SB 892 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION PERTAINING TO CONGREGATE CARE FACILITIES LICENSED OR ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

General Assembly SubstituteRaised Bill No.

892 January Session, 2019 ANLCO ACTNo. CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION PERTAINING TO CONGREGATE CARE FACILITIES LICENSED OR ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

4322 Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN Introduced by:

(KID) AN ACT CONCERNING THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF YOUTHS PLACED IN OUT-OF-HOME SETTINGS LICENSED, ADMINISTERED AND INVESTIGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

(NEW) (Effective fromJuly passage)1, (a)2019) TheNot Commissionerlater ofthan ChildrenFebruary andfirst Families, in consultation with the Office of theeach Childyear, Advocate, shall develop a process for (1) the routineCommissioner collection of information concerning congregate care facilities licensed or administered by the Department of Children and Families,Families including,shall butannually notcompile limiteda to,report treatment outcomes concerning children placed in such facilities, (2) making the informationsafety collectedand pursuantwell-being to subdivision (1) of thisyouths subsectionwho availablehave tobeen the public, provided the department does not disclose any personally identifying information of children placed inby such facilities, and (3) notifying the parentscommissioner and guardians of children placed in suchout-of-home facilitiessettings whenthat investigationsare havelicensed, beenadministered commencedor concerninginvestigated suchby facilities and the findingsDepartment of suchChildren investigations, including any corrective actions required of and undertakenFamilies byduring such facilities following the resultspreceding ofcalendar suchyear. investigations.

(b)Such Notreport latershall thaninclude, Decemberbut 31,need 2019,not be limited to, (1) the commissionernumber shallof submitinvestigations aconducted report,by the Department of Children and Families concerning allegations of suspected abuse or neglect of youths in accordancesuch withsettings, (2) the provisionsnumber and nature of sectionsubstantiated 11-4acases of theabuse generaland statutes,neglect of youths in such settings, (3) information concerning any corrective action plans implemented in response to theinvestigations jointof standingabuse committeeor neglect of youths in such settings or any other concerns about the Generalsafety LCOor \\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-00892-R01well-being of 2youths SB.docxin Substitutesuch BillLCO No.

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Such892 reportsettings, shall(4) includethe anumber description of reports made to the processdepartment developedconcerning pursuantyouths who ran away or were away without leave from such settings, (5) the number of incidents of suspected or confirmed sexual trafficking of youths in such settings, (6) any discernable trends with respect to thisthe sectionsafety and well-being of youths in such settings, and (7) any recommendations forto improve the implementationsafety and well-being of saidyouths process.in such settings.

Section 1 fromJuly passage1, 2019 New section KIDStatement Jointof FavorablePurpose: Subst.

LCOTo R01-SB.docxrequire }OUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-00892-the 2Commissioner of 2Children and Families to report annually to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to children and appropriations concerning the safety and well-being of youths placed in out-of-home settings that are licensed, administered and investigated by the Department of Children and Families.

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