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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 405 FILED ON: 1/9/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4025 |
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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 | | John Barrett, III |
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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 bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to the organization of EOHHS. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:John Barrett, III1st Berkshire1/9/2025Susannah M. Whipps2nd Franklin3/26/2025Carole A. Fiola6th Bristol3/26/2025Steven Ultrino33rd Middlesex3/31/2025Margaret R. Scarsdale1st Middlesex4/2/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 405 FILED ON: 1/9/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Barrett of North Adams, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4025) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | John Barrett, III and others for legislation to establish a special commission to study the |
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| 20 | 20 | | effectiveness of the executive office of health and human services. Public Health. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to the organization of EOHHS. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. (a) There shall be a special commission to study the effectiveness of the |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2executive office of health and human services. The commission shall evaluate the current |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3number of employees in the executive office, the administrative structure of the executive office |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4and the executive office’s effectiveness in fulfilling its legislative mandate. The commission |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5shall consider the feasibility and potential effectiveness of alternative organizational |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6configurations for the executive office, including the possibility of dividing the executive office |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7into smaller subagencies. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8 (b) The commission shall consist of 11 members: the secretary of health and human |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9services, 1 member to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; 1 member to |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10be appointed by the senate president; and 8 to be appointed by the governor, 3 of whom shall |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11have experience with public health administration, 3 of whom shall have experience in private 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12healthcare administration and 2 of whom shall have work experience with the administration of |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13social services. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14 SECTION 2. Not later than October 1, 2026, the commission shall file a report of its |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15findings, including any legislative or regulatory recommendations, with the clerks of the house |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16of representatives and the senate, the joint committee on health care financing and the joint |
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| 45 | 45 | | 17committee on public health. |
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