{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-98a","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-98a","heading":"Kinship navigator program.","body":"The Department of Children and Families, in consultation with the Departments of Social Services, Mental Health and Addiction Services and Developmental Services, shall establish, within available appropriations, a kinship navigator program. Such program shall ensure that: (1) When the Department of Children and Families determines that it is in the best interest of the child to be placed with a relative for foster care, the department informs the relative regarding procedures to become licensed as a foster parent, and (2) grandparents and other relatives caring for a minor child are provided with information on the array of state services and benefits for which they may be eligible, including the subsidy program established pursuant to section 17a-126. The Commissioner of Children and Families shall, within available appropriations, ensure that information on the array of services available under the kinship navigator program is accessible through the 2-1-1 Infoline program.","path":["TITLE 17a. SOCIAL AND HUMAN SERVICES AND RESOURCES","CHAPTER 319a*. CHILD WELFARE","PART I. DEPENDENT AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_319a.htm#sec_17a-98a","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:02Z","sha256":"e1d5d98abcd12f707f7a7ed7945af81a4e3fc40a86f96e0c1707859693c760b6","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-98","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-98b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}