HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1923        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1094

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Martha M. Walz

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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to the academic success of foster children.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Martha M. Walz

8th Suffolk

1/20/2011

Susan C. Fargo

 

2/4/2011

Jennifer L. Flanagan

 

1/25/2011

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

2/1/2011

Paul J. Donato

35th Middlesex

1/28/2011

Michael O. Moore

 

1/24/2011

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

1/27/2011

Cory Atkins

14th Middlesex

1/31/2011

Denise Andrews

2nd Franklin

2/4/2011

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

2/3/2011

William N. Brownsberger

 

2/4/2011

Sonia Chang-Diaz

 

2/4/2011

Kenneth J. Donnelly

 

2/2/2011

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

2/3/2011

Linda Dorcena Forry

12th Suffolk

2/4/2011

Gloria L. Fox

7th Suffolk

2/4/2011

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/3/2011

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

2/4/2011

Jason M. Lewis

31st Middlesex

2/2/2011

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

2/4/2011

Tom Sannicandro

7th Middlesex

2/4/2011

Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.

34th Middlesex

2/4/2011

Frank I. Smizik

15th Norfolk

2/4/2011

Karen E. Spilka

 

2/4/2011

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

2/4/2011

Alice K. Wolf

25th Middlesex

2/3/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1923        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1094

By Ms. Walz of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1094) of Martha M. Walz and others relative to the academic success of foster children. Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to the academic success of foster children.

 

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to waive fees for children in foster care for participating in after-school programs, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 47 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the seventh sentence of the first paragraph in line 40 the following:-

Each school district shall, in collaboration with the area director of the department of children and families, develop a plan for the removal of fees associated with public school-sponsored after-school activities that serve as a barrier to participation in said activities by a child who is in the care and custody of the department of children and families. No child in the care and custody of the department may be prevented from participating in a public school-sponsored after-school activity for failure to pay an associated fee.