MA S906

Bill

Relative to grandparents raising grandchildren

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to grandparents raising grandchildren. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill aims to establish a children's court program within the probate court system in Massachusetts. The key provisions include: 1. The chief justice of the probate court, in consultation with the Department of Children and Families and the Commission on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, will create rules for the children's court program to handle matters related to guardianship, adoption, caregiver rights, unfit parents, and child welfare or protection. 2. The chief justice will establish a pilot children's court program in Barnstable County, which will include a kinship caregiver navigator to provide information and support to grandparents or other relatives involved in the children's court program, particularly those impacted by substance abuse. 3. The chief justice will monitor and evaluate the cost, impact, and effectiveness of the children's court program, and report annually to the state legislature, identifying unmet needs and promising opportunities for further screening and referral activities, as well as recommending any necessary legislative actions.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (3)

Julian Cyr (D), Dylan Fernandes (D), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2496 (on 02/03/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S906

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S906
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S906.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3485	To protect children from detergent poisoning	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
H3575	To enhance child passenger safety	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H3929	Relative to the unfunded pension liability for retired sheriff’s department employees in Barnstable county	New draft substituted, see H5210	Similar To
H97	To improve child safety	Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
S1033	Relative to sexually violent predators	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S2118	Relative to child passenger safety	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2294	To end child marriage in Massachusetts	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S24	To end child marriage in Massachusetts	New draft substituted, see S2294	Similar To
S2496	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judicial issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S331	To provide child exploitation awareness education	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S54	Relative to enhancing public transparency to support quality care outcomes in all child serving organizations	Accompanied a study order, see S2532	Similar To
S849	Relative to governmental and charitable tort liability	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S975	Providing protection from child enticement	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

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