Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Monday, October 16, 2023

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

B-2 and Virtual

Event Description

Miscellaneous Items

The Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities will conduct a hybrid public hearing, virtually and in B2, on Monday October 16, 2023, from 1PM to 5PM on Miscellaneous Items.

The public is invited to participate in this hearing. To sign up to provide oral testimony, please fill out this form. Sign-ups for oral testimony will close on Friday, October 13th at 2pm, but same-day, in-person testimony will be accepted, time permitting. Please note, you will not be able to sign up for virtual testimony on the day of the hearing. The Chairs will limit testimony to 3 minutes per speaker and 6 minutes for a panel.

There is no limit to the number of people permitted to be on a panel, although the Chairs do not recommend panels that are larger than 3 people. Please note, to ensure everyone has an opportunity to testify, each person is only permitted to testify once throughout the entirety of the hearing. Written testimony may be submitted to the Joint Committee via email to JointCommittee.Children&Families@malegislature.gov and will be accepted until the bill is acted upon.

The bills will be heard in the order displayed on the hearing notice with House and Senate companion bills heard together. Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the discretion of the Chairs.

CART services and ASL interpretation will be available. Please contact the Committee staff if you require additional accommodations. If you have any questions, please contact Audrey Herrmann (audrey.herrmann@mahouse.gov) In Chair Livingstone’s Office or Carole Meehan Oyama (carole.meehanoyama@masenate.gov) in Chair Kennedy’s Office.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities - 10-16-2023	10/16/2023 1:00 PM	02:54:43

Miscellaneous Items 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.155	An Act to assure quality foster care	Tricia Farley-Bouvier
H.188	An Act establishing guardians as providers of medical care to support the rights of incapacitated persons	Sally P. Kerans
H.192	An Act allowing certain minors to consent to shelter and supportive services	Kay Khan
H.202	An Act expanding wheelchair protection for consumers with disabilities	Joseph D. McKenna
H.206	An Act relative to cueing and supervision in the PCA program	James J. O'Day
H.207	An Act relative to persons with developmental disabilities	James J. O'Day
H.216	An Act allowing spouses to serve as caregivers	Adam J. Scanlon
S.67	An Act allowing spouses to serve as caregivers	Joanne M. Comerford
S.91	An Act to assure quality foster care	Adam Gomez
S.94	An Act allowing certain minors to consent to shelter and receive supportive services	Adam Gomez
S.103	An Act relative to persons with developmental disabilities	Joan B. Lovely
S.107	An Act relative to cueing and supervision in the PCA program	Joan B. Lovely
S.108	An Act establishing guardians as providers of medical care to support the rights of incapacitated persons	Joan B. Lovely

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

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