AN ACT CONCERNING PROCEEDINGS AND OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

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HB-5908

AN ACT CONCERNING PROCEEDINGS AND OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

AMENDMENT

LCO No.: 5108

File Copy No.: 481

House Calendar No.: 265

Agency Affected	Fund-Effect	FY 09 $	FY 10 $
Various State Agencies	GF –Savings & Cost	See Below	See Below

Note: GF=General Fund

Municipal Impact: None

Explanation

The amendment modifies Section 1 of the bill by removing a provision that would have required local government approval of a pending license or contract involving any residential facility previously operated by a person or entity licensed as a child-care facility by the Department of Children and Families (DCF) . This will eliminate the future possibility of any state agency having to either delay payments to a provider or incur varying costs to secure an alternate site. The amendment instead requires the Department of Correction (DOC) to notify the chief executive officer of the municipality where such a facility institution or home is located of any similar DOC contract, which results in no fiscal impact.

It also eliminates Section 2 of the bill, which had no associated fiscal impact.

The amendment permits any person related to a child or youth to file a motion to intervene for purposes of seeking temporary custody. It specifies that any such relative shall not be entitled to court-appointed counsel. These provisions could increase the complexity and length of certain court cases. However, it is anticipated that any such increase could be handled without requiring additional court staff or expenses.

Finally, the amendment makes various other changes to Sections 2, 3, 5 and 6 of the original bill. These changes do not do not result in a fiscal impact.

The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.