Sec. 17a-7a. Standard leave and release policies for delinquent children committed to department.

      Sec. 17a-7a. Standard leave and release policies for delinquent children committed to department. The Commissioner of Children and Families shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, setting standard leave and release policies for juvenile delinquents committed to the Department of Children and Families and assigned to state facilities and private residential programs. Such regulations shall provide that juvenile delinquents shall not be eligible for leave without an initial sixty-day evaluation of fitness and security risk, including a trial leave not exceeding one day. Such regulations shall provide that juvenile delinquents shall not be eligible for any leave or release without (1) an evaluation of fitness and security risk, (2) the assignment of supervision and clear identification of custody of a parent, legal guardian or other responsible adult, (3) confidential notification of local police for a leave or release granted to a serious juvenile offender, and (4) a determination of eligibility immediately prior to granting the leave or release of a delinquent.

      (P.A. 97-130.)