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Committee considers a cluster of placeholder bills on children’s safety, programs, health and welfare; members disagree on consent process
Summary
Four placeholder bills (SB 1273, SB 1272, HB 6902 and HB 6901) that would require DCF to study whether policy and procedure changes may increase child safety were considered. The committee debated whether to place the bills on a consent calendar, withdrew multiple motions, then voted individually; several members voted no on placeholders.
The Committee on Children reviewed a cluster of four placeholder bills on Feb. 25: SB 1273 (children's safety), SB 1272 (children's programs), HB 6902 (children's health) and HB 6901 (children's welfare). Committee staff described all four as placeholder bills that would require the commissioner of the Department of Children and Families to conduct studies to determine whether policy and procedural changes could increase…
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