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This bill establishes an Interagency Task Force on Family First Act Implementation in Massachusetts to assist the state's child welfare system in implementing the federal Family First Prevention Services Act. The task force, chaired by the secretary of the executive office of health and human services and legislative committee chairs, will review federal submissions, convene stakeholder meetings, and develop regulations for prevention plans within the Department of Children and Families. The task force will issue a final report by October 1, 2021, which will include a fiscal impact study, new regulations, the state's Title IV-E prevention services plan, definitions of "candidates for care," an inventory of approved evidence-based programs, and recommendations for draft legislation to comply with the federal Family First Act. The task force may reconvene after one year to assess the implementation and impact of the federal act.

Budget and Finance

Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities (J)

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4687