HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1823        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 286

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kay Khan

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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 licensing group care facilities serving students with special needs.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/19/2017

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

1/30/2017

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

2/2/2017

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

1/30/2017

Paul Brodeur

32nd Middlesex

2/2/2017

James M. Cantwell

4th Plymouth

1/31/2017

Gailanne M. Cariddi

1st Berkshire

2/2/2017

Edward F. Coppinger

10th Suffolk

2/2/2017

Daniel Cullinane

12th Suffolk

2/2/2017

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/26/2017

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

2/1/2017

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

1/25/2017

William C. Galvin

6th Norfolk

2/1/2017

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

1/26/2017

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

2/1/2017

Natalie Higgins

4th Worcester

2/3/2017

Bradford R. Hill

4th Essex

2/3/2017

Daniel J. Hunt

13th Suffolk

2/2/2017

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

1/31/2017

Jay R. Kaufman

15th Middlesex

1/31/2017

Jack Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/30/2017

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

2/1/2017

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

2/1/2017

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

2/2/2017

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

2/3/2017

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

2/1/2017

Frank A. Moran

17th Essex

1/26/2017

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

1/26/2017

Harold P. Naughton, Jr.

12th Worcester

2/2/2017

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

1/31/2017

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/26/2017

John H. Rogers

12th Norfolk

2/3/2017

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

1/30/2017

John C. Velis

4th Hampden

2/3/2017

Bud Williams

11th Hampden

2/2/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1823        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 286

By Ms. Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 286) of Kay Khan and others relative to licensing group care facilities under the control of the Department of Early Education and Care that serve students with special needs.  Education.

 

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 licensing group care facilities serving students with special needs.

 

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 1A of chapter 15D of the General Laws is hereby amended in the definition of “Group care facility” by adding in the second sentence after the words “children with special needs” the following: “, including children with special needs under the age of 22.