Connecticut HB 5327: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE DISCLOSURE OF AN OPEN INVESTIGATION OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT OR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, INJURY OR RISK OF INJURY TO OR IMPAIRING THE MORALS OF A MINOR DURING THE HIRING PROCESS OF A SCHOOL EMPLOYEE.

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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5327
February Session, 2026

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE DISCLOSURE OF AN OPEN
INVESTIGATION OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT OR SEXUAL
MISCONDUCT, INJURY OR RISK OF INJURY TO OR IMPAIRING THE
MORALS OF A MINOR DURING THE HIRING PROCESS OF A
SCHOOL EMPLOYEE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 10-222c of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2026): 2
(a) No local or regional board of education, governing council of a 3
state or local charter school, interdistrict magnet school operator or 4
supervisory agent of a nonpublic school shall offer employment to an 5
applicant for a position, including any position which is contracted for, 6
if such applicant would have direct student contact, prior to such board, 7
council, operator or supervisory agent: 8
(1) Requiring of such applicant: 9
(A) To list the name, address and telephone number of each current 10
or former employer of the applicant, if such current or former employer 11
was a local or regional board of education, council, operator or 12
supervisory agent or if such employment otherwise caused the 13
applicant to have contact with children; 14

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(B) A written authorization that (i) consents to and authorizes 15
disclosure by the employers listed under subparagraph (A) of this 16
subdivision of the information requested under subdivision (2) of this 17
subsection and the release of related records by such employers, (ii) 18
consents to and authorizes disclosure by the Department of Education 19
of the information requested under subdivision (3) of this subsection 20
and the release of related records by the department, and (iii) releases 21
those employers and the department from liability that may arise from 22
such disclosure or release of records pursuant to subdivision (2) or (3) 23
of this subsection; and 24
(C) A written statement of whether the applicant (i) has been or is the 25
subject of an abuse or neglect or sexual misconduct investigation, or any 26
investigation involving the injury or risk of injury to, or impairing the 27
morals of, a minor by any employer, state agency or municipal police 28
department, unless the investigation resulted in a finding that all 29
allegations were unsubstantiated, (ii) has ever been disciplined or asked 30
to resign from employment or resigned from or otherwise separated 31
from any employment while an allegation of abuse or neglect was 32
pending or under investigation by the Department of Children and 33
Families or such employer, state agency or municipal police 34
department, or an allegation of sexual misconduct was pending or 35
under investigation by such employer, state agency or municipal police 36
department, or an allegation involving the injury or risk of injury to, or 37
impairing the morals of, a minor was pending or under investigation, or 38
due to an allegation substantiated pursuant to section 17a-101g of abuse 39
or neglect, or of sexual misconduct or a conviction for abuse or neglect 40
or sexual misconduct, or (iii) has ever had a professional or occupational 41
license or certificate suspended or revoked or has ever surrendered such 42
a license or certificate while an allegation of abuse or neglect was 43
pending or under investigation by the department or an investigation 44
of sexual misconduct was pending or under investigation, or an 45
allegation involving the injury or risk of injury to, or impairing the 46
morals of, a minor was pending or under investigation, or due to an 47
allegation substantiated by the department of abuse or neglect or of 48

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sexual misconduct or a conviction for abuse or neglect or sexual 49
misconduct; 50
(2) Conducting a review of the employment history of the applicant 51
by contacting those employers listed by the applicant under subdivision 52
(1) of this subsection. Such review shall be conducted using a form 53
developed by the Department of Education in accordance with section 54
3 of public act 16-67 that shall request (A) the dates of employment of 55
the applicant, and (B) a statement as to whether the employer has 56
knowledge that the applicant (i) was or is the subject of an allegation of 57
abuse or neglect or sexual misconduct or involving the injury or risk of 58
injury to, or impairing the morals of, a minor for which there is an 59
investigation pending with any employer, state agency or municipal 60
police department or which has been substantiated, unless such 61
substantiation has been reversed as a result of an appeal conducted 62
pursuant to section 17a-101k; (ii) was disciplined or asked to resign from 63
employment or resigned from or otherwise separated from any 64
employment while an allegation of abuse or neglect or sexual 65
misconduct or involving the injury or risk of injury to, or