Amendment #679 to H3400

Developmental Centers

[Sponsors] Representatives Gobi of Spencer, Pedone of Worcester, Beaton of Shrewsbury, Ashe of Longmeadow, Alicea of Charlton, Scaccia of Boston and Atkins of Concord move to amend the bill in Section 2, in item 5930-1000, by adding at the end thereof the following:

“; provided further, that an independent non-governmental entity shall complete a study of the reductions and closings of the Glavin Regional Center, the Monson Development Center and the Templeton Development center, including intensive individual supports, for the purpose of closing those state institutions; provided further, that no steps shall be taken to close said institutions through layoffs until the study is completed; provided further, that the study shall examine the costs and benefits of maintaining the institutions and shall identify alternative methods of providing the services currently provided by those institutions; provided further, that the study shall identify the number and names of all private nonprofit vendors who contract with the department to provide direct care in the community, the amount of state and federal resources paid to those vendors in fiscal years 2009, 2010 and 2011 and the amount of clients served by these private nonprofit vendors in each of those fiscal years; provided further, that nothing in this item shall preclude an individual from exercising his rights to transfer to a community based residential placement either state or vendor operated; provided further, that the entity shall report its findings in and its recommendations to the secretary, as well as the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 1, 2011”.