Title 17a, Title 17a: Social and Human Services and Resources

Sec. 17a-177. (Formerly Sec. 17-81c). Financial responsibility for children. Enforcement. Financial responsibility for any child placed pursuant to the provisions of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Arti…

Sec. 17a-178. (Formerly Sec. 17-81d). Duties of Commissioner of Children and Families. (a) As used in Article III of section 17a-175, “appropriate public authorities”, with reference to this state, means the Commissioner of Children and Families or the commissioner's designee and…

Sec. 17a-179. (Formerly Sec. 17-81e). Agreements with other states. The officers and agencies of this state and its subdivisions having authority to place children are empowered to enter into agreements with appropriate officers or agencies of or in other party states pursuant to…

Sec. 17a-180. (Formerly Sec. 17-81f). Requirements for visitation, inspection, supervision. Any requirements for visitation, inspection or supervision of children, homes, institutions or other agencies in another party state which may apply under section 17a-175 and any amendment…

Sec. 17a-181. (Formerly Sec. 17-81g). Placement of delinquent children. Any court having jurisdiction to place delinquent children may place any such child in an institution of or in another state pursuant to Article VI of section 17a-175 and shall retain jurisdiction as provided…

Sec. 17a-182. (Formerly Sec. 17-81h). Appointment of compact administrator. The Governor shall appoint a compact administrator in accordance with the terms of Article VII of section 17a-175. (1967, P.A. 178, S. 9.) History: Sec. 17-81h transferred to Sec. 17a-182 in 1991.

Secs. 17a-183 and 17a-184. Reserved for future use. PART IV RUNAWAYS

Sec. 17a-185. (Formerly Sec. 17-81i). Police transportation of certain minors to facility for care. Any officer of the state police or of an organized municipal police department may transport, with the sole written consent of the person transported, any person over sixteen years…

Secs. 17a-186 to 17a-194. Reserved for future use. PART V CASEY CHILD WELFARE UNIT

Secs. 17a-195 to 17a-201. Casey Child Welfare Unit. Sections 17a-195 to 17a-201, inclusive, are repealed. (P.A. 89-360, S. 1–7, 45; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-8, S. 62, 63.) PART VI GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 17a-201a. (Formerly Sec. 17-408). Commitment under sixteen restricted. No court shall commit any child under sixteen years of age to any community correctional center or almshouse. (1949 Rev., S. 2844; 1955, S. 1587d; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 55; 1969, P.A. 297.) History: 1961 act…

Sec. 17a-201b. (Formerly Sec. 17-409). Religious instruction. Section 17a-201b is repealed, effective July 1, 2018. (1949 Rev., S. 2849; 1969, P.A. 664, S. 20; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; P.A. 99-26, S. 16, 39; P.A. 18-31, S. 43.)

Sec. 17a-90. (Formerly Sec. 17-32). Supervision over welfare of children. Portion of cost payable by parent, collection. (a) The Commissioner of Children and Families shall have general supervision over the welfare of children who require the care and protection of the state. (b)…

Sec. 17a-91. (Formerly Sec. 17-32b). Commissioner of Children and Families' report on children committed to him and establishment of central registry and monitoring system. Section 17a-91 is repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (P.A. 73-156, S. 23; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 76-435,…

Sec. 17a-91a. Monthly report on number of children in custody of department in subacute care who cannot be discharged. Section 17a-91a is repealed, effective July 1, 2009. (P.A. 99-279, S. 2, 45; P.A. 09-205, S. 12.)

Sec. 17a-92. (Formerly Sec. 17-32c). Transfer of court wards to guardianship of Commissioner of Children and Families: Delegation of powers, duties and functions. Effective at 12:01 a.m., April 1, 1975, the Commissioner of Children and Families shall assume, and the Commissioner …

Sec. 17a-93. (Formerly Sec. 17-32d). Definitions. As used in sections 17a-90 to 17a-121a, inclusive, section 17a-132 and sections 17a-145 to 17a-153, inclusive: (1) “Child” means any person under eighteen years of age, except as otherwise specified, or any person under twenty-one…

Sec. 17a-94. (Formerly Sec. 17-34). Establishment of receiving homes. The Commissioner of Children and Families may establish, maintain and operate, throughout the state, at such locations as the commissioner finds suitable, receiving homes for children in his or her guardianship…

Sec. 17a-95. (Formerly Sec. 17-35). Religious and moral instruction. Equal privileges shall be granted to clergymen of all religious denominations to impart religious instruction to the children residing in receiving homes maintained and operated by the Commissioner of Children a…

Sec. 17a-96. (Formerly Sec. 17-36). Custodians of children to file reports. Placing of children in foster homes. The institutions having custody of such children and the agencies and persons licensed by authority of sections 17a-90 to 17a-124, inclusive, 17a-145 to 17a-153, inclu…

Sec. 17a-97. (Formerly Sec. 17-36a). Foster parent families. Section 17a-97 is repealed. (1971, P.A. 833, S. 1–3; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 521, 610; P.A. 79-631, S. 56, 111; P.A. 84-546, S. 52, 173; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; P.A. 96-194, S. 13.)

Sec. 17a-98. (Formerly Sec. 17-37). Supervision of children under guardianship or care of commissioner. The Commissioner of Children and Families, or any agent appointed by said commissioner, shall exercise careful supervision of each child under said commissioner's guardianship …

Sec. 17a-98a. Kinship navigator program. The Department of Children and Families, in consultation with the Departments of Social Services, Mental Health and Addiction Services and Developmental Services, shall establish, within available appropriations, a kinship navigator progra…

Sec. 17a-98b. Visit to family home of child with behavioral health needs. Not later than sixty days after a child or youth with behavioral health needs, as defined in section 17a-1, is placed in the care and custody of the Commissioner of Children and Families, said commissioner …

Sec. 17a-98c. Written special requests from foster families to the department. The Department of Children and Families shall prescribe a form for foster families to use when submitting written special requests to the department including, but not limited to, requests to allow a f…

Sec. 17a-99. (Formerly Sec. 17-37a). Delegation of guardianship authority. The Commissioner of Children and Families may delegate to a deputy commissioner the commissioner's authority as guardian of children committed to the commissioner by the Superior Court, or whose guardiansh…