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      Sec. 46b-149c. Truancy and other family with service needs cases. Duties of judicial branch. With respect to truancy and other family with service needs cases, the judicial branch shall:

      (1) Coordinate programs and services with other state agencies;

      (2) Establish protocols in cooperation with the Office of Policy and Management, the Department of Children and Families and the Department of Education for referral to community-based intervention programs prior to referral of a case to the superior court for juvenile matters;

      (3) Develop and use procedures to evaluate the risk and service needs of children whose cases have been referred to the superior court for juvenile matters; and

      (4) Collaborate with community-based programs.

      (P.A. 98-183, S. 1.)