Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Monday, October 23, 2023

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

A-2 and Virtual

Event Description

The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)

The Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities will conduct a hybrid public hearing, virtually and in A2, on Monday October 23, 2023, from 1PM to 5PM on The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS).

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 20th 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 - 10-23-2023	10/23/2023 1:00 PM	01:13:19

The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.127	An Act to further family-centered child support	Christine P. Barber
H.129	An Act prohibiting undocumented person from fostering children	Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.
H.133	An Act requiring the documentation of child counsel appointments	Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.
H.161	An Act relative to children’s advocacy centers and the Massachusetts children’s alliance	Michael J. Finn
H.178	An Act relative to the family medical history of adopted children	Jessica Ann Giannino
H.183	An Act ensuring the appropriate and timely payment and residential service placement for children deemed to be a safety risk	Steven S. Howitt
H.186	An Act relative to foster care recruitment	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.190	An Act creating an electronic backpack for foster children’s educational records	Kay Khan
H.194	An Act relative to the prevention of child sexual abuse in schools and youth organizations	John J. Lawn, Jr.
H.195	An Act relative to educational support for children in foster care	David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf
S.70	An Act to further family-centered child support	Cynthia Stone Creem
S.74	An Act relative to Children’s Advocacy Centers and the Massachusetts Children’s Alliance	Julian Cyr
S.79	An Act to establish a Massachusetts children’s cabinet	Sal N. DiDomenico
S.80	An Act creating an electronic backpack for foster children’s educational records	Ryan C. Fattman
S.106	An Act relative to preventing sexual abuse of children and youth by adults in positions of authority or trust	Joan B. Lovely
S.114	An Act providing for a universal basic income for youth aging out of foster care	Liz Miranda
S.116	An Act improving child eye care	Michael O. Moore

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

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