Bill Text: CT SB00316 | 2016 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Posting Of Careline Information In Public Schools.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-03 - Senate Recommitted to Education [SB00316 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2016-SB00316-Comm_Sub.html
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February Session, 2016 |
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AN ACT CONCERNING THE POSTING OF CARELINE INFORMATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 10-221s of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2016):
(a) Each local and regional board of education shall post the telephone number for the Careline operated by the Department of Children and Families, pursuant to section 17a-103a, as amended by this act, and the Internet web site address that provides information about the Careline in a conspicuous location frequented by students in each school under the jurisdiction of the board. Such posting shall be in various languages that are the most appropriate for the students enrolled in the school.
(b) A local or regional board of education shall permit and give priority to any investigation conducted by the Commissioner of Children and Families or the appropriate local law enforcement agency that a child has been abused or neglected pursuant to sections 17a-101a to 17a-101d, inclusive, and section 17a-103. Such board of education shall conduct its own investigation and take any disciplinary action, in accordance with the provisions of section 17a-101i, upon notice from the commissioner or the appropriate local law enforcement agency that such board's investigation will not interfere with the investigation of the commissioner or such local law enforcement agency.
Sec. 2. Section 17a-103a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
The Commissioner of Children and Families shall [provide a telephone hotline] establish and operate the telephone Careline for child abuse and neglect that shall be dedicated to receive reports of child abuse or neglect and to provide information concerning child abuse or neglect. [Such hotline] The Careline shall accept all reports of child abuse or neglect regardless of the relationship of the alleged perpetrator to the child who is the alleged victim and regardless of the alleged perpetrator's affiliation with any organization or other entity in any capacity. The commissioner shall classify and evaluate all reports pursuant to the provisions of section 17a-101g.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
July 1, 2016 |
10-221s |
Sec. 2 |
from passage |
17a-103a |
ED |
Joint Favorable Subst. |