Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Start Time:

10:00 AM

Location:

A-2 and Virtual

Event Description

Informational Hearing

Subject Matter: The Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities will host an Informational Hearing at which agencies and government offices within the Committee’s purview will introduce themselves to the Committee and highlight their work. Oral testimony is by invitation only and will be limited to:

Commissioner Opeoluwa Sotonwa, Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Commissioner Jane Ryder, Department of Developmental Services
Commissioner Linda Spears, Department of Children and Families
Commissioner Toni Wolf, Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
Acting Commissioner Mary Sheehan, Department of Transitional Assistance
Acting Commissioner John Oliveira, Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
Acting Commissioner Cecely Reardon, Department of Youth Services
State House ADA Coordinator Carl Richardson, Bureau of the State House
Director Maria Mossaides, Office of the Child Advocate

Written testimony may be submitted to the Committee via email to JointCommittee.Children&Families@malegislature.gov. The hearing will be in a hybrid format, and no bills before the Committee will be heard at this hearing. The public is welcome to attend in-person or virtually.

CART services and ASL interpretation will be available. Please contact Committee staff if you require additional accommodations. If you have any questions, please contact Shayna Solomon (shayna.solomon@mahouse.gov) in Chair Livingstone’s office or Carole Meehan Oyama (carole.meehanoyama@masenate.gov) in Chair Kennedy’s office.

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Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities -- 5-9-2023	5/9/2023 10:00 AM	02:57:08

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