Sec. 17a-150. (Formerly Sec. 17-49b). Regulations. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 17a-150. (Formerly Sec. 17-49b). Regulations. (a) The Commissioner of Children and Families shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 setting forth standards for licensing of persons or entities which place children. The regulations shall require a person or entity licensed on or after March 9, 1984, to have a minimum of two staff persons who are qualified by a combination of education and work experience, and be a nonprofit organization qualified as a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended.

      (b) Said commissioner shall adopt regulations prescribing the minimum standards for homes in which children may be placed.

      (P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; 75-580, S. 2; P.A. 77-524, S. 2; 77-614, S. 521, 610; P.A. 79-631, S. 73, 111; P.A. 84-131, S. 1, 2; P.A. 89-211, S. 30; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; P.A. 96-194, S. 10.)

      History: P.A. 75-420 allowed substitution of social services commissioner for welfare commissioner in P.A. 75-580 which created section; P.A. 77-524 added Subsec. (c); 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; P.A. 84-131 amended Subsec. (a) by adding the requirements on staffing and nonprofit status; P.A. 89-211 clarified reference to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; Sec. 17-49b transferred to Sec. 17a-150 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 references to placement on a "temporary basis" and deleted Subsec. (c) which had exempted host home families from provisions of section.

      Annotation to former section 17-49b:

      Subsec. (a):

      Cited. 214 C. 560.