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MA H4677
Requiring the Department of Public Health to provide for early intervention providers to support increased salaries, wages and benefits for early intervention clinicians and support staff
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Introduced
05/16/2022
05/16/2022
In Committee
05/16/2022
05/16/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/17/2022
06/17/2022
Introduced Session
192nd General Court
Bill Summary
Section 38 contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2022 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects (see House, No. 4578, amended), which had been returned by His Excellency the Governor with recommendation of amendment (for message see House, No. 4678). April 1, 2022.
AI Summary
This bill requires the Department of Public Health to provide early intervention providers with funding for increased salaries, wages, and benefits for early intervention clinicians and support staff. The bill allocates $8 million from the existing budget to support hiring, rehiring, and retention of early intervention staff, including covering supervision, training, and onboarding costs. The funds will be distributed as payment vouchers to all certified early intervention programs, with the payments allocated proportionally based on the most recent child counts. The Department of Public Health is required to submit a report by June 30, 2022, detailing the distribution of the staffing recovery payments.
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 83 of the Acts of 2022 (on 06/17/2022)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4677 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4677.pdf |
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