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MA H191

MA H191
Relative to a livable wage for human services workers

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Introduced
02/16/2023
In Committee
02/16/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2024

Introduced Session

193rd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to a livable wage for human services workers. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

AI Summary

This bill aims to address the pay disparity between human services workers employed by community-based organizations and direct care workers, nurses, and clinicians employed by the state's human services programs. It requires the state's Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Executive Office of Elder Affairs, and Department of Housing and Community Development to gradually increase the reimbursement rates paid to community-based human service providers, with the goal of reducing the pay gap to zero by July 1, 2027. The bill also mandates the state to provide annual reports on the progress in eliminating the pay disparity and the funding needed to achieve this goal.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (62)

Kay Khan (D)*,  Jim Arciero (D),  James Arena-Derosa (D),  Jenny Armini (D),  Brian Ashe (D),  John Barrett (D),  Jay Barrows (R),  Michael Brady (D),  Tony Cabral (D),  Pete Capano (D),  Michelle Ciccolo (D),  Carol Doherty (D),  Mindy Domb (D),  Dan Donahue (D),  William Driscoll Jr. (D),  Pat Duffy (D),  Rodney Elliott (D),  Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D),  Carole Fiola (D),  Sean Garballey (D),  Colleen Garry (D),  Carmine Gentile (D),  Carlos González (D),  Ryan Hamilton (D),  Jim Hawkins (D),  Chris Hendricks (D),  Natalie Higgins (D),  Russell Holmes (D),  Vanna Howard (D),  Mike Kushmerek (D),  David LeBoeuf (D),  Jack Lewis (D),  David Linsky (D),  Joan Lovely (D),  Adrian Madaro (D),  Christopher Markey (D),  Joe McKenna (R),  Paul McMurtry (D),  Sam Montaño (D),  Matt Muratore (R),  Brian Murray (D),  Tram Nguyen (D),  Patrick O'Connor (R),  Jim O'Day (D),  Jake Oliveira (D),  Steve Owens (D),  Angelo Puppolo (D),  Becca Rausch (D),  Estela Reyes (D),  Dave Robertson (D),  Lindsay Sabadosa (D),  Margaret Scarsdale (D),  Dawne Shand (D),  Tom Stanley (D),  Marcus Vaughn (R),  Dave Vieira (R),  Tommy Vitolo (D),  Tom Walsh (D),  Susannah Whipps (I),  Bud Williams (D),  Chris Worrell (D),  Jon Zlotnik (D), 

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4872 (on 07/17/2024)
(3 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H191
BillText https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H191.pdf
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