the purpose of investigating a claim of neglect if such parent or guardian is the perpetrator of the alleged neglect; (5) require certain health care providers to notify the department of newborns exhibiting certain symptoms consistent with prenatal substance exposure and other conditions and require the department to establish guidelines for the safe care of such newborns; (6) clarify the definition of "fictive kin caregiver"; (7) clarify that certain residential facilities may care for or board a child without a license obtained from the commissioner; and (8) permit the commissioner to investigate and maintain actions in the name of the state for violations of certain statutes pertaining to the unlicensed caring for, boarding of and placing of a child.

An Act Concerning The Recommendations Of The Department Of Children And Families.

House Committee on Children

2018-05-09 - Senate - Senate Roll Call Vote 364 ADOPT (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-04-30 - House - House Roll Call Vote 139 (Y: 141 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2018-04-11 - Joint - JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2018-03-15 - Joint - KID Vote Tally Sheet (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-06-07	House	Signed by the Governor
2018-05-25	House	Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
2018-05-25	House	Transmitted to the Secretary of State
2018-05-23	House	Public Act 18-111
2018-05-09	House	On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence
2018-05-09	House	Senate Passed
2018-05-02	House	Senate Calendar Number 475
2018-05-02	House	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2018-04-30	House	House Passed
2018-04-12	House	Tabled for the Calendar, House
2018-04-12	House	No New File by Committee on Judiciary
2018-04-11	House	Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2018-04-11	House	Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2018-04-11	House	Joint Favorable
2018-04-10	House	Referred by House to Committee on Judiciary
2018-03-29	House	File Number 124
2018-03-29	House	House Calendar Number 106
2018-03-29	House	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2018-03-29	House	Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2018-03-23	House	Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/28/18 5:00 PM
2018-03-15	House	Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2018-03-15	House	Joint Favorable Substitute
2018-03-02	House	Public Hearing 03/06
2018-03-01	House	Referred to Joint Committee on Children

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05332&which_year=2018
Text	http://www.cga.ct.gov/2018/TOB/h/2018HB-05332-R00-HB.htm
Text	http://www.cga.ct.gov/2018/TOB/h/2018HB-05332-R01-HB.htm
Text	http://www.cga.ct.gov/2018/TOB/h/2018HB-05332-R02-HB.htm
Text	http://www.cga.ct.gov/2018/ACT/pa/2018PA-00111-R00HB-05332-PA.htm
Roll Call	http://www.cga.ct.gov/2018/TS/h/2018HB-05332-R00KID-CV6-TS.htm
Roll Call	http://www.cga.ct.gov/2018/TS/h/2018HB-05332-R00JUD-CV181-TS.htm
Roll Call	http://www.cga.ct.gov/2018/VOTE/h/2018HV-00139-R00HB05332-HV.htm
Roll Call	http://www.cga.ct.gov/2018/VOTE/s/2018SV-00364-R00HB05332-SV.htm