AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text states the purpose is for children's mental health but does not define specific eligibility criteria or service types within this excerpt.

Funding for Children's Mental Health

This bill sets aside $250,000 from the General Fund to give a grant to the Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut.

What This Bill Does

• Sets aside $250,000 from the General Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
• Sends this money to the Department of Children and Families.
• Directs the department to provide a grant specifically to the Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Department of Children and Families
• The Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not explain how the grant money must be used by the agency.
• The text does not list specific rules for which children can receive help.

Official Summary Text

To increase funding for children's mental health in southeastern Connecticut.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 328 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 94
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 328

Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS

Introduced by:
SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR CHILDREN'S MENTAL
HEALTH.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars be appropriated 1
to the Department of Children and Families, for Grants to Psychiatric 2
Clinics, from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, 3
to provide a grant to the Child and Family Agency of Southeastern 4
Connecticut. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To increase funding for children's mental health in southeastern
Connecticut.