THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

House Staff:
Room 146
State House
Boston, MA 02133 House Staff Telephone: (617) 722-2011


Senate Staff
: Room 511C
State House
Boston, MA 02133 Senate Staff Telephone: (617) 722-1640


It shall be the duty of the committee on Children, Families andpersons with Disabilities to consider all matters concerning concerning mental health and public health issues involing children,child nutrition, homelessness and homeless shelters, publi c welfare, children, handicapped and adults (generally), mental retardation, and other such matters as may be referred


Members appointed to the committee:

Spilka of Second Middlesex and Norfolk
McGee of Third Essex and Middlesex
Jehlen of Second Middlesex
Resor of Middlesex and Worcester
Marzilli of 4th Middlesex
Tarr of First Essex and Middlesex
Coakley-Rivera of Springfield
Galvin of Canton
Atkins of Concord
Nyman of Hanover
L'Italien of Andover
Grant of Beverly
Sannicandro of Ashland
Richardson of Framingham
Clark of Melrose
Lepper of Attleboro
Rogeness of Longmeadow

List of matters that have been referred to the committee:

Senate, No. 60 -- Department of Social Services.
Senate, No. 61 -- Child abuse,- disabilities.
Senate, No. 62 -- Domestic abusers,- penalize.
Senate, No. 63 -- Birth certifcates,- access.
Senate, No. 64 -- Savings,- low income.
Senate, No. 65 -- Human service programs,- rates.
Senate, No. 66 -- Child abuse,- reporting.
Senate, No. 67 -- Child,-support.
Senate, No. 68 -- Personal care agencies.
Senate, No. 69 -- Medical and educational consent,- caregiver.
Senate, No. 70 -- Day care facilities,- safety.
Senate, No. 71 -- Adopted children,- birth certificates.
Senate, No. 72 -- Health insurance,- children.
Senate, No. 73 -- Welfare reform.
Senate, No. 74 -- Emotional abuse,- children.
Senate, No. 75 -- Children,- placement.
Senate, No. 76 -- Emergency aid.
Senate, No. 77 -- Birth certificates.
Senate, No. 78 -- Breastfeeding,- benefits.
Senate, No. 79 -- Caregivers,- tax credit.
Senate, No. 80 -- Elderly blind,- commission.
Senate, No. 81 -- Child eye exam.
Senate, No. 82 -- Blind seniors,- study.
Senate, No. 83 -- Disabled,- explotation.
Senate, No. 84 -- Transitional assistance.
Senate, No. 85 -- Child abuse,- reporting.
Senate, No. 86 -- Grandparents raising grandchildren,- commission.
Senate, No. 87 -- Adoption information,- release.
Senate, No. 88 -- Families, preservation.
Senate, No. 89 -- Juveniles,- interstate compact .
Senate, No. 90 -- DTA,- emergency shelter.
Senate, No. 91 -- Children's medical security plan.
Senate, No. 92 -- Emergency shelters,- barriers.
Senate, No. 93 -- Foster children, medical care.
Senate, No. 94 -- Children,- health and welfare.
Senate, No. 95 -- Children,- basic health care.
Senate, No. 96 -- Healthy behavior,- promote.
Senate, No. 97 -- Anti-human trafficking.
Senate, No. 98 -- New mothers,- benefits.
Senate, No. 99 -- Children,- diabetes.
Senate, No. 100 -- School health care,- study.
Senate, No. 101 -- School health programs.
Senate, No. 102 -- Immunizations.
Senate, No. 103 -- Elderly care,- tax.
Senate, No. 104 -- Adoption and foster care.
Senate, No. 105 -- Marriage and divorce,- certificace fees.
Senate, No. 106 -- DTA,- accountability.
Senate, No. 107 -- Displaced employees,- protect.
Senate, No. 108 -- Child placement,- interstate compact.
Senate, No. 109 -- Adoption,- policy and procedure.
Senate, No. 110 -- Children and families,- foster care system.
Senate, No. 111 -- Newborn infants.
Senate, No. 112 -- Adoption and foster care.
Senate, No. 113 -- Children and families,- assistance.
Senate, No. 114 -- Family and medical leave,- paid.
Senate, No. 115 -- Welfare Reform.
Senate, No. 116 -- Promote self-sufficiency.
Senate, No. 117 -- Department of Transitional Assistance,- direct payments.
Senate, No. 118 -- Disabled persons,- financial exploitation.
Senate, No. 119 -- Brain injured,- supportive living.
Senate, No. 120 -- Family, marital therapy,- access.
Senate, No. 121 -- Pediatric nursing homes.
Senate, No. 122 -- Disabled children,- private nursing.
Senate, No. 123 -- Vision screening,- children.
Senate, No. 124 -- Elders and disabled,- low income.
Senate, No. 125 -- Federal reimbursement,- disabled adults.
Senate, No. 126 -- Direct care workers,- wages.
Senate, No. 127 -- Foster children,- education.
Senate, No. 667 -- Health benefits,- legal immigrants.
Senate, No. 1083 -- Templeton,- state land.
Senate, No. 1084 -- Disabled housing,- costs.
Senate, No. 1122 -- Behavior modification.
Senate, No. 1123 -- Behavioral treatment interventions.
Senate, No. 1124 -- Behavior analysts.
Senate, No. 1143 -- Reckless endangerment.
Senate, No. 1227 -- ALS.
Senate, No. 2177 -- Newborn infants.
Senate, No. 2178 -- Juveniles, -interstate compact.
Senate, No. 2181 -- Yaniris Cabrera,- sick leave
Senate, No. 2182 -- Black males,- status.
Senate, No. 2218 -- Child care providers.
Senate, No. 2286 -- Child care providers.
Senate, No. 2340 -- Protection of children,- toy safety.
Senate, No. 2389 -- Child,- support.
Senate, No. 2390 -- DSS,- child care and protection.
Senate, No. 2408 -- Blind seniors,- study.
Senate, No. 2430 -- Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities,- study.
Senate, No. 2570 -- Children and families,- assistance.
Senate, No. 2601 -- Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities,- study.
Senate, No. 2603 -- Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities,- study.
Senate, No. 2604 -- Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities,- study.
Senate, No. 2605 -- Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities,- study.
Senate, No. 2608 -- Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities,- study.
House, No. 67 -- Social Services, -custody of children.
House, No. 68 -- Social Services, -custody of children.
House, No. 69 -- Social Services, -custody of children.
House, No. 70 -- Family and children's ombudsman.
House, No. 71 -- Social Services, -employees.
House, No. 72 -- Foster children, -hotline.
House, No. 73 -- Office for Children employees, -crimes.
House, No. 74 -- Children in need of services.
House, No. 75 -- Police, -false reports against.
House, No. 76 -- ATMS, -customer protection.
House, No. 77 -- Animal killings, -penalty.
House, No. 78 -- Resisting arrest, -penalty.
House, No. 79 -- Telemarketers, -fraud.
House, No. 80 -- Mortgage statements, -information.
House, No. 81 -- Burial expenses.
House, No. 82 -- Children,- sexual abuse.
House, No. 83 -- Child abuse, -reporting.
House, No. 84 -- Immigrants, -food stamps.
House, No. 85 -- Welfare reform.
House, No. 86 -- Adoption.
House, No. 87 -- Medical day care providers.
House, No. 88 -- Indigent persons.
House, No. 89 -- Social workers, -time lines.
House, No. 90 -- Mental Retardation, -abuse investigations.
House, No. 91 -- Mentally retarded, -abuse.
House, No. 92 -- Newborn infants, -placement.
House, No. 93 -- Children, -state custody.
House, No. 94 -- Social Services Department, -caseload.
House, No. 95 -- Terminally ill children, -families.
House, No. 96 -- Adolescents at risk, -study.
House, No. 97 -- Domestic abuse program.
House, No. 98 -- Amber Chouinard.
House, No. 99 -- Children in need of services.
House, No. 100 -- Child care facilities.
House, No. 101 -- Mentally retarded, -study abuse.
House, No. 102 -- Children, -domestic violence.
House, No. 103 -- Sheltered children, -tuitions.
House, No. 104 -- Children, -care.
House, No. 105 -- Minor children.
House, No. 106 -- Mental Retardation, -community based services.
House, No. 107 -- Mental retardation providers
House, No. 108 -- Social Services Department.
House, No. 109 -- Disabled persons.
House, No. 110 -- Playgrounds, -access by adults.
House, No. 111 -- Non-custodial children,- assistance.
House, No. 112 -- Child abuse, -reporting.
House, No. 113 -- Out of state child support.
House, No. 114 -- Child care.
House, No. 115 -- Children and disabled, -protection.
House, No. 116 -- Families with children, -shelter.
House, No. 117 -- Children, -discrimination.
House, No. 118 -- Children, -well-being.
House, No. 119 -- family shelter.
House, No. 120 -- Foster care, -placements.
House, No. 121 -- Youth advocacy.
House, No. 122 -- Child Care Services, -assignment levels.
House, No. 123 -- School food products.
House, No. 124 -- Day care centers, -camera.
House, No. 125 -- Child abuse, -municipal inspectors.
House, No. 126 -- Youth, -year of service.
House, No. 127 -- Fuel stamp program.
House, No. 128 -- Children, -abuse and neglect.
House, No. 129 -- Au pairs and nannies, -regulate.
House, No. 130 -- Adoption specialists.
House, No. 131 -- Elderly, -emergency aid.
House, No. 132 -- Massachusetts hospital school.
House, No. 133 -- Residents, -equal access.
House, No. 134 -- Childrens behavioral research.
House, No. 135 -- Development disabilities.
House, No. 136 -- Mental health, -quality assurance.
House, No. 137 -- Elderly mentally retarded, -services.
House, No. 138 -- Foster care screening.
House, No. 139 -- MCAS tests, -assessments.
House, No. 140 -- Temporary family benefits.
House, No. 141 -- Out of school time programs.
House, No. 142 -- Rental assistance, -direct payments.
House, No. 143 -- Youth development office.
House, No. 144 -- National CORI checks'.
House, No. 145 -- Child abuse reports.
House, No. 382 -- Northern Berkshire, -industrial development.
House, No. 617 -- Grandparents.
House, No. 748 -- Community workers for mentally retarded.
House, No. 869 -- Developmentally disabled.
House, No. 895 -- Miracle league, -establish.
House, No. 937 -- Disabled Commission, -disclosures.
House, No. 1151 -- Minors, -caregivers.
House, No. 1287 -- Mental health facilities.
House, No. 1876 -- Dept. of Retardation, -name change.
House, No. 1898 -- Persons with disabilities.
House, No. 1899 -- Retardation, -eliminate word from General Laws.
House, No. 1904 -- Mental retardation, -treatment.
House, No. 1983 -- Child care programs.
House, No. 2081 -- Disabled Persons Commission,- define.
House, No. 2082 -- Disabled persons protection commission,- further define.
House, No. 2083 -- Disabled Persons Commission,- authority.
House, No. 2145 -- Chair lifts, -dental offices.
House, No. 2195 -- Executive department, -creation.
House, No. 2212 -- Disabled Persons Protection Commission.
House, No. 2244 -- Behavior analysts.
House, No. 2245 -- Behavior modification, -commission.
House, No. 3466 -- Transitional assistance.
House, No. 3759 -- Transitional Assistance, -drug tests.
House, No. 3813 -- Home energy assistance.
House, No. 3838 -- Asperger syndrome.
House, No. 3839 -- Day care facilities.
House, No. 3869 -- Undocumented aliens.
House, No. 3922 -- Children, -corporal punishment.
House, No. 3938 -- Architectural Access Board.
House, No. 4025 -- Settlement houses and neighborhood centers.
House, No. 4191 -- Child abuse and neglect.
House, No. 4352 -- Children, -Adam Walsh Act.
House, No. 4353 -- Foster children, -placement.
House, No. 4358 -- Special education, -study.
House, No. 4441 -- Playgrounds, -prohibit adults entering.
House, No. 4604 -- Day care centers,- licensing.
House, No. 4610 -- Department of Mental Retardation.
House, No. 4611 -- Children/families, -services.
House, No. 4678 -- Children and families, -study.
House, No. 4718 -- Caregiver consent.

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