Bill Text: CT HB05161 | 2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Requiring The Training Of The Staff Of The Department Of Children And Families On Grandparent Visitation Rights.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-06 - File Number 313 [HB05161 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2010-HB05161-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Raised Bill No. 5161 | ||
February Session, 2010 |
LCO No. 804 | ||
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Referred to Committee on Select Committee on Children |
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AN ACT REQUIRING THE TRAINING OF THE STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ON GRANDPARENT VISITATION RIGHTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Children and Families shall, within available appropriations, develop a training program to educate staff about the process for grandparents to apply for visitation rights to their grandchildren who are in the care and custody of the commissioner. Each employee of the Department of Children and Families whose duties concern custody and foster care shall complete the training. Such program shall include training in the requirements of (1) section 17a-10b of the general statutes regarding notification of removal of a child from custody of a parent, and (2) section 17a-101m of the general statutes identification of relatives when a child is removed from custody.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
from passage |
New section |
Statement of Purpose:
To require the Commissioner of the Department of Children and Families to develop a training program for employees concerning grandparents' visitation rights.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]