MA H87

Bill

MA H87

Establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Massachusetts Foster Care Review Office (FCRO), an independent state agency that will conduct reviews of every child in foster care placement every six months. The FCRO will designate local panels of trained citizen volunteers to conduct these reviews, which will assess the necessity, appropriateness, and safety of a child's placement, as well as the progress towards their permanency goal. The bill also creates an interdisciplinary council to address case-specific and systemic issues, and requires the Department of Children and Families to provide the FCRO with unrestricted access to relevant information. The FCRO will report annually on its activities and make recommendations to improve the foster care system.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (13)

Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D)*, Marjorie Decker (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Colleen Garry (D), Solomon Goldstein-Rose (I), Ken Gordon (D), Paul Heroux (D), Kevin Honan (D), Kay Khan (D), Denise Provost (D), Dave Rogers (D), José Tosado (D), Aaron Vega (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4793 (on 07/23/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H87

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H87
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H87.pdf

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