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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1188 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 128 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Walter F. Timilty |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying |
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| 12 | 12 | | resolve: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Resolve establishing a commission to study childhood hunger in Norfolk County as a result of |
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| 14 | 14 | | the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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| 15 | 15 | | _______________ |
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| 16 | 16 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 17 | 17 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Walter F. TimiltyNorfolk, Plymouth and BristolMichael O. MooreSecond Worcester2/21/2023 1 of 3 |
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| 18 | 18 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1188 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 19 | 19 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 128 |
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| 20 | 20 | | By Mr. Timilty, a petition (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 128) of Walter F. Timilty and |
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| 21 | 21 | | Michael O. Moore that provisions be made for an investigation and study by a special |
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| 22 | 22 | | commission (including members of the General Court) to study childhood hunger in Norfolk |
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| 23 | 23 | | County as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. |
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| 24 | 24 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 28 | 28 | | _______________ |
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| 29 | 29 | | Resolve establishing a commission to study childhood hunger in Norfolk County as a result of |
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| 30 | 30 | | the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 Resolved, that there shall be a commission to study the increase in childhood hunger in |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2norfolk county as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The commission shall consist of the |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3commissioner of public health or a designee, who shall serve as chair; the secretary of the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4executive office of health and human services or a designee; the commissioner of transitional |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5assistance or a designee; the commissioner of elementary and secondary education or a |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6designee; the commissioner of agricultural resources or a designee; the house and senate |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7members of the Massachusetts food policy council; the house and senate chairs of the joint |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8committee on public health; a representative from the medical community specializing in |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9childhood nutrition; a representative of project bread; a representative of the greater boston food |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10bank; a norfolk county commissioner or a designee; a representative from a norfolk county food |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11pantry; and a representative from the norfolk county farm bureau. 2 of 3 |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12 The commission shall study the increase in childhood hunger and access to food in |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13norfolk county as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The commission shall evaluate the causes |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14and solutions for childhood hunger in norfolk county and generate a report which shall examine: |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15 (i) childhood hunger in norfolk county prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic; |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16 (ii) causes of childhood hunger in norfolk county as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17 (iii) projected impact of increase in hunger on children in norfolk county, including but |
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| 48 | 48 | | 18not limited to, educational development and health; |
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| 49 | 49 | | 19 (iv) methods for accessing food in norfolk county, including but not limited to, access to |
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| 50 | 50 | | 20grocery stores, food banks, food pantries, and school meal programs; |
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| 51 | 51 | | 21 (v) types of foods being distributed by food banks and food pantries in norfolk county, |
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| 52 | 52 | | 22including the nutritional value of said foods; |
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| 53 | 53 | | 23 (vi) methods for improving access to food in norfolk county; including but not limited to, |
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| 54 | 54 | | 24increased food distribution programs through schools, food banks and food pantries; and |
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| 55 | 55 | | 25 (vii) solutions to aid childhood hunger in norfolk county, including but not limited to, |
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| 56 | 56 | | 26state financial assistance, the development of food access network within norfolk county, and |
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| 57 | 57 | | 27proposed legislation. |
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| 58 | 58 | | 28 The commission shall make recommendations regarding actions required to alleviate |
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| 59 | 59 | | 29childhood hunger in norfolk county. In addition, the commission shall consider issues related to |
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| 60 | 60 | | 30disparities in nutrition and access to food, and the impact of hunger on children’s educational |
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| 61 | 61 | | 31development and health. 3 of 3 |
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| 62 | 62 | | 32 Not later than December 31, 2021, the commission shall submit a written report of its |
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| 63 | 63 | | 33findings and recommendations, together with any proposed legislation, to the clerks of the senate |
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| 64 | 64 | | 34and the house of representatives. |
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