HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2221 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 133
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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 | 1/17/2019 |
Bradford Hill | 4th Essex | 1/24/2019 |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol | 1/17/2019 |
Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth | 1/17/2019 |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | 1/30/2019 |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden | 1/31/2019 |
Randy Hunt | 5th Barnstable | 1/28/2019 |
David F. DeCoste | 5th Plymouth | 1/28/2019 |
Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol | 1/30/2019 |
F. Jay Barrows | 1st Bristol | 1/31/2019 |
Donald H. Wong | 9th Essex | 1/31/2019 |
Alyson M. Sullivan | 7th Plymouth | 1/31/2019 |
Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. | 5th Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
Michael J. Soter | 8th Worcester | 2/1/2019 |
Shaunna L. O'Connell | 3rd Bristol | 2/1/2019 |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2221 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 133
By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 133) 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 Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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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:
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, 2019.