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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-149 (2025)

(Formerly Sec. 17-49a). Licensing of child-placing agencies. Limit on commissioner's ability to inspect

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No person or entity except a parent, an adult relative as specified by section 17b-75 or guardian of any child shall place a child without a license obtained from the Commissioner of Children and Families. Application for a child-placing license shall be in a form furnished by the commissioner, and shall state the location of the principal place of business of the applicant, its organization or corporate name, its purposes and the name, title and degree of professional training of each of its staff members engaged in carrying out its stated purposes. Any such applicant shall consent to such inspection, review and supervision of all acts in relation to child placing as are reasonably necessary to enable the commissioner to perform his or her duties under section 17a-151. The provisions of this section with regard to the commissioner's authority to inspect, review and supervise all acts in relation to child placing under section 17a-151 shall be limited to inspection, review and supervision of the applicant under this section and shall not include inspection, review or supervision of the homes in which a child is placed.

(1961, P.A. 601, S. 2; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; 75-580, S. 1; P.A. 77-524, S. 1; 77-614, S. 521, 610; P.A. 79-631, S. 72, 111; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; P.A. 96-194, S. 9; P.A. 16-28, S. 35.)

History: P.A. 75-420 replaced welfare commissioner with commissioner of social services; P.A. 75-580 clarified placement of child as either temporary or permanent, defined “temporary basis” and added provision limiting commissioner's authority re inspection, review and supervision; P.A. 77-524 added proviso re placement in temporary home not receiving compensation from state; P.A. 77-614 replaced social services commissioner with commissioner of human resources, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-631 replaced commissioner of human resources with commissioner of children and youth services; Sec. 17-49a transferred to Sec. 17a-149 in 1991; P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department of children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 96-194 deleted obsolete language, deleted definition and references to “temporary basis” child placements and made technical corrections; P.A. 16-28 made a technical change.

See Sec. 17a-151 re criminal history records checks.

Annotation to former section 17-49a:

Cited. 214 C. 560.

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Cited in 1 case, 2001–2001 · leading case: Adoption Servs. of Connecticut, Inc. v. Ragaglia, 178 F. Supp. 2d 139 (D. Conn. 2001).
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Adoption Servs. of Connecticut, Inc. v. Ragaglia, 178 F. Supp. 2d 139 (D. Conn. 2001). · cites it 5× “Application for a child-placing license shall be in a form furnished by the commissioner, and shall state the location of the principal place of business of the applicant, its organization or corporate name, its purposes and the name, title and degree of professional training of…”
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