§ 17a-95 — (Formerly Sec. 17-35). Religious and moral instruction.

Equal privileges shall be granted to clergymen of all religious denominations to impart religious instruction to the children residing in receiving homes maintained and operated by the Commissioner of Children and Families, and every reasonable opportunity shall be allowed such clergymen to give religious and moral instruction to such children as belong to their respective faiths. The Commissioner of Children and Families shall prescribe reasonable times and places when and where such instruction may be given.

Legislative History

(1949 Rev., S. 2838; 1955, S. 1471d; February, 1965, P.A. 488, S. 4; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 521, 610; P.A. 79-631, S. 55, 111; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2.) History: 1965 act changed “denominations” to “faiths”; P.A. 75-420 replaced welfare commissioner with commissioner of social services; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of social services with commissioner of human resources, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-631 replaced commissioner of human resources with commissioner of children and youth services; Sec. 17-35 transferred to Sec. 17a-95 in 1991; 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. Annotation to former section 17-35: Cited. 110 C. 479.