Conn. Agencies Regs. § 10-94j-7 - Appointment of a surrogate parent

Upon a determination that a child is in need of a surrogate parent, the commissioner of education shall appoint a surrogate parent in accordance with the following requirements:

(a) The individual appointed as surrogate parent shall meet such qualifications as are set forth in section 10-94j-3;

(b) The individual appointed as surrogate parent shall have successfully completed training as set forth in section 10-94j-4;

(c) Appointments shall take into consideration the places of residence of the child and surrogate parent as well as the particular expertise of the surrogate parent related to the handicapping condition, educational needs, age or other relevant factors;

(d) Written notice of the appointment shall be mailed to the child, to the surrogate parent, to the agency responsible for educating the child, and to the agency responsible for the care of the child; and

(e) The commissioner shall advise the child, the agency responsible for educating the child and the agency responsible for the care of the child that the commissioner may, not less than thirty (30) days prior to the child's eighteenth birthday, extend the appointment of a surrogate parent until such child graduates from high school or reaches age twenty-one years, whichever occurs first.

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Conn. Agencies Regs. § 10-94j-7

Effective December 1, 1982