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CT Senate Bill 1311

Legislation

State: Connecticut
Signed: July 01, 2025

Effective: July 01, 2025
Chapter: Public Act No. 25-116

Summary

Connecticut enacts the Revised Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children, which requires a notarized certification for certain child placements involving a private adoption agency.

Affects

Amends Section 17a-175 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

Changes
  1. Enacts the revised Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children Act.
  2. Defines “certification” to mean to attest, declare or swear to before a judge or Notary Public.
  3. Requires that for placements by a private child placing agency, the request must contain a certification by a licensed attorney or authorized agent of a private adoption agency that the consent or relinquishment is in compliance with the applicable laws of the sending state, or where permitted the laws of the state where finalization of the adoption will occur.
  4. Goes into effect when 35 states enact the Compact.
Analysis

Senate Bill 1311 enacts the most recent changes to the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children (ICPC). The ICPC governs the placement of abused, neglected, dependent, delinquent, or unmanageable children and children for possible adoption between all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and certain U.S. territories that have signed onto the Compact. The new compact has a provision requiring a notarized “certification” for placements by a private adoption agency. The new Compact takes effect when 35 states have enacted the provisions of the new Compact. According to the American Public Human Services Association that tracks enactments, as of May 31, 18 states had enacted the ICPC. Until then, the prior version governs interstate placements.

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