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Committee advances bill expanding caregiver checks, record sharing and extending care for special-education youth to age 22
Summary
SB 1311, an act concerning recommendations of the Department of Children and Families, was reported favorably to the floor by the Committee on Children on Feb. 25.
SB 1311, an act concerning recommendations of the Department of Children and Families (DCF), was reported favorably to the floor by the Committee on Children on Feb. 25 following floor-style discussion and a roll-call vote.
The bill includes several changes: it would require criminal-background checks for relative and fictive caregivers used in emergency child placements; it would allow certain youths who previously left state care to reenter under procedures set in the bill; it directs the department to share records with other state agencies for limited purposes; it expands the definition of childcare facility to include certain congregate-care settings for individuals requiring special education until age 22;…
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