Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

Virtual Hearing and Virtual

Event Description

Informational Hearing

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.

Commissioner Opeoluwa Sotonwa, Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Commissioner Sarah Peterson, Department of Developmental Services

Commissioner John Oliveira, Massachusetts Commission for the Blind

Commissioner Toni Wolf, MassAbility

Commissioner Jeff McCue, Department of Transitional Assistance

Commissioner Cecely Reardon, Department of Youth Services

Executive Director Jenn Valenzuela, The Children's Trust

Commissioner Staverne Miller, Department of Children and Families

Director Maria Mossaides, Office of the Child Advocate

Written testimony may be submitted to the Committee via email to Audrey.Herrmann@mahouse.gov and Olivia.mathot@masenate.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.

Note: All written testimony received by the Committee will be made publicly available, provided however, the Chairs may limit and redact testimony that includes sensitive personal information or information that may jeopardize the health, wellness or safety of the testifier or others.

This hearing will be chaired by House Chair Jay Livingstone. If you have any questions regarding the hearing, legislation, format of the hearing or reasonable accommodations required to ensure people with disabilities can participate fully in the committee process, please email: Audrey Herrmann in Chair Livingstone’s Office, at (Audrey.Herrmann@mahouse.gov) and Olivia Mathot in Chair Kennedy’s Office, at (Olivia.mathot@masenate.gov).

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities - 4-15-2025	4/15/2025 1:00 PM	03:27:22

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

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