MA S46

Bill

MA S46

Creating an electronic backpack for foster children

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
12/02/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to create an electronic backpack for foster children. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

AI Summary

This bill aims to create an electronic backpack for foster children in Massachusetts. The key provisions are: 1. The Department of Children and Families (DCF), in consultation with the Office of the Child Advocate and the Department of Education, will develop and implement an electronic backpack program to support the educational stability of foster youth. 2. The electronic backpack will store the educational records of each foster youth, including information about their educational providers, grade-level performance, and other relevant data. DCF will maintain the backpack as part of the foster youth's record for as long as they remain in foster care. 3. The electronic backpack will be made available to individuals authorized by law to make educational decisions or provide medical care for the foster youth. 4. DCF will collaborate with the Department of Education to develop policies and procedures to ensure the needs of foster youth are met in every school district. 5. The electronic backpack program must be implemented within one year of the bill's passage.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (3)

Ryan Fattman (R), Joe McKenna (R), Mike Soter (R),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 12/02/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S46

(7 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S46
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S46.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1987	Preserving dates of birth from city and town records	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
H1988	Relative to access to certain birth records	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
H3439	Relative to financial records of defendants in small claims court	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
S1048	Establishing the refusal to provide certain records as an unfair labor practice	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S759	Protecting public higher education student information	Accompanied a new draft, see S2736	Similar To
S854	Relative to obsolete court records	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S889	Relative to the use of administrative subpoenas to obtain telephone and internet records without judicial review	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

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