MA H88

Bill

Relative to community based day support services

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 community based day support services appropriate to the needs of persons with disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

AI Summary

This bill aims to provide employment services within community-based day support service programs for individuals with disabilities. These services will be offered in an integrated community setting, allowing for social and interpersonal interactions with colleagues, customers, and others. The bill specifies that the employment service should enhance productivity, safety, and self-esteem for the individuals participating. The department will assess each individual annually to determine the appropriate employment environment, and the work will be managed by the community-based day support service programs, with participants receiving a subminimum wage rate as set forth in the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (18)

Brian Ashe (D), Paul Brodeur (D), Mike Day (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Mike Finn (D), Carlos González (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Patrick Kearney (D), Kay Khan (D), Christina Minicucci (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Todd Smola (R), Bruce Tarr (R), José Tosado (D), Andy Vargas (D), Bud Williams (D), Jon Zlotnik (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4496 (on 03/05/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H88

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H88
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H88.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H123	Regarding the use of aversive therapy	Accompanied a study order, see H5088	Similar To
H127	To establish a registry of caretakers found to have substantiated abuse against persons with intellectual disability or developmental disability	Accompanied a new draft, see H4074	Similar To
H128	To support equal access to community care for elders and the disabled	Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H161	Establishing a commission to study the status of people with disabilities within the commonwealth	Accompanied a new draft, see H4496	Similar To
H2954	Relative to providing improved access to taxicabs for persons with disabilities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H3427	Relative to the protection of persons with disabilities	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H4496	Establishing a permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Replaced by
H621	Relative to assisting elders and people with disabilities in the Commonwealth	Accompanied S356	Similar To
H87	Relative to applied behavior analysis services	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
S1288	Supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2427	Updating terminology and investigative practices related to the protection of persons with disabilities	Amendment (as recommended by the committee on Senate Ways and Means) adopted	Similar To
S53	Updating terminology and investigative practices related to the protection of persons with disabilities	Accompanied a new draft, see S2427	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H123

Regarding the use of aversive therapy

Accompanied a study order, see H5088

Similar To

H127

To establish a registry of caretakers found to have substantiated abuse against persons with intellectual disability or developmental disability

Accompanied a new draft, see H4074

Similar To

H128

To support equal access to community care for elders and the disabled

Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H161

Establishing a commission to study the status of people with disabilities within the commonwealth

Accompanied a new draft, see H4496

Similar To

H2954

Relative to providing improved access to taxicabs for persons with disabilities

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

Similar To

H3427

Relative to the protection of persons with disabilities

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H4496

Establishing a permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities

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

Replaced by

H621

Relative to assisting elders and people with disabilities in the Commonwealth

Accompanied S356

Similar To

H87

Relative to applied behavior analysis services

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

S1288

Supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2427

Updating terminology and investigative practices related to the protection of persons with disabilities

Amendment (as recommended by the committee on Senate Ways and Means) adopted

Similar To

S53

Updating terminology and investigative practices related to the protection of persons with disabilities

Accompanied a new draft, see S2427

Similar To

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