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DCF commissioner urges passage of multi-part agency bill to fix fingerprints, extend care and revise interstate placement rules
Summary
Commissioner Jody Hild Lilly told the Childrens Committee that Raised Bill 1311 would correct background-check language for emergency placements, create a court pathway to claim federal Title IV-E funds for some young adults who leave and later reenter care, clarify record-sharing rules and update Connecticuts interstate placement law.
Hartford — The commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families told the legislatures Childrens Committee the departments agency bill (Raised Bill 1311) would correct statutory language on emergency placements, make it easier to claim federal Title IV-E reimbursements for some young adults, clarify record-sharing, extend certain licensed placements for students eligible for special education and move Connecticut toward adopting a revised interstate compact for placing children across state lines.
The measure would amend multiple statutes the department says have caused operational problems. "So essentially, it's a technical fix," Commissioner Jody Hild Lilly said, describing a change to the emergency-placement language that DCF says is necessary to retain FBI…
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