SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2161 FILED ON: 4/11/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2075
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Joan B. Lovely
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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 providing diaper benefits for certain parents.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
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Joan B. Lovely | Second Essex |
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Smitty Pignatelli | 4th Berkshire | 4/12/2017 |
Mark C. Montigny | Second Bristol and Plymouth | 4/13/2017 |
Lori A. Ehrlich | 8th Essex | 4/18/2017 |
Paul Tucker | 7th Essex | 4/18/2017 |
Michelle M. DuBois | 10th Plymouth | 4/18/2017 |
Brendan P. Crighton | Third Essex | 4/19/2017 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 5/2/2017 |
William N. Brownsberger | Second Suffolk and Middlesex | 5/31/2017 |
Sal N. DiDomenico | Middlesex and Suffolk | 10/26/2017 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2161 FILED ON: 4/11/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2075
By Ms. Lovely, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. ) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Joan B. Lovely for legislation to provide diaper benefits for certain parents. 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 providing diaper benefits for certain parents.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
The department of public health shall conduct an investigation and study of the feasibility and benefits of providing a diaper benefit to low-income infants and children under the age of 2 years old. The department shall evaluate, at a minimum: (i) the cost to provide a monthly benefit to each infant and child under the age of 2 years old participating in the WIC program pursuant to chapter 111I of the General Laws; (ii) the cost to provide a month’s supply of diapers directly to the parents or guardians of such infants and children; (iii) the number of children who would receive such benefit; and (iv) the most efficient and least expensive method of administering the benefit. The department shall make recommendations and shall submit its findings to the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities and to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 31, 2018.