2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources
Chapter 319a - Child Welfare
Section 17a-98 - (Formerly Sec. 17-37). Supervision of children under guardianship or care of commissioner.

The Commissioner of Children and Families, or any agent appointed by said commissioner, shall exercise careful supervision of each child under said commissioner’s guardianship or care and shall maintain such contact with the child and the child’s foster family as is necessary to promote the child’s safety and physical, educational, moral and emotional development, including, but not limited to, visiting each foster home at least once every sixty days. The commissioner shall maintain such records and accounts as may be necessary for the proper supervision of all children under said commissioner’s guardianship or care.

(1949 Rev., S. 2632; 1955, S. 1467d; 1961, P.A. 341; February, 1965, P.A. 488, S. 8; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 521, 610; P.A. 79-631, S. 57, 111; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; P.A. 96-194, S. 2; P.A. 12-58, S. 1.)

History: 1961 act added specifications re supervision of and visitation and consultation with each child and written report requirement detailing status, vital statistics and conclusions from visits and deleted written report requirement re home condition and child care; 1965 act deleted material added in 1961 and added guardianship or care characterization, contact maintenance requirement and requirement that records and accounts necessary for proper supervision of child be kept; P.A. 75-420 replaced welfare commissioner with social services commissioner; P.A. 77-614 replaced social services commissioner with commissioner of human resources, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-631 replaced human resources commissioner with commissioner of children and youth services; Sec. 17-37 transferred to Sec. 17a-98 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 changed “foster parents” to “foster family” and made a technical correction; P.A. 12-58 added provision re visit to each foster home at least once every 60 days and made technical changes.

Cited. 215 C. 31.

Annotation to present section:

Cited. 238 C. 146.