MA H3836

Bill

MA H3836

Relative to the safety and well-being of children in the custody of the department of children and families

Introduced
11/04/2015

In Committee
11/04/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead

Signed/Enacted/Adopted
11/25/2015

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

Section 63 contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2015 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects (see House, No. 3829), which had been returned by His Excellency the Governor with recommendation of amendment (for message, see Attachment D of House, No. 3838). November 2, 2015.

AI Summary

This bill mandates that the Department of Children and Families (DCF) must submit a report by November 17, 2015, to specific legislative committees, including the House and Senate Committees on Ways and Means (which oversee state budgets) and the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. This report is to detail any new or revised policies, procedures, and guidelines implemented by the DCF in the preceding year to enhance the safety and well-being of children under its care, whether in foster care or in-home placements. The bill also requires the report to include an update on the progress made in these areas, any performance metrics used to evaluate these new policies, and the department's plans for improving its assessment of children suspected of abuse or neglect. The bill is declared an emergency law, effective immediately as of November 2, 2015, to ensure the prompt implementation of these reporting requirements.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Last Action

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 138 of the Acts of 2015 (on 11/25/2015)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/House/H3836

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/House/H3836
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H3836
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H3836.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2016	House Rules governing the 2015-2016 legislative sessions	Order adopted, see H56	Similar To
H3829	Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2015 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Sections returned with veto (see section 2, item 4000-0600; and sections 17 and 46) referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Replaced by
H3838	Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his disapproval of a certain item and certain sections and also with recommendation of amendment of certain sections contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2015 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects (see House, No. 3829). November 2, 2015	See H3829	Replaced by
H4727	A communication from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (under the provisions of sections 1B, 1J and 1K of Chapter 69 of the General Laws) submitting amendments to 603 CMR 2.00, regulations on accountability and assistance for school districts and schools	Senate concurred	Similar To
H54	Annual report of the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (under sections 21, 102 and 103 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws) relative to the percentum change in the average cost-of-living as shown by the United States consumer price index for the year 2014 compared with such index for the year 2013	Accompanied a study order, see H4367	Similar To
S8	Text of the Senate Rules as adopted by the Senate as the permanent rules of the Senate for 2015-2016.		Similar To

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