Bill Text: CT HB05247 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5247 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Presumption Of Innocence And Protection Of Constitutional Rights In Proceedings Alleging Child Abuse Or Neglect By A Parent Or Guardian.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-13 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB05247 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-HB05247-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5247*
*January Session, 2011*		LCO No. 88

Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
REP. HETHERINGTON, 125^th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE AND PROTECTION OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS IN PROCEEDINGS ALLEGING CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT BY A PARENT OR GUARDIAN.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to: (1) institute a presumption of a parent's or guardian's innocence in any proceeding alleging child abuse or neglect by the parent or guardian; (2) require the petitioner to prove a parent's or guardian's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in any proceeding alleging child abuse or neglect by the parent or guardian; (3) require the protection of a parent's or guardian's constitutional rights, as afforded to persons charged with criminal offenses, in any proceeding alleging child abuse or neglect by the parent or guardian; (4) require the dismissal from employment of any municipal or state employee found to have violated the constitutional rights of a parent or guardian in any proceeding alleging child abuse or neglect by the parent or guardian; and (5) ensure that any such municipal or state employee not receive immunity.

Statement of Purpose:

To protect parents' and guardians' constitutional rights in child abuse and neglect cases.