MA H112

Bill

Establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Massachusetts Foster Care Review Office (FCRO), an independent state agency that will conduct administrative reviews of children in foster care placements every six months. The FCRO will designate local panels of trained citizen reviewers to perform these reviews and provide findings and recommendations on the placement, progress towards permanency, and needed services for each child. The FCRO will have access to all relevant information from the Department of Children and Families and will report annually to the legislature, governor, and courts on the state of the foster care system in Massachusetts. The bill also creates an interdisciplinary council to address case-specific and systemic issues affecting children in foster care.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (16)

Donnie Berthiaume (R), Natalie Blais (D), Dan Carey (D), Mindy Domb (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Colleen Garry (D), Ken Gordon (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Stephen Hay (D), Russell Holmes (D), Joe McKenna (R), Joan Meschino (D), Shaunna O'Connell (R), Denise Provost (D), José Tosado (D), Aaron Vega (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4485 (on 03/05/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H112

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H112
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H112.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2401	Establishing a homestead exemption for disabled veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H2741	Establishing the Massachusetts law revision commission	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
H3303	To establish the Massachusetts innocence commission	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H37	Establishing an online lottery	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H3851	Establishing an interagency PFAS task force	New draft substituted, see H4256	Similar To
H3937	Establishing the Littleton Common Smart Sewer District in the town of Littleton	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4865	Similar To
H3938	Establishing the charter for the town of Webster	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H5008	Similar To
H3953	Establishing an economic development special revenue account for the town of Ashland	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 193 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H3969	Establishing a charter for the town of Medway	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 61 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4020	Establishing a restaurant promotion commission	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 49 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H436	Establishing an unfunded student reserve fund	Accompanied a new draft, see S2348	Similar To
H438	Establishing a personal financial literacy curriculum in schools	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H4485	Relative to the Massachusetts foster care review unit	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Replaced by
H510	Establishing an educational mandate task force	Accompanied a new draft, see S2348	Similar To
S1673	Establishing the Massachusetts rural jobs act	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S485	Authorizing the establishment of old growth forest reserves	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2401

Establishing a homestead exemption for disabled veterans

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H2741

Establishing the Massachusetts law revision commission

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

H3303

To establish the Massachusetts innocence commission

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H37

Establishing an online lottery

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H3851

Establishing an interagency PFAS task force

New draft substituted, see H4256

Similar To

H3937

Establishing the Littleton Common Smart Sewer District in the town of Littleton

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4865

Similar To

H3938

Establishing the charter for the town of Webster

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H5008

Similar To

H3953

Establishing an economic development special revenue account for the town of Ashland

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 193 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H3969

Establishing a charter for the town of Medway

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 61 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H4020

Establishing a restaurant promotion commission

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 49 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H436

Establishing an unfunded student reserve fund

Accompanied a new draft, see S2348

Similar To

H438

Establishing a personal financial literacy curriculum in schools

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

H4485

Relative to the Massachusetts foster care review unit

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Replaced by

H510

Establishing an educational mandate task force

Accompanied a new draft, see S2348

Similar To

S1673

Establishing the Massachusetts rural jobs act

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S485

Authorizing the establishment of old growth forest reserves

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

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