MA S29

Bill

MA S29

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

For legislation to establish 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 reviews of every child in foster care placement at least every six months. The FCRO will make determinations and recommendations regarding the placement and progress towards permanency, provide information and reports to the legislature and public, and make policy recommendations to improve the foster care system. The bill outlines the structure and responsibilities of the FCRO, including the establishment of a governing board, local panels of trained citizen reviewers, and an interdisciplinary council to address case-specific and systemic issues. The department of children and families is required to provide the FCRO with unrestricted access to information and records, and the FCRO executive director is tasked with developing internal procedures and reporting annually on the activities and findings of the office.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (6)

Jo Comerford (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Mindy Domb (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Nika Elugardo (D), Mike Soter (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2719 (on 05/26/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S29

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S29
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S29.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1329	Regarding asset forfeiture	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H2116	Enhancing child safety	Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading	Similar To
H2984	Protecting children boarding school buses	Accompanied a study order, see H5126	Similar To
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
H3627	Relative to the enhancement of child safety	Read second and ordered to a third reading	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
S1448	Relative to the safety of children in school buses	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2131	Concerning the safety of school children embarking and disembarking school buses	Accompanied S2075	Similar To
S2719	Relative to the Massachusetts foster care review unit	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by

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