| 1 | 1 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2645 |
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| 2 | 2 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 3 | 3 | | _______________ |
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| 4 | 4 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 5 | 5 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 6 | 6 | | _______________ |
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| 7 | 7 | | SENATE, February 7, 2024. |
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| 8 | 8 | | The committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, to whom was |
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| 9 | 9 | | referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 81) of Paul R. Feeney and Hannah Kane |
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| 10 | 10 | | for legislation relative to licensure for the use of graduated electronic decelerators to alter |
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| 11 | 11 | | behavior of persons with disabilities; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 83) of Barry R. |
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| 12 | 12 | | Finegold, Sean Garballey, Jack Patrick Lewis, Joanne M. Comerford and other members of the |
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| 13 | 13 | | General Court for legislation relative to rates of payment for workers providing support and |
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| 14 | 14 | | services for individuals with disabilities for the Department of Developmental Services; |
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| 15 | 15 | | (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 87) of Adam Gomez for legislation to provide for coordinated |
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| 16 | 16 | | data and assistance to address family homelessness; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 87) of |
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| 17 | 17 | | Adam Gomez for legislation to provide for coordinated data and assistance to address family |
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| 18 | 18 | | homelessness; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 102) of Robyn K. Kennedy for legislation to |
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| 19 | 19 | | authorize the Department of Children and Families to develop a bias-free child review team to |
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| 20 | 20 | | review emergency child removals; (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 128) of Walter F. |
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| 21 | 21 | | Timilty and Michael O. Moore that provisions be made for an investigation and study by a |
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| 22 | 22 | | special commission (including members of the General Court) to study childhood hunger in |
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| 23 | 23 | | Norfolk County as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. |
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| 24 | 24 | | 2434) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of James B. Eldridge for legislation to establish a designation of |
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| 25 | 25 | | a state protection and advocacy system, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2645). |
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| 26 | 26 | | For the committee, |
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| 27 | 27 | | Robyn K. Kennedy 1 of 1 |
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| 28 | 28 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2645 |
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| 29 | 29 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 30 | 30 | | _______________ |
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| 31 | 31 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 32 | 32 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 33 | 33 | | _______________ |
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| 34 | 34 | | 1 Ordered, That the committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities be |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2authorized and directed to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents |
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| 36 | 36 | | 3numbered 81, 83, 87, 87, 102, 128, and 2434 relative to children, families and persons with |
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| 37 | 37 | | 4disabilities matters. |
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