Title 17b, Title 17b: Social Services

Sec. 17b-737. (Formerly Sec. 17-595). Grants program to encourage the use of school facilities for child care services. Regulations. The Commissioner of Education shall establish a program, within available appropriations, to provide grants to municipalities, boards of education …

Sec. 17b-738. (Formerly Sec. 17-596). Loans to business firms for licensed child care centers, family child care homes or group child care homes. The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall establish and administer a program of loans to business firms, as defined in section 12-631,…

Sec. 17b-739. (Formerly Sec. 17-597). Child care facilities in state buildings. Section 17b-739 is repealed, effective July 1, 2015. (P.A. 89-248; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; P.A. 96-262, S. 6, 11; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200; P.A. 14-39, S. 31; P.A. 15-73, S. 6.)

Secs. 17b-740 to 17b-742. (Formerly Secs. 17-613 to 17-615). Day care tax credits: Definition, application; amount; approval, regulations, report. Sections 17b-740 to 17b-742, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 8, 1997, and applicable to income years commencing on or after J…

Sec. 17b-743. (Formerly Sec. 17-323a). Support order may direct payment to Commissioner of Administrative Services or local welfare department. Any court or any family support magistrate having jurisdiction to make an order for support of any person by a legally liable relative o…

Sec. 17b-744. (Formerly Sec. 17-323b). Discontinuance of payments of support to commissioner pursuant to certain court orders. Any order payable to the Commissioner of Administrative Services for support of any beneficiary of public assistance shall, on filing by the Commissioner…

Sec. 17b-745. (Formerly Sec. 17-324). Court order for support of persons supported by state. National Medical Support Notice. Income withholding orders. Enforcement and modification of support orders. (a)(1) The Superior Court or a family support magistrate may make and enforce o…

Sec. 17b-746. (Formerly Sec. 17-325). Appeals from support orders. Any party to an action brought under the provisions of section 17b-745 shall have the right of appeal as in civil actions, except that appeals from a decision of a family support magistrate shall be taken pursuant…

Sec. 17b-747. (Formerly Sec. 17-319). Apportionment of support cost. Any court which commits a child to an institution or custodial agency shall determine the pecuniary ability of either or both parents to contribute to the support of such child and shall order such parent or par…

Sec. 17b-748. (Formerly Sec. 19a-78). Child Day Care Council. Section 17b-748 is repealed, effective July 1, 2013. (1967, P.A. 696, S. 4; P.A. 73-415; P.A. 74-3; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; 75-527, S. 3, 5; P.A. 76-38, S. 1, 3; P.A. 77-157, S. 2, 11; 77-614, S. 302, 323, 521, 529, 610;…

Sec. 17b-749. (Formerly Sec. 8-210b). Child care subsidy program. Eligibility and program standards. Child care providers. Federal regulations and policies and procedures. Quarterly reports. (a) The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall establish and operate a child care subsidy …

Sec. 17b-749a. (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) Purchase of child care services. Grants to school readiness providers. Duties of Commissioner of Early Childhood concerning school readiness. (a) The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall establish, within a…

Sec. 17b-749b. School readiness program requirements. Section 17b-749b is repealed, effective July 1, 1997. (P.A. 95-226, S. 27, 30; P.A. 96-213, S. 3, 5; P.A. 97-259, S. 40, 41.)

Sec. 17b-749c. Supplemental quality enhancement grant program. (a) The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall establish a program, within available appropriations, to provide, on a competitive basis, supplemental quality enhancement grants to child care centers or school readiness…

Sec. 17b-749d. (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) Sliding fee scale for use by licensed child care centers. Each licensed child care center receiving funding directly from the Office of Early Childhood shall adopt a sliding fee scale based on family income.…

Sec. 17b-749e. Regional accreditation projects. The Office of Early Childhood shall establish and fund five regional accreditation projects, within available appropriations. The office shall select qualified applicants for each region through a request for proposal process. The o…

Sec. 17b-749f. Evaluation system for licensed child care centers. Longitudinal study. Report. (a) The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall develop and implement a performance-based evaluation system to evaluate licensed child care centers, within available appropriations. Such a…

Sec. 17b-749g. Child care facilities loan guarantee program. Regulations. (a) There is established a child care facilities loan guarantee program for the purpose of guaranteeing loans for the expansion or development of child care and child development centers in the state. The p…

Sec. 17b-749h. Child care facilities direct revolving loan program. Regulations. (a) There is established a program to be known as the “child care facilities direct revolving loan program”. The program shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the program, inclu…

Sec. 17b-749i. Facilities operating child care programs financed through the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority. Within appropriations available to the State Treasurer for child care facilities, not already allocated toward debt service for specific child car…

Sec. 17b-749j. Health and safety standards for child care subsidy program. Regulations. The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall establish health and safety standards, within available appropriations, for the child care subsidy program. The commissioner shall adopt regulations, …

Sec. 17b-749k. Comprehensive background checks, National Sex Offender Public Website checks, child abuse registry checks and Connecticut Criminal History Request System checks for purposes of child care subsidy program. Refusal to provide payments. (a) The Commissioner of Early C…

Sec. 17b-749l. Child care subsidy program. Notice of program changes and intake closure. Section 17b-749l is repealed, effective May 24, 2011. (P.A. 10-133, S. 3; P.A. 11-18, S. 3.)

Sec. 17b-750. National criminal history records checks of unlicensed child care providers. No child care subsidy shall be paid to an unlicensed child care provider if such provider has been convicted of any crime involving sexual assault of a minor or serious physical injury to a…

Sec. 17b-751. (Formerly Sec. 17a-50). Children's Trust Fund. Regulations. Report. Section 17b-751 is repealed, effective July 1, 2015. (June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-20, S. 2, 4; P.A. 85-582, S. 1, 8; P.A. 89-336, S. 2, 6; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; P.A. 97-237, S. 1, 3; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 0…

Sec. 17b-751a. (Formerly Sec. 17a-50a). Eligibility for grants under the Kinship Fund and Grandparents and Relatives Respite Fund. Transfer of grant funds by Probate Court Administrator to Probate Courts. (a) An individual who is appointed as a guardian of a child or children by …

Sec. 17b-751b. (Formerly Sec. 17a-56). Connecticut Home Visiting System. (a) The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall establish the structure for a state-wide Connecticut Home Visiting System, which demonstrates the benefits of preventive services by significantly reducing the a…

Sec. 17b-751c. (Formerly Sec. 17a-56a). Nurturing Families Network Advisory Commission. Section 17b-751c is repealed, effective July 1, 2013. (P.A. 97-288, S. 1, 6; P.A. 05-246, S. 15; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5, S. 26; P.A. 13-299, S. 95.)

Sec. 17b-751d. Office of Early Childhood designated as state agency responsible for programs and activities to prevent child abuse and neglect. The Office of Early Childhood shall be the lead state agency for community-based, prevention-focused programs and activities designed to…

Sec. 17b-751e. Continuance of Children's Trust Fund Council's orders, regulations and contracts. Section 17b-751e is repealed, effective July 1, 2015. (Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5, S. 28; P.A. 14-39, S. 46; P.A. 15-227, S. 27.)

Sec. 17b-751f. Terms “child care center”, “group child care home”, “family child care home”, “child care services” and “child care programs” substituted for former terms. (a) Whenever the term “child day care center” is used in any public or special act of 2015 or in the followin…