How SB 155 changes current law

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The bill establishes new reporting requirements for the Department of Children and Families and repeals certain existing statutes to improve oversight and accountability of child welfare services.

• Not later than October 15, 2027, and annually thereafter, the Department of Children and Families shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to children and appropriations concerning the business of the department during the preceding fiscal year. Such report shall not contain personally identifying information and shall include, but need not be limited to: ...

  Creates a new requirement for annual reporting by the Department of Children and Families.

• Section 17a-22m

  [annual]

  Changes the terminology in reporting requirements for the Behavioral Health Partnership to remove 'annual'.

• Section 17a-22m

  [the collaboration among] → collaborative efforts between

  Updates the language to clarify the nature of collaboration in the Behavioral Health Partnership report.

• Section 17a-8b

  [, to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Crime Information Center and]

  Removes the requirement to report missing or abducted children to the FBI's National Crime Information Center.

• Section 10-19m

  [The commissioner shall, on December 1, 2011, and biennially thereafter, report to the General Assembly on the referral or diversion of children under the age of eighteen years from the juvenile justice system and the court system. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the number of times any child is so diverted, the number of children diverted, the type of service provided to any such child, by whom such child was diverted, the ages of the children diverted and such other information and statistics as the General Assembly may require.]

  Eliminates a previous requirement for biennial reporting on the diversion of children from the juvenile justice system.