Amendment ID: S3111-52-R3

3rd Redraft Amendment 52

Reasonableness

Ms. Rausch moves that the proposed new text be amended , in section 2, by striking out, in lines 105 and 106, the words “all other community-based service options have been exhausted” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “the family has exhausted all relevant community-based service options that are reasonably available to them”; and

in said section 2, by inserting after the word “options”, in line 108, the following words:- “reasonably available to them”; and

in section 44, by striking out, in proposed subsection (c) of section 39E of chapter 119 of the General Laws, the second to fourth sentences, inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sentences:- "The application for assistance shall also set forth: (i) whether and when the child and the child's caregivers have been referred to a family resource center; (ii) the specific steps taken by the school district to support the child’s attendance, if applicable; (iii) the specific court intervention that the school district is seeking to support the child in returning to school or improving the child’s conduct; and (iv) if the application for assistance states that a child has repeatedly failed to obey the lawful and reasonable regulations of the school and a statement of the specific steps taken by the school to attempt to improve the child’s conduct. An application that indicates that the school district has not made the caregiver referral to a family resource center required under subsection (f) of section 16U of chapter 6A shall not be scheduled for a hearing.”; and

in said section 44, in the second paragraph of said proposed subsection (c) of said section 39E of said chapter 119 of the General Laws, by inserting after the third sentence the following sentence:- “The family resource center shall also report in writing if the child’s family has failed to contact the family resource center following referral, or if the family has declined to engage with offered services.”; and

in said section 44, by striking out, in lines 1125 and1126, the words “have not been exhausted” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “reasonably available to the family have not been exhausted, that the family has engaged with the family resource center and with offered services”;

in said section 44, by striking out, in line 1132, the words “probation officer agrees with the family resource center’s determination” and inserting in place the following words:- “family resource center indicates that the family has not engaged with the family resource center or with offered services or”.