MA S88

Bill

MA S88

Establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd 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 regular reviews of every child in foster care placement in the state. The FCRO will designate local panels of trained citizen reviewers to review each child's case every 6 months, make determinations and recommendations regarding the child's placement and progress towards permanency, and provide reporting to the legislature, government agencies, and the public on the foster care system. The bill outlines the structure and responsibilities of the FCRO, including its governing board, executive director, and interdisciplinary council, as well as the access to information and data the FCRO will have from the Department of Children and Families. The goal of the FCRO is to increase oversight, accountability, and transparency in the Massachusetts foster care system.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (4)

Jo Comerford (D)*, Sal DiDomenico (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Vanna Howard (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S3050 (on 07/25/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S88

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S88
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S88.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H211	Establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office	Accompanied a study order, see H5287	Similar To
H232	Relative to foster care recruitment	No further action taken	Similar To
H2639	To provide pensions to surviving spouses of Department of Children and Families social workers killed in the line of duty	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
S1186	To establish the Massachusetts works progress administration	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S2441	Authorizing the town of Wales to establish a department of public works	No further action taken	Similar To
S3050	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities to make an investigation and study of a certain current Senate document establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S565	Re-establishing the Clean Environment Fund	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S709	To establish minimum reimbursement rates to insurance claimants	Accompanied a new draft, see S2928	Similar To
S766	Establishing medicare for all in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S98	Establishing a program to promote infant sleep safety	Accompanied a study order, see S2624	Similar To

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