Amendment #35 to H4000

Out-Of-State Client Department of Children and Families

Representatives Jones of North Reading, Peterson of Grafton, Hill of Ipswich, Poirier of North Attleborough and deMacedo of Plymouth move to amend the bill by inserting the following new section:-

“SECTION XX. Section 1 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in the fourth paragraph, after the first sentence, the following new sentence: -- In the circumstance that a child under care of the department is a resident of a state other than Massachusetts, the department shall utilize appropriate resources to return the child back to his state of residency.”.