# Connecticut SB 01311: AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. Connecticut SB 01311, AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Children; status signed, last action 2025-07-01 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01311-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Connecticut SB 01311 - State: Connecticut - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-13 - Last action: 2025-07-01, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Committee on Children - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: children - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (212 yes, 25 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 11 ## Summary To (1) require criminal history searches and records checks for relative and fictive kin caregivers upon emergency placement of children with such caregivers by the Department of Children and Families, (2) permit certain youths previously committed to the care and custody of the Commissioner of Children and Families to reenter care, (3) require disclosure of Department of Children and Families records to the Department of Developmental Services and the Office of Policy and Management for certain purposes, (4) expand the definition of "child care facility" for purposes of licensure by the Department of Children and Families to include certain congregate care settings for individuals who require special education, until the end of the school year in which such individuals turn twenty-two years of age, (5) require the Department of Children and Families to develop a Foster Parent Bill of Rights and incorporate such bill of rights into department policy, and (6) revise the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Care settings cover more young people: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2025, Connecticut expands the definition of covered, department-licensed out-of-home care settings. It includes people under 21 who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. It also includes people needing special education through the school year when they turn 22. This expands wh… - Young adults can return to care: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2025, young adults previously committed to Connecticut's Department of Children and Families can request reentry after declining continued care at 18. They must apply at least 60 days before turning 21. Eligibility requires full-time secondary or equivalent schooling, college, voc… - Foster families get a rights policy: benefit, low. Connecticut's child-welfare department must consult caregivers and adopt a foster parent bill of rights by January 1, 2026. The policy must state guiding principles and address the rights and duties of caregivers, foster children, and the department. It must follow federal and state law. The mandat… - Agencies can share child-welfare investigation records: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Connecticut's child-welfare department can share records with the Department of Developmental Services. This permission supports investigations authorized by the state's specified investigation law. It creates no direct household payment. - Prospective adoptive parents need state licenses: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, prospective adoptive parents covered by this requirement must get a license from Connecticut's child-welfare department. This adds a licensing step before adoption. The law specifies no fee in this provision. - States pay interstate placement compact costs: cost, low. The Interstate Commission can charge member states annual assessments covering its approved budget and staff, using a formula set by rule. States involved in compact disputes pay mediation or binding dispute-resolution costs. A state can withdraw by passing a repeal law, effective on that law's eff… - Emergency kin placements require safety checks: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Connecticut can use emergency kin placements when a child's main caregiver suddenly becomes unavailable. Caregivers must be at least 21; eligible family-like caregivers have an emotionally significant relationship with the child or family. Placement must serve the child's be… - Interstate placements get checks and safeguards: mixed, low. Public child-placing agencies must send the receiving state a written assessment request before an interstate placement. For private-agency placements, both states must review required records before travel, including consents, certification, a home study, and parents' legal-risk acknowledgment. Af… - New boundaries for interstate child placements: mixed, low. Connecticut adopts an interstate placement compact whose operation depends on enactment by at least 35 jurisdictions. It covers abuse or neglect cases under ongoing court authority, specified delinquency placements, and placements before adoption. Exclusions include specified private custody, direc… - Placement commission staff gain lawsuit protections: mixed, low. The compact protects Commission staff from lawsuits and liability for covered actions within their duties. Protection excludes criminal acts and intentional or willful and wanton misconduct. The Commission must defend covered staff; defending a state commissioner requires approval from the state's… - States face binding child-placement rules: mixed, low. Interstate Commission rules bind member states as the compact provides, and all three branches of state government must enforce them. Interested parties have 60 days after a rule is issued to seek federal court review. When a state defaults, the Commission can offer help, issue a notice explaining… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Committee on Children ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-25 | House | House Roll Call Vote 320 AS AMENDED | pass | 148 | 0 | | | 2025-02-25 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 219 | pass | 36 | 0 | | | 2025-02-25 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 218 | pass | 11 | 25 | | | 2025-02-25 | Senate | KID Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass | 17 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2025-07-01: Signed by the Governor (legislature) - 2025-06-25: Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor (legislature) - 2025-06-25: Transmitted to the Secretary of State (legislature) - 2025-06-16: Public Act 25-116 (legislature) - 2025-06-03: In Concurrence (legislature) - 2025-06-03: House Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A (House) - 2025-06-03: House Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A (House) - 2025-05-23: House Calendar Number 640 (House) - 2025-05-23: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House (House) - 2025-05-22: Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Senate Rejected Senate Amendment Schedule B 9055 (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 7744 (Senate) - 2025-03-13: File Number 89 (legislature) - 2025-03-13: Senate Calendar Number 100 (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature) - 2025-03-07: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/12/25 5:00 PM (legislature) - 2025-02-25: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature) - 2025-02-25: Joint Favorable (legislature) - 2025-02-14: Public Hearing 02/20 (legislature) - 2025-02-13: Referred to Joint Committee on Children (legislature) ## Bill text - Public Act No. 25-116, 2025-06-16: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ACT/PA/PDF/2025PA-00116-R00SB-01311-PA.PDF) - File No. 89, 2025-03-13: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025SB-01311-R000089-FC.PDF) - KID Joint Favorable, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01311-R01-SB.PDF) - Raised Bill, 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01311-R00-SB.PDF) - Bill Analysis For File Copy 89: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-01311-R000089-BA.PDF) - Bill Analysis for SB-1311, as amended by Senate "A": [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-01311-R01-BA.PDF) - Fiscal Note For File Copy 89: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01311-R000089-FN.PDF) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 7744 (Minimal Revenue Gain): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01311-R00LCO07744-FNA.PDF) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 9055 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01311-R00LCO09055-FNA.pdf) - Fiscal Note for SB-1311, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 7744): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01311-R01-FN.PDF) - House Roll Call Vote 320 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00320-R00SB01311-HV.PDF) - KID Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-01311-R00KID-JFR.PDF) - KID Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-01311-R00KID-CV51-TS.PDF) - Senate Roll Call Vote 218: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00218-R00SB01311-SV.PDF) - Senate Roll Call Vote 219: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00219-R00SB01311-SV.PDF) - Senate Schedule A LCO# 7744 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/S/pdf/2025SB-01311-R00SA-AMD.pdf) - Senate Schedule B LCO# 9055 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/S/pdf/2025SB-01311-R00SB-AMD.pdf) - Summary for Public Act No. 25-116: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/SUM/PDF/2025SUM00116-R02SB-01311-SUM.PDF) ## Related bills - HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST. (signed) - SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF THE STATE. (signed) - SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES. (signed) - SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNPAID SEWER ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER FEES AND CHARGES. (signed) - HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS. (signed) - HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE. (signed) ## Sources - [Public Act No. 25-116 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ACT/PA/PDF/2025PA-00116-R00SB-01311-PA.PDF) - [File No. 89 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025SB-01311-R000089-FC.PDF) - [KID Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01311-R01-SB.PDF) - [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01311-R00-SB.PDF) - [Bill Analysis For File Copy 89 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-01311-R000089-BA.PDF) - [Bill Analysis for SB-1311, as amended by Senate "A" (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-01311-R01-BA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note For File Copy 89 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01311-R000089-FN.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 7744 (Minimal Revenue Gain) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01311-R00LCO07744-FNA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 9055 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01311-R00LCO09055-FNA.pdf) - [Fiscal Note for SB-1311, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 7744) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01311-R01-FN.PDF) - [House Roll Call Vote 320 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00320-R00SB01311-HV.PDF) - [KID Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-01311-R00KID-JFR.PDF) - [KID Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-01311-R00KID-CV51-TS.PDF) - [Senate Roll Call Vote 218 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00218-R00SB01311-SV.PDF) - [Senate Roll Call Vote 219 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00219-R00SB01311-SV.PDF) - [Senate Schedule A LCO# 7744 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/S/pdf/2025SB-01311-R00SA-AMD.pdf) - [Senate Schedule B LCO# 9055 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/S/pdf/2025SB-01311-R00SB-AMD.pdf) - [Summary for Public Act No. 25-116 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/SUM/PDF/2025SUM00116-R02SB-01311-SUM.PDF) ## Related - [HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05013-2025) - [SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01558-2025) - [SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01396-2025) - [SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNP…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01187-2025) - [HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07236-2025) - [HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07192-2025) - [Connecticut bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/connecticut/bills) - [Connecticut state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/connecticut) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01311-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).