Further Amendment #1.1 to H3836

Dempsey further

Mr. Dempsey of Haverhill moves to further amend amendment #1 by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the following:-

SECTION 1. Item 1599-1100 as inserted by section 2A of chapter 119 of the acts of 2015, is hereby amended by striking the following date, “November 15, 2015” and inserting in place thereof, the following:-  January 4, 2016.

SECTION 2. On or before January 4, 2016, the department of children and families shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities on any new or updated policies, procedures and guidelines put into place at the department over the last year in order to provide systemic improvements that shall ensure the safety and well-being of children in the custody of the department and in-home placements and shall provide an update on the progress made in each area. The report shall include any performance benchmarks used to assess new or updated policies as well as any procedures the department will take to improve its evaluation of children suspected of abuse or neglect.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect as of November 2, 2015.