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 213B
State House
Boston, MA 02133
Senate Staff Telephone: (617) 722-1291


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


Members appointed to the committee:

Senators
Candaras of First Hampden and Hampshire - Chair
McGee of Third Essex and Middlesex - Vice-Chair
Flanagan of Worcester and Middlesex
Jehlen of Second Middlesex
Kennedy of Second Plymouth and Bristol
Tarr of First Essex and Middlesex
Representatives
Khan of Newton - Chair
Sannicandro of Ashland - Vice-Chair
Scaccia of Boston
Murphy of Lowell
Walsh of Boston
Nyman of Hanover
Dwyer of Woburn
Gregoire of Marlborough
Lewis of Winchester
Humason of Westfield
deMacedo of Plymouth

List of matters that have been referred to the committee:



Docket No.
 Bill No. Sponsor Title
       
SD177 S28 Brewer An Act relative to certain land in Templeton under the control of the Department of Mental Retardation. 
SD333 S29 Candaras An Act to let child support come home 
SD344 S30 Candaras An Act encouraging low-income savings and economic opportunity 
SD1452 S31 Chandler An Act relative to equitable reimbursement rates for services provided to publicly assisted patients. 
SD614 S32 Creem An Act relative to safety in day care facilities. 
SD950 S33 Creem An Act to protect children from emotional abuse. 
SD963 S34 Creem An Act relative to emergency aid to the elderly, disabled and children. 
SD1068 S35 Creem An Act to survey the needs of children, adults and seniors who are visually impaired. 
SD1688 S36 Creem An Act to bring child support home. 
SD607 S37 Eldridge An Act Relative to Workers’ Pathways to Self Sufficiency 
SD1635 S38 Eldridge An Act Removing Barriers to Financial Stability and Asset Development for Low to Moderate Income Families 
SD1376 S39 Flanagan An Act to Assure Continuity of Health Coverage for Children. . 
SD1392 S40 Flanagan An Act Concerning Foster Youth Who Remain in the Care of the Department of Children and Families after They Attain Eighteen Years of Age. 
SD400 S41 Galluccio An Act relative to educational stability for foster children. 
SD1804 S42 Hart An Act to provide for an income tax credit for taxpayers with family members requiring care in their homes. 
SD892 S43 Jehlen An Act to prevent homelessness among recipients of transitional assistance. 
SD1021 S44 Joyce An Act relative to parental leave. 
SD1437 S45 Joyce An Act relative to level IV treatment interventions. 
SD1468 S46 Joyce An Act creating a special commission on behavior modification. 
SD1520 S47 Joyce An Act relative to the licensure of applied behavior analysts. 
SD812 S48 Kennedy An Act relative to deceased poor and indigent persons. 
SD889 S49 Kennedy An Act relative to deceased poor and indigent persons. 
SD273 S50 Knapik An Act further regulating the release of information concerning adoption. 
SD274 S51 Knapik An Act relative to the reporting of child abuse to local law enforcement officials. 
SD436 S52 McGee An Act to assess the impact of the public welfare system on the health and well-being of children. 
SD1394 S53 McGee An Act establishing the interstate compact for juveniles. 
SD1413 S54 McGee An Act ensuring access to basic health care for children and young adults. 
SD4 S55 Menard An Act relating to improving quality in early education and care by family child care providers. 
SD145 S56 Menard An Act to promote healthy behaviors. 
SD370 S57 Montigny An Act requiring equal benefits for all new mothers 
SD515 S58 Montigny An Act relating to anti-human trafficking and protection. 
SD1480 S59 Montigny An Act to assist families care for elders. 
SD811 S60 Morrissey An Act to provide an income tax exemption for families caring for their elderly relatives at home. 
SD471 S61 Pacheco An Act to ensure accountability in the Department of Transitional Assistance. 
SD491 S62 Pacheco An Act relative to protecting against the displacement of current employees. 
SD1877 S63 Pacheco An Act relative to mandated reporters. 
SD847 S64 Petruccelli An Act establishing a study commission on the needs of the elderly blind and visually impaired citizens of the Commonwealth. 
SD854 S65 Petruccelli An Act surveying the needs of children and adults who are visually impaired and reside in the Commonwealth. 
SD86 S66 Spilka An Act to enhance opportunities for housing among recipients of transitional assistance. 
SD295 S67 Spilka An Act to improve the interstate compact on the placement of children . 
SD903 S68 Spilka An Act regarding families and children engaged in services. 
SD992 S69 Spilka An Act relative to welfare reform. 
SD994 S70 Spilka An Act to Provide Habilitative Services to the Children of the Commonwealth . 
SD1066 S71 Spilka An Act supporting strong families by providing paid family and medical leave, increasing tax deductions, and establishing a work-family council. . 
SD793 S72 Tarr An Act to promote self-sufficiency 
SD1426 S73 Tarr An Act relative to positive discipline. 
SD1009 S74 Tisei An Act providing for supportive living services for brain-injured individuals. 
SD1010 S75 Tisei An Act protecting disabled persons from financial exploitation. 
SD1011 S76 Tisei An Act directing the Department of Transitional Assistance to enact regulations providing for direct payments to property owners on behalf of department recipients. 
SD59 S77 Tolman An Act relative to increasing consumer access to licensed marriage and family therapists 
SD60 S78 Tolman An Act relative to eligibility criteria for nursing homes serving pediatric residents 
SD61 S79 Tolman An Act relative to improvements in private duty nursing care for developmentally disabled children 
SD62 S80 Tolman An Act providing for insurance coverage for vision screening for children 
SD1882 S81 Tolman An Act relative to the rights of children in juvenile justice systems. 
SD124 S82 Tucker An Act protecting and improving the Emergency Aid to the Elderly, Disabled and Children (EAEDC) program. 
SD1334 S83 Tucker An Act relative to home care accountability . 
SD1568 S84 Walsh An Act relative to reckless endangerment of persons with disabilities. 
HD524 H112 Atsalis An Act relative to crimes committed by persons licensed by the Office of Children. 
HD571 H113 Atsalis An Act establishing a toll free hotline for the use of foster children reporting cases of abuse or mistreatment. 
HD579 H114 Atsalis An Act requiring employees of the Department of Social Services to wear photo identification. 
HD588 H115 Atsalis An Act establishing an office of family and children's ombudsman. 
HD593 H116 Atsalis An Act requiring the Department of Social Services to provide certain information in care and protection proceedings . 
HD598 H117 Atsalis An Act relative to physical examinations of children prior to procedures by the Juvenile Court to place such children in custody of the Department of Social Services. 
HD697 H118 Atsalis An Act relative to videotaping testimony of children in custody of the Department of Social Services. 
HD699 H119 Atsalis An Act relative to information to be provided to foster children by the Department of Social Services . 
HD701 H120 Atsalis An Act establishing a toll free hotline for the use of foster children reporting cases of abuse or mistreatment. 
HD3228 H121 Barrows An Act Relative to Public Assistance Substance Screening. 
HD1038 H122 Bosley An Act relative to the amount of money allowed for burial expenses. 
HD294 H123 Bradley An Act bettering the lives of youth who age out of the care of the Commonwealth. 
HD1039 H124 Cabral An Act establishing paid family leave. 
HD3786 H125 Coakley-Rivera An Act relative to improving handicapped accessibility. 
HD3789 H126 Coakley-Rivera An Act relative to the Architectual Access Board. 
HD1803 H127 D'Amico
HD2398 H128 Dempsey An Act relative to deceased poor and indigent persons. 
HD1278 H129 Donato An Act regarding children and familes requiring assistance. 
HD2329 H130 Fagan An Act relative to time lines for social workers in the department of social services. 
HD3282 H131 Fagan An Act relative to the reporting of the abuse of mentally retarded persons. 
HD3287 H132 Fagan An Act providing for random reviews of abuse investigations conducted by the Department of Mental Retardation. 
HD1153 H133 Fernandes
HD1628 H134 Frost An Act to provide low interest loans to families with a child suffering from a terminal illness. 
HD1925 H135 Garballey An Act An Act Regarding the Disabled Persons Protection Commission Investigations . 
HD1926 H136 Garballey An Act Relative to the Humane Treatment of Persons with Disabilities . 
HD1927 H137 Garballey An Act to Protect Persons with Disabilities from Inappropriate Treatments . 
HD3803 H138 Golden An Act relative to nursing facility reporting. 
HD2396 H139 Gregoire An Act removing barriers to emergency shelter. 
HD2403 H140 Gregoire An Act to assess the impact of the public welfare system on the health and well being of of children. 
HD2413 H141 Gregoire An Act requiring the Department of Transitional Assistance to track and report on the use of emergency shelter services by families. 
HD2420 H142 Gregoire An Act relative to the disclosure of information held by the disabled persons protection commission pursuant to general laws chapter 19C. 
HD2425 H143 Gregoire An Act relative to the authority of the disabled persons protection commission pursuant to Chapter 19C. 
HD2433 H144 Gregoire An Act relative to the authority of the disabled persons protection commission pursuant to chapter 19C. 
HD2023 H145 Hargraves An Act Protecting Children and Parents. 
HD3780 H146 Hill An Act relative to the Department of Social Services. 
HD1341 H147 Jones An Act relative to nutrition awareness in schools. 
HD3445 H148 Kafka An Act relative to the tuition of children under the control of the Department of Transitional Assistance living in family shelters. 
HD2448 H149 Khan An Act providing for the protection and care of certain children. 
HD703 H150 Koutoujian An Act relative to sufficient services within the department of mental retardation. 
HD1286 H151 Lantigua An Act prohibiting adults from playgrounds. 
HD997 H152 L'Italien An Act regarding spouses as caregivers. 
HD1040 H153 L'Italien An Act to support and increase the number of qualified providers of intensive intervention providers for children with autism spectrum disorders. 
HD1071 H154 L'Italien An Act relative to the humane treatment of disabled persons. 
HD1109 H155 L'Italien An Act establishing an autism commission. 
HD1155 H156 L'Italien An Act establishing a pilot program for adults with Asperger Syndrome and Autism. 
HD725 H157 Malia An Act creating assignment levels in the Department of Early Education and Care. 
HD179 H159 Miceli An Act relative to school served food products. 
HD3909 H160 Murphy An Act relative to the status of runaways. 
HD2539 H161 Naughton
HD1671 H162 O'Day An Act relative to family networks. 
HD1815 H163 O'Day An Act to establish caseloads at the Department of Children and Families. 
HD2934 H164 O'Day An Act relative to job opportunities for people with disabilities. 
HD3305 H165 Peisch An Act clarifying the investigative powers of the Disabled Persons Protection Commission. . 
HD1018 H166 Poirier An Act providing for enhanced protection of children an investigation of abuse and neglect allegations. 
HD1025 H167 Poirier An Act relative to the licensure and regulation of au pair and nanny agencies by the office of child care services. 
HD1170 H168 Polito An Act relative to adoption specialists. 
HD3938 H169 Provost An Act to Prevent Homelessness among recipients of transitional assistance. . 
HD1994 H170 Reinstein An Act to Support the Availability of Residential Care Facilities as an Affordable Option for Elders and Persons with Disabilities. 
HD2508 H171 Reinstein An Act To Protect And Improve Emergency Aid to Elderly Disabled and Children (EAEDC) Program. 
HD854 H172 Richardson An Act relative to a study of health and human service programs in the commonwealth. 
HD871 H173 Richardson An Act relative to metrowest regional advisory council. 
HD2405 H174 Rodrigues An Act to modernize the board of registration of social workers. 
HD1245 H175 Rushing An Act ensuring equal access to services for all residents of the Commonwealth. 
HD3945 H176 Sannicandro An Act To eliminate the use of the word retardation from the general laws. 
HD3949 H177 Sannicandro An Act creating a means for tracking the unmet need of individuals with developmental disabilities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 
HD3952 H178 Sannicandro
HD2930 H179 Scaccia An Act establishing an independent office of quality assurance for mentally retarded persons. 
HD3046 H180 Scaccia An Act concerning the public records law. 
HD2058 H181 Scibak An Act relative to the licensure of applied behavior analysts. 
HD2281 H182 Scibak An Act creating a special commission on behavior modification. 
HD2294 H183 Scibak An Act relative to level IV treatment interventions. 
HD3660 H184 Scibak An Act relative to out of state child support. 
HD963 H185 Spellane An Act providing for the public disclosure of quality indicators for the developmentally disabled. 
HD2878 H186 Stanley
HD3353 H187 Story An Act regarding the Personal Care Attendant Program. 
HD3905 H188 Story An Act to Assure Continuity of Health Coverage for Children. 
HD3719 H189 Swan An Act to establish an office of youth development. 
HD2859 H190 Walsh An Act establishing a state association for settlement houses and neighborhood centers. 
HD487 H191 Welch An Act establishing the miracle league of Massachusetts. 
HD1391 H3416 Balser An Act to protect nursing home residents 
HD902 H3417 Canavan An Act relative to increasing the personal needs allowance. 
HD1242 H3418 Coakley-Rivera An Act establishing a special commission on gender-responsive programming for system-involved girls. 
HD1258 H3419 Coakley-Rivera An Act to study the need for drug rehabilitation for Department of Children and Families' clients. 
HD568 H3420 Garry
HD1282 H3421 L'Italien An Act to improve the personal care attendant program. 
HD825 H3422 Richardson An Act providing for a study by the executive offices of health and human services and the department of public safety. 
HD1372 H3423 Wolf An Act to bring child support home. 
HD2757 H3645 Grant An Act Relative to Cueing and Supervision in the PCA Program. 
HD3533 H3798 Fagan
HD4103 H3857 Murphy An Act relative to the protection of children

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