Bill > S130

This bill requires several executive offices in Massachusetts (Health and Human Services, Elder Affairs, and Housing and Livable Communities) to collaborate with the Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers to submit an annual report by July 1, 2026, and continuing until wage disparities are eliminated. The report must detail the current wage gap between human services workers employed by providers and comparable state-employed workers, including direct care workers, nurses, and clinicians. Specifically, the report must outline: (1) the current salary disparity amount, (2) the annual reimbursement rate increases needed to reduce this disparity, (3) the annual appropriations required to achieve wage equity by July 1, 2029, and (4) the implementation details of rate adjustments by agency, job description, and start date. This legislation aims to address wage inequities for human services workers by mandating transparent reporting and providing a structured approach to eliminating salary disparities between provider-employed and state-employed workers in human services fields.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S130