HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 81 FILED ON: 1/6/2011 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 392 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Demetrius J. Atsalis _______________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled: The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying: An Act to mandate CORI evaluations for foster parents. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | Demetrius J. Atsalis | 2nd Barnstable | Cleon H. Turner | 1st Barnstable |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 81 FILED ON: 1/6/2011 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 392 By Mr. Atsalis of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 392) of Demetrius J. Atsalis and Cleon H. Turner for legislation to require criminal offender record information checks of foster parents by the Department of Social Services. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act to mandate CORI evaluations for foster parents.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, each time a child is placed in foster care by the department of children and families, the department shall conduct a C.O.R.I. investigation of the foster parents and provide the report to the district court in which the foster home is located within 30 days of the placement. |
