MA H133

Bill

MA H133

Relative to foster care recruitment

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for an investigation by the Department of Children and Families of launching a foster parent recruitment campaign. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Department of Children and Families (DCF) to investigate and report on the feasibility and best practices of launching an organized and focused foster parent recruitment campaign. The report must include information on the costs associated with such a recruitment effort, current recruitment practices, current recruitment costs, and difficulties impeding DCF's ability to recruit additional foster parents. DCF must file the report with the chairs of the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, as well as with the clerks of the House and Senate, no later than July 1, 2019.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (16)

Jay Barrows (R), Donnie Berthiaume (R), David DeCoste (R), Paul Frost (R), Susan Gifford (R), Bradford Hill (R), Steven Howitt (R), Randy Hunt (R), Brad Jones (R), Shaunna O'Connell (R), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Todd Smola (R), Mike Soter (R), Alyson Sullivan (R), Bruce Tarr (R), Donald Wong (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4491 (on 03/05/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H133

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H133
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H133.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H112	Establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office	Accompanied a new draft, see H4485	Similar To
H151	Relative to DCF criminal background checks	Accompanied a study order, see H5088	Similar To
H2246	To provide pensions to surviving spouses of Department of Children and Families social workers killed in the line of duty	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2344	Relative to the retirement benefits of certain employees of the department of children and families	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H4083	Relative to DCF legislative reporting reform	Accompanied a new draft, see H4163	Similar To
H4491	Relative to foster care recruitment	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Replaced by
S39	Establishing a program to promote infant sleep safety	Accompanied a study order, see S2532	Similar To
S40	Relative to foster kids	Accompanied a study order, see S2532	Similar To

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