MA S974

Bill

MA S974

To establish an office of adult decisional support services

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 an office of adult decisional support services. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill establishes an Office of Adult Decisional Support Services within the Executive Office of the Trial Court in Massachusetts. The office's purpose is to implement legal and ethical standards for adult guardianship and conservatorship services, as well as voluntary alternatives to judicial appointment. The office will be led by a Judicial Administrator of Decisional Support, who will have the authority to review cases, develop databases, communicate with court personnel, and make recommendations to improve training and accountability for decisional fiduciaries. The bill also grants the Judicial Administrator the ability to petition to modify or terminate fiduciary appointments if evidence of abuse, neglect, or wrongdoing is discovered, and to file complaints against decisional fiduciaries with professional associations or law enforcement.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (2)

Cynthia Creem (D)*, Tami Gouveia (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2665 (on 02/07/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S974

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S974
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S974.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1923	Relative to Trial Court data collection	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2845	Relative to tax exemptions for home office expenses	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H3744	Relative to the office of mayor in the city of Holyoke	Accompanied a study order, see H5284	Similar To
H4062	Relative to the Office of the State Climatologist	No further action taken	Similar To
H4089	Relative to the Office of Information Technology considering cloud computing service options under certain circumstances	Accompanied a study order, see H5040	Similar To
S1291	To improve access to behavioral health services	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S151	Establishing the Office of Massachusetts Main Streets	Accompanied a study order, see S2709	Similar To
S1709	Relative to executive office of public safety and security dispatchers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1751	Granting a certain classification and early retirement creditable service to trial court chief probation officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1758	Allowing Joseph Barbati, a retired member of the Massachusetts Trial Court, an accidental disability retirement option	Accompanied a new draft, see H4620	Similar To
S2050	Establishing a legislative fiscal office	Accompanied a study order, see S2681	Similar To
S2116	Establishing the Executive Office of Food Resources and Security	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2665	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judiciary matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S6	Establishing a sick leave bank for Alexis Orloff, an employee of the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
S88	Establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office	Accompanied a study order, see S3050	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1923

Relative to Trial Court data collection

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H2845

Relative to tax exemptions for home office expenses

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H3744

Relative to the office of mayor in the city of Holyoke

Accompanied a study order, see H5284

Similar To

H4062

Relative to the Office of the State Climatologist

No further action taken

Similar To

H4089

Relative to the Office of Information Technology considering cloud computing service options under certain circumstances

Accompanied a study order, see H5040

Similar To

S1291

To improve access to behavioral health services

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

Similar To

S151

Establishing the Office of Massachusetts Main Streets

Accompanied a study order, see S2709

Similar To

S1709

Relative to executive office of public safety and security dispatchers

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1751

Granting a certain classification and early retirement creditable service to trial court chief probation officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1758

Allowing Joseph Barbati, a retired member of the Massachusetts Trial Court, an accidental disability retirement option

Accompanied a new draft, see H4620

Similar To

S2050

Establishing a legislative fiscal office

Accompanied a study order, see S2681

Similar To

S2116

Establishing the Executive Office of Food Resources and Security

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

Similar To

S2665

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judiciary matters

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

Establishing a sick leave bank for Alexis Orloff, an employee of the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

S88

Establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office

Accompanied a study order, see S3050

Similar To

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