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Event Detail – Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

Status:Completed

Event Date:11/15/2011

Start Time:10:30 AM

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Item Bill Number Bill Title Sponsor
1 S45 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 45) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Denise Andrews, Cory Atkins, Christine E. Canavan and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a task force relative to the Commonwealth's direct care workforce. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. Patricia Jehlen
2 S57 By Mr. Montigny, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 57) of Candaras and Montigny for legislation to increase the personal care allowance for long term care residents [Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities]. Mark Montigny
3 S67 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 67) of Bruce E. Tarr, Richard J. Ross, Sonia Chang-Diaz, Sal N. DiDomenico and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect disabled persons from financial exploitation. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. Bruce Tarr
4 S69 By Mr. Tolman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 69) of Steven A. Tolman and Sean Garballey for legislation to provide for insurance coverage for vision screening for children . Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. Steven Tolman
5 S70 By Mr. Tolman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 70) of Steven A. Tolman for legislation relative to improvements in private duty nursing care for developmentally disabled children. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. Steven Tolman
6 S71 By Mr. Tolman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 71) of Steven A. Tolman for legislation relative to eligibility criteria for nursing homes serving pediatric residents. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. Steven Tolman
7 H46 By Ms. Benson of Lunenburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 46) of Jennifer E. Benson and others relative to spouses under the definition of family members serving as paid caregivers. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. Jennifer Benson
8 H975 By Ms. Benson of Lunenburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 975) of Jennifer E. Benson and others relative to providing for the public disclosure of quality indicators for the developmentally disabled. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. Jennifer Benson
9 H983 By Messrs. O'Day of West Boylston and Sannicandro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 983) of James J. O'Day, Tom Sannicandro and others relative to eligibility and appropriations for programs for persons with disabilities, including the "Turning 22" program, so-called. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. James O'Day

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10 H2672 By Ms. Coakley-Rivera of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2672) of Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera and Benjamin Swan that the Architectural Access Board require that building owners be prohibited from renting space to agencies receiving state funding unless said building is handicapped accessible. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. Cheryl Coakley-Rivera
11 H3105 By Mr. Golden of Lowell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3105) of Thomas A. Golden, Jr. and James J. Dwyer relative to the collection and reporting of certain nursing facility resident care information. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. Thomas Golden
12 H3527 By Mr. Winslow of Norfolk, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) (accompanied by bill, House, No. [BILL NUMBER]) of Daniel Winslow, relative to the definition of intellectual disability . [Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities]. Daniel Winslow
13 H3595 By Mr. Lewis of Winchester (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3595) of Jeff Calnan for legislation to promote employment for people with disabilities by establishing a council for purchasing from persons with disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. Jason Lewis