Sec.17a-150-97. Children’s bedroom, clothing and privacy

(a) (1) Each bedroom shall be enclosed on all sides, with a window and a door that leads into a hallway or other common living area.

(2) Each bedroom shall have at least two approved means of exit capable of providing for escape in the event of fire or disaster.

(3) Bedrooms for children shall be used for sleeping purposes and customary childrens’ activities only. The child’s bedroom shall not be used for general purposes of other members of the family.

(4) Children under the age of three placed in foster families and prospective adoptive families shall sleep on the same floor and in close proximity to foster or prospective adoptive parents or a responsible adult.

(5) A separate bed shall be provided for each child except that siblings of the same sex may sleep together in a double sized or larger bed with the approval of the chief administrative officer of the child placing agency or the commissioner.

(6) No child three years of age or older shall be permitted to share a bedroom with another child of the opposite sex or a same sex child of disparate age without the permission of the chief administrative officer of the child placing agency or the commissioner. No child over the age of one shall share a room with an adult without the permission of the chief administrative officer of the child placing agency or the commissioner.

(7) No more than four (4) children including the foster or prospective adoptive parents own children shall sleep in the same room without the permission of the chief administrative officer of the child placing agency or the commissioner.

(b) The child’s clothing shall be kept clean and in good condition in keeping with the standards of the community. Provision shall be made for the safe storage of the child’s clothing and personal possessions.

(c) Each child shall be afforded privacy appropriate to his growth and development.

(Effective February 20, 1997)