HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1183        FILED ON: 2/2/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 647

 

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 group care facilities.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/28/2021

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

2/3/2021

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

2/9/2021

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

2/9/2021

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/9/2021

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

2/10/2021

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/23/2021

Diana DiZoglio

First Essex

2/26/2021

Erika Uyterhoeven

27th Middlesex

6/21/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1183        FILED ON: 2/2/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 647

By Ms. Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 647) 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.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 514 OF 2019-2020.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act relative to group care facilities.

 

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, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended in the definition of “Group care facility” by adding after the first sentence the following sentence:-

Private residential special education schools that provide regular residential care shall be considered group care facilities only if the schools provide special education services that are intended to lead to a high school degree or its equivalency, excluding independent living programs, to children with special needs under the age of 22.