HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2797        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1962

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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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 foster care recruitment.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/20/2017

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

 

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

 

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

2/3/2017

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

 

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

 

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

 

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

 

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

 

Nicholas A. Boldyga

3rd Hampden

 

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2797        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1962

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1962) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for an investigation by the Department of Children and Families of launching a foster parent recruitment campaign.  Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to foster care recruitment.

 

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, the Department of Children and Families (DCF) shall investigate and report on the feasibility and best practices of launching an organized and focused foster parent recruitment campaign. As part of its report, DCF shall include, but not be limited to, information on the costs associated with such a recruitment effort, information on current recruitment practices, current costs of recruitment, and difficulties impeding DCF’s ability to recruit additional foster parents. DCF shall file its report with the chairs of the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities, as well as with the clerks of the house and senate, no later than July 1, 2017.