Massachusetts H 250: An Act establishing a special commission to study vocational education transportation

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1429 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 250

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to foster care recruitment.
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PETITION OF:

NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. 20th Middlesex 1/14/2025
Kimberly N. Ferguson 1st Worcester 1/15/2025
Paul K. Frost 7th Worcester 1/31/2025
Todd M. Smola 1st Hampden 3/10/2025
Hannah Kane 11th Worcester 1/28/2025
David F. DeCoste 5th Plymouth 1/28/2025
David K. Muradian, Jr. 9th Worcester 1/29/2025
Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. 5th Worcester 2/3/2025

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1429 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 250
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 250) of
Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to foster care recruitment. Children, Families and
Persons with Disabilities.

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 186 OF 2023-2024.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to foster care recruitment.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:

1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, annually, not
2 later than October 31, the department of children and families shall submit a special report on its
3 foster care campaign to recruit new foster parents to the child advocate, the clerks of the senate
4 and house of representatives, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint
5 committee on children, families, and persons with disabilities. The report shall be made available
6 to the public electronically in accordance with section 19 of chapter 66. The report shall include,
7 but not be limited to, the: (i) number of new foster care parents as a result of the foster care
8 campaign; (ii) the costs associated with such a recruitment effort; (iii) difficulties impeding the
9 department's ability to recruit additional foster parents; and (ii) methods in which the department

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10 is recruiting foster care parents. The department may satisfy the reporting requirements of this
11 section by providing the requested information in an annual report filed.
12 SECTION 2. Section 1 is hereby repealed.
13 SECTION 3. Section 2 shall take effect on December 31, 2026.