AN ACT CONCERNING SUPPORTS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

Senate
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General Assembly File No. 705
February Session, 2026 Substitute Senate Bill No. 6

Senate, April 21, 2026

The Committee on Appropriations reported through SEN.
OSTEN of the 19th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the
part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING SUPPORTS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) ( Effective July 1, 2026, and applicable to taxable years 1
commencing on or after January 1, 2026) (a) As used in this section: 2
(1) "Child" means an individual who is under seventeen years of age; 3
(2) "Eligible taxpayer" means a resident of this state who is subject to 4
the tax under chapter 229 of the general statutes; and 5
(3) "Resident of this state" has the same meaning as provided in 6
subsection (a) of section 12-701 of the general statutes. 7
(b) For taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2026, any 8
eligible taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed by 9
chapter 229 of the general statutes, other than the liability imposed 10
under section 12-707 of the general statutes, for each dependent child of 11
the taxpayer, up to a maximum of three children. The amount of such 12
credit shall be six hundred dollars per child, provided such amount 13
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shall be reduced ten per cent for every one thousand dollars, or fraction 14
thereof, of federal adjusted gross income over (1) one hundred thousand 15
dollars for an individual who files a return under the federal income tax 16
as an unmarried individual or a married individual filing separately, (2) 17
one hundred sixty thousand dollars for an individual who files a return 18
under the federal income tax as a head of household, and (3) two 19
hundred thousand dollars for individuals who file a return under the 20
federal income tax as married individuals filing jointly or as a surviving 21
spouse. If the amount of the credit allowed pursuant to this subsection 22
exceeds the eligible taxpayer's liability for the tax imposed by chapter 23
229 of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Revenue Services shall 24
treat such excess as an overpayment and, except as provided under 25
section 12-739 or 12 -742 of the general statutes, refund the amount of 26
such excess, without interest, to the eligible taxpayer. 27
(c) For the purposes of this section, the tax liability of an individual 28
taxpayer shall be calculated without regard to the credit allowed under 29
section 12-704e of the general statutes. 30
Sec. 2. ( Effective July 1, 2026 ) Notwithstanding the provisions of 31
sections 10 -215, 10 -215a and 10 -266w of the general statutes, for the 32
fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, each eligible school district shall (1) 33
provide (A) school breakfasts to all students at no charge to such 34
students, and (B) school lunches to all students eligible for free or 35
reduced priced lunch at no charge to such students, and (2) be entitled 36
to receive a grant from the Department of Education for such free school 37
breakfasts and school lunches. As used in this section, "eligible school 38
district" means a local or regional board of education, state or local 39
charter school or an interdistrict magnet school operator that (A) is 40
participating in the federal School Breakfast Program or the National 41
Lunch Program, as the case may be, and (B) is not implementing the 42
Community Eligibility Provision; and "Community Eligibility 43
Provision" means the federal meal reimbursement program 44
administered by the United States Department of Agriculture, as set 45
forth in 7 CFR 245.9, as amended from time to time. 46
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Sec. 3. (NEW) ( Effective October 1, 2026 ) No person who is convicted 47
on or after October 1, 2026, of a violation of sections 53 -20 to 53 -21a, 48
inclusive, section 53 -23, 53a -70c, subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of 49
section 53a-86, section 53a-90a, sections 53a-196 to 53a-196f, inclusive, or 50
section 53a-196i of the general statutes shall share a primary residence 51
with a minor child, as defined in section 17a-106f of the general statutes, 52
unless such person is the biological parent of such minor child, or the 53
adoptive parent of such minor child and such adoption was finalized 54
prior to such conviction. 55
Sec. 4. (NEW) ( Effective October 1, 2026 ) (a) Not later than one week 56
following the release from a correctional facility of a person convicted 57
of and incarcerated for a violation of section 53-20, 53-21, 53-23, 53a-70c, 58
subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53a -86, section 53a -90a, 59
sections 53a-196 to 53a-196f, inclusive, or section 53a-196i of the general 60
statutes, the Commissioner of Correction shall notify the Commissioner 61
of Children and Families of the residential address to which such person 62
was released and the violations for which such person was convicted 63
and incarcerated. 64
(b) Not later than one week after receiving a notification pursuant to 65
subsection (a) of this section, the Commissioner of Children and 66
Families shall determine if the residential address provided in said 67
notification is the address of the primary residence of a child who is the 68
subject of an order for protective supervision, as defined in section 17a-69
93 of the general statutes, or receiving protective services, as defined in 70
section 17a-93 of the general statutes. If the commissioner determines a 71
child who is the subject of such an order or receiving such services 72
resides at such address, the commissioner shall immediately (1) notify 73
the department's social worker assigned to such case of such person's 74
release to such address and the violations for which such person was 75
convicted and incarcerated, and (2) include a copy of such notification 76
in such child's case file. 77
Sec. 5. Section 10a-57g of the 2026 supplement to the general statutes 78
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 79
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October 1, 2026): 80
(a) As used in this section: 81
(1) ["Preschool through Twenty and Workforce Information 82
Network" or "P20 WIN" ] "Data Link Connecticut" or "DataLinkCT" 83
means a state integrated data system utilized for the purpose of 84
matching and integrating data of state agencies and other organizations 85
to inform policy and practice for education, workforce and supportive 86
service efforts. 87
(2) "Participating agency" means the Connecticut State Colleges and 88
Universities, Department of Education, Labor Department, the Office of 89
Early Childhood, The University of Connecticut, the Connecticut 90
Conference of Independent Colleges and any entity that has executed 91
an enterprise memorandum of understanding for participation in [the 92
P20 WIN ] DataLinkCT and has been approved for participation 93
pursuant to the terms of the enterprise memorandum of understanding. 94
(3) "Enterprise memorandum of understanding" means a 95
foundational multiparty agreement that sets forth the details of how 96
data is shared and the respective legal rights and responsibilities of each 97
party within the data sharing process. 98
(b) There is established [a Preschool through Twenty and Workforce 99
Information Network] Data Link Connecticut . The executive board of 100
[the P20 WIN ] DataLinkCT, established pursuant to subsection (d) of 101
this section, shall establish processes and structures governing the 102
secure sharing of data across participating agencies. 103
(c) The Office of Policy and Management shall serve as the 104
administrator for [P20 WIN] DataLinkCT to support the executive board 105
and data governing board, develop procedures for secure sharing and 106
analysis of data and provide program management to support the 107
continued operation and maintenance of [P20 WIN ] DataLinkCT, in 108
accordance with the state data plan and data sharing efforts specified in 109
sections 4-67n and 4-67p. 110
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(d) [The P20 WIN ] DataLinkCT shall be governed by an executive 111
board that shall provide oversight of such network. Said executive 112
board shall include, but need not be limited to, the chief executive officer 113
of each participating agency, or their respective designees, the Chief 114
Workforce Officer, or the officer's designee, and the Secretary of the 115
Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee. The duties 116
of the executive board shall be to: 117
(1) Advance a vision for [the P20 WIN including ] DataLinkCT that 118
includes a prioritized research agenda with support from the Office of 119
Policy and Management. 120
(2) Convene as needed to respond to issues from the data governing 121
board. 122
(3) Identify and work to secure resources necessary to sustain [P20 123
WIN] DataLinkCT funding. 124
(4) Support system implementation, maintenance and improvement 125
by advocating for [the P20 WIN ] DataLinkCT in regard to policy, 126
legislation and resources. 127
(5) Advocate for and support the state's vision for [the P20 WIN ] 128
DataLinkCT. 129
(6) Establish a data governing board to establish and implement 130
policies related to cross -agency data management, including, but not 131
limited to, data confidentiality and security in alignment with the vision 132
for [the P20 WIN] DataLinkCT and any applicable law. In establishing 133
such policies, the data governing board shall consult with the Office of 134
Policy and Management, in accordance with the provisions of sections 135
4-67n and 4-67p and other applicable statutes and policies. 136
(e) The executive board established pursuant to this section may 137
appoint advisory committees to make recommendations on data 138
stewardship, data system expansion and processes, and such other areas 139
that will advance the work of [the P20 WIN] DataLinkCT. 140
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(f) (1) Each regional workforce development board established under 141
section 31-3k shall regularly submit data to [the P20 WIN] DataLinkCT 142
to report on the performance and outcomes achieved by the state's 143
workforce system, including, but not limited to, workforce training and 144
development programs that receive federal and state funds or grants. 145
Not later than September 1, 2025, the Chief Workforce Officer shall, in 146
consultation with the Labor Commissioner, the Chief Data Officer and 147
the regional workforce development boards, establish standards for the 148
submission of data by regional workforce development boards 149
specifying the data to be submitted and the form and manner in which 150
to submit such data. 151
(2) On or before January 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the Chief 152
Workforce Officer may, in consultation with the Chief Data Officer and 153
the Labor Commissioner, submit to the administrator of [the P20 WIN] 154
DataLinkCT a request for data and analysis of such data for the 155
purposes of assessing performance and outcomes of the state's 156
workforce system. Such data and analysis request shall be completed by 157
the administrator of [the P20 WIN ] DataLinkCT not later than August 158
15, 2022, and annually thereafter. 159
(g) Not later than October 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, each 160
constituent unit of the state system of higher education, as defined in 161
section 10a-1, and such constituent unit's central or system office, if any, 162
shall submit, in a manner that complies with the requirements of the 163
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 USC 1232g, as amended 164
from time to time, data to [the P20 WIN] DataLinkCT to report on the 165
outcomes of postsecondary education and workforce development 166
programs operated by such constituent unit. Not later than September 167
1, 2025, the Chief Data Officer shall specify the form and manner in 168
which to submit such data. Any report produced from such data shall 169
be in aggregated form and, consistent with any other provision of state 170
or federal law, shall not include any personally identifiable information 171
of students or participants in such programs. 172
Sec. 6. Subsection (c) of section 4-124w of the 2026 supplement to the 173
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general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 174
thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 175
(c) The Chief Workforce Officer may call upon any office, 176
department, board, commission, public institution of higher education 177
or other agency of the state to supply such reports, information, data 178
and assistance as may be reasonable, necessary and appropriate in order 179
to carry out the Chief Workforce Officer's or the Office of Workforce 180
Strategy's duties and requirements. Each officer or employee of such 181
office, department, board, commission, public institution of higher 182
education or other agency of the state shall furnish such reports, 183
information, data and assistance as requested by the Chief Workforce 184
Officer, to the extent permitted under state and federal law. Any request 185
for data from a participating agency in [P20 WIN ] DataLinkCT, 186
established pursuant to section 10a-57g, as amended by this act, shall be 187
submitted through [P20 WIN ] DataLinkCT in accordance with the 188
policies and procedures established by [P20 WIN] DataLinkCT. 189
Sec. 7. Subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 10 -15o of the 2026 190
supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 191
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 192
(2) Compile and analyze data on students and young people, through 193
available data systems, including, but not limited to, [the Connecticut 194
Preschool through Twenty and Workforce Information Network ] Data 195
Link Connecticut, established pursuant to section 10a -57g, as amended 196
by this act; 197
Sec. 8. Subdivision (19) of subsection (b) of section 12 -15 of the 2026 198
supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 199
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 200
(19) To the extent allowable under federal law, return information to 201
another state agency or to support a data request submitted through 202
[P20 WIN] DataLinkCT, established in section 10a -57g, as amended by 203
this act, in accordance with the policies and procedures of [P20 WIN] 204
DataLinkCT for the purposes of evaluation or research, provided the 205
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recipient of such data enters into a data sharing agreement pursuant to 206
section 4-67aa if such recipient is not a state agency; 207
Sec. 9. Subsection (e) of section 17b-112l of the 2026 supplement to the 208
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 209
thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 210
(e) Not later than July 1, 2020, pursuant to the advisory authority 211
established in section 3 -125, the Office of the Attorney General, in 212
consultation with the Two-Generational Advisory Board, the Secretary 213
of the Office of Policy and Management, the Chief Data Officer 214
appointed pursuant to section 4-67p and [the Preschool through Twenty 215
and Workforce Information Network ] Data Link Connecticut , 216
established pursuant to section 10a -57g, as amended by this act , shall 217
develop a uniform interagency data sharing protocol to remove legal 218
barriers to promote cross -agency and cross -sector collaboration under 219
this section to the fullest extent permitted under state and federal laws. 220
Sec. 10. Section 22 of public act 24-45 is repealed and the following is 221
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 222
Not later than [January 1, 2025] July 1, 2027, and [annually] biennially 223
thereafter, the executive board of [the Connecticut Preschool Through 224
Twenty and Workforce Information Network ] Data Link Connecticut , 225
established pursuant to section 10a -57g of the general statutes , as 226
amended by this act, shall submit [an annual] a report on disconnected 227
youth. In developing such report, the executive board shall use the data 228
model established through the data sharing agreement 0043 regarding 229
Research on Disengaged and Disconnected Youth in Connecticut. The 230
executive board shall submit such report to the joint standing 231
committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 232
relating to education, children, the judiciary, labor, human services, 233
public health and appropriations, in accordance with the provisions of 234
section 11 -4a of the general statutes. As used in this section, 235
"disconnected youth" has the same meaning as provided in section 21 of 236
[this act] public act 24-45. 237
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 July 1, 2026, and
applicable to taxable years
commencing on or after
January 1, 2026
New section
Sec. 2 July 1, 2026 New section
Sec. 3 October 1, 2026 New section
Sec. 4 October 1, 2026 New section
Sec. 5 October 1, 2026 10a-57g
Sec. 6 October 1, 2026 4-124w(c)
Sec. 7 October 1, 2026 10-15o(b)(2)
Sec. 8 October 1, 2026 12-15(b)(19)
Sec. 9 October 1, 2026 17b-112l(e)
Sec. 10 October 1, 2026 PA 24-45, Sec. 22

APP Joint Favorable Subst.

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The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of
the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not
represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general,
fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional
knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final
products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note

State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 27 $ FY 28 $
Department of Revenue Services GF - Revenue
Loss
316 million 316 million
Department of Revenue Services GF - Cost Up to
75,000
None
Education, Dept. GF - Cost 12.5 million None
Note: GF=General Fund

Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill establishes a refundable personal income tax credit for filers
with dependent children and provides school meals at no cost to certain
eligible students in FY 27, resulting in the fiscal impacts described
below.
Section 1 establishes a refundable personal income tax credit of up to
$600 per dependent child, for up to three children at maximum per filer,
depending on income eligibility. This results in a (1) General Fund
revenue loss of approximately $316 million annually beginning in FY 27
and (2) one -time cost of up to $75,000 to the Department of Revenue
Services in FY 27 associated with programming updates to the CTax tax
administration system and myconneCT online portal.
Section 2 results in a one -time cost to the State Department of
Education (SDE) of approximately $12.5 million in FY 27. It requires
eligible schools and school districts to offer in FY 27: (1) breakfast at no
cost to all students; and (2) lunch at no cost to studen ts eligible for
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reduced price lunch. An eligible district is one that: (1) is participating
in the National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program; and
(2) is not participating in the Community Eligibility Provision program
(through which students receive meals at no charge). The bill requires
SDE to provide a grant to eligible schools and districts to offset the cost
of offering meals at no charge.
The bill does not prescribe a formula for the grant. The above
indicated cost assumes the grant would ensure that schools and districts
are reimbursed for all meals at the federal free meal reimbursement rate.
Costs will vary based on federal school meal reimbursement rates and
the number of school meals served. If demand for school meals increases
as a result of this provision, the above indicated costs could increase
correspondingly.
Sections 3 and 4 prohibit individuals convicted of certain crimes
from living with a minor child and require the Department of Correction
to notify the Department of Children and Families (DCF) when they are
released from incarceration , resulting in no fiscal impact. Subsequent
potential case actions require minimal changes in workload that can be
absorbed by current DCF staff.
Sections 5 through 10 rename P20 WIN to DataLinkCT and require
their executive board to report on disconnected youth biennially
(compared to annually under current law), resulting in no fiscal impact.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to fluctuation in the number of eligible
children covered by the tax credit.

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OLR Bill Analysis
sSB 6

AN ACT CONCERNING SUPPORTS FOR CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
SUMMARY
§ 1 — CHILD TAX CREDIT
Establishes a refundable state child tax credit against the personal
income tax for resident taxpayers with qualifying incomes; credit
equals $600 per child for up to three children but phases out as
taxpayer income increases above specified thresholds
§ 2 — FREE SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH
For FY 27, requires all non -CEP-participating school districts in a
federal school meals program to offer free school breakfasts to all
students and free lunches to students who are eligible for free or
reduced priced lunches; creates a new SDE grant to pr ovide funding
for the meals
§§ 3 & 4 — RESIDENCE RESTRICTIONS AND NOTIFICATIONS ON
PEOPLE CONVICTED OF CERTAIN CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN
Generally, prohibits people who are convicted of certain crimes from
living with a minor child and requires notification to DCF when
people convicted of these crimes are released from incarceration
§§ 5-10 — P20 WIN DATA SYSTEM
Changes the name of the P20 WIN data system to “DataLinkCT “and
makes the executive board’s reports on disconnected youth due every
two years, rather than every year
COMMENT
BACKGROUND

SUMMARY
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This bill makes unrelated changes regarding taxes (creating a child
tax credit), school meals, people convicted of certain crimes against
children, and the P20 WIN data system, as described in the section -by-
section analysis below.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2026, except as noted below.
§ 1 — CHILD TAX CREDIT
Establishes a refundable state child tax credit against the personal income tax for resident
taxpayers with qualifying incomes; credit equals $600 per child for up to three children
but phases out as taxpayer income increases above specified thresholds
Starting with the 2026 tax year, the bill establishes a refundable state
child tax credit (CTC) against the personal income tax (but not the
withholding tax) for resident taxpayers with qualifying incomes. The
CTC is $600 per dependent child for up to three children (age 16 or
younger), but the credit phases out at 10% intervals as taxpayer federal
adjusted gross income (AGI) increases above specified income levels,
which vary by filing status.
The table below shows, for each filing status, the income level at
which taxpayers (1) qualify for the maximum CTC and (2) no longer
qualify for it. The state earned income tax credit must be disregarded in
calculating a taxpayer’s tax liability for the CTC.
Table: CTC Qualifying Income Levels by Filing Status
Filing Status Maximum CTC
(Federal AGI ≤)
No Credit
(Federal AGI >)
Single or Married Filing Separately $100,000 $109,000
Head of Household 160,000 169,000
Joint Filers or Surviving Spouses 200,000 209,000

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 202 6, and applicable to tax years starting
on or after January 1, 2026.
§ 2 — FREE SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH
For FY 27, requires all non-CEP-participating school districts in a federal school meals
program to offer free school breakfasts to all students and free lunches to students who are
eligible for free or reduced priced lunches; creates a new SDE grant to provide funding for
the meals
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For FY 27, the bill (1) requires eligible school districts to provide all
students with school breakfasts at no charge and lunch at no charge for
those who are eligible for free or reduced priced lunch and (2) entitles
these districts a grant from the State Department of Education (SDE) for
these costs.
Under the bill, “eligible school districts” are local and regional boards
of education, state and local charter schools, and interdistrict magnet
school operators that (1) participate in the federal School Breakfast
Program or the National Lunch Program and (2) do not participate in
the federal Community Eligibility Program (CEP; see Background —
Community Eligibility Program ). It is unclear how this provision would
apply to a school district where some, but not all, of its schools
participate in CEP.
Relatedly, for eligible school districts, the bill waives the existing
law’s requirement on school districts participating in the federal school
lunch and breakfast, or other school feeding, programs for FY 27.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2026
Background — Community Eligibility Program
The federal Healthy, Hunger -Free Kids Act of 2010 created CEP,
which allows eligible schools to serve free breakfast and lunch to all
students without collecting applications from individual households
(P.L. 111-296, § 104, codified as 7 C.F.R. § 245.9(f)). Instead, schools that
adopt CEP are reimbursed using a formula based on their percentage of
enrolled students who are categorically eligible for free meals because
they participate in other specific means -tested programs, such as the
Supplemental Nutriti on Assistance Program ( SNAP) and the
Temporary Assistance of Needy Families ( TANF) program . Broadly
speaking, schools or districts may use CEP if at least 25% of their
enrolled students are categorically eligible.
Within a school district, all schools, a group of schools, or an
individual school may participate in CEP if eligible. Eligible schools and
school districts must submit required documentation to their state
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education agency (in Connecticut, this is SDE).
§§ 3 & 4 — RESIDENCE RESTRICTIONS AND NOTIFICATIONS ON
PEOPLE CONVICTED OF CERTAIN CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN
Generally, prohibits people who are convicted of certain crimes from living with a minor
child and requires notification to DCF when people convicted of these crimes are released
from incarceration
Primary Residence With a Minor Child Prohibition
The bill prohibits any person convicted, on or after October 1, 2026,
of certain crimes against children from sharing a primary residence with
a minor child, unless the person is the child’s biological or adoptive
parent and the adoption was finalized before the conviction. The table
below shows the 15 crimes for which the prohibition applies and a high-
level summary for each. A minor child is a person under 18 years old.
(This provision may be unconstitutional as it does not include a due
process or appeals procedure, see COMMENT.)
Table: Crimes Triggering Prohibition Against Living With a Minor Child*
Crime CGS § Description
Cruelty to persons 53-20
When a person intentionally tortures,
torments, or unlawfully punishes another
person or deprives them of necessary food,
clothing, shelter, or physical care
Injury or risk of injury to,
or impairing morals of,
children; sale of children
53-21
When a person (1) causes or allows a child
under age 16 to be placed in a situation
where the child’s life or limb is endangered or
morals are likely to be impaired, (2) has
sexual or indecent contact with the child’s
intimate parts, or (3) sells or buys permanent
custody of the child
Leaving child
unsupervised in public
accommodation or a
motor vehicle; failure to
report disappearance of a
child
53-21a
When a parent, guardian, or person
supervising a child under age 12 knowingly
(1) leaves the child unsupervised in a public
place or vehicle for a period of time that
presents a substantial risk to the child’s
health or safety or (2) fails to report a child’s
disappearance to law enforcement
Abandonment of child
under the age of six years 53-23
When a person having charge of a child
under age six leaves the child in any place,
with intent to abandon the child
Aggravated sexual assault
of a minor 53a-70c When any person commits certain crimes (for
example, sexual assault) against a child
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Crime CGS § Description
under 13 and the crime is compounded by
certain factors (for example, the victim was
kidnapped, illegally restrained, or stalked, or
the accused has been convicted of a violent
sexual assault before)
Promoting prostitution of a
person less than 18 years
old in the first degree
53a-
86(a)(2)
When a person knowingly advances or profits
from the prostitution of a person under age
18
Enticing a minor 53a-90a
When a person uses an interactive computer
service (such as the internet) to knowingly
persuade, induce, entice, or coerce someone
under age 18, or who the person reasonably
believes to be under 18, to engage in
prostitution or unlawful sexual activity
Obscenity as to minors 53a-196
When a person knowingly promotes to a
minor, for money, any material or
performance that is obscene for minors
Employing a minor in an
obscene performance 53a-196a
When a person employs a minor or allows a
minor to be employed to promote any
material or performance that is obscene for
minors, regardless of whether the minor
receives any consideration (is paid)
Promoting a minor in an
obscene performance 53a-196b
When a person knowingly promotes any
material or performance that employs a
minor, whether or not the minor receives
consideration, and the material or
performance is obscene for minors
Importing child sexual
abuse material 53a-196c
When a person knowingly imports or causes
to be imported into the state three or more
visual depictions of child sexual abuse
material (often called child pornography)
Possessing child sexual
abuse material in the first
degree
53a-196d
When a person knowingly possesses (1) 50
or more images of child sexual abuse
material, (2) one or more images of child
sexual abuse material depicting the infliction
or threatened infliction of serious injury, or (3)
a series of images or a video depicting either
multiple children engaging in sexually explicit
conduct or more than one act of explicit
conduct by one or more children
Possessing child sexual
abuse material in the
second degree
53a-196e
When a person knowingly possesses (1)
between 20 and 49 images of child sexual
abuse material or (2) a series of images or a
video depicting a single act of sexually
explicit conduct by one child
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Crime CGS § Description
Possessing child sexual
abuse material in the third
degree
53a-196f
When a person knowingly possesses (1)
fewer than 20 images of child sexual abuse
material or (2) a series of images or a video
depicting a single act of sexually explicit
conduct by one child
Commercial sexual
exploitation of a minor 53a-196i
When a person knowingly buys advertising
space for an advertisement for a commercial
sex act that includes a depiction of a minor
*Except for biological parents or adoptive parents if the adoption was finalized before the conviction

DCF Notification Upon Release From Prison
Under the bill, when someone convicted of a crime in the table above
(except for those under CGS § 53-21a, described above) is released from
incarceration, the correction commissioner must notify the Department
of Children and Families (DCF) commissioner within one week after the
person is released. The notice must include the (1) residential address to
which the person was released and (2) crime for which the person was
incarcerated.
Within one week after receiving this notification, the bill requires the
DCF commissioner to check if the address in the notice is the primary
residence of a child who is under a protective supervision order or
receiving protective services, as described b elow. If it is, she must
immediately (1) notify the child’s DCF social worker about the person’s
release to the address and the crime that led to the incarceration and (2)
include a copy of the notice in the child’s case file. ( The bill is silent on
what steps, if any, DCF or the social worker must take after receiving
the notification.)
By law, a protective supervision order means a court determined a
child was neglected, but DCF or another social agency is, at the court’s
request, helping correct the neglect while the child remains in the home.
“Protective services” are public welfare services provided to a family
following a complaint of abuse, neglect, or abandonment, but where
there is no ruling on the complaint (CGS § 17a-93).
§§ 5-10 — P20 WIN DATA SYSTEM
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Changes the name of the P20 WIN data system to “DataLinkCT “and makes the executive
board’s reports on disconnected youth due every two years, rather than every year
Program Name Change (§§ 6-10)
The bill changes the name of the P20 WIN program (Preschool
through Twenty and Workforce Information Network) to “Data Link
Connecticut” (or “DataLinkCT”) in five statutes without otherwise
changing the law. The program is a state data system used to match and
integrate data from certain labor- and education-related state agencies,
colleges and universities, and other organizations to inform policy and
practice for education, workforce, and supportive service efforts.
Disconnected Youth Report (§ 10)
The bill requires the P20 WIN (renamed DataLinkCT) executive
board to report on disconnected youth biennially (every two years)
rather than annually, as current law requires. It makes the first biennial
report due by July 1, 2027. Under existing law, uncha nged by the bill,
the reports must go to the Appropriations, Children, Education, Human
Services, Judiciary, Labor and Public Employees , and Public Health
committees.
For the reports, a “disconnected youth” is someone age 14-26 who is
(1) an at-risk student or (2) not enrolled in high school and (a) does not
have a high school diploma or its equivalent; (b) has a diploma or
equivalent but is unemployed and not enrolled in an adult education
program, college, or a workforce training or certification program,
including an apprenticeship , or otherwise pursuing postsecondary
education; or (c) is incarcerated.
COMMENT
No Due Process for Significant Penalty
Under the U.S. Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment, no state may
“deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of
law.” The amendment’s due process clause guarantees procedural due
process, meaning that government actors must follow certain
procedures before they may deprive a person of a protected life, liberty,
or property interest.
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The bill creates a new penalty for people convicted of specified crimes
by prohibiting them from residing in a home with a minor child unless
they are the child’s parent or adoptive parent. However, the bill does
not include the elements typically required for due process, for example,
a notice provision, a process for government actors to follow, a hearing,
the right to counsel, or any ability for the person to appeal this provision.
BACKGROUND
Legislative History
The Senate referred the bill (File 118) to the Appropriations
Committee, which reported a substitute that removes the provision
regarding notification when a child is withdrawn from public school.
COMMITTEE ACTION
Committee on Children
Joint Favorable Substitute
Yea 11 Nay 6 (03/05/2026)

Appropriations Committee
Joint Favorable Substitute
Yea 46 Nay 5 (04/14/2026)