MA S1087

Bill

Raising employment and combating opioids through vocational education and rehabilitation (RECOVER)

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
04/04/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to raise employment and combating opioids through vocational education and rehabilitation (RECOVER). Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill aims to raise employment and combat opioids through vocational education and rehabilitation (RECOVER). Key provisions include: 1. Expanding the definition of "handicapped person" to include individuals recovering from a substance use disorder, making them eligible for vocational rehabilitation services. 2. Establishing the Secure Jobs Recovery pilot program to provide job training, job search services, and housing stabilization services to individuals recovering from substance use disorders who are receiving various forms of housing assistance. 3. Creating the RECOVER program, which provides grants to support partnerships between substance use disorder treatment providers and vocational services providers to finance vocational programs designed to meet the needs of participants. The program requires annual reporting on the activities and impact of the funded programs.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (6)

Jim Arciero (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Ed Kennedy (D), Jason Lewis (D), Mike Moore (D), Patrick O'Connor (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2550 (on 02/20/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1087

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1087
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1087.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1516	Relative to a person’s failure to appear in court due to enrollment in rehabilitation or detoxification facility	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H3742	Authorizing the town of Plymouth to continue employment of G. Edward Bradley	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 59 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H4061	Funding the town of Hanover's Other Post Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4097	Relative to the funding of the Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund in the Town of Uxbridge	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S1097	Relative to fair hiring practices	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1112	To enhance employment opportunities	Accompanied a study order, see S2548	Similar To
S1119	Relative to employment protections for medical marijuana patients	Accompanied a new draft, see S2637	Similar To
S1277	Relative to the prescription monitoring program	Accompanied a study order, see S2683	Similar To
S1585	Authorizing the town of Groveland to continue the employment of Joseph Santapaola as Fire Lieutenant/EMT	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 29 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S2168	To aid military servicemembers in finding civilian employment	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2336	Relative to state employment postings	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2550	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to mental health, substance use and recovery issues.	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1516

Relative to a person’s failure to appear in court due to enrollment in rehabilitation or detoxification facility

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H3742

Authorizing the town of Plymouth to continue employment of G. Edward Bradley

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 59 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H4061

Funding the town of Hanover's Other Post Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H4097

Relative to the funding of the Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund in the Town of Uxbridge

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S1097

Relative to fair hiring practices

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

Similar To

S1112

To enhance employment opportunities

Accompanied a study order, see S2548

Similar To

S1119

Relative to employment protections for medical marijuana patients

Accompanied a new draft, see S2637

Similar To

S1277

Relative to the prescription monitoring program

Accompanied a study order, see S2683

Similar To

S1585

Authorizing the town of Groveland to continue the employment of Joseph Santapaola as Fire Lieutenant/EMT

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 29 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S2168

To aid military servicemembers in finding civilian employment

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

Similar To

S2336

Relative to state employment postings

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

Similar To

S2550

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to mental health, substance use and recovery issues.

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

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