Sec. 17a-54. Parent education and support centers.
Sec. 17a-54. Parent education and support centers. The Department of Children
and Families shall establish, within available appropriations, community-based, multiservice parent education and support centers. The goal of each center shall be to improve
parenting and enhance family functioning in order to provide children and youths increased opportunities for positive development. Each center shall provide: (1) Parent
education and training services; (2) parent support services; (3) information about and
coordination of other community services; (4) consultation services; and (5) coordination of child care and transportation services to facilitate participation in the center's
programs. Each center shall conduct outreach programs and shall be accessible with
respect to schedule and location.
(P.A. 90-287, S. 3; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; P.A. 06-196, S. 121.)
History: 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. 06-196 made technical changes, effective June 7, 2006.