MA S67

Bill

Providing guidelines for home visiting programs

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to provide guidelines for home visiting programs. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

AI Summary

This bill provides guidelines for home visiting programs in Massachusetts. It defines "evidence-based programs" and "promising practices programs" for home visiting services, and requires the Children's Trust to coordinate the delivery of these programs to eligible families. The bill mandates that home visiting programs use evidence-based or promising practices models, maintain high-quality training and supervision, and engage in ongoing evaluation to assess effectiveness. It also requires the Children's Trust to submit an annual report on these programs to the state legislature. Additionally, the bill directs the Children's Trust to develop standards and regulations for the Newborn Home Visiting protocol within 180 days of the bill's passage.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Kathleen O'Connor Ives (D),

Last Action

Accompanied H99 (on 03/09/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S67

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S67
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S67.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1241	Relative to uniform use of deadly force guidelines	Accompanied a study order, see H4767	Similar To
H2315	Relative to sentencing guidelines	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H554	Concerning the use of certain insurance underwriting guidelines pertaining to dogs harbored upon the insured property	Accompanied a study order, see H4778	Similar To
H821	For the medical release of prisoners	Accompanied a new draft, see S2170	Similar To
H99	Providing standards for in-home parent coaching	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1027	Relative to fair hiring practices	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1210	Relative to the advanced nursing practice	Accompanied S1257	Similar To
S48	To promote the appropriate treatment of young children	Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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