HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1174 FILED ON: 1/12/2009
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Barbara A. L'Italien
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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 passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act addressing LGBT elder
inclusion.
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PETITION OF:
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Name:
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District/Address:
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Barbara A. L'Italien
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18th Essex
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Cleon H. Turner
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1st Barnstable
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Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.
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12th Hampden
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Christine E. Canavan
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10th Plymouth
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Gale D. Candaras
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First Hampden and Hampshire
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Patricia D. Jehlen
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Second Middlesex
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Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.
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34th Middlesex
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Alice K. Wolf
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25th Middlesex
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Frank I. Smizik
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15th Norfolk
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Robert S. Hargraves
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1st Middlesex
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Elizabeth A. Malia
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11th Suffolk
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Kay Khan
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11th Middlesex
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Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.
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26th Middlesex
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Sarah K. Peake
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4th Barnstable
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Kate Hogan
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3rd Middlesex
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Linda Dorcena Forry
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12th Suffolk
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Denise Provost
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27th Middlesex
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Michael F. Rush
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10th Suffolk
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Richard J. Ross
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9th Norfolk
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Byron Rushing
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9th Suffolk
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Mary E. Grant
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6th Essex
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act addressing LGBT elder inclusion.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 19A of the General Laws
, as appearing in the 2006 official edition,
is hereby amended by adding the following new
section:
Section 6A:
The department shall contract with appropriate individuals and community agencies to develop a curriculum for the delivery of accessible and appropriate services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender elders and caregivers. Said curriculum shall focus on the prevention and elimination of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression, as well as on improving access to services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender elders. The department shall require that such training be completed by all providers of services who contract with or receive funding from the department, from Aging Service Access Points and/or from the
MassHealth
Office of Long Term Care, or whose services are certified by the department.
The department shall subcontract with appropriate community agencies or programs to conduct said training and shall promulgate regulations for its provision, including expected time frames for its completion and any penalties that may apply to providers for failure to comply.
