HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1645        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 976

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul J. Donato

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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 financial support of foster childen.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul J. Donato

35th Middlesex

1/20/2011

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

2/4/2011

Anne M. Gobi

5th Worcester

2/4/2011

Stephen Stat Smith

28th Middlesex

2/4/2011

Frank I. Smizik

15th Norfolk

2/4/2011

Tom Sannicandro

7th Middlesex

2/4/2011

Linda Dorcena Forry

12th Suffolk

2/4/2011

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

2/1/2011

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/1/2011

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

1/28/2011

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

1/28/2011

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

1/27/2011

Jennifer L. Flanagan

 

2/3/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1645        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 976

By Mr. Donato of Medford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 976) of Paul J. Donato and others relative to financial assistance provided to foster children.  Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to the financial support of foster childen.

 

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.:- Section 23 of Chapter 119 as appearing in the 2009 Official Edition shall be amended by striking part (h) in it’s entirety and inserting in place thereof the following new section.

(h) The department shall, provide assistance to foster care families which, within two years of the effective date of this act, shall include maintenance payments at or above the most recent estimated average daily expenditure for a child in the Urban Northeast in the   middle income range as reported by the United States Department of Agriculture.  The department shall periodically review the level of assistance including maintenance payments provided to adoptive and guardianship families and may, subject to appropriation, and consistent with federal law and policy, adjust such assistance as warranted by the financial circumstances of the family, the needs of the child or the rate of inflation.