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An Act relative to the interest charged on refund buybacks
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So much of the recommendations of the Teachers' Retirement System (House, No. 16) as relates to the interest charged on refund buybacks. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 6 of section 3 of Chapter 32 is hereby amended by striking out in the first sentence, the word “reemployment” and inserting in place thereof the word “repayment.”
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An Act creating an electronic backpack for foster children’s educational records
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H190
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HD3257
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By Representatives Khan of Newton and LeBoeuf of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 190) of Kay Khan, David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf and others for legislation to authorize the Department of Children and Families to establish an electronic repository of foster youths educational records. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following section:-
Section 98. (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall, unless the context requires otherwise, have the following meanings:-
“Department”, shall mean the department of elementary and secondary education..
“Foster child or youth”, shall mean a child under the care or custody of the department of children and families or a young adult who has signed a voluntary placement agreement with the department of children and families.
“Electronic backpack”, shall mean an electronic repository of a foster child or youth’s educational records.
(b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner of the department, in consultation with the office of the child advocate and the commissioner of the department of children and families, shall develop and implement an electronic backpack system for the educational stability of foster child or youth.
(c) The department shall create an electronic backpack for each foster child or youth. The department, in conjunction with the department of children and families, shall promulgate regulations on the format and function of the electronic backpack system. Each electronic backpack system shall contain, but is not limited to, the educational records of the foster child or youth, including the names and addresses of educational providers, the name and contact of the child’s DCF case worker if applicable, the foster child or youth’s grade-level performance, transcript, the foster child or youth’s school attendance records, individual education plan if applicable, the name and contact information of the individual or individuals who are designated as the child’s educational decision makers, the name of the legal guardian with signing rights to release the child from school, visit notes from the school nurse, guidance counselor, or other administrators, detailed notes on best interest determination meetings, if applicable, and any other educational information that the department requires. The department shall maintain the electronic backpack as part of the department’s records for the foster child or youth as long as the foster child or youth remains in foster care.
(d) The department shall make the electronic backpack available to:
(i) Any person authorized by law to make educational decisions for the foster child or youth;
(ii) The teacher/teachers, school and school district that the child or youth is enrolled in;
(iii) Any person authorized to consent to medical care for the foster child or youth; and
(iv) Any provider of medical care to the foster child or youth if access to the foster child or youth’s educational information is necessary for the provision of medical care and is not prohibited by law.
(e) The department shall collaborate with the department of children and families to develop policies and procedures to ensure that the needs of foster child or youths are met in every school district.
SECTION 2. The department shall implement the electronic backpack program within one year of the passage of this act.
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An Act relative to prevailing wages
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HD1872
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By Representative Hunt of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1900) of Daniel J. Hunt and others for legislation to include certain bona fide apprenticeship and training programs under the prevailing wage law. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Section 26 of Chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after words "pension plans", in line 46, the following:- ", bona fide apprenticeship and training programs approved by the commonwealth which comply with the requirements of Sections 11E to 11L, inclusive, of Chapter 23 of the General Laws,".
SECTION 2. Section 27 of Chapter 149 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words "pension plans", in line 44, the following: ", bona fide apprenticeship and training programs approved by the commonwealth which comply with the requirements of sections 11E to 11L, inclusive, of Chapter 23 of the General Laws,".
SECTION 3. Said section 27 of Chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words "pension plan" the following:- ", a bona fide apprenticeship and training program approved by the commonwealth which comply with the requirements of sections 11E to 11L, inclusive, of Chapter 23 of the General Laws,".
SECTION 4. Said section 27 of Chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words "health and welfare funds", in line 54, the following:- ", bona fide apprenticeship and training programs approved by the commonwealth which comply with the requirements of sections 11E to 11L, inclusive, of Chapter 23 of the General Laws,".
SECTION 5. Said section 27 of Chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words " welfare funds", in lines 60 to 61, the following:- ", bona fide apprenticeship and training programs approved by the commonwealth which comply with the requirements of sections 11E to 11L, inclusive, of Chapter 23 of the General Laws".
SECTION 6. Said section 27 of Chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words " welfare funds", in line 74, the following:- ", bona fide apprenticeship and training programs approved by the commonwealth which comply with the requirements of sections 11E to 11L, inclusive, of Chapter 23 of the General Laws,".
SECTION 7. Said section 27 of Chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words "welfare funds", in line 80, the following:- ", bona fide apprenticeship and training programs approved by the commonwealth which comply with the requirements of sections 11E to 11L, inclusive, of Chapter 23 of the General Laws".
SECTION 8. Said section 27 of Chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words "welfare funds", in line 90, the following:- ", bona fide apprenticeship and training programs approved by the commonwealth which comply with the requirements of sections 1B to 11L, inclusive, of Chapter 23 of the General Laws".
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By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1901) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to compensation of certain employees. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Section 150 of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:- An employer shall not be subject to any liability or punishment for or on account of its failure to pay for work on a Sunday or a recognized holiday under sections 6, 13 or 16 of chapter 136, if the employer pleads and proves by a preponderance of the evidence that it acted in good faith in conformity with a written opinion letter of the department or of an agency of the commonwealth which has or had at the time the authority to administer or interpret said law. Such a defense, if established, shall be a bar to the action if the administrative interpretation was in effect at the time of the violation, even if it is later modified, rescinded, or determined by judicial authority to be invalid or of no legal effect. For purposes of this paragraph, the term "employer" shall extend to the persons described in the sixth paragraph of section 148.
SECTION 2. The first paragraph of section 1B of said chapter 151, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the second sentence, the following two sentences:- An employer or the officer or agent of any domestic or foreign corporation shall not be subject to any liability or punishment for or on account of its failure to pay overtime compensation in violation of this section if the employer or the officer or agent of any such corporation pleads and proves by a preponderance of the evidence that it acted in good faith in conformity with a written opinion letter of the department or of an agency of the commonwealth which has or had at the time the authority to administer or interpret said law. Such a defense, if established, shall be a bar to the action if the administrative interpretation was in effect at the time of the violation, even if it is later modified, rescinded, or determined by judicial authority to be invalid or of no legal effect.
SECTION 3. Sections 1 and 2 shall be effective for all causes of action accruing before, on, or after the date of enactment, including any cause of action now pending.
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An Act relative to independent contractors
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[{'Id': 'BHJ1', 'Name': 'Bradley H. Jones, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BHJ1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T17:28:08.1133333'}, {'Id': 'FJB1', 'Name': 'F. Jay Barrows', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/FJB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T16:31:56.8966667'}, {'Id': 'NAG1', 'Name': 'Nicholas A. Boldyga', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/NAG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T09:59:12.6866667'}, {'Id': 'ALD1', 'Name': "Angelo L. D'Emilia", 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/ALD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-29T10:40:24.6366667'}, {'Id': 'KNF1', 'Name': 'Kimberly N. Ferguson', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KNF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T16:41:21.6266667'}, {'Id': 'PKF1', 'Name': 'Paul K. Frost', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PKF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T14:55:56.5133333'}, {'Id': 'SWG1', 'Name': 'Susan Williams Gifford', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SWG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T16:28:22.8133333'}]
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By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1902) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to independent contractors. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Section 148B of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out paragraph (a) and inserting in place thereof the following new paragraph:-
(a) For the purpose of this chapter and chapter 151, an individual performing any service, except as authorized under this chapter, shall be considered to be an employee under those chapters unless:- (1) the individual is free from control and direction in connection with the performance of the service, both under his contract for the performance of service and in fact; and (2) the service is performed outside the usual course of the business of the employer; or, (3) the individual is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, profession or business of the same nature as that involved in the service performed.
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An Act relative to fairness in workers' compensation benefits
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[{'Id': 'BHJ1', 'Name': 'Bradley H. Jones, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BHJ1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T17:26:41.72'}, {'Id': 'FJB1', 'Name': 'F. Jay Barrows', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/FJB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T16:32:18.9666667'}, {'Id': 'NAG1', 'Name': 'Nicholas A. Boldyga', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/NAG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T09:59:32.7266667'}, {'Id': 'ALD1', 'Name': "Angelo L. D'Emilia", 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/ALD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-29T10:42:39.72'}, {'Id': 'KNF1', 'Name': 'Kimberly N. Ferguson', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KNF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T16:41:29.04'}, {'Id': 'MSV1', 'Name': 'Marcus S. Vaughn', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MSV1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-27T11:31:38.7966667'}, {'Id': 'SWG1', 'Name': 'Susan Williams Gifford', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SWG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T16:28:09.92'}, {'Id': 'HEK1', 'Name': 'Hannah Kane', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/HEK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-30T15:43:23.8833333'}]
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By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1903) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others for legislation to further regulate workers' compensation benefits. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 152 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out section 27 in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following:-
Section 27. If the employee is injured by reason of his serious willful misconduct, including intoxication or unlawful use of a controlled substance, as defined in section 1 of chapter 94C, he shall not receive compensation or any portion of the benefit; provided, that this provision shall not bar compensation or benefits to his or her dependents if the injury results in death.
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An Act relative to the definition of an independent contractor
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[{'Id': 'BHJ1', 'Name': 'Bradley H. Jones, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BHJ1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T17:25:11.8466667'}, {'Id': 'FJB1', 'Name': 'F. Jay Barrows', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/FJB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T16:46:09.9166667'}, {'Id': 'NAG1', 'Name': 'Nicholas A. Boldyga', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/NAG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T09:59:52.32'}, {'Id': 'ALD1', 'Name': "Angelo L. D'Emilia", 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/ALD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-29T12:04:33.44'}, {'Id': 'PJD2', 'Name': 'Peter J. Durant', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PJD2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T10:30:31.76'}, {'Id': 'KNF1', 'Name': 'Kimberly N. Ferguson', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KNF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T16:41:38.7233333'}, {'Id': 'PKF1', 'Name': 'Paul K. Frost', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PKF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T14:55:37.0166667'}, {'Id': 'SWG1', 'Name': 'Susan Williams Gifford', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SWG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T16:28:02.9366667'}, {'Id': 'JDM1', 'Name': 'Joseph D. McKenna', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JDM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-27T20:24:38.3966667'}]
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By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1904) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to individuals performing services. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Section 148B of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking, in line 9, the word "and" and inserting in place thereof the word:- 'or.'
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An Act relative to the promotion of the WorkShare program
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[{'Id': 'BHJ1', 'Name': 'Bradley H. Jones, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BHJ1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T17:55:26.9833333'}, {'Id': 'FJB1', 'Name': 'F. Jay Barrows', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/FJB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T16:30:27.3033333'}, {'Id': 'NAG1', 'Name': 'Nicholas A. Boldyga', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/NAG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T10:07:49.1333333'}, {'Id': 'KNF1', 'Name': 'Kimberly N. Ferguson', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KNF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T16:39:18.4066667'}, {'Id': 'PKF1', 'Name': 'Paul K. Frost', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PKF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T14:50:27.0566667'}]
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By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1905) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to the promotion of the WorkShare program. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the executive office of labor and workforce shall investigate and report on industries in Massachusetts that have suffered high unemployment rates as a result of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic that would benefit from utilizing the WorkShare program. The report shall include, but not be limited to, (1) a review of what industries currently utilize the WorkShare program; (2) recommendations regarding what industries may benefit from participating in the program; and (3) recommendations concerning how to promote the use of the WorkShare program among employers in Massachusetts. The report shall be submitted to the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate within 6 months of the passage of this act.
SECTION 2. The executive office of labor and workforce development shall create and implement a marketing strategy to advertise the WorkShare program to industries that would benefit from said program, which shall include, but not be limited to (1) the distribution of print and digital promotional materials to employers about the program; and (2) advertisements about the program on the executive office of labor and workforce development website. The secretary of the executive office of labor and workforce development shall ensure that the marketing strategy of the program is implemented within 12 months of the passage of this act.
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An Act relative to commission sales rates
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[{'Id': 'BHJ1', 'Name': 'Bradley H. Jones, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BHJ1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T17:37:22.93'}, {'Id': 'FJB1', 'Name': 'F. Jay Barrows', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/FJB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T16:31:27.3166667'}, {'Id': 'NAG1', 'Name': 'Nicholas A. Boldyga', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/NAG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T10:08:30.1233333'}, {'Id': 'KNF1', 'Name': 'Kimberly N. Ferguson', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KNF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T16:40:20.3966667'}, {'Id': 'PKF1', 'Name': 'Paul K. Frost', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PKF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T14:49:41.8766667'}]
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By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1906) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others for legislation to establish a special commission (including members of the General Court) to study issues relative to commission sales rates. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. There shall be a special task force to review and report on the economic impact of sales commission rate structures to ensure fairness, transparency, and equality in the payment for commissioned workers in the Commonwealth. The task force shall consist of 9 members: the house and senate chairs of the joint committees on labor and workforce development economic development and emerging technologies, or their designees, who shall serve as the co-chairs of the task force; a member of the general court appointed by the senate minority leader; a member of the general court appointed by the house minority leader; the executive director of the Massachusetts Workforce Development Board, or a designee; the Massachusetts attorney general, or a designee; and 3 persons to be appointed by the secretary of labor and workforce development, 1 of whom shall be an employee of the commonwealth in the office of the secretary of labor and workforce development, 2 of whom shall be selected from a list of 5 persons nominated by the Massachusetts Business Roundtable.
The task force shall: (i) identify and review the state laws, regulations, and administrative directives that are related to commission sales rates; (ii) identify the key labor sectors that would best benefit from a review and improvement to sales commission rates; (iii) require the department of labor and workforce development to create a report based on a customized survey of companies within the commonwealth who employ commission-based employees; and (iv) develop recommendations to establish legislative procedures to provide and regulate commission rate income in Massachusetts.
The task force shall submit a report, including any draft legislation and regulations, to the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate within 12 months of the passage of this act.
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An Act relative to workers' compensation
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[{'Id': 'BHJ1', 'Name': 'Bradley H. Jones, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BHJ1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T12:39:06.0533333'}, {'Id': 'FJB1', 'Name': 'F. Jay Barrows', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/FJB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T16:04:35.78'}, {'Id': 'NAG1', 'Name': 'Nicholas A. Boldyga', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/NAG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T10:18:45.18'}, {'Id': 'KNF1', 'Name': 'Kimberly N. Ferguson', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KNF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T13:14:05.1066667'}, {'Id': 'PKF1', 'Name': 'Paul K. Frost', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PKF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T14:43:39.9066667'}, {'Id': 'SWG1', 'Name': 'Susan Williams Gifford', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SWG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T15:56:47.0633333'}, {'Id': 'L_M1', 'Name': 'Lenny Mirra', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T16:46:04.5833333'}, {'Id': 'MSV1', 'Name': 'Marcus S. Vaughn', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MSV1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-27T11:24:15.58'}]
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By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1907) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to the forfeiture of workers' compensation. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Section 45 of chapter 152 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word 'forfeited' in line 13 the following sentence: -
"If, as a result of the examination, the registered physician determines that the employee is fit to return to work and the employee refuses to return to work, his right to compensation shall be suspended, and his compensation during the period of suspension may be forfeited.”
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An Act providing for payment by the Commonwealth of wages for members of the United States Coast Guard during the shut-down, so-called, of the United States Government
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[{'Id': 'PJK1', 'Name': 'Patrick Joseph Kearney', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PJK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T18:19:45.4766667'}]
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By Representative Kearney of Scituate, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1908) of Patrick Joseph Kearney that the salaries of members of the United States Coast Guard who are residents of the Commonwealth be paid by the Commonwealth during the so-called federal government shut-down. Labor and Workforce Development.
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Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary the salaries of members of the United States Coast Guard who are residents of the Commonwealth shall be paid by the Commonwealth during the so-called federal government shut-down. The funds for such payments shall be paid from an account to be recommended by the Governor and determined by the committees on Ways and Means.
Upon the conclusion of the so-called federal government shut-down, the Commonwealth shall seek reimbursement from the federal government for the cost of all such payments made to such Coast Guard members.
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An Act to reinvest justice and opportunity in communities affected by incarceration
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By Representative Keefe of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1909) of Mary S. Keefe and others for legislation to establish a strong communities and workforce development fund to be reinvested in communities affected by incarceration. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 29 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 2DDDDD. (a) There shall be established a Strong Communities and Workforce Development Fund. Monies transferred to the fund shall be continuously expended, without regard for fiscal year, exclusively for carrying out the purposes of this section.
(b) There shall be a board of directors consisting of individuals from and with experience advocating on behalf of communities that are: (i) disproportionately impacted by the criminal justice system; (ii) in a census tract where over 20 percent of the population falls below 250 percent of the federal poverty line. The board shall be comprised entirely of individuals who belong to a demographic of socially and economically disadvantaged persons and those historically underrepresented in positions of power, to consist of seven total members. The board shall consist of 3 persons appointed by the governor; 2 persons appointed by the senate president; and 2 persons appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. Once all initial members have been appointed, their initial terms shall be assigned by the Inspector General according to the following lottery: two shall be appointed for one year, three shall be appointed for two years, and two shall be appointed for three years. They shall serve without compensation. The appointing authority shall designate new board members upon notification by the chair that a vacancy exists.
(c)The executive office of housing and economic development shall provide staff support to the board of directors. The total expenditure from the fund for administration, including salaries and benefits of supporting staff shall not exceed 5 percent of the total amount disbursed by the fund in any given fiscal year.
(d) It shall be the duty of the executive office of public safety and security to calculate the aggregate annual population of the department of corrections and the houses of corrections, and to calculate annually an average marginal cost rate per inmate among the department of corrections and the houses of corrections, based on the actual marginal cost rates used by the department of corrections and the houses of corrections for their budgeting purposes.
(e) The secretary of housing and economic development shall annually determine the difference between the combined population of the department of corrections and the houses of corrections in fiscal year 2020, multiplied by the rate of total population growth for the commonwealth since fiscal year 2020, and the actual combined population of the department of corrections and the houses of corrections in that year. The secretary shall multiply said difference by the average marginal cost rate per inmate. The secretary shall certify this calculation to the joint committee on ways and means, the secretary of administration and finance, and the comptroller for the prior fiscal year no later than October 1 of each year. The comptroller shall transfer an amount equal to one half of the product of this calculation to the fund no later than October 15 of each year. Further, the secretary shall post this calculation and supporting documents on a public website where other information on the Strong Communities Workforce Development Fund and its grantmaking are located.
(f) Monies in the fund shall be competitively granted for the purpose of developing and strengthening communities heavily impacted by crime and the criminal justice system, by creating opportunities for job training, job creation, and job placement for those who face high barriers to employment. The target population is defined as any person who meets two or more of the following characteristics: (i) is under 25 years of age; (ii) is a victim of violence; (iii) does not have a high school diploma (if over 18 years of age); (iv) has been convicted of a felony; (v) has been unemployed or has had family income below 250 percent of the federal poverty level for six months or more; or (vi) lives in a census tract where over 20 percent of the population falls below the federal poverty line.
(g) Eligible grant recipients shall exhibit a model of creating employment opportunities for members of the target population or, in the case of programs serving a target population aged 20 years and under, may instead demonstrate a model of building within such members the skills necessary for future employment. Such models shall be supported by research and evaluation and may include any of the following: transitional employment programs; social enterprise; pre-apprenticeship or other training programs; school- or community-based high school dropout prevention and re-engagement programs; cooperative and small business development programs; and community-based workforce development programs.
SECTION 2. Chapter 227 of the Acts of 2020 is hereby amended in line item 7002-2021 by inserting at the end of the line item the following sentences:-
Provided further following June 30, 2022, the grant program shall be maintained from funds expended from the Strong Communities and Workforce Development Fund pursuant to Section 1.
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Madaro', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/ACM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-21T17:04:04.7133333'}, {'Id': 'CMM1', 'Name': 'Christopher M. Markey', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CMM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-28T08:21:31.6'}, {'Id': 'JDM1', 'Name': 'Joseph D. McKenna', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JDM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-06T12:56:24.53'}, {'Id': 'P_M1', 'Name': 'Paul McMurtry', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/P_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-13T13:24:03.8566667'}, {'Id': 'S_M1', 'Name': 'Samantha Montaño', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-14T13:16:26.2533333'}, {'Id': 'TTN1', 'Name': 'Tram T. 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By Representative Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 191) of Kay Khan and others relative to a livable wage for human services workers. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 6A of the General Laws, as so appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 105. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:
“Human service provider,” a community-based human services organization with a human services program funded by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, the Executive Office of Elder Affairs or the Department of Housing and Community Development.
“Human services worker,” an employee of a human service provider who provides treatment, support or services to clients or their families.
“Disparity amount,” the monetary calculation of the average difference in salary between human services workers and 1) direct care workers, nurses, clinicians or other comparable employees employed by the commonwealth’s state-operated programs for human services;
“Rate,” the reimbursement rate paid by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, the Executive Office of Elder Affairs and the Department of Housing and Community Development to a human service provider to deliver services to clients on the Commonwealth’s behalf.
(b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, the Executive Office of Elder Affairs and the Department of Housing and Community Development shall increase the rate of reimbursement for human services providers by an amount that reduces the disparity amount, as defined by subsection (a), to:
(1) 50 percent on or before July 1, 2024
(2) 30 percent on or before July 1, 2025
(3) 10 percent on or before July 1, 2026
(4) Zero percent on or before July 1, 2027, and shall remain at 0 percent thereafter
(c) All increases in the rate of reimbursement provided for in this section shall be used to increase the compensation of human services workers.
(d) The Executive Office of Health and Human Services, the Executive Office of Administration and Finance, the Executive Office of Elder Affairs and the Department of Housing and Community Development shall adopt regulations to implement this section.
(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the elimination of the disparity amount prior to July 1, 2027.
SECTION 2. On or before January 1, 2024, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, in conjunction with the Executive Office of Administration and Finance, the Executive Office of Elder Affairs and the Department of Housing and Community Development, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers, Inc., shall provide a report to the Senate and House Committees on Ways and Means that includes recommendations to strengthen recruitment and retention of human services workers, as defined in subsection (a) of Section 105 of Chapter 6A of the General Laws.
SECTION 3. On or before July 1, 2024 and annually thereafter until the disparity amount is eliminated for human services workers, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, the Executive Office of Elder Affairs and the Department of Housing and Community Development, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers, Inc., shall provide a report to the Senate and House Committees on Ways and Means, the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, the Joint Committee on Elder Affairs, the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, the Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, the Joint Committee on Public Health and the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight that includes the following information:
(1) The current disparity amount, as defined in Subsection (a) of Section 105 of Chapter 6A of the General Laws, between the salaries of human services workers, as defined in Subsection a) of Section 105 of Chapter 6A of the General Laws, employed by human service providers, as defined in Subsection (a) of Section 105 of Chapter 6A of the General Laws, and direct care workers, nurses, clinicians or other comparable employees employed by the Commonwealth’s state-operated programs for human services;
(2) The amount of annual increases in the rate of reimbursement, as defined in Subsection (a) of Section 105 of Chapter 6A of the General Laws, to human service providers under contract with their department necessary to reduce and eliminate the disparity amount by July 1, 2027 pursuant to the schedule articulated in Subsection (b) of Section 105 of Chapter 6A of the General Laws;
(3) The amount needed to be appropriated annually to achieve the reductions in the disparity amount described in paragraphs (1)-(4) of Subsection (b) of Section 105 of Chapter 6A of the General Laws by July 1, 2027; and
(4) The implementation of rates necessary to eliminate the disparity amount by agency, job description and start date of implementation.
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{'Id': 'JBL0', 'Name': 'Joan B. Lovely', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JBL0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T16:43:51.07'}
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By Representative Kerans of Danvers and Senator Lovely, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1910) of Sally P. Kerans and Joan B. Lovely relative to workers’ compensation funeral benefits. Labor and Workforce Development.
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Chapter 152 of the General Laws is hereby amended in Section 33 by striking, the following: "In all cases, the insurer shall pay the reasonable expenses of burial, not exceeding eight times the average weekly wage in the Commonwealth as determined pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 29 of Chapter 151A" and inserting in its place the following:-
“Reimbursable final disposition expenses shall include funeral and memorial related expenses associated with unplanned death, including but not limited to funeral visitation services, flowers, casket, death notices and headstone, up to twenty-five thousand dollars or 10 times the average weekly wage, whichever is greater."
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{'Id': 'KPL1', 'Name': 'Kathleen R. LaNatra', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T10:52:57.983'}
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[{'Id': 'KPL1', 'Name': 'Kathleen R. LaNatra', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T10:52:57.9833333'}, {'Id': 'C_H1', 'Name': 'Christopher Hendricks', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/C_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T15:13:54.7266667'}, {'Id': 'PJK1', 'Name': 'Patrick Joseph Kearney', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PJK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-16T17:02:15.41'}, {'Id': 'DAL1', 'Name': 'David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DAL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T13:52:09.92'}, {'Id': 'SCO1', 'Name': 'Steven Owens', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SCO1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T20:40:05.7433333'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T18:43:41.8333333'}, {'Id': 'MDB0', 'Name': 'Michael D. Brady', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MDB0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-01T12:34:32.0966667'}]
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By Representative LaNatra of Kingston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1911) of Kathleen R. LaNatra and others relative to railroad worker earned sick time. Labor and Workforce Development.
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Notwithstanding any general rule to the contrary, any private railroad company or its agents, contractors, subcontractors, vendors, sub-vendors, secondary vendors or subcarriers; and the rail and transit division of the Massachusetts department of transportation, under contract to provide commuter rail service through the Commonwealth, shall comply with the minimum earned sick leave standards set forth within Chapter 149, Section 148c of the General Laws.
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[{'Id': 'JJL2', 'Name': 'John J. Lawn, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JJL2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T13:45:55.84'}, {'Id': 'CAD1', 'Name': 'Carol A. Doherty', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CAD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T14:48:39.5633333'}, {'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-02T14:36:26.96'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-04T11:09:46.8833333'}, {'Id': 'JCD1', 'Name': 'James C. Arena-DeRosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JCD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-04T11:09:46.8833333'}, {'Id': 'DAL1', 'Name': 'David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DAL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-08T14:40:58.55'}]
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By Representative Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1912) of John J. Lawn, Jr., Carol A. Doherty and Vanna Howard relative to requiring employers to allow sufficient time for employees to exercise their right to vote in elections. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Section 178 of Chapter 149 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is amended by striking said section and inserting in place thereof the following: -
Section 178. Every employer shall allow sufficient time for a person under his or her employ to exercise their right to vote in an election in the Commonwealth. If a voter does not have sufficient time outside of working hours to vote at an election, the voter may, without loss of pay, take off enough working time that, when added to the voting time available outside of working hours, will enable the voter to vote.
The time off for voting shall be only at the beginning or end of the regular working shift, whichever allows the most free time for voting and the least time off from the regular working shift, unless otherwise mutually agreed.
If said election includes a period of in-person early voting, each voter shall be allowed one period of time off for voting in the eligible election, by notification to his or her employer in accordance with this section.
If a voter intends to exercise said right to vote and will require time off as provided in this section, he or she shall give the employer at least three working days’ notice that time off for voting is desired. Said notice shall be in writing via electronic or other means agreeable to the employer or designee.
SECTION 2. Said Chapter 149 is further amended by adding the following new sections: -
Section 178(a). Any employer who refuses to comply with the provisions of section one hundred seventy-eight regarding time off to vote shall be punished by providing an aggrieved voter under his or her employ a full day’s pay.
Enforcement of this section will be under the purview and supervision of the Fair Labor Division of the Attorney General’s Office.
Section 178(b). Every employer subject to this section shall post in a conspicuous place or places on his or her premises, and via electronic communication when practicable in advance of each statewide election, a notice prepared and disseminated by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, which shall set forth excerpts of section one hundred seventy-eight and such other relevant information which the Secretary deems necessary to explain the section. Any employer who refuses to comply with the provisions of this section regarding notification shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.
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{'Id': 'DAL1', 'Name': 'David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DAL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T15:26:17.317'}
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[{'Id': 'DAL1', 'Name': 'David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DAL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T15:26:17.3166667'}, {'Id': 'BLW1', 'Name': 'Bud L. Williams', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BLW1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T04:18:32.2466667'}]
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By Representative LeBoeuf of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1913) of David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf and Bud L. Williams for legislation to establish a special commission (including members of the General Court) to conduct a study and make recommendations on the barriers faced by low-income workers to finding and maintaining jobs in the Commonwealth. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1.
a) Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, there shall be a special commission established to conduct a study and make recommendations on the barriers faced by low-income workers to finding and maintaining jobs in the Commonwealth. The commission shall consist of 18 members, as follows:
i. House and Senate Chairs of the Committee on Labor and Workforce Development, who shall serve as Co-Chairs;
ii. the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development or the Secretary’s designee;
iii. the Secretary of Transportation or the Secretary’s designee;
iv. the Secretary of Housing and Economic Development or the Secretary’s designee;
v. the Secretary of the Department of Transitional Assistance or the Secretary’s designee;
vi. the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services or the Secretary’s designee;
vii. 1 of whom shall be a member of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House;
viii. 1 of whom shall be member of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate President;
ix. 1 of whom shall be appointed by Ascentria Care Alliance
x. 1 of whom shall be appointed by the Job Training Alliance
xi. 1 of whom shall be appointed by the Massachusetts Retail Association
xii. 1 of whom shall be appointed by Associated Industry of Massachusetts
xiii. 1 of whom shall be appointed by the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network
xiv. 1 of whom shall be appointed by EmPath
xv. 1 of whom shall be appointed by the Mass. Business Roundtable
xvi. 1 of whom shall be appointed by the Massachusetts Workforce Board Association
xvii. 1 of whom shall be appointed by the Commonwealth Corporation
b) The Commission shall examine and make recommendations on topics including, but not limited to:
i. Barriers that exist in Massachusetts that prevent low-income workers from finding and retaining jobs with sustainable wages;
ii. Strategies that the Commonwealth could employ that would help to address barriers to job retention for low-income workers;
iii. Massachusetts laws and regulations that are currently in place, or could be put in place, that assist or hamper this population from maintaining jobs with a sustainable wage;
iv. Holistic and wraparound service approaches and programs that the Commonwealth could explore to prevent a fragmented and inefficient response to addressing these barriers.
c) The commission may hold hearings and invite testimony from experts and the public to gather information. The Commission and its working groups are encouraged to involve other experts, stakeholders and members of the public in its work through listening and working group sessions or whatever other mechanisms the Commission chooses.
d) The commission shall file its recommendations, including any drafts of legislation or regulations necessary to carry out its recommendations, with the clerks of the house of representatives and senate, the joint committee on public health and the joint committee on health care financing not later than March 1, 2024.
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An Act relative to relief for the Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund
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{'Id': 'DPL1', 'Name': 'David Paul Linsky', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T11:14:07.14'}
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[{'Id': 'DPL1', 'Name': 'David Paul Linsky', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T11:14:07.14'}]
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By Representative Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1914) of David Paul Linsky relative to wage rates for workers on certain low and moderate income housing construction projects. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Section 55C of chapter 44 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following subsection:-
(k) The trust is exempt from chapter 149, sections 26 and 27, and from any other provisions concerning the Prevailing Wage Law establishing minimum wage rates for workers on public construction projects.
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An Act relative to employee definition harmonization
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{'Id': 'J_L1', 'Name': 'Jay D. Livingstone', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/J_L1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T11:24:56.133'}
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[{'Id': 'J_L1', 'Name': 'Jay D. Livingstone', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/J_L1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T11:24:56.1333333'}, {'Id': 'TTN1', 'Name': 'Tram T. Nguyen', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/TTN1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T11:52:26.0366667'}, {'Id': 'N_H1', 'Name': 'Natalie M. Higgins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/N_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-06-29T13:00:15.92'}, {'Id': 'PDJ0', 'Name': 'Patricia D. Jehlen', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PDJ0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-24T11:52:19.8133333'}, {'Id': 'DAL1', 'Name': 'David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DAL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-07-14T12:53:14.9533333'}, {'Id': 'S_M1', 'Name': 'Samantha Montaño', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-06-27T15:31:16.57'}, {'Id': 'RLR0', 'Name': 'Rebecca L. Rausch', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RLR0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-07-10T14:48:23.01'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-06-28T10:42:04.1733333'}, {'Id': 'T_V1', 'Name': 'Tommy Vitolo', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/T_V1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-09-29T12:07:11.61'}]
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{'Id': 'TTN1', 'Name': 'Tram T. Nguyen', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/TTN1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T11:26:54.903'}
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By Representatives Livingstone of Boston and Nguyen of Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1915) of Jay D. Livingstone, Tram T. Nguyen and Patricia D. Jehlen relative to the definition of employee under the unemployment insurance program. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Section 2 of chapter 151A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-
(b) such service is performed outside the usual course of the business of the employer; and
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An Act relative to the study of unemployment insurance and paid family medical leave for transportation network drivers
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{'Id': 'J_L1', 'Name': 'Jay D. Livingstone', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/J_L1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T15:14:33.06'}
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[{'Id': 'J_L1', 'Name': 'Jay D. Livingstone', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/J_L1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T15:14:33.06'}]
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By Representative Livingstone of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1916) of Jay D. Livingstone relative to the study of unemployment insurance and paid family medical leave for transportation network drivers. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. The commissioner of the department of unemployment insurance in consultation with the director of the department of family and medical leave shall conduct a study of the application of unemployment insurance and paid family medical leave to transportation network drivers as defined in section 1 of chapter 159A ½. The study shall include recommended changes to state law to establish applicable rates and terms by which transportation network companies and transportation network drivers may participate in the relevant programs. The Commissioner shall file the report with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on labor and workforce development, and the joint committee on revenue not later than December 15, 2023
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An Act requiring human service employers to develop and implement programs that prevent workplace violence
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{'Id': 'J_L1', 'Name': 'Jay D. Livingstone', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/J_L1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T13:44:30.27'}
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[{'Id': 'J_L1', 'Name': 'Jay D. Livingstone', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/J_L1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T13:44:30.27'}]
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By Representative Livingstone of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1917) of Jay D. Livingstone relative to requiring human service employers to develop and implement programs that prevent workplace violence. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 149 of the general laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 129D, the following new section:-
Section 129E. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:-
“Employee”, an individual employed by a human service employer as defined in this section.
“Human service employer”, any individual, partnership, association, corporation or, trust or any person or group of persons operating a human service agency as defined in this section and employing five or more employees.
“Human service agency”, an individual, partnership, association, corporation or trust or any person or group of persons that employs human service providers, including any public facility subject to licensing by, or operated by any division or department of the executive office of health and human services; any private, county or municipal facility, department or unit or vendor which is licensed or subject to licensing by any division or department of the executive office of health and human services.
(b) Each human service employer shall annually perform a risk assessment, in cooperation with the employees of the human service employer and any labor organization or organizations representing the employees, all factors, which may put any of the employees at risk of workplace assaults and homicide. The factors shall include, but not be limited to: working in public settings; guarding or maintaining property or possessions; working in high-crime areas; working late night or early morning hours; working alone or in small numbers; uncontrolled public access to the workplace; working in public areas where people are in crisis; working in areas where a patient or resident may exhibit violent behavior; working in areas with known security problems and working with a staffing pattern insufficient to address foreseeable risk factors.
(c) Based on the findings of the risk assessment, the human service employer shall develop and implement a program to minimize the danger of workplace violence to employees, which shall include appropriate employee training and a system for the ongoing reporting and monitoring of incidents and situations involving violence or the risk of violence. Employee training shall include, in addition to all employer training program policies, methods of reporting to appropriate public safety officials, bodies or agencies and processes necessary for the filing of criminal charges., Each human service employer shall develop a written violence prevention plan setting forth the employer’s workplace violence prevention plan. The human service employer shall make the plan available to each employee and provide the plan to any of its employees upon their request. The human service employer shall provide the plan to any labor organization or organizations representing any of its employees. The plan shall include, but not limited to: (i) a list of those factors and circumstances that may pose a danger to employees; (ii) a description of the methods that the human service employer will use to alleviate hazards associated with each factor; including, but not limited to, employee training and any appropriate changes in job design, staffing, security, equipment or facilities; and (iii) a description of the reporting and monitoring system.
(d) Each human service employer shall designate a senior manager responsible for the development and support of an in-house crisis response team for employee-victims of workplace violence. Said team shall implement an assaulted staff action program that includes, but is not limited to, group crisis interventions, individual crisis counseling, staff victims’ support groups, employee victims’ family crisis intervention, peer-help and professional referrals.
(e) The commissioner of labor shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the purposes of this act. The rules and regulations shall include such guidelines as the commissioner deems appropriate regarding workplace violence prevention programs required pursuant to this act, and related reporting and monitoring systems and employee training.
(f) Any human service employer who violates any rule, regulation or requirement made by the department under authority hereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars for each offense. The department or its representative or any person aggrieved, any interested party or any officer of any labor union or association, whether incorporated or otherwise, may file a written complaint with the district court in the jurisdiction of which the violation occurs and shall promptly notify the attorney general in writing of such complaint. The attorney general, upon determination that there is a violation of any workplace standard relative to the protection of the occupational health and safety of employees or of any standard of requirement of licensure, may order any work site to be closed by way of the issuance of a cease and desist order enforceable in the appropriate courts of the commonwealth.
(g) No employee shall be penalized by a human service employer in any way as a result of such employee’s filing of a complaint or otherwise providing notice to the department in regard to the occupational health and safety of such employee or their fellow employees exposed to workplace violence risk factors.
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By Representative Livingstone of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1918) of Jay D. Livingstone and others relative to employment protections for victims of abusive behavior. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Section 1 of Chapter 151B of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following terms: -
24. The term “victim of abusive behavior” in subsections 1 through 3 of section 4 of this chapter, including section 1F, means a person who is experiencing or has experienced abusive behavior.
25. The term “abusive behavior” in this section and subsections 1 through 3 of section 4 of this chapter, including subsection 1F, means (i) any behavior constituting domestic violence; (ii) stalking in violation of section 43 of chapter 265; (iii) sexual assault, which shall include a violation of sections 13B, 13B½, 13B¾, 13F, 13H, 22, 22A, 22B, 22C, 23, 23A, 23B, 24, 24B, 26D, 50 or 51 of chapter 265 or sections 2, 3, or 35A of chapter 272; or (iv) kidnapping in violation of the third paragraph of section 26 of chapter 265.
26. The term “domestic violence” in this section means abuse against a person by (i) the person’s current or former spouse; (ii) someone with whom the person shares a child in common; (iii) someone with whom the person is or was cohabitating; (iv) someone with whom the person is related by consanguinity, adoption, or marriage; (v) someone with whom the person has or had an intimate, sexual, or romantic relationship or to whom the person is or was engaged to be married; or (vi) someone with whom the person is or was in a guardianship relationship.
27. The term “abuse” in this section means (i) attempting to cause or causing physical harm; (ii) placing another in fear of imminent serious physical harm; (iii) causing another to engage involuntarily in sexual relations by force, threat, or duress; (iv) engaging in psychological, emotional, or mental abuse; (v) depriving another of health care, housing, food, or other necessities of life; (vi) engaging in harassment as defined in section 1 of chapter 258E; or (vii) restraining the liberty of another.
28. The term “psychological, emotional, or mental abuse” in this section means a pattern of threatening, humiliating, or intimidating actions that is designed to induce or likely to induce fear or terror or to restrict another person’s ability to exercise free will or autonomy, including but not limited to unreasonably engaging in any of the following as part of such a pattern:
(i) Isolating another person from friends, family, or other sources of support;
(ii) Limiting another person’s access to or use of family or personal money or financial resources;
(iii) Controlling, regulating, or monitoring the another person’s activities, movements, communications, daily behavior, finances, economic resources, or access to services;
(iv) Belittling, degrading, or demeaning another person;
(v) Threatening to harm, to sexually assault or kill another or another person’s family member;
(vi) Threatening to publish personal or false information about another person or to make false reports to law enforcement authorities about another person;
(vii) Damaging another person’s property or household goods; or
(viii) Forcing another person to take part in criminal activity or child abuse.
29. The term “family member” in subsection 1F of section 4 of chapter 151B means (i) a spouse of the employee or prospective employee; (ii) a person with whom the employee or prospective employee has a child in common; (iii) a person with whom the employee or prospective employee has a substantive intimate, romantic, or sexual relationship, or a dependency relationship, and with whom the employee or prospective employee resides; (iv) a person to whom the employee or prospective employee is engaged to be married; (v) a parent, step-parent, child, step-child, sibling, step-sibling, grandparent, step-grandparent, grandchild, or step-grandchild of the employee or prospective employee; or (vi) a person with whom the employee or prospective employee is or was in a guardianship relationship.
30. The term “prospective employee” in subsection 1F of section 4 of chapter 151B means a person who (i) has applied for employment with the employer, (ii) has been personally asked to apply for employment with the employer by the employer or employer’s agent, or (iii) has been offered employment with the employer, even if conditional.
31. The term “health care” in this section and in subsection 1F of section 4 of chapter 151B includes medical health care, mental health care, substance abuse services, hospital care, dental health care and rehabilitative services.
SECTION 2. Section 4 of Chapter 151B of the General Laws is hereby amended, in subsection (1), after the word “ancestry” by inserting the following; - “status as a victim of abusive behavior,”.
SECTION 3. Section 4 of Chapter 151B of the General Laws is further amended, in subsection (2), after the word “information,” by inserting the following: - “pregnancy or a condition related to said pregnancy including, but not limited to, lactation or the need to express breast milk for a nursing child, status as a victim of abusive behavior,”.
SECTION 4. Section 4 of Chapter 151B of the General Laws is further amended, in subsection (3), before the phrase “or status as a veteran”, by inserting “status as a victim of abusive behavior” and before the phrase “status as a veteran” by inserting “status as a victim of abusive behavior,”.
SECTION 5. Section 4 of Chapter 151B of the General Laws is further amended by inserting the following subsection: -
(1F) (a) For an employer, by itself or its agent, not to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee or prospective employee who is experiencing or has experienced abusive behavior, or whose family member is experiencing or has experienced abusive behavior, if the employee or prospective employee requests an accommodation related to the abusive behavior; provided, however, that an employer is not required to provide an accommodation if the employer can demonstrate that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the employer’s business.
(b) For an employer, by itself or its agent, to (i) discharge, or in any other manner discriminate against, an employee for exercising the employee’s rights under this subsection, including requesting or using an accommodation under this subsection; (ii) refuse to hire, or in any other manner discriminate against, a prospective employee for exercising the prospective employee’s rights under this subsection, including requesting or using an accommodation under this subsection; (iii) require an employee or prospective employee who requests an accommodation under this subsection to accept an accommodation that the employee or prospective employee chooses not to accept if that accommodation is unnecessary to enable the employee to perform the essential functions of the job; (iv) require an employee to take leave if a reasonable accommodation may be provided that permits the employee to perform the essential functions of the job without undue hardship to the employer’s business; or (v) make preemployment inquiry of a prospective employee as to whether the prospective employee will require a reasonable accommodation under this subsection, unless the prospective employee first voluntarily discloses to the employer, or employer’s agent, a situation that would qualify the prospective employee for a reasonable accommodation under this section.
(c) As used in this subsection, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
“Accommodation” means a temporary or permanent adjustment to a job structure or schedule, workplace facility, or work requirement that enables an employee who is a victim of abusive behavior, or whose family member is a victim of abusive behavior, to be safe or to address issues directly related to the abusive behavior, including but not limited to (i) more frequent or longer paid or unpaid breaks; (ii) transfers, reassignments, or schedule changes; (iii) changing a work phone number, email address, or any other work contact, electronic or otherwise; (iv) installing or changing locks or work access mechanisms; (v) assisting with documentation of the abusive behavior; (vi) implementing safety procedures; or (vii) prohibiting the perpetrator of the abusive behavior from being on the workplace property or limiting the perpetrator’s access to the workplace property or portion thereof where the employee works; provided, however, that an employer shall not be required as part of providing a reasonable accommodation to discharge or transfer another employee or promote an employee who is not able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
“Undue hardship” shall mean an action requiring significant difficulty or expense; provided, however, that the employer shall have the burden of proving undue hardship; provided further, that in making a determination of undue hardship, the following factors shall be considered: (i) the nature and cost of the needed accommodation; (ii) the overall financial resources of the employer; (iii) the overall size of the business of the employer with respect to the number of employees and the number, type and location of its facilities; and (iv) any other impact of the reasonable accommodation on the employer’s business.
(d) Upon the employer’s receipt of a request from an employee or prospective employee for an accommodation under this subsection, the employee or prospective employee and the employer shall engage in a timely, good faith, and interactive process to determine an effective, reasonable accommodation.
(e) All employers will provide written notice to their employees of the right to be free from discrimination due to status as a victim of abusive behavior and of the right to a reasonable accommodation related to the abusive behavior. Such notice may be provided in a handbook, pamphlet, or other means of notice regularly used by the employer. In addition, all employers will provide such notice to (i) all new employees at the beginning of their employment and (ii) any employee or prospective employee who informs the employer that the employee, or prospective employee or family member of the employee or prospective employee, is a victim of abusive behavior not more than five days after the employer is so informed.
(f) Subject to appropriation, the commission shall develop courses of instruction and conduct public education efforts as necessary to inform employers, employees, and employment agencies, and, to the extent possible, the general population, about the rights and responsibilities established under this subsection not more than 180 days after the appropriation. Employers are encouraged to conduct an education and training program for new employees and members within one year of commencement of employment that includes information on the nature and extent of abusive behavior, issues of privacy and confidentiality, and the availability of reasonable accommodations. Employers are encouraged to conduct additional training for new supervisory and managerial employees within one ear of commencement of employment that includes information on the nature and extent of abusive behavior, issues of privacy and confidentiality, and the availability of reasonable accommodations.
(g) This subsection shall not be construed to preempt, limit, diminish, or otherwise affect any other law relating to leave or to abusive behavior, provided, however, that to the extent the reasonable accommodation requested pursuant to this section is a leave of absence, that leave need not exceed the amount of leave permitted under section 52E of chapter 149.
(h) An employer may require any employee or prospective employee requesting an accommodation under this subsection to provide documentation evidencing that the employee, the prospective employee, or a family member of the employee or the prospective employee is a victim of abusive behavior; provided, however, that an employer may not require the employee or prospective employee to produce, but may consider, documentation concerning the reasonable accommodation itself, including its type, form, scope, or duration; provided further, that an employer shall not require the employee or prospective employee to show evidence of an arrest, conviction, or other law enforcement documentation for such abusive behavior. The employee or prospective employee shall provide such documentation to the employer within a reasonable period after the employer requests such documentation, such reasonable period not to be shorter than 30 days. The employer must provide a reasonable accommodation in a timely manner and may not delay providing reasonable accommodation pending receipt of the documentation; provided that if the employee or prospective employee requests that the accommodation begin before such documentation can be provided, the employee or prospective employee shall provide the documentation to the employer within 30 days of requesting the accommodation. The employer may periodically require the employee to provide documentation showing continued need for any temporary accommodation, but no more often than every six months or when the employer learns of a significant change in the situation that necessitated the accommodation. The provision of any documentation provided to an employer under this paragraph does not waive or diminish the confidential or privileged nature of communications between a victim of abusive behavior and one or more individuals named in this paragraph.
The employer may maintain any documentation provided under this paragraph only in a separate, confidential file and only for as long as required for the employer to make a determination as to whether the employee is entitled to a reasonable accommodation under this subsection.
The employee or prospective employee shall satisfy the documentation requirement by providing any one of the following documents to the employer concerning the abusive behavior against the employee, prospective employee, or family member of the employee or prospective employee, and the employer may not require the employee or prospective employee to provide a specific type of documentation from among the following documents:
(1) A protective order, or an order of equitable relief or other documentation, issued by a court of competent jurisdiction as a result of such abusive behavior, including but not limited to an order issued pursuant to chapter 209A or chapter 258E;
(2) A document under the letterhead of a court, public agency, or social service, health care, or other service provider that the victim of such abusive behavior attended for the purposes of acquiring assistance as it relates to the abusive behavior;
(3) A police report or statement of a victim or witness provided to police, including a police incident report, documenting such abusive behavior;
(4) Documentation that the perpetrator of such abusive behavior has been convicted of, has been adjudicated a juvenile delinquent by reason of, or has admitted to sufficient facts to support a finding of guilt of any offense constituting such abusive behavior;
(5) Documentation of health care treatment as a result of such abusive behavior;
(6) A sworn statement, signed under the penalties of perjury, provided by a counselor, social worker, health care worker, member of the clergy, shelter worker, legal advocate, or other professional who has assisted the victim of such abusive behavior in addressing the effects of such abusive behavior;
(7) A sworn statement, signed under the penalties of perjury, from the victim of such abusive behavior attesting to such abusive behavior; or
(8) Any other form of documentation or relevant evidence that reasonably corroborates or certifies that the employee, prospective employee, or family member of the employee or prospective employee is a victim of abusive behavior.
(i) An employee or prospective employee requesting an accommodation under this subsection is not required to produce any documentation to, or discuss any information with, the employer that would in any way compromise the safety of the victim of the abusive behavior, and an employer is prohibited from requiring any such production or disclosure except to the extent such documentation or information is necessary to provide or effectuate the accommodation, to protect the safety of the employee or others employed at the workplace, or to enable the employer to satisfy legal obligations.
(j) An employer shall maintain the confidentiality of all documentation and information provided by the employee or prospective employee related to the abusive behavior, including that the employee, prospective employee, or employee’s family member is a victim of abusive behavior or that the employee or prospective employee has requested or obtained a reasonable accommodation under this subsection, except under the following conditions: (i) the employee or prospective employee requests or consents in writing that such documentation or information be disclosed; (ii) the employer is ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction or administrative agency to disclose such documentation or information; (iii) disclosure is otherwise required by applicable federal or state law; (iv) disclosure is required in the course of an investigation authorized by law enforcement, including, but not limited to, an investigation by the attorney general; or (v) disclosure is necessary to protect the safety of the employee or others employed at the workplace or to provide or effectuate the accommodation.
(k) No employer shall (i) coerce, interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of, or any attempt to exercise, any rights provided under this subsection or (ii) make reasonable accommodations requested or taken hereunder contingent upon whether or not the employee, prospective employee, or victim of the abusive behavior maintains contact with the alleged abuser.
SECTION 6. Section 52E of Chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out subsection (a) in its entirety and thereby replacing it with the following subsection:
(a) For purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
“Abuse,” (i) attempting to cause or causing physical harm; (ii) placing another in fear of imminent serious physical harm; (iii) causing another to engage involuntarily in sexual relations by force, threat, or duress; (iv) engaging in psychological, emotional, or mental abuse; (v) depriving another of health care, housing, food, or other necessities of life; (vi) engaging in harassment as defined in section 1 of chapter 258E; or (vii) restraining the liberty of another.
“Abusive behavior,” (i) any behavior constituting domestic violence; (ii) stalking in violation of section 43 of chapter 265; (iii) sexual assault, which shall include a violation of sections 13B, 13B½, 13B¾, 13F, 13H, 22, 22A, 22B, 22C, 23, 23A, 23B, 24, 24B, 26D, 50 or 51 of chapter 265 or sections 2, 3, or 35A of chapter 272; or (iv) kidnapping in violation of the third paragraph of section 26 of chapter 265.
“Domestic violence,” abuse against a person by (i) the person’s current or former spouse; (ii) someone with whom the person shares a child in common; (iii) someone with whom the person is or was cohabitating; (iv) someone with whom the person is related by consanguinity, adoption, or marriage; (v) someone with whom the person has or had an intimate, sexual, or romantic relationship or to whom the person is or was engaged to be married; or (vi) someone with whom the person is or was in a guardianship relationship.
“Employees”, individuals who perform, or who have been hired to perform, services for and under the control and direction of an employer for wages or other remuneration.
“Family member,” (i) a spouse of the employee or prospective employee; (ii) a person with whom the employee or prospective employee has a child in common;(iii) a person with whom the employee or prospective employee has a substantive intimate, romantic, or sexual relationship, or a dependency relationship, and with whom the employee or prospective employee resides; (iv) a person to whom the employee or prospective employee is engaged to be married; (v) a parent, step-parent, child, step-child, sibling, step-sibling, grandparent, step-grandparent, grandchild, or step-grandchild of the employee or prospective employee; or (vi) a person with whom the employee or prospective employee is or was in a guardianship relationship.
“Psychological, emotional, or mental abuse,” a pattern of threatening, humiliating, or intimidating actions that is designed to induce or likely to induce fear or terror or to restrict another person’s ability to exercise free will or autonomy, including but not limited to unreasonably engaging in any of the following as part of such a pattern:
Isolating another person from friends, family, and other sources of support;
(i) Isolating another person from friends, family, and other sources of support;
(ii) Limiting another person’s access to or use of family or personal money or financial resources;
(iii) Controlling, regulating, or monitoring another person’s activities, movements, communications, daily behavior, finances, economic resources, or access to services;
(iv) Belittling, degrading, or demeaning another person;
(v) Threatening to harm, to sexually assault or to kill another or another person’s family member;
(vi) Threatening to publish personal or false information about another person or to make false reports to law enforcement authorities about another person;
(vii) Damaging another person’s property or household goods; or
(viii) Forcing another person to take part in criminal activity or child abuse.
“Prospective employee”, a person who (i) has applied for employment with the employer, (ii) has been personally asked to apply for employment with the employer by the employer or employer’s agent, or (iii) has been offered employment with the employer, even if conditional.
“Health care”, medical health care, mental health care, substance abuse services, hospital care, dental health care, rehabilitative services and other similar services.
SECTION 7. Subsection (b)(ii) of Section 52E of Chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended, after the word “attention”, by inserting the following: - “or other health care,”.
SECTION 8. Subsection (d) of Section 52E of Chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting, in the first sentence, after the phrase “safety of an employee”, the following phrase: - “or family member of the employee,” and by striking out the figure “(7)” and thereby replacing it with the figure “(8)”.
SECTION 9. Subsection (e) of Section 52E of Chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the subsection in its entirety and replacing it with the following subsection: -
(e) An employer may require an employee or prospective employee requesting leave under this section to provide documentation evidencing that the employee, prospective employee, or family member of the employee or prospective employee is a victim of abusive behavior and that the leave taken is consistent with the conditions of clauses (i) to (iii), inclusive, of subsection (b); provided, however, that an employer shall not require an employee or prospective employee to show evidence of an arrest, conviction or other law enforcement documentation for such abusive behavior. An employee or prospective employee shall provide such documentation to the employer within a reasonable period after the employer requests documentation relative to the employee’s absence. An employee or prospective employee shall satisfy this documentation requirement by providing any 1 of the following documents to the employer, and the employer may not require the employee or prospective employee to provide a specific type of documentation from among the following documents.
(1) A protective order, or order of equitable relief or other documentation, issued by a court of competent jurisdiction as a result of abusive behavior, including but not limited to an order issued pursuant to chapter 209A or chapter 258E.
(2) A document under the letterhead of the court, public agency, or social service, health care, or other service provider which the victim of the abusive behavior attended for the purposes of acquiring assistance as it relates to the abusive behavior.
(3) A police report or statement of a victim or witness provided to police, including a police incident report, documenting the abusive behavior.
(4) Documentation that the perpetrator of the abusive behavior has been convicted of, has been adjudicated a juvenile delinquent by reason of, or has admitted to sufficient facts to support a finding of guilt of any offense constituting such abusive behavior
(5) Documentation of health care treatment as a result of the abusive behavior.
(6) A sworn statement, signed under the penalties of perjury, provided by a counselor, social worker, health care worker, member of the clergy, shelter worker, legal advocate or other professional who has assisted the victim of the abusive behavior in addressing the effects of the abusive behavior.
(7) A sworn statement, signed under the penalties of perjury, from the victim of the abusive behavior attesting to the abusive behavior.
(8) Any other form of documentation or relevant evidence that reasonably corroborates or certifies that the employee, prospective employee, or family member of the employee or prospective employee is a victim of abusive behavior.
Any documentation provided to an employer under this section may be maintained by the employer only in a separate, confidential file and only for as long as required for the employer to make a determination as to whether the employee is eligible for leave under this section. The provision of any documentation to an employer under this paragraph does not waive or diminish the confidential or privileged nature of communications between the victim of the abusive behavior and any of the categories of professionals listed in this paragraph.
An employee or prospective employee requesting leave under this section is not required to produce any documentation to, or discuss any information with, the employer that would in any way compromise the safety of the victim of the abusive behavior, and an employer is prohibited from requiring any such production or disclosure except to the extent such documentation or information is necessary to provide or effectuate the leave, to protect the safety of the employee or others employed at the workplace, or to enable the employer to satisfy legal obligations.
SECTION 10. Subsection (f)(i) of Section 52E of Chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting, after the word “employee”, the words “or prospective employee;” and inserting, after the word “workplace”, the words “or to provide or effectuate the leave”.
SECTION 11. Subsection (g) of Section 52E of Chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking the word “taking” and thereby replacing it with the word “seeking”.
SECTION 12. Subsection (h) of Section 52E of Chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting, after the word “victim”, the phrase “of the abusive behavior”, and after the words “this section or” by striking out the word “to”.
SECTION 13. Subsection (i) of Section 52E of Chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting, after the word “section”, the phrase “or refuse to hire, or in any other manner discriminate against a prospective employee for exercising the prospective employee’s rights under this section.”
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An Act ensuring domestic violence victims' protections for all employees in the Commonwealth
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[{'Id': 'JDM1', 'Name': 'Joseph D. McKenna', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JDM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-11T20:54:41.97'}, {'Id': 'RCF0', 'Name': 'Ryan C. Fattman', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RCF0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-11T20:54:42.2033333'}, {'Id': 'ALD1', 'Name': "Angelo L. D'Emilia", 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/ALD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T15:49:14.36'}, {'Id': 'MJS3', 'Name': 'Michael J. Soter', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MJS3', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-15T20:31:13.02'}, {'Id': 'AMS2', 'Name': 'Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/AMS2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-02T16:40:33.83'}, {'Id': 'BLW1', 'Name': 'Bud L. Williams', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BLW1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-15T06:51:04.76'}, {'Id': 'SGX1', 'Name': 'Steven George Xiarhos', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SGX1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-09T07:48:38.46'}]
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By Representative McKenna of Webster and Senator Fattman, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1919) of Joseph D. McKenna, Ryan C. Fattman and others relative to employment protections for domestic violence victims. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 148B the following section:-
Chapter 148B ½: Leave from work when a contract worker has been victim of abusive behavior
(a) For purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
''Abuse'', (i) attempting to cause or causing physical harm; (ii) placing another in fear of imminent serious physical harm; (iii) causing another to engage involuntarily in sexual relations by force, threat or duress or engaging or threatening to engage in sexual activity with a dependent child; (iv) engaging in mental abuse, which includes threats, intimidation or acts designed to induce terror; (v) depriving another of medical care, housing, food or other necessities of life; or (vi) restraining the liberty of another.
''Abusive behavior'', (i) any behavior constituting domestic violence, (ii) stalking in violation of section 43 of chapter 265, (iii) sexual assault, which shall include a violation of sections 13B, 13B1/2, 13B3/4, 13F, 13H, 22, 22A, 22B, 22C, 23, 23A, 23B, 24, 24B, 26D, 50 or 51 of chapter 265 or sections 3 or 35A of chapter 272 and (iv) kidnapping in violation of the third paragraph of section 26 of chapter 265.
“Client employers”, a business entity, regardless of its form, that obtains or is provided workers to perform labor or services within its usual course of business from a labor contractor, which includes a staffing agency as defined by section 159C of chapter 149.
''Contract workers'', individuals who perform services for an employer but are not considered employees under section 148B of chapter 149 of the General Laws, including individuals who are contracted by client employers.
''Domestic violence'', abuse against a contract worker by: (i) a current or former spouse of the contract worker; (ii) a person with whom the contract worker shares a child in common; (iii) a person who is cohabitating with or has cohabitated with the contract worker; (iv) a person who is related by blood or marriage to the contract worker; or (v) a person with whom the contract worker has or had a dating or engagement relationship.
(b) An employer shall permit a contract worker to take up to 15 days of leave from work in any 12 month period if:
(i) the contract worker is a victim of abusive behavior; and
(ii) the contract worker is using the leave from work to: seek or obtain medical attention, counseling, victim services or legal assistance; secure housing; obtain a protective order from a court; appear in court or before a grand jury; meet with a district attorney or other law enforcement official; or attend child custody proceedings or address other issues directly related to the abusive behavior against the contract worker.
The employer shall have sole discretion to determine whether any leave taken under this section shall be paid or unpaid.
(c) Except in cases of imminent danger to the health or safety of a contract worker, a contract worker seeking leave from work under this section shall provide appropriate advance notice of the leave to the employer as required by the employer's leave policy.
If there is a threat of imminent danger to the health or safety of a contract worker, the contract worker shall not be required to provide advanced notice of leave; provided, however, that the contract worker shall notify the employer within 3 workdays that the leave was taken or is being taken under this section. Such notification may be communicated to the employer by the contract worker, a family member of the contract worker or the contract worker's counselor, social worker, health care worker, member of the clergy, shelter worker, legal advocate or other professional who has assisted the contract worker in addressing the effects of the abusive behavior on the contract worker.
If an unscheduled absence occurs, an employer shall not take any negative action against the contract worker if the contract worker, within 30 days from the unauthorized absence or within 30 days from the last unauthorized absence in the instance of consecutive days of unauthorized absences, provides any of the documentation described in paragraphs (1) to (7), inclusive, of subsection (d).
(d) An employer may require a contract worker to provide documentation evidencing that the contract worker has been a victim of abusive behavior and that the leave taken is consistent with the conditions of clauses (i) and (ii), inclusive, of subsection (b); provided, however, that an employer shall not require a contract worker to show evidence of an arrest, conviction or other law enforcement documentation for such abusive behavior. A contract worker shall provide such documentation to the employer within a reasonable period after the employer requests documentation relative to the contract worker's absence. A contract worker shall satisfy this documentation requirement by providing any 1 of the following documents to the employer.
(1) A protective order, order of equitable relief or other documentation issued by a court of competent jurisdiction as a result of abusive behavior against the contract worker.
(2) A document under the letterhead of the court, provider or public agency which the contract worker attended for the purposes of acquiring assistance as it relates to the abusive behavior against the contract worker.
(3) A police report or statement of a victim or witness provided to police, including a police incident report, documenting the abusive behavior complained of by the contract worker.
(4) Documentation that the perpetrator of the abusive behavior against the contract worker has: admitted to sufficient facts to support a finding of guilt of abusive behavior; or has been convicted of, or has been adjudicated a juvenile delinquent by reason of, any offense constituting abusive behavior and which is related to the abusive behavior that necessitated the leave under this section.
(5) Medical documentation of treatment as a result of the abusive behavior complained of by the contract worker.
(6) A sworn statement, signed under the penalties of perjury, provided by a counselor, social worker, health care worker, member of the clergy, shelter worker, legal advocate or other professional who has assisted the contract worker in addressing the effects of the abusive behavior.
(7) A sworn statement, signed under the penalties of perjury, from the contract worker attesting that the contract worker has been the victim of abusive behavior. Any documentation provided to an employer under this section may be maintained by the employer in the contract worker’s employment record but only for as long as required for the employer to make a determination as to whether the contract worker is eligible for leave under this section.
(e) All information related to the contract worker’s leave under this section shall be kept confidential by the employer and shall not be disclosed, except to the extent that disclosure is:
(i) requested or consented to, in writing, by the contract worker;
(ii) ordered to be released by a court of competent jurisdiction;
(iii) otherwise required by applicable federal or state law;
(iv) required in the course of an investigation authorized by law enforcement, including, but not limited to, an investigation by the attorney general; or
(v) necessary to protect the safety of the contract worker or others employed at the workplace.
(f) Any contract worker seeking leave under this section shall exhaust all annual or vacation leave, personal leave and sick leave available to the contract worker, prior to requesting or taking leave under this section, unless the employer waives this requirement.
(g) No employer shall coerce, interfere with, restrain or deny the exercise of, or any attempt to exercise, any rights provided under this section or to make leave requested or taken hereunder contingent upon whether or not the victim maintains contact with the alleged abuser.
(h) No employer shall discharge or in any other manner discriminate against a contract worker for exercising the contract worker’s rights under this section. The taking of leave under this section shall not result in the loss of any employment benefit accrued prior to the date on which the leave taken under this section commenced. Upon the contract worker’s return from such leave, the contract worker shall be entitled to restoration to the contract worker’s original job or to an equivalent position.
(i) The attorney general shall enforce this section and may seek injunctive relief or other equitable relief to enforce this section.
(j) Employers shall notify each contract worker of the rights and responsibilities provided by this section including those related to notification requirements and confidentiality.
(k) This section shall not be construed to exempt an employer from complying with chapter 258B, section 14B of chapter 268 or any other general or special law or to limit the rights of any contract worker under said chapter 258B, said section 14B of chapter 268 or any other general or special law.
(l) Any benefit received from this section shall not be considered relevant in any criminal or civil proceeding as it relates to the alleged abuse unless, after a hearing, a justice of the district, superior or probate court determines that such benefit is relevant to the allegations.
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[{'Id': 'K_K1', 'Name': 'Kay Khan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/K_K1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T09:31:44.5233333'}, {'Id': 'AFC1', 'Name': 'Antonio F. D. Cabral', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/AFC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-02T14:57:19.4'}, {'Id': 'CAD1', 'Name': 'Carol A. Doherty', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CAD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-20T21:55:17.3866667'}, {'Id': 'JBE0', 'Name': 'James B. Eldridge', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JBE0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-16T10:06:55.5066667'}, {'Id': 'REH1', 'Name': 'Russell E. Holmes', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/REH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T15:06:04.8133333'}, {'Id': 'J_M1', 'Name': 'Joan Meschino', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/J_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-02T15:28:21.0166667'}, {'Id': 'RLR0', 'Name': 'Rebecca L. Rausch', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RLR0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-07-07T16:24:56.02'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-04T14:38:07.84'}, {'Id': 'T_V1', 'Name': 'Tommy Vitolo', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/T_V1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-30T12:07:45.58'}]
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By Representative Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 192) of Kay Khan and others for legislation to allow unaccompanied homeless youth between the ages of 15 and 18 to consent to supportive services and shelter. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
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Whereas, in Massachusetts Black youth and young adults are more than 4x as likely to experience homelessness as compared to the overall population of youth and young adults;
Whereas, in Massachusetts Latinx are youth and young adults are more than 2.5x as likely to experience homelessness;
Whereas, in Massachusetts 24% of all youth and young adults experiencing homelessness identify as LGBTQ+;
Whereas, Massachusetts’ population of unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness remains at unacceptable levels with 3,387 unaccompanied youth under the age of eighteen experiencing homelessness;
Whereas, the average age that unaccompanied youth reported leaving home permanently as minors in 2021 was 15.9 years old;
Whereas, Massachusetts age of consent for supportive services or shelter is eighteen years of age;
Whereas, the Commonwealth established the Massachusetts Special Commission on Unaccompanied Homeless Youth in 2014 to make recommendations to ultimately provide comprehensive and effective responses to the unique needs of this population;
Therefore, Chapter 6A of the General Laws is hereby amended to allow unaccompanied homeless youth between the ages of 15 and 18 to consent to supportive services and shelter.
SECTION 1.
Chapter 6A as appearing in the Official Edition of the General Laws passed through June 30, 2014 shall be amended by inserting Section 16X1/2 after Section 16X.
SECTION 2.
(A) Definitions: In This Section the following words shall have the meanings indicated.
(B) (1) “Service Provider” means a public or private nonprofit organization that provides shelter and supportive services to unaccompanied minors in need of shelter. (2) “Service Provider” includes a host home program and shared living programs.
(C) “Supportive Services” means interventions, services, or resources necessary to assist unaccompanied minors in need of shelter in acquiring or maintaining: (1) stable housing; (2) permanent connections, including ongoing attachments to families, communities, schools, and other positive social networks; (3) financial stability; (4) education, employment or income, including high performance in completion of education and training activities, especially for younger youth, and starting and maintaining adequate and stable employment, particularly for older youth; or (4) social and emotional wellbeing, including the development of key competencies, attitudes, and behaviors that equip a young person to succeed across multiple domains of daily life, including school, work, relationships, and community.
(D) “Unaccompanied Minor In Need of Supportive Services or Shelter” means a minor at least fifteen years of age: (1) who is not in the physical custody of a parent or legal guardian; and (2) who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence as defined in M.G.L. Chapter 6A Section 16W or (3) whose status or circumstances indicate a significant danger of experiencing homelessness in the near future.
Statuses or circumstances that indicate a significant danger may include (but are not limited to): (1) youth exiting state-systems of care; (2) youth who previously experienced homelessness (3) youth whose parents or primary caregivers have experienced housing instability or homelessness; (4) youth who are exposed to abuse and neglect in their homes; (5) youth who experience significant conflict with parents/ guardians; and (6) runaways.
SECTION 3.
(A) An unaccompanied minor in need of supportive services or shelter may consent to shelter and supportive services if the service provider reasonably believes that: (1) the unaccompanied minor understands the significant benefits, responsibilities, risks, and limits of the shelter and service and can communicate an informed consent; (2) the unaccompanied minor understands the requirements and rules of the shelter and services; and (3) the shelter and services are necessary to ensure the unaccompanied minor’s safety and wellbeing.
(B) An unaccompanied minor in need of supportive services or shelter who is a parent may consent to supportive services and shelter for the minor’s child.
SECTION 4.
(A) Before providing supportive services or shelter to an unaccompanied minor in need of supportive services or shelter, a service provider shall: (1) register with the Office of Children, Youth, and Families; (2) develop and implement a procedure to screen each staff member who works with minors, including through a state and national criminal history records check or a private agency background check conducted in accordance with Section 172(a)(3) of M.G.L. c 6; and (3) obtain written consent from the unaccompanied minor in need of supportive services or shelter.
(B)The written consent from the unaccompanied minor in need of services or shelter shall state the minor’s: (1) age; (2) guardianship status, if known; and (3) living situation.
(C) A service provider may not provide supportive services or shelter to a minor if the service provider has knowledge that the minor: (1) knowingly provided false information in the written consent required under subsection (A) of this section; or (2) does not meet the definition of an unaccompanied minor in need of supportive services or shelter under Section 2.
SECTION 5.
(A) After providing supportive services or shelter to an unaccompanied minor in need of supportive services or shelter, a service provider shall: (1) as soon as possible and within 72 hours, contact a parent, guardian, or an adult relative of the minor; or (2) if the service provider suspects abuse or neglect by the parent, guardian, or adult relative of the minor, immediately notify the appropriate authorities of the suspected abuse or neglect in accordance with MGL c.119 sec 51A.
(B) The youth’s parent or legal guardian must have consented to the youth living independently, but consent can be implied by the simple act of forcing the youth out of the home, refusing to provide financial support to the youth, or abuse or neglect. Consent also can be demonstrated by a letter from a homeless service provider or school district homeless liaison.
(C) (1) If a service provider is unable to contact, and does not suspect abuse by, a parent, guardian, or an adult relative of an unaccompanied minor in need of supportive services or shelter, the service provider shall: (i) notify the minor of the requirements of this section; and (ii) after providing the notice required under item (i) of this paragraph, contact the National Center For Missing And Exploited Children to determine if the minor has been reported missing by a parent or legal guardian. (2) If a service provider receives information indicating that an unaccompanied minor in need of services or shelter is missing from foster care, the service provider shall contact the Department of Children and Families. (3) If a service provider receives information indicating that an unaccompanied minor in need of services or shelter has been reported missing by a parent or legal guardian other than the Department of Children and Families, the service provider shall contact local law enforcement.
(D) A service provider shall document efforts and communications made under subsection (C) of this Section.
SECTION 6.
A service provider that provides supportive services or shelter to an unaccompanied minor in need of services or shelter in accordance with this Section is not civilly or criminally liable based solely on the provider’s reasonable determination to provide the shelter and supportive services.
SECTION 7.
The Office of Children, Youth, and Families shall establish and maintain a registry of all service providers that register under Section four of this section to provide supportive services and shelter to unaccompanied minors in need of supportive shelter or services.
SECTION 8.
(A) The Office of Children, Youth, and Families shall adopt regulations to carry out this Section.
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[{'Id': 'JDM1', 'Name': 'Joseph D. McKenna', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JDM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-11T20:20:11.4066667'}]
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By Representative McKenna of Webster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1920) of Joseph D. McKenna relative to employee reference liability. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 149 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2002 Official Edition, is amended by inserting at the end of Section 52C. the following new section: --
SECTION 52D. (A) Unless otherwise provided by law, an employer, or an employer’s designee, who discloses information about a current or former employee to a prospective employer of the employee shall be absolutely immune from civil liability if the disclosed information includes any or all of the following: (1) date of employment; (2) pay level; (3) job description and duties; and (4) wage history. An employer who responds in writing to a written request concerning a former employee from a prospective employer of that employee shall be absolutely immune from civil liability if the disclosed information includes either or both of the following: (1) written employee evaluations which were conducted prior to the employee’s separation from the employer; and (2) whether the employee was voluntarily or involuntarily released from service and the reasons for the separation.
(B) This section shall apply to causes of action accruing on and after the effective date of this act.
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[{'Id': 'RAM1', 'Name': 'Rita A. Mendes', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RAM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T15:50:47'}, {'Id': 'MMD1', 'Name': 'Michelle M. DuBois', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MMD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-07T21:17:23.9633333'}, {'Id': 'PJK1', 'Name': 'Patrick Joseph Kearney', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PJK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-16T14:37:54.7666667'}, {'Id': 'S_M1', 'Name': 'Samantha Montaño', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-21T16:51:07.2866667'}]
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By Representative Mendes of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1921) of Rita A. Mendes, Michelle M. DuBois and Patrick Joseph Kearney relative to establishing equality and safety in the workplace. Labor and Workforce Development.
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General Law Chapter 152 is hereby amended by adding subsection 87. Any employer, who does not report within 24 hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or the loss of an eye, shall be fined $100 per day for each day the report has not been made. The $100 shall be payable to the employee. Such payment shall be recorded with the Department of Industrial Accidents by the employer in writing by mail. Said employer shall retain a copy of the report and a copy of the check payable to the employee and the details of days not reported for 2 years.
a. The report must be made to a Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) office in Massachusetts when the injury occurred in Massachusetts. When the injury occurred outside of Massachusetts, then to the OSHA Office in the state where the injury occurred the reporting shall be made. All regulations of OSHA as to the office to which to report the injury shall be made shall supersede the reporting requirements of this section as to where to report. The content of the report shall include the name, address, and telephone number of the employee and any known witnesses along with a brief description of the injury if known to the employer, the name and address, and telephone number of the employer and the name of a contact person at the employer.
1. Footnote: 29 CPR 1904.39(a)(2): Employers are required within 24 hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye to report to OSHA.
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[{'Id': 'J_M1', 'Name': 'Joan Meschino', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/J_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-09T11:23:26.0433333'}, {'Id': 'JCD1', 'Name': 'James C. Arena-DeRosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JCD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-22T12:47:59.4666667'}, {'Id': 'MMD1', 'Name': 'Michelle M. DuBois', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MMD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-07T21:17:36.2766667'}, {'Id': 'N_H1', 'Name': 'Natalie M. Higgins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/N_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-23T13:01:05.8166667'}, {'Id': 'DAL1', 'Name': 'David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DAL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-07-14T12:52:40.0333333'}, {'Id': 'S_M1', 'Name': 'Samantha Montaño', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-14T13:02:14.3233333'}, {'Id': 'TTN1', 'Name': 'Tram T. Nguyen', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/TTN1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-07-03T16:43:37.5166667'}, {'Id': 'PMO', 'Name': "Patrick M. O'Connor", 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PMO', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-01T13:34:56.1833333'}, {'Id': 'RLR0', 'Name': 'Rebecca L. Rausch', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RLR0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-07-05T13:27:07.3266667'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-06-28T10:42:53.5'}, {'Id': 'T_V1', 'Name': 'Tommy Vitolo', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/T_V1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-09-29T12:08:44.2866667'}]
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By Representative Meschino of Hull, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1922) of Joan Meschino and others relative to non-fault unemployment insurance overpayments. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Section 69 of chapter 151A of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out subsection (c), as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, at lines 22 through 26, and inserting in place thereof the following:-
(c) Waiver of Non-Fault Overpayments:
(i) The commissioner shall waive recovery of an overpayment of benefits, including dependency allowances, paid pursuant to chapter 151A of the General Laws to an individual who, in the judgment of the commissioner, is without fault.
(ii) The commissioner shall waive recovery of an overpayment of benefits, including dependency allowances, paid through the Department of Unemployment Assistance pursuant to any other state or federal law which authorizes the Department to waive recovery of overpayments and to the extent permitted by any standards and consistent with any procedures which may be established by the law under which the benefit payments are made, to an individual who, in the judgment of the commissioner, is without fault.
(iii) For any overpayment of benefits which cannot be waived pursuant to subsection (c)(i) or (c)(ii), the commissioner shall waive recovery of the overpayment of benefits, including dependency allowances, paid pursuant to chapter 151A of the General Laws or through the Department of Unemployment Assistance pursuant to any other state or federal law which authorizes the Department to waive recovery of overpayments and to the extent permitted by any standards and consistent with any procedures which may be established by the law under which the benefit payments are made, to an individual who, in the judgment of the commissioner, is without fault and where, in the judgment of the commissioner, such recovery would defeat the purpose of benefits otherwise authorized or would be against equity and good conscience.
(iv) Any person aggrieved by a determination or decision of the commissioner that recovery of an overpayment not be waived shall have the right to appeal such determination or decision in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections thirty-nine to forty-two, inclusive.
(v) The commissioner shall provide multilingual notice of the availability of the overpayment waiver standards and process described in this subsection to all individuals overpaid benefits paid under chapter 151A or through the Department of Unemployment Assistance pursuant to any other state or federal law which authorizes the Department to waive recovery of overpayments, as required by subsection (c)(iii) of section 62A of chapter 151A.
SECTION 2. Section 69B of chapter 151A of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking the sentence, as so appearing, at lines 1 through 9, and inserting in place thereof the following:-
In addition to any other remedy provided by this chapter, the commissioner may request that the amount payable to the department by an individual resulting from an overpayment of unemployment benefits which has become final as specified in 430 CMR 6.12 be set off against any refund owed such individual by the department of revenue if and only if the commissioner has determined that the individual was at fault for the overpayment to be set off in a decision which has become final as specified in section 69D of chapter 151A of the General Laws; provided, however, that such individual is notified of the intention to request a set off of the amount owed and the right to apply to the commissioner for a review of such intention.
SECTION 3. Section 69B of chapter 151A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the sentence, as so appearing, in lines 25 through 31 and inserting in place thereof the following:-
In addition to any other remedy provided by this chapter, the commissioner may request that the amount payable to the department by an individual resulting from an overpayment of unemployment benefits which has become final as specified in 430 CMR 6.12 be set off against any federal tax refund payment owed such individual by the United States Department of Treasury in accordance with the requirements of the treasury offset program pursuant to section 14Q if and only if the commissioner has determined that the individual was at fault for the overpayment to be set off in a decision which has become final as specified in section 69D of chapter 151A of the General Laws or if such set off is otherwise required by the treasury offset program.
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An Act to study a revenue neutral guaranteed jobs program
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By Representative Mirra of Georgetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1923) of Lenny Mirra and Steven S. Howitt for legislation to establish a special commission (including members of the General Court) to determine ways to best connect unemployed workers with job openings. Labor and Workforce Development.
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Section 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there is hereby established a commission to study how the Department of Transitional Assistance and the Department of Unemployment Assistance may best connect unemployed workers in the Commonwealth with job openings. The commission must ensure that such means of connecting unemployed workers do not result in increased expenditures above what is already appropriated to the Department of Transitional Assistance and the Department of Unemployment Assistance.
Section 2. The commission shall consist of 10 members: the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means, or their respective designees; the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on labor and workforce development, one member of the committee to be appointed by the senate minority leader, and one member of the committee to be appointed by the house minority leader; the The Secretary of the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, or a designee; the president of the Associated Industries of Massachusetts, or a designee; the president of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO chapter, or a designee; and one member to be appointed by the governor.
The commission shall submit its report and findings, along with any recommendations and drafted legislation and regulations, to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on labor and workforce development, and the clerks of the house of representatives and senate within 12 months of the passage of this act.
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By Representative Moran of Lawrence, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1924) of Frank A. Moran and others for legislation to promote the recruitment and retention of hospital workers. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. (a) There shall be a Hospital Workforce Training & Apprenticeship Trust Fund to provide support to eligible accountable care organizations, acute care hospitals, and their affiliated hospital health care providers and to be administered by the secretary of health and human services. Amounts credited to the fund shall be expended, subject to appropriation, by the secretary of health and human services, as trustee, consistent with this section. The fund shall be credited with money from public and private sources, including gifts, grants and donations, interest earned on such money, any other money authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund and any funds provided from other sources.
(b) The secretary may incur expenses, and the comptroller may certify amounts for payment in anticipation of expected receipts; provided, however, that no expenditure shall be made from the fund which shall cause the fund to be deficient at the close of a fiscal year. Revenues deposited in the fund that are unexpended at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund and shall be available for expenditure in the following fiscal year.
(c) The secretary shall direct payments from the fund to eligible providers and also to labor-management training funds, community colleges, and other entities that apply to conduct training and offer education supports for the workforce of the eligible providers. All Massachusetts accountable care organizations, acute care hospitals and their affiliated hospital health care providers as defined by the center for health information and analysis shall be considered eligible providers for purposes of payments from the fund.
(d) All expenditures from the fund shall be made as grants to support training, registered apprenticeships, and other education supports to eligible providers and to entities conducting training for the eligible provider’s workforce. Grants made shall be carefully targeted to support education and training programs for the workforce of these providers, including for programming that enables the payment of replacement wages and tuition stipends for incumbent workers participating in career development training. Grants made shall support education and training programs designed to recruit and retain culturally, ethnically and linguistically diverse individuals to the hospital workforce. Grants may also be made to further the retention of health care workers through the provision of housing, child care, behavioral health, and other similar worker supports. The secretary shall award grants through an application process.
(e) The executive office of health and human services shall promulgate rules or regulations necessary to carry out this section.
(f) Not later than 90 days after payments are allocated to hospitals and their affiliated healthcare providers under this section, the secretary of health and human services shall file a report with the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on health care financing detailing the allocation and recipient of each grant awarded under this program.
SECTION 2. The executive office labor and workforce development, in collaboration with the executive office of health and human services, shall establish a marketing and public information campaign to promote the recruitment and retention of acute care hospital workers in Massachusetts. Subject to appropriation, this campaign shall include paid advertising to promote the array of open direct care and clinical positions at Massachusetts acute care hospitals with a focus on advancing the work done in these roles and on attracting workers to these careers. This campaign shall include a high-level marketing campaign around the importance of hospital work as well as micro-campaigns aimed at promoting certain hard-to-fill occupations. This campaign shall target working adults of all ages, have the intent to raise awareness of available occupations, highlight the importance and value of the roles, and seek to attract culturally, ethnically and linguistically diverse individuals.
SECTION 3. There shall be a Hospital Short Staffing Task Force to address workforce recruitment and retention challenges at Massachusetts acute care hospitals.
The task force shall consist of the following members: the secretary labor and workforce development, or their designee, who shall serve as chair; the secretary of health and human services, or their designee; the secretary of housing and economic development, 1 person to be appointed by the speaker the house of representatives; 1 person to be appointed by president of the senate; and 8 persons to be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, 1 of whom shall be a representative of 1199SEIU, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Nurses Association, 1 of whom shall represent the Commonwealth Corporation, 1 of whom shall represent the University of Massachusetts, 1 of whom shall represent a private post-secondary educational institution, 1 of whom shall represent a workforce training vendor, and 1 of whom shall be an incumbent worker in a Massachusetts acute care hospital. In making appointments, the governor shall, to the maximum extent feasible, ensure that the task force represents a broad distribution of diverse perspectives, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and geographic regions.
(b) In making its recommendations, the task force shall consider: (i) improvements to the MassHealth reimbursement system for acute care hospitals that promote financial stability; (ii) industry-wide workforce initiatives including, but not limited to, ways to lower the cost of education and training, and to improve recruitment, rates of pay, and other methods of ensuring a sustainable workforce; (iii) the role of external economic factors on the development and retention of the acute care hospital workforce such as the increases in the minimum wage and competition from other industries, and (iv) any additional reforms to strengthen the recruitment and retention of the acute care hospital workforce.
(c) The task force shall convene its first meeting within 90 days after passage of this act. The task force shall submit its report, including any proposed legislation necessary to carry out its recommendations, by filing the same with the clerks of the house of representatives and senate, the joint committee on health care financing, the joint committee on elder affairs and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than one year from passage of this act.
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By Representatives Nguyen of Andover and Donahue of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1925) of Tram T. Nguyen, Daniel M. Donahue and others relative to the minimum wage. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 151 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the word “It”, in line 1, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- Notwithstanding the provisions of section 27C of chapter 29 or any other general or special law to the contrary, it.
SECTION 2. section 1 of said chapter 151, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting before the word “employer”, in line 2, the following words:- public or private.
SECTION 3. Section 1 of chapter 151, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the figure “$15.00” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $16.25.
SECTION 4. Section 1 of chapter 151, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “$16.25”, inserted by section 2, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $17.50.
SECTION 5. Section 1 of chapter 151, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “$17.50”, inserted by section 4, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $18.75.
SECTION 6. Section 1 of chapter 151, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “$18.75”, inserted by section 5, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $20.00.
SECTION 7. Chapter 151, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking section 1 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
Section 1. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 27C of chapter 29 or any other general or special law to the contrary, it is hereby declared to be against public policy for any public or private employer to employ any person in an occupation in this commonwealth at an oppressive and unreasonable wage as defined in section 2, and any contract, agreement or understanding for or in relation to such employment shall be null and void. Annually on September 30 the executive office of labor and workforce development shall calculate an adjusted minimum wage rate to maintain employee purchasing power by increasing the current year's minimum wage rate by the rate of inflation. The adjusted minimum wage rate shall be calculated to the nearest cent using the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers or a successor index, for the 12 months prior to each September 1st as calculated by the United States department of labor. Each adjusted minimum wage rate calculated under this section shall take effect on the following January 1.
SECTION 8. Section 7 of said chapter 151, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 33, the figure “$6.75” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $7.92.
SECTION 9. Section 7 of said chapter 151, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “$7.92”, inserted by section 8, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $9.19.
SECTION 10. Section 7 of said chapter 151, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “$9.19”, inserted by section 9, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $10.55.
SECTION 11. Section 7 of said chapter 151, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “$10.55”, inserted by section 10, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $12.00.
SECTION 12. Section 7 of said chapter 151, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking the figure “$12.00”, inserted by section 11, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “60 per cent of the minimum wage as determined by the executive office of labor and workforce development pursuant to section 1 of this chapter”.
SECTION 13. Section 3 and section 8 shall take effect on January 1, 2024.
SECTION 14. Section 4 and section 9 shall take effect on January 1, 2025.
SECTION 15. Section 5 and section 10 shall take effect on January 1, 2026.
SECTION 16. Section 6 and section 11 shall take effect on January 1, 2027.
SECTION 17. Section 7 and section 12 shall take effect on January 1, 2028.
SECTION 18. On September 30, 2027 the executive office of labor and workforce development shall calculate an adjusted minimum wage rate to maintain employee purchasing power by increasing the current year's minimum wage rate by the rate of inflation. The adjusted minimum wage rate shall be calculated to the nearest cent using the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers or a successor index, for the 12 months prior to September 1, 2027 as calculated by the United States department of labor. The adjusted minimum wage rate calculated under this section shall take effect on January 1, 2028.
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By Representatives Nguyen of Andover and Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1926) of Tram T. Nguyen, Kenneth I. Gordon and others for legislation to increase unemployment insurance benefits for low wage workers. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Subsection (a) of section 24 of chapter 151A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking, in line 4, the words “thirty times the weekly benefit rate” and inserting in place thereof the following words:-
fifteen times the individual’s average weekly wage in the base period, provided that when there is a reduction in the benefit rate from thirty times to twenty-six times the benefit rate under subsection (a) of section 30, an individual shall have been paid wages in the base period amounting to at least thirteen times the individual’s average weekly wage; provided that if the individual is thereby rendered ineligible for benefits, the individual shall have been paid wages in two quarters of the base period.
SECTION 2. Section 29 of chapter 151A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (a) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-
(a) An individual in total unemployment and otherwise eligible for benefits shall be paid for each week of unemployment an amount equal to fifty percent of the individual’s average weekly wage in their base period, rounded to the next lower full dollar amount; but not more, exclusive of dependency benefits, than fifty-seven and one-half per cent of the average weekly wage of all employees covered by this chapter; nor less than twenty per cent of the average weekly wage of all employees covered by this chapter or seventy-five percent of the individual’s average weekly wage, whichever is less, exclusive of dependency benefits. On or before the first day of October of each year, the total wages reported on contribution reports for the twelve months ending March the thirty-first of such year shall be divided by the average monthly number of insured employees (determined by dividing the total insured employees reported on contribution reports for the twelve months ending March the thirty-first by twelve). The average annual wage thus obtained shall be divided by fifty-two and the average weekly wage determined, rounded to the nearest cent. Fifty-seven and one-half per cent of this amount, rounded to the next lower full dollar amount shown shall establish the weekly benefit rate paid any individual whose benefit year commences on or after the first Sunday of October of each year and prior to the first Sunday of October the following year. Twenty per cent of the average weekly wage of all employees covered by this chapter, rounded to the next lower full dollar amount shown shall establish the minimum weekly benefit rate paid any individual whose benefit year commences on or after the first Sunday of October each year and prior to the first Sunday of October the following year, provided that the weekly benefit rate which an individual may receive during the individual’s benefit year exclusive of dependency benefits is not greater than seventy-five per cent of the individual’s average weekly wage.
SECTION 3. Section 30 of chapter 151A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (a) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the total benefits which an unemployed individual may receive during the benefit year shall be an amount equal to sixty percent of the individual’s wages in the base period, or an amount equal to 30 times the individual’s weekly benefit rate in the base period, whichever is less, plus dependency benefits payable under section 29; provided, however, that if any month the average local unemployment for the last 12 months, as determined by the United States Department of Labor, is equal to or below 5.1 per cent in each of the 10 metropolitan statistical areas of the commonwealth, the total benefits which an unemployed individual who then files a claim may receive during the individual’s benefit year shall be an amount equal to 60 per cent of their wages in the base period or an amount equal to 26 times the individual’s weekly benefit rate, whichever is less, plus dependency benefits payable under said section 29; provided further that no such reduction in benefit rate from 30 times to 26 times the weekly benefit rate due to the operation of this section shall occur to an individual’s total benefit amount if, in any month during the individual’s benefit year, the requirements of this section have not been met. If such amount includes a fractional part of a dollar, it shall be rounded to the next lower full dollar amount.
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By Representative Nguyen of Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1927) of Tram T. Nguyen and others for legislation to protect injured workers. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Section 3 of chapter 23E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 46, after the word “claims” the following words:- ; and further provided that the department shall promptly undertake the investigation, hold an investigative conference to obtain any additional evidence or statements, and report the findings regardless of whether a case is open or active in the division of dispute resolution.
SECTION 2. Subsection (a) of section 27C of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 5, after the number “151,” and also by inserting, in line 15, after the number “151,” the following words:- , or paragraph 2 of section 75B of chapter 152.
SECTION 3. Subsection (b) of said section 27C of said chapter 149 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 68, after the word “week.” the following sentence:- For purposes of a violation of paragraph 2 of section 75B of chapter 152, restitution shall include actual and compensatory damages, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees, and rectifying the infraction may include injunctive relief, punitive damages and other appropriate relief.
SECTION 4. Section 1 of chapter 152 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “death,” in line 39, the following paragraph:-
(3A) “Earnings” includes any wages, based on credible evidence, that the employer was required to pay pursuant to chapter 149, chapter 151, or any other local, state or federal law. When an employer has failed to pay an employee the full amount of wages required by law, and the insurer is required to pay compensation to that employee based on the higher required amount, the employer shall indemnify the insurer for any additional compensation owed
under this chapter as a result of the additional wages.
SECTION 5. Section 22 of said chapter 152 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 10, 11 and 12, the words “may be given in the manner therein provided or in such other manner as may be approved by the department” and inserting in place thereof the following words:-
shall be given to employees by posting a copy of the notice, as approved and issued by the department, in a visible location utilized by and accessible to all employees of the insured person and, depending on the customary manner in which the insured person communicates with employees, by providing a hard or electronic copy of the notice to each employee at the time of hire and when information contained in the notice changes. The notice shall include information on unlawful retaliation, discrimination and fraud under chapter 152 and shall be made available by the department in English and all other languages required under subsection (d)(iii) of section 62A of chapter 151A. The insured person shall post the notice in English and all other primary or preferred languages of current employees and shall provide the notice to individual employees in their primary or preferred languages, except when the notice is not available from the department in those languages.
SECTION 6. Section 75B of said chapter 152 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out paragraphs (2) to (4) in their entirety and inserting in place thereof the following paragraphs:-
(2) No person or entity, itself or through its agent, may discharge, refuse to hire, or in any other manner discriminate or take adverse action, or to threaten to discharge, refuse to hire, or in any other manner discriminate or take adverse action, against any person because that person has: (i) exercised a right afforded by this chapter, including reporting or seeking care for a work-related injury or illness; (ii) assisted any other person in exercising a right afforded by this chapter; (iii) informed any other person about a right afforded by this chapter; (iv) opposed a violation of this chapter; (v) testified or in any other manner cooperated with an inquiry or proceeding pursuant to this chapter; or (vi) because of a belief that the person may in the future engage in any such actions. For purposes of this paragraph, “adverse action” shall include any action to deprive an employee of any right afforded by this chapter, including through false denial of an employment relationship or false denial that an injury or illness was work related.
(3) There shall be a rebuttable presumption of a violation of paragraph (2) of this section if a person or entity, itself or through its agent, discharges, refuses to hire, or in any other manner discriminates or takes adverse action, or threatens to discharge, refuse to hire, or in any other manner discriminate or take adverse action, against a person within 90 days of that person’s exercise of a right afforded by this chapter, including: (i) reporting or seeking care for a work-related injury or illness; (ii) assisting any other person in exercising a right afforded by this chapter; (iii) informing any other person about a right afforded by this chapter; (iv) opposing a violation of this chapter; (v) or testifying or in any other manner cooperating with an inquiry or proceeding pursuant to this chapter. This presumption may be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence that the adverse action was taken for a permissible purpose and that the action would have been taken in the absence of the person’s exercise of a right afforded by this chapter. For purposes of this paragraph, “adverse action” shall include any action to deprive an employee of any right afforded by this chapter, including through false denial of an employment relationship or false denial that an injury or illness was work related.
(4) A person claiming to be aggrieved by a violation of paragraph 2 of this section may file a complaint with the attorney general, who may initiate criminal or civil proceedings pursuant to section 27C of chapter 149. Alternatively, a person claiming to be aggrieved by a violation of paragraph 2 of this section may, within 3 years after the violation, initiate a civil action; provided, however, that the 3-year limitation period shall be tolled from the date that the person files a complaint with the attorney general alleging violation of paragraph 2 of this section until the date that the attorney general’s office declines to pursue enforcement of that complaint or the date that an enforcement action by the attorney general becomes final. A person so aggrieved who prevails in such an action shall be awarded treble damages, as liquidated damages, for any lost wages and other benefits, other actual and compensatory damages, costs of litigation and reasonable attorneys’ fees and may be awarded injunctive relief, punitive damages and other appropriate relief.
(5) Upon a determination by the commissioner that a request for data maintained by the department is intended to be used in such a manner as to violate the purposes of this section, the commissioner may find that the disclosure of such data constitutes an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy pursuant to chapter 4 and deny said request. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit an insurer's right to obtain information held by the department regarding any employee who has filed a claim against such insurer.
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[{'Id': 'TTN1', 'Name': 'Tram T. Nguyen', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/TTN1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-11T11:44:21.6566667'}, {'Id': 'JCD1', 'Name': 'James C. Arena-DeRosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JCD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-24T14:35:57.28'}, {'Id': 'PLC1', 'Name': 'Peter Capano', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PLC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-24T12:30:32.3233333'}, {'Id': 'CAD1', 'Name': 'Carol A. Doherty', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CAD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-29T15:01:11.9'}, {'Id': 'MMD1', 'Name': 'Michelle M. DuBois', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MMD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-07T21:19:03.1366667'}, {'Id': 'JBE0', 'Name': 'James B. Eldridge', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JBE0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-09T17:10:13.9733333'}, {'Id': 'TFB1', 'Name': 'Tricia Farley-Bouvier', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/TFB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-08T14:32:07.8966667'}, {'Id': 'CRF1', 'Name': 'Christopher Richard Flanagan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CRF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-23T12:37:28.77'}, {'Id': 'DCG1', 'Name': 'Denise C. Garlick', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DCG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-15T12:24:07.6833333'}, {'Id': 'CMG1', 'Name': 'Colleen M. Garry', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CMG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-13T11:44:07.25'}, {'Id': 'RMH2', 'Name': 'Ryan M. Hamilton', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RMH2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-30T17:52:07.4466667'}, {'Id': 'JKH1', 'Name': 'James K. Hawkins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JKH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-27T15:32:07.6433333'}, {'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-01T12:00:30.14'}, {'Id': 'DAL1', 'Name': 'David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DAL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-24T14:56:28.8866667'}, {'Id': 'JPL1', 'Name': 'Jack Patrick Lewis', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T23:06:30.3433333'}, {'Id': 'KWP1', 'Name': 'Kelly W. Pease', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KWP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T09:02:04.3833333'}, {'Id': 'AJP1', 'Name': 'Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/AJP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T16:13:42.1433333'}, {'Id': 'APR1', 'Name': 'Adrianne Pusateri Ramos', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/APR1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T15:17:59.5633333'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T15:13:53.7233333'}, {'Id': 'AJS1', 'Name': 'Adam Scanlon', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/AJS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-24T16:17:45.88'}, {'Id': 'TMS1', 'Name': 'Thomas M. Stanley', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/TMS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-03T08:54:03.57'}, {'Id': 'BET0', 'Name': 'Bruce E. Tarr', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BET0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-31T11:44:53.4266667'}, {'Id': 'E_U1', 'Name': 'Erika Uyterhoeven', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/E_U1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-01T11:56:29.6633333'}, {'Id': 'MRS1', 'Name': 'Margaret R. Scarsdale', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MRS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T11:51:24.26'}]
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By Representative Nguyen of Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1928) of Tram T. Nguyen and others relative to certain frontline healthcare workers experiencing symptoms of or being infected with COVID-19. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. For purposes of this Act, the following terms shall have the following meanings:-
“State of emergency”, the state of emergency called by Executive Order No. 591 dated March 10, 2020 concerning the health care crisis caused by the COVID-19 virus, along with any subsequent states of emergency that may be declared by the Commonwealth from time to time or at any time due to health care concerns raised by the COVID-19 virus.
SECTION 2. Chapter 34 of Section 152 of the general laws is hereby amended by inserting the following language after the second paragraph of said Chapter:
Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any frontline healthcare worker, working in a healthcare facility or in the community, who has symptoms of or otherwise becomes infected with or is suspected to be infected with COVID-19 on or before June 15, 2021 that results in a period of hospitalization, quarantine, or requires self-quarantine measures as a result of being infected or coming into contact with someone who is infected with the COVID-19 virus, shall have their medical condition or incapacity to work presumed to be work-related and constitute a per se qualification for protection under this Section, without application of any waiting period.
At no time shall said frontline healthcare worker be required to use said frontline healthcare worker’s accrued sick time, vacation time, personal time or any other contractual time-off to cover said period of incapacitation or inability to perform regular duty work.
SECTION 3. The employer shall allow the healthcare worker to return to the worker’s previous position of employment when the period of quarantine, self-quarantine, recovery, or hospitalization is concluded.
SECTION 4. The provisions of Sections 23 and 24 of Chapter 152 do not apply to claims brought under this Act, unless the employer demonstrates compliance with all relevant and active orders and advisories of the Governor of the Commonwealth concerning workplace safety restrictions during the state of emergency, such as, but not limited to, the provision to healthcare workers of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment and appropriate safe distancing opportunities.
SECTION 5. This act shall be in force to protect healthcare workers who are exposed to the COVID-19 virus or are advised to quarantine or self-quarantine by any health official during the state of emergency.
SECTION 6. An healthcare worker who chooses not to return to work for an essential employer due to a good-faith concern that the worker may be exposed to the COVID-19 virus will be considered eligible for benefits under Chapter 151A as if the essential worker had been constructively discharged.
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By Representatives Owens of Watertown and Vitolo of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1929) of Steven Owens, Tommy Vitolo and others relative to expanding access to commuter transit benefits offered by employers. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 203 the following section:-
Section 204 (a) As used in this section, the following words, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, shall have the following meanings:-
“Employee”, shall have the same meaning as provided in clause (h) of section 1 of chapter 151A.
“Employer”, shall have the same meaning as provided in subsection (i) of section 1 of chapter 151A; except the United States government shall not be considered an employer; provided, however, that an individual employer shall be determined by the Federal Employer Identification Number.
“Pre-tax transportation fringe benefit,” a pre-tax election transportation fringe benefit that provides commuter highway vehicle and transit benefits, consistent with the provisions and limits of section 132(f)(1)(A), (B), and (D) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. s.132(f)(1)(A), (B), and (D)) at the maximum benefit levels allowable under federal law, to be deducted for those programs from an employee’s gross income pursuant to section 132(f)(2) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. s.132(f)(2)).
(b) Every employer in the commonwealth of Massachusetts that employs at least 50 persons shall offer to all of that employer’s employees, that are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the opportunity to utilize a pre-tax transportation fringe benefit; provided, nothing herein shall prevent an employer and employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement from bargaining to include a pre-tax transportation fringe benefit in such agreement.
(c) Any employer found to be in violation of this section shall be liable for a fine of $100 for a first violation. For each additional month in which an employer fails to offer a pre-tax transportation fringe benefit shall constitute a subsequent violation and a fine of $250 shall be imposed for each subsequent violation. A fine shall not be imposed on any individual employer more than once in a month.
(d) The department of revenue shall direct a public multilingual awareness campaign in conjunction with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority that encourages the public to contact employers about pre-tax transportation fringe benefits and shall coordinate such campaign with regional planning agencies, transportation management associations, regional transportation authorities, chambers of commerce, private and non-profit providers of public transportation, and other transportation stakeholders. The department of revenue shall prepare and disseminate model multilingual written materials to be used by employers to notify employees of the pre-tax transportation fringe benefits offered.
(e) The commissioner of the department of revenue shall adopt regulations to ensure compliance and implementation of the provisions of this section, including but not limited to, a process by which employees and others can confidentially report non-compliant employers.
SECTION 2. Subsection (c) of Section 1 shall take effect one year after the passage of this act.
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By Representative Kushmerek of Fitchburg, a petition (accompanied by resolve, House, No. 193) of Michael P. Kushmerek and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to children and adolescents with intensive behavioral health needs. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
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Resolved, that a special commission is hereby established for the purposes of making an investigation and study relative to children and adolescents with intensive behavioral health needs whose behavioral health needs, such as acute aggressive, assaultive or otherwise unsafe behaviors, are not adequately addressed through inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations, Community Based Acute Treatment (CBAT) services, or existing residential or community treatment models contracted by the Department of Children and Families.
The Commission shall consist of 23 members or their designees:
the Secretary of Health and Human Services or a designee, who shall serve as chair;
the Commissioner of Public Health or a designee;
the Commissioner of the Department of Children and Families or a designee;
the Commissioner of the Department of Youth Services or a designee;
the Commissioner of the Department of Early Education and Care or a designee;
Chief Justice of the Juvenile Court Department or a designee;
the Chairs of the Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery or their designees;
the Chairs of the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities or their designees;
a representative from the Office of the Child Advocate;
a representative from the Association for Behavioral Healthcare, Inc.;
a representative from the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association;
a representative from the Children’s Mental Health Campaign;
a representative from the Children’s League of Massachusetts;
a representative from the Parent/Professional Advocacy League;
a representative from the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership;
6 members to be appointed by the chair,
2 of whom shall be a family member of a child or adolescent with behavioral health needs or who has been involved in the juvenile court system;
3 of whom shall be a behavioral health provider specializing in serving children and adolescents with intensive behavioral health needs; and
1 of whom shall be a clinician or researcher with expertise related to children and adolescents with intensive behavioral health needs.
In making appointments, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent feasible, ensure that the Commission represents a broad distribution of diverse perspectives and geographic regions.
The Commission shall: (i) create aggregate demographic and geographic profiles of children and adolescents with intensive behavioral health needs; (ii) examine the current availability of, and barriers to providing, behavioral health services and treatment to children and adolescents with intensive behavioral health needs; (iii) examine existing efforts undertaken by healthcare providers and the existing body of research around best practices for treating children and adolescents with intensive behavioral health needs; including, but not limited to models that promote community involvement and diversion from the juvenile court system; and (iv) examine other matters deemed appropriate by the Commission.
All appointments shall be made not later than 30 days after the effective date of this resolve.
The Commission shall submit its findings and recommendations to the Clerks of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities and the Senate and House Committees on Ways and Means not later than January 1, 2024. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make the report publicly available on the website of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services.
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{'Id': 'JAP1', 'Name': 'Jerald A. Parisella', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JAP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T10:11:51.8'}
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[{'Id': 'JAP1', 'Name': 'Jerald A. Parisella', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JAP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T10:11:51.8'}]
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By Representative Parisella of Beverly, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1930) of Jerald A. Parisella relative to leaves and employment benefits of Civil Air Patrol and Coast Guard Auxiliary members. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 149 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition is hereby amended by adding after Section 177B the following section:-
Section 177C.
Section 1. As used in this section:
“Emergency operational mission” is a mission or rescue operation which has been directed and authorized by the United States Air Force, the United States Coast Guard, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, or another federal or state subdivision with the authority to authorize emergency operations.
“Employee” is defined in accordance with Section 1 of this chapter.
“Employer” is a private, state, municipal, or local government entity that employs more than 15 employees.
Section 2. Employers shall allow employees who are members of the Civil Air Patrol or Coast Guard Auxiliary to participate in emergency operational missions by granting no less than ten days of unpaid leave per year provided:
(a) The Civil Air Patrol or Coast Guard Auxiliary has been authorized to conduct or participate in emergency operational missions by a competent authority;
(b) The employee has provided the employer written documentation of membership in Civil Air Patrol or Coast Guard Auxiliary prior to the commencement of an emergency operational mission; and
(c) The employee is participating in an emergency operational mission of the Civil Air Patrol or Coast Guard Auxiliary.
Section 3. The employer shall not require an employee to use another form of leave in order to participate in emergency operational missions, nor shall the employee be discharged or a receive a reduction in pay, seniority, or other benefits for participating in emergency operational missions pursuant to this section.
Section 4. Employers may request written documentation from the employee’s commander to verify that the employee’s participation is requested during the emergency operational mission. Following an emergency operational mission, employers may also request documentation from the commander verifying the employee’s participation in the operation. Employers may deny unpaid leave if the requested documentation is not produced.
Section 5. Employees shall be given the opportunity to use up to five consecutive days of leave pursuant to this section in a ten calendar day period. After this requirement has been met, employers may require the employee to return to work before granting additional leave.
Section 6. The right to exercise leave pursuant to this section shall not be negotiated in collective bargaining agreements or individual contracts. Nothing in this section shall preclude employees from exercising the ability to take paid leave at their discretion in order to participate in emergency operations if they have accrued paid leave days and the employer agrees to such terms. Employees shall provide reasonable notice of their intent to take leave pursuant to this section.
Section 7. Employers who provide first responder or disaster response services are not required to grant unpaid leave to employees pursuant to this section when participating in the same or simultaneous emergency operations.
Section 8. An employee who is terminated, charged leave, or against whom disciplinary action is taken in violation of the provisions of this section shall be immediately reinstated to the employee’s former position without reduction of pay, leave, seniority or other benefits, and shall receive any lost pay, leave, or other benefits during a period for which such termination or other disciplinary action was in effect. An action to enforce the provisions of this section shall be commenced within one year of the date of the alleged violation, in the superior court within any county wherein the action occurred or wherein the employer resides or transacts business.
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Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to support and maintain the rapid emergency response capability of the Civil Air Patrol and Coast Guard Auxiliary, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public safety.
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An Act relative to employee wage payment
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HD337
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{'Id': 'FEP1', 'Name': 'Francisco E. Paulino', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/FEP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-11T17:13:36.623'}
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[{'Id': 'FEP1', 'Name': 'Francisco E. Paulino', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/FEP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-11T17:13:36.6233333'}, {'Id': 'PMP0', 'Name': 'Pavel M. Payano', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PMP0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T13:22:13.8766667'}, {'Id': 'MMD1', 'Name': 'Michelle M. DuBois', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MMD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-07T21:23:04.32'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-30T18:00:19.0733333'}, {'Id': 'PSS1', 'Name': 'Priscila S. Sousa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PSS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-15T08:03:53.9566667'}]
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{'Id': 'PMP0', 'Name': 'Pavel M. Payano', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PMP0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T13:22:13.877'}
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By Representative Paulino of Methuen and Senator Payano, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1931) of Francisco E. Paulino, Pavel M. Payano and others relative to employee wage payments. Labor and Workforce Development.
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Section 148 of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the seventh paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following 11 paragraphs:-
Every employer shall pay all wages due to employees on regular paydays designated in advance by the employer and at no cost to the employee. Wages shall be paid to an employee by an employer:
(1) in lawful money of the United States;
(2) by electronic fund transfer;
(3) by direct deposit with written authorization of the employee to a financial institution of the employee's choice;
(4) by a payroll card provided by the employer that shall provide at least 1 free means to withdraw up to the full amount of the balance on the employee's payroll card or payroll card account during each pay period at a financial institution or other location convenient to the place of employment. None of the employer's costs associated with a payroll card or payroll card account shall be passed on to the employee; or
(5) with a check on a financial institution convenient to the place of employment where suitable arrangements are made for the cashing of such checks by employees for the full amount of wages due; provided, however, that if an employer elects to pay employees as specified in paragraphs (2), (3) or (4), the employer shall offer employees the option of being paid as specified in this paragraph; and provided further, that all wages in the nature of health and welfare fund or pension fund contributions required pursuant to a health and welfare fund trust agreement, pension fund trust agreement, collective bargaining agreement or other agreement adopted for the benefit of employees and agreed to by the employer shall be paid by every such employer within 30 days of the date of demand for such payment, with the payment to be made to the administrator or other designated official of the applicable health and welfare or pension trust fund.
If an employer offers its employees the option of receiving wages by a payroll card, the employer shall:
(1) provide to the employee written disclosure in plain language of all the employee's wage payment options. The written disclosure shall state the terms and conditions of the payroll card account option, including, but not limited to, the requirements set forth in this section and a complete itemized list of all known fees that may be deducted from the employee's payroll card account by the employer or card issuer. The disclosure shall also state whether third parties may assess transaction fees in addition to the fees assessed by the employee's payroll card issuer. In no event shall the employer provide payment of wages to a payroll card that has an expiration date, unless the employer agrees to provide a replacement payroll card before the expiration date at no cost to the employee;
(2) initiate payment of wages to an employee by electronic fund transfer to a payroll card account only after the employee has voluntarily consented in writing to that method of payment. Consent to payment of wages by electronic fund transfer to a payroll card account shall not be a condition of hire or continued employment. The written consent signed by the employee shall include the terms and conditions of the payroll card account option;
(3) provide written notice of any change to any of the terms and conditions of the payroll card or payroll card account, including, but not limited to, an itemized list of all fees that may have changed, and obtain written assent from the employee that the employee voluntarily consents to receive wages to a payroll card or payroll card account subject to the changes. The employer shall be responsible for any increase in fees charged to the employee before the employer provides written notice of such changes to the employee; and
(4) provide the employee the option to discontinue receipt of wages by a payroll card or payroll card account at any time, without penalty to the employee.
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An Act relative to the prevailing wage in the town of Chatham
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{'Id': 'SKP1', 'Name': 'Sarah K. Peake', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SKP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T13:59:20.46'}
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[{'Id': 'SKP1', 'Name': 'Sarah K. Peake', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SKP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T13:59:20.46'}, {'Id': 'JAC0', 'Name': 'Julian Cyr', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JAC0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-06-20T15:16:39.6366667'}]
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By Representative Peake of Provincetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1932) of Sarah K. Peake (by vote of the town) relative to exempting the town of Chatham from the prevailing wage law. Labor and Workforce Development. [Local Approval Received.]
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SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the town of Chatham shall be exempt from complying with sections 26 through 27G of chapter 149 of the General Laws for projects estimated to cost $50,000 or less.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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An Act providing for the self-certification of benefits for small businesses
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{'Id': 'AHP1', 'Name': 'Alice Hanlon Peisch', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/AHP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-11T10:02:50.213'}
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[{'Id': 'AHP1', 'Name': 'Alice Hanlon Peisch', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/AHP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-11T10:02:50.2133333'}]
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By Representative Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1933) of Alice Hanlon Peisch relative to providing for the self-certification of family or medical leave benefits for small businesses. Labor and Workforce Development.
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Section 11 of chapter 175M of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following subsection:-
(f) An employer with not more than twenty-five employees shall be permitted to submit a private plan subject to the requirements of subsection (a)(1) of this section to the department directly; provided further, said employer shall be exempt from the requirements set forth in subsection (a)(2)(i) and (a)(2)(iii) of this section.
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An Act to encourage employer supported childcare
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H1934
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{'Id': 'AHP1', 'Name': 'Alice Hanlon Peisch', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/AHP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T14:31:01.383'}
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[{'Id': 'AHP1', 'Name': 'Alice Hanlon Peisch', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/AHP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T14:31:01.3833333'}, {'Id': 'SPK1', 'Name': 'Sally P. Kerans', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SPK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-08T15:38:00.9466667'}]
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By Representative Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1934) of Alice Hanlon Peisch and Sally P. Kerans for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to employer-supported child care benefits. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Section 2IIIII of Chapter 29 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking the section in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following section:
Section 2IIIII. There shall be an Early Education and Care Public-Private Partnership Trust Fund. (a) The fund shall be administered by the commissioner of early education and care, in partnership with the secretary of housing and economic development and secretary of labor and workforce development, for the purpose of helping employers offer or expand child care options as a benefit to their employees. (b) There shall be credited to the fund: (i) revenue from appropriations or other money authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; (ii) interest earned on such revenues; and (iii) funds from public and private sources, including, but not limited to, gifts, grants and donations, to support state, philanthropic and private partnership efforts supporting Massachusetts employer-childcare provider partnerships; provided, grants are made to qualified Massachusetts employers; provided, no more than 50% of project costs shall come from privately raised or investment dollars and no more than 50% of project costs shall come from public sources; provided further, that participating employers must have a minimum of 75 employees, or a combined minimum of 75 employees within a consortium; and provided further, that amounts credited to the fund that are unexpended at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund. (c) Amounts credited to the fund may be expended, without further appropriation, by the commissioner of early education and care for the following purposes: (i) for local infrastructure investments to build or expand child care capacity; (ii) to support arrangements between employers and child care facilities to expand and reserve child care slots, including but not limited to grants to support projects that increase licensed or operational child care slots, add slots to meet new time/day, requirements of employees, or fill currently licensed (but unfilled) slots for the benefit of employees; and (iii) for other priorities as determined by the commissioner of early education and care; provided further, that no less than 1% of the appropriation provided herewith shall be used to support the administration, marketing, and communicating of the trust fund to the employer community. (d) Amounts received from private sources shall be approved by the commissioner of early education and care and subject to review before being deposited in the fund to ensure that pledged funds are not accompanied by conditions, explicit or implicit, on their implementation. The review shall be made publicly available. (e) Annually, not later than October 1, the secretary of labor and workforce development and the commissioner of early education and care shall report to the clerks of the house of representatives and senate, the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on labor and workforce development, and the joint committee on education, on the fund’s activity. The report shall include, but shall not be limited to: (i) the source and amount of funds received; (ii) the amounts distributed and the purpose of expenditures from the fund, including, but not limited to, funds expended to participating employers and early education and care providers; (iii) any grants provided to participating employers and early education and care programs, philanthropic organizations or other stakeholder organizations; and (iv) anticipated revenue and expenditure projections for the next year.
SECTION 2. a) There shall be a special commission to study and make recommendations on employer-supported child care benefits. The commission shall consist of: the chairs of the joint committee on education or their designees who shall serve as co-chairs; the chairs of the joint committee on labor and workforce development or their designees; 1 member who shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; 1 member who shall be appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; the chairs of the joint committee on labor and workforce development or their designees; the secretary of education or a designee; the secretary of housing and economic development or a designee.
(b) In making its recommendations, the commission shall: (i) evaluate a potential state employer tax credit to encourage employee early education and care supports; provided, that qualifying expenses may include the cost of building or acquiring and operating an in-house child care center; amounts paid by a business to contract with a licensed childcare program (including home-based providers); employer-managed or contracted on-site early education and care for the benefit of the employer’s employees; employer-supported financial assistance childcare subsidies to employees; employer-supported backup childcare for employees; employer-supported flexible spending accounts for employees; employer-supported dependent care assistance programs for employees ; employer-supported partnerships with programs that include reserving or subsidizing slots for employees; pre-tax childcare spending accounts for employees funded in part by the employer; employers-supported reduced tuition for employees at a specific childcare provider; an employer-supported stipend to be used by employees for childcare at a location of the employee’s choice; or other such strategies.
(ii) The special commission shall assess additional opportunities to create and promote employee early education and care supports; provided that said additional opportunities may include: identifying and promoting employer best practices and exploring incentives for employers to support additional early education and care benefits for their employees; expanding state partnerships with the business community to identify and share best practices and explore incentives for employers to support employees who have young children; improved collaboration across Secretariats to engage with the business community; encouraging employers to provide employer-supported early education and care benefits to employees; incentives for employers of a certain size and specific subgroups of employers to provide employer-supported early education and care benefits to employees; and other matters related to the expansion of employer-supported early education and care benefits in the commonwealth, including, but not limited to, the feasibility of requiring employers of a certain size to include the provision of a childcare subsidy as an employment benefit.
(iii) The special commission shall evaluate the performance and impact of the activities of the EEC Public-Private Partnership Trust Fund established in section xx of chapter xx of the MGL by providing an assessment of its performance and recommendations for improved efficiency, effectiveness, and enhancements.
(c) The special commission shall hold not less than 3 public meetings and may hold additional meetings, hearings and other forums that is considers necessary. The commission shall file its report and recommendations with the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives, the senate and house committees on ways and means and the joint committee on education not later than June 30, 2024.
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An Act providing hazard pay and protection for essential workers during a declared public health state of emergency
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{'Id': 'ERP1', 'Name': 'Edward R. Philips', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/ERP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T12:31:04.377'}
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[{'Id': 'ERP1', 'Name': 'Edward R. Philips', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/ERP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T12:31:04.3766667'}]
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By Representative Philips of Sharon, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1935) of Edward R. Philips relative to providing hazard pay and protection for essential workers during a declared state of emergency. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Definitions:
“Essential services,” any services that are required to promote the public health and welfare of the Commonwealth as defined in the Governor's March 23, 2020 emergency order (“COVID-19 Order No. 13”) or in the Governor's March 31, 2020 extension order (“COVID-19 Order No. 21”), regardless of whether these emergency orders have been rescinded, or as defined in any other superseding emergency order or orders.
"Essential business," any private-sector employer that provides “Essential services” and is authorized to remain open during a declaration by the Governor of a public health state of emergency. This law shall apply to employers with eleven or more employees who are covered by Section 148C of Chapter 149 of the General Laws.
"Essential worker" means an individual employed by an “Essential business.”
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding Chapter 149 of the General Laws or any other special or general law to the contrary, following the declaration by the Governor of a public health state of emergency that includes or is followed by any additional executive order in furtherance of such declaration that includes an order to stay at home, shelter in place, or limit time spent outside the home, any employer that provides “Essential Services” outside his or her home, shall pay each of its essential workers, “hazard pay,” calculated at a rate not less than one and one-half times the essential worker’s regular rate of pay for any hours worked while the public health state of emergency is in effect. This section shall not apply to anyone employed by the Commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions, or a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional person exempt from overtime under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
SECTION 3. No essential worker shall be required to perform “Essential Services” work under the following conditions: (1) if the worker reasonably believes that working in the workplace would seriously threaten their health or safety; (2) if the worker has a health condition that puts them at an elevated health risk arising from an immediate or imminent exposure to a hazard; (3) if they live with a person whose health condition would put that person at an elevated risk on the basis that working creates a health risk to that person; or (4) if they have to care for children and daycare or schools are not available following the declaration by the Governor of a public health state of emergency. A refusal to work shall not be grounds for discrimination, dismissal, discharge, reduction in hours, or any other penalty. However, this section shall not require an employer to provide pay during a period of refusal under this section, although this section shall not impair an employee’s right to receive pay for any other reason.
SECTION 4. The provisions of this law shall be enforced by the office of the attorney general pursuant to their authority under Section 150 of Chapter 149. However, an employee’s right to receive all wages due under any other statute shall not be impaired by this statute, nor shall an employee’s ability to enforce their rights under any other statute.
SECTION 5. Following the declaration by the Governor of a public health state of emergency, that includes or is followed by any additional executive order in furtherance of such declaration, any essential employer shall provide each of its essential workers, at no cost to them, personal protective equipment related to the public health state of emergency and recommended for the relevant work site or job task by the Department of Labor and Industry, the Department of Health, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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An Act relative to employee leave of absence to appear in the Probate and Family Court
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{'Id': 'APR1', 'Name': 'Adrianne Pusateri Ramos', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/APR1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T12:49:52.107'}
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[{'Id': 'APR1', 'Name': 'Adrianne Pusateri Ramos', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/APR1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T12:49:52.1066667'}, {'Id': 'CLG1', 'Name': 'Carmine Lawrence Gentile', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CLG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-09T17:52:49.5633333'}, {'Id': 'KWP1', 'Name': 'Kelly W. Pease', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KWP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-06-23T09:59:33.24'}]
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By Representative Ramos of North Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1936) of Adrianne Pusateri Ramos and Carmine Lawrence Gentile relative to leaves of absence of employees to appear before the Probate and Family Court. Labor and Workforce Development.
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Chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding after section 52E the following section:-
Section 52F. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law or rule or regulation to the contrary, an employee is entitled to take unpaid leave when necessary to appear in the Probate and Family Court, on all matters pertaining to their rights and duties as a parent or legal guardian, including but not limited to divorce, paternity, actions arising out of chapter 209c for custody-support-parenting time, and modifications or enforcement of all such actions.
(b) An employee may elect, or an employer may require the employee, to substitute any of the accrued paid vacation leave, personal leave, or medical or sick leave of the employee for any of the leave provided under this section, but nothing in this section shall require an employer to provide paid sick leave or paid medical leave in any situation in which the employer would not normally provide any such paid leave. Leave under this section may be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule.
(c) If the necessity for leave under this section is foreseeable, the employee shall provide the employer with not less than seven days of notice before the date the leave is to begin. If the necessity for leave is not foreseeable, the employee shall provide such notice as is practicable.
(d) An employer may require that a request for leave under this section be supported by a certification issued at such time and in such manner as the attorney general may by regulation require.
(e) The attorney general shall enforce this section and may obtain injunctive or declaratory relief for this purpose. Violation of this section shall be subject to the second paragraph of section 150 and to section 180.
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An Act relative to fair wages on government subsidized construction projects
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{'Id': 'O_R1', 'Name': 'Orlando Ramos', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/O_R1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T16:10:44.677'}
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[{'Id': 'O_R1', 'Name': 'Orlando Ramos', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/O_R1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T16:10:44.6766667'}, {'Id': 'JCD1', 'Name': 'James C. Arena-DeRosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JCD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-23T10:06:25.9833333'}]
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By Representative Ramos of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1937) of Orlando Ramos relative to fair wages on government subsidized construction projects. Labor and Workforce Development.
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Add New Third Paragraph to G.L. ch. 149, Section 26:
In the employment of mechanics and apprentices, teamsters, chauffeurs and laborers in the construction, reconstruction, installation, demolition, maintenance or repair of a building on property that is subject to a tax increment financing plan, tax credit, or tax relief provided under M.G.L. ch. 40, Section 59 (Tax Increment Financing Plan), Section 60 (Urban Center Housing Tax Increment Financing Plan), Section 60A (Manufacturing Workforce Training Tax Increment Financing Plan), Section 60B (Workforce Housing Special Tax Assessment Plan), M.G.L. ch. 62, Section 6J and M.G.L ch. 63, Section 38R (Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit), M.G.L. ch. 40V (Housing Development Incentive Program), and any other provision of law or regulation now existing or that may be adopted in the future authorizing a tax increment financing plan, tax credit, or any other form of tax relief, the rate per hour of the wages paid to mechanics and apprentices, teamsters, chauffeurs and laborers on such building projects shall be not be less than the rate or rates of wages to be determined by the commissioner in accordance with the first paragraph of this Section 26. Employers of such mechanics and apprentices, teamsters, chauffeurs and laborers shall be subject to the requirements of G.L. ch 149, Section 27B with respect to work performed on such building projects, and shall submit their weekly certified payroll reports and statements of compliance to the authority granting the tax relief in question. The payroll records and statements of compliance required by this Section shall be available for inspection by any interested party filing a written request to the granting authority for such inspection and copying.
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{'Id': 'D_R1', 'Name': 'David Allen Robertson', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/D_R1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T21:16:49.837'}
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[{'Id': 'D_R1', 'Name': 'David Allen Robertson', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/D_R1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T21:16:49.8366667'}]
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By Representative Robertson of Tewksbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1938) of David Allen Robertson relative to ensuring fair and full employee compensation. Labor and Workforce Development.
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Section 148 of Chapter 149 shall be amended by inserting the following section:
Any employer paying wages to an employee by any means other than check or draft must make check or draft options available for the paid wages without charge by deduction from the face amount thereof or otherwise.
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By Representative Robertson of Tewksbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1939) of David Allen Robertson relative to the confidentiality of communications of information of labor organizations. Labor and Workforce Development.
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Definitions
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) “Employee” means an individual represented by a labor organization regardless of whether the individual is a member of the labor organization.
(3) “Labor organization” means an organization that represents or seeks to represent workers for the purposes of collective bargaining.
Confidentiality of labor organization communications or information
(b) (1)Except as provided in subsection (c) or (d) of this section, a labor organization or an agent of a labor organization may not be compelled to disclose any communication or information the labor organization or agent received or acquired in confidence from an employee while the labor organization or agent was acting in a representative capacity concerning an employee grievance.
(2)Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply to a criminal proceeding.
(3)An employee's privilege under this subsection applies only to the extent that:
(i)A communication or information is germane to a grievance of the employee; and
(ii) The grievance of the employee is a subject matter of an investigation, a grievance proceeding, or a civil court, administrative, arbitration, or other civil proceeding.
(4)An employee's privilege under this subsection continues after termination of:
(i) The employee's employment; or
(ii) The representative relationship of the labor organization or its agent with the employee.
(5)An employee's privilege under this subsection protects the communication or information received or acquired by the labor organization or its agent, but does not protect the employee from being compelled to disclose, to the extent provided by law, the facts underlying the communication or information.
Disclosure of information to prevent certain death or substantial bodily harm
(1)A labor organization or its agent shall disclose to the employer as soon as possible a communication or information described in subsection (b)(1) of this section to the extent the labor organization or its agent reasonably believes necessary to prevent certain death or substantial bodily harm.
Disclosure of communication or information to prevent commission of crime or fraud
(d) A labor organization or its agent may disclose a communication or information described in subsection (b) of this section:
(1)To the extent the labor organization or its agent reasonably believes necessary to:
(i)Prevent the employee from committing a crime, fraud, or any act in violation of a collective bargaining agreement or contractual agreement that is reasonably certain to result in substantial injury to the financial interests or property of another and in furtherance of which the employee has used or is using the services of the labor organization or its agent;
(ii)Prevent, mitigate, or rectify substantial injury to the financial interests or property of another that is reasonably certain to result or has resulted from the employee's commission of a crime, fraud, or any act in violation of a collective bargaining agreement or contractual agreement in furtherance of which the employee has used the services of the labor organization or its agent;
(iii)Secure legal advice about the compliance of the labor organization or its agent with a court order or other law or the terms of a collective bargaining agreement or contractual agreement;
(iv) Establish a claim or defense on behalf of the labor organization or its agent in a controversy between the employee and the labor organization or its agent, to establish a defense to a criminal charge or civil claim against the labor organization or its agent based on conduct in which the employee was involved, or to respond to allegations in any proceeding concerning the performance of professional duties by the labor organization or its agent on behalf of the employee; or
(iv)Comply with a court order or other law or the terms of a collective bargaining agreement or contractual agreement;
(2) To the extent the communication or information constitutes an admission that the employee has committed a crime;
(3) In any court, administrative, arbitration, or other proceeding against:
(i)The agent of the labor organization in the agent's personal or official representative capacity; or
(ii)The labor organization, any affiliated or subordinate body of the labor organization,
(iii)or any agent of the labor organization or its affiliated or subordinate body;
(4) If the labor organization has obtained the written or oral consent of the employee;
(5) If the employee is deceased or has been adjudicated incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction and the labor organization has obtained the written or oral consent of the personal representative of the employee's estate or of the employee's guardian;
(6) When required by court order; or
(7) To the extent that the employee waives the confidentiality of the communication or information.
Adverse inferences based on refusal to disclose communications or information prohibited
(1) An adverse inference may not be drawn based on the refusal of a labor organization or an agent of a labor organization to disclose a communication or any information under subsection (d)(3) of this section.
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By Representative Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 194) of John J. Lawn, Jr., and others relative to the prevention of child sexual abuse in schools and youth organizations. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
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SECTION 1. This act shall be known as the SHIELD Act.
SECTION 2. The General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, are hereby amended by inserting after chapter 119A the following chapter:-
CHAPTER 119B. CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION
Section 1. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:-
“Abuse”, an act involving a minor that constitutes a sexual offense under the laws of the Commonwealth or any sexual misconduct between an adult and a minor under the care of that individual.
“Abuse prevention policy”, a policy adopted by a school or youth serving organization that supports the prevention of sexual abuse by detailing a code of conduct that identifies inappropriate behaviors between a school or youth serving organization employee and a student or minor.
“Age-appropriate”, topics, messages and teaching methods suitable to particular ages or age groups of children and adolescents, based on developing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral capacity typical for the age or age group
“Employee” means a person defined as such in section 148B of chapter 149.
“Job performance” includes, but is not limited to, abilities, attendance, attitude, awards, demotions, disciplinary actions, duties, effort, knowledge, promotions, skills, and. in the case of a former school employee, the reasons for separation.01“Mandated reporter” means a person defined as such in section 21 of chapter 119.
“Minor”, a person under 18 years of age.
“school”, a public or private educational institution that serves minors in the Commonwealth, including an entity with the mission of providing activities and socialization for minors that is operated by such an educational institution.
“Sexual misconduct”, any action directed towards or with a minor, regardless of the age of the minor that is designed to promote a romantic or sexual relationship with the minor.
Such acts include, but are not limited to:
(a) Sexual or romantic invitation;
(b) Dating or soliciting dates;
(c) Engaging in sexualized or romantic dialogue;
(d) Making sexually suggestive comments;
(e) Self-disclosure or physical exposure of a sexual, romantic or erotic nature; or
(f) Any sexual, indecent, romantic or erotic contact with a minor or student.
“Youth serving organization”, a public or private entity with the mission of providing activities and socialization for minors; provided, however, that this shall not include such an entity operated by a public or private educational institution that serves minors in the Commonwealth.
Section 2. School Abuse Prevention Policies
(a) Every school shall adopt the abuse prevention policy as set forth by the department elementary and secondary education. The policy shall support the prevention of child sexual abuse by detailing a code of conduct that identifies appropriate and inappropriate behaviors for administrators, teachers, all other school employees and students. The policy shall also detail the institution’s procedures for meeting its obligations under section 51A of chapter 119.
(b) The department of elementary and secondary education, in consultation with the office of the child advocate, the department of children and families, the department of early education and care, and private child abuse prevention organizations, including Massachusetts Citizens for Children, shall create the abuse prevention policy for schools across the Commonwealth.
(c) The department shall review the model abuse prevention policy at least once every 5 years to ensure it includes up-to-date information and best practices.
Section 3. Youth Serving Organizations Abuse Prevention Policies
(a) Every youth serving organization shall adopt the abuse prevention policy as set forth by the department of children and families. The abuse prevention policy shall support the prevention of sexual abuse by detailing a code of conduct that identifies appropriate and inappropriate behaviors for administrators, counselors, all other employees, and students. The policy shall detail the institution’s procedures for meeting its obligations under section 51A of chapter 119.
(b) The department of children and families, in consultation with the office of the child advocate, the department of elementary and secondary education, the department of early education and care, and private child abuse prevention organizations, including Massachusetts Citizens for Children, shall create the abuse prevention policy for youth serving organizations across the Commonwealth.
(c) The department shall review the model abuse prevention policy at least once every 5 years to ensure it includes up-to-date information and best practices.
Section 4. School Employee Sexual Abuse Prevention Education
(a) All mandated reporters and school employees shall receive instruction biennially on the prevention, identification, and reporting of child sexual abuse. This instruction shall include comprehensive training and information to help schools and their personnel:
(1) recognize, appropriately respond to and prevent behaviors violating the school abuse prevention policy;
(2) recognize, appropriately respond to, and prevent sexually inappropriate, coercive, or abusive behaviors between minors’ served by schools;
(3) identify the ways in which the behavioral and verbal cues for sexual abuse differ from those of other abuse and neglect;
(4) support the healthy development of students and minors, and the building of protective factors, to mitigate against their sexual victimization by adults or by other minors;
(5) respond to disclosures of sexual abuse or reports of behaviors violating the abuse prevention policy of adults or minors in a supportive and appropriate manner that meets mandated reporting requirements under section 51A of chapter 119;
(6) seek out community resources available to assist schools in the prevention, identification, reporting and referral to treatment of cases involving the sexual abuse or exploitation of minors.
(b) The department of elementary and secondary education shall use evidence-based instructional materials that meet the requirements of subsection (a). The mode of delivery for the trainings may include in-person and/or online instruction.
(c) The department of elementary and secondary education shall adapt, implement and maintain an existing evidence-based online or in-person training course to satisfy the requirements of subsection (b); provided, however, that if the department cannot find an existing program to adapt to this purpose, then the department shall create, implement, maintain and update such a training program; provided further, that such training program shall be made available to schools at no cost.
(d) For each training required under this section, each school shall maintain records that include the names of the individuals within their school.
(f) The department of elementary and secondary education shall make information about the abuse prevention training course publicly available on its website.
Section 5. Youth Serving Organization Employee Sexual Abuse Prevention Education
(a) All mandated reporters and employees of a youth serving organization shall receive instruction biennially on the prevention, identification, and reporting of child sexual abuse. This instruction shall include comprehensive training and information to help youth serving organizations and their personnel:
(1) recognize, appropriately respond to and prevent behaviors violating the youth serving organization abuse prevention policy;
(2) recognize, appropriately respond to, and prevent sexually inappropriate, coercive, or abusive behaviors between minors’ served by youth serving organization;
(3) identify the ways in which the behavioral and verbal cues for sexual abuse differ from those of other abuse and neglect;
(4) support the healthy development of minors, and the building of protective factors, to mitigate against their sexual victimization by adults or by other minors;
(5) respond to disclosures of sexual abuse or reports of behaviors violating the abuse prevention policy of adults or minors in a supportive and appropriate manner that meets
mandated reporting requirements under section 51A of chapter 119;
(6) seek out community resources available to assist youth serving organizations in the prevention, identification, reporting and referral to treatment of cases involving the sexual abuse or exploitation of minors.
(b) The department of children and families shall use evidence-based instructional materials that meet the requirements of subsection (a). The mode of delivery for the trainings may include in-person and/or online instruction.
(c) The department children and families shall adapt, implement and maintain an existing evidence-based online or in-person training course to satisfy the requirements of subsection (b); provided, however, that if the department cannot find an existing program to adapt to this purpose, then the department shall create, implement, maintain and update such a training program; provided further, that such training program shall be made available to youth serving organizations at no cost.
(d) For each training required under this section, each youth serving organization shall maintain records that include the names of the individuals within their organization.
(f) The department of children and families shall make information about the abuse prevention training course publicly available on its website.
Section 6. Youth Sexual Abuse Education
(a) Every school that serves elementary or secondary school students and every youth serving organization shall provide age-appropriate instruction to help students and children served by such school, youth serving organization or program:
(1) Recognize and report behaviors in adults that violate the school or youth serving organization employee code of conduct;
(2) Recognize and report inappropriate behaviors in other children or youth that may pose a safety risk to children and youth;
(3) Learn how to develop healthy and respectful interpersonal relationships, including appropriate body boundaries and privacy rules;
(4) Learn how to communicate effectively to trusted adults any concerns they have about body boundaries or privacy violations;
(5) Learn about available school and community resources to prevent and respond to sexual abuse; and
(6) Recognize the importance of children reporting honestly to the best of their ability.
(b) The department of elementary and secondary education shall use evidence-based instructional materials that meet the requirements of subsection (a) and assist schools in implementing the program. The mode of delivery for the trainings may include in-person or online instruction. For each training required under this section, each school shall maintain records that include the names of the individuals within their school who participated in the training during that year.
(c) The department of children and families shall use evidence-based instructional materials that meet the requirements of subsection (a) and assist youth serving organizations in implementing the program. The mode of delivery for the trainings may include in-person or online instruction. For each training required under this section, each youth serving organization shall maintain records that include the names of the individuals within their program who participated in the training during that year.
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An Act relative to transparency in the workplace
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By Representatives Rogers of Cambridge and Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1940) of David M. Rogers, Christine P. Barber and others relative to the publishing of aggregate wage data reports. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 23 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 25 the following section:-
Section 26. (a) As used in this section, the following words, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, shall have the following meanings:
“Aggregate wage data report,” shall mean an industry-based wage data report reflecting aggregate data from annual wage data reports, provided by the Secretary of State, pursuant to chapter 149 section 105E(c), separated by the following industries:
1. Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
2. Mining
3. Utilities
4. Construction
5. Manufacturing
6. Wholesale Trade
7. Retail Trade
8. Transportation and Warehousing
9. Information
10. Finance and Insurance
11. Real Estate Rental and Leasing
12. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
13. Management of Companies and Enterprises
14. Administrative Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
15. Education Services
16. Health Care and Social Assistance
17. Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
18. Accommodation and Food Services
19. Government
20. Other Services
(b) No later than June 1st beginning calendar year 2024, the executive office of labor and workforce development shall publish aggregate wage data reports on the executive office of labor and workforce development website, provided however that the report on aggregate wage data for government employers will be published only in years when employers are required to file an EEO-4 data report.
SECTION 2. Section 1 of chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out “one hundred and five C”, in line 40, and inserting in place thereof the following:-
one hundred and five E
SECTION 3. Said chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after section 105D the following section:-
Section 105E (a) As used in this section, the following words, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, shall have the following meanings:
“Covered Employer,” shall mean a private and nonprofit entity employing 100 or more full-time employees in Massachusetts any time during the prior calendar year subject to the filing requirements of the EEO-1 data report; the Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; and mayors and town administrators with 100 or more full-time employees any time during the prior calendar year subject to the filing requirements of the EEO-4 data report.
“EEO-1 data report” shall be a completed copy of all required components of the employer’s Employer Information Report, otherwise known as an EEO-1 Report, as issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, including any successor report containing the same or substantially similar workforce demographic and pay data by race, gender identity and employment category.
“EEO-4 data report” shall be a completed copy of the State and Local Governmental Information Report, otherwise known as an EEO-4 report, as issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, including any successor report containing the same or substantially similar workforce demographic and pay data by race, gender identity and employment category.
“Secretary” shall mean the State secretary under chapter 9.
“Wage data report” shall be an EEO-1 or an EEO-4 data report.
(b)(1) Beginning in 2024 and for each year thereafter, a covered employer subject to EEO-1 filing requirements shall submit the EEO-1 data report to the secretary covering the prior calendar year as a supplement to their annual report, due to be filed at the same time as their annual report.
(b)(2) Beginning in 2025 and each odd-numbered year thereafter, a covered employer subject to EEO-4 filing requirements shall submit the EEO-4 data report to the secretary covering the prior two calendar years.
(c) The secretary shall provide to the executive office of labor and workforce development the wage data reports of each covered employer for the prior calendar year no later than April 1st of each calendar year beginning in 2024. The secretary may establish a web portal or online form to facilitate the submission of the wage data reports.
(d) Except for the publishing of reports by the executive office of labor and workforce development on the department's website as directed in this section, aggregate wage data reports shall not be considered “public records”: as defined by chapter 4 section 7 clause 26 and shall not be subject to chapter 66 nor chapter 66A of the General Laws.
(e) The Attorney General shall enforce this section and may obtain injunctive or declaratory relief for this purpose. Any covered employer who violates this section, including failure to disclose a good-faith pay range, shall be punished by a warning for the first offense and not more than $500 for the second offense. For a third or subsequent offense, violation of this section shall be subject to section 27C(b)(1) and (2) of chapter 149. No violation of this section shall be construed to carry treble damages in chapter 149 section 150.
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An Act relative to employee fairness
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By Representative Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1941) of David M. Rogers, David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf and Lindsay N. Sabadosa relative to the barring or discharging from employment or prospective employment of persons due to the results of blood or urine tests. Labor and Workforce Development.
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Section 4 of Chapter 151B of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding after subsection 19, the following subsection:-
20. For an employer or his agent, because of the presence of tetrahydrocannabinol or marijuana metabolite in the blood, urine or other body sample provided by the individual, to refuse to hire or employ or to bar or to discharge from employment such person or to discriminate against such person in compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment, unless based upon probable cause to believe that the person is impaired at work by reason of cannabis consumption and has caused or is at imminent risk to cause harm to a fellow employee, customer or the public due to such impairment.
It shall be a defense to such employment action if the employee, due to the presence of tetrahydrocannabinol or marijuana metabolite in the blood, urine or other body sample provided by the individual, is unable to maintain licenses, credentials, or other qualifications that are reasonably necessary for the performance of the employee’s position, regardless of whether such licensing, credentialing, or other qualifications prohibit the employee from using marijuana. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to interfere with or preempt any rights or obligations of an employer under federal law or regulation.
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An Act relative to unemployment benefits for replacement workers
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By Representative Roy of Franklin, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1942) of Jeffrey N. Roy relative to unemployment benefits for replacement workers. Labor and Workforce Development.
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Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, if an employee, hired as a result of a covered individual taking leave under the provisions of chapter 175M of the general laws, is subsequently separated from that employment when the covered individual is restored to that position, and is eligible for unemployment insurance benefits under the provisions of chapter 151A of the general laws, those benefit charges shall not accrue to the employer’s experience rating but rather shall be charged to the solvency fund.
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An Act relative to compliance with the prevailing wage laws of the Commonwealth
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Zlotnik', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JDZ1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-21T09:29:49.2533333'}, {'Id': 'JBE0', 'Name': 'James B. Eldridge', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JBE0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-21T09:29:49.2533333'}, {'Id': 'PRF0', 'Name': 'Paul R. Feeney', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PRF0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-21T09:29:49.2533333'}, {'Id': 'KGH1', 'Name': 'Kevin G. Honan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KGH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-21T09:29:49.2533333'}, {'Id': 'T_V1', 'Name': 'Tommy Vitolo', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/T_V1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-21T09:29:49.2533333'}, {'Id': 'NMB1', 'Name': 'Natalie M. Blais', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/NMB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-31T10:55:30.9266667'}, {'Id': 'D_S1', 'Name': 'Dawne Shand', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/D_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-31T15:37:01.7966667'}, {'Id': 'RAM1', 'Name': 'Rita A. Mendes', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RAM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-04T15:28:23.5666667'}, {'Id': 'TTN1', 'Name': 'Tram T. Nguyen', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/TTN1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-09T13:58:15.9566667'}, {'Id': 'K_K2', 'Name': 'Kristin E. Kassner', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/K_K2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-31T13:20:33.61'}, {'Id': 'ALS1', 'Name': 'Aaron L. Saunders', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/ALS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-31T14:09:48.2866667'}, {'Id': 'JBA1', 'Name': 'Jennifer Balinsky Armini', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JBA1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-06-08T13:26:52.4533333'}, {'Id': 'MJM2', 'Name': 'Mathew J. Muratore', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MJM2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-07-11T13:56:54.5833333'}, {'Id': 'WFT0', 'Name': 'Walter F. Timilty', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/WFT0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-07-11T13:56:54.5833333'}, {'Id': 'RLR0', 'Name': 'Rebecca L. Rausch', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RLR0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-07-11T13:56:54.5833333'}]
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By Representative Roy of Franklin, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1943) of Jeffrey N. Roy and others relative to compliance with prevailing wage laws for offsite fabrication. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Section 27D of chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new paragraphs:-
For the purposes of this section, the words “construction” and “constructed” shall include offsite fabrication work for any project covered by this section. In such cases, the wage required under this chapter shall be paid for such work and the requirements of Section 27B of chapter 149 shall apply to such work, including, but not limited to, weekly submission of certified payroll records and an accompanying statement made under penalties of perjury. Penalties provided under Section 27C of chapter 149 shall apply to such work.
The term “offsite fabrication” means products or items that are: (a) produced specifically for a qualified project; (b) considered to be non-standard items; and (c) produced at an offsite location, including, but not limited to those made or consisting of fabricated pipe, piping materials or fixtures, electrical wiring, sheet metal materials, or any systems, components or modular units made of any of the foregoing. Nothing in the foregoing definition of “offsite fabrication” is intended to restrict application of Section 26 of chapter 149 of the General Laws or to prevent the Commonwealth, or a county, town, authority or district thereof contracting for the construction of public works from giving preference to offsite fabrication performed at an offsite location within a specific geographical area.
SECTION 2. Section 27B of chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new paragraph:
For any offsite fabrication work subject to this section, the contractor, subcontractor or public body shall include a section in their weekly certified prevailing wage records that provides: (a) the name and address of the manufacturer, shop or other type of prefabrication facility where the fabrication work was performed; and (b) the name, address, and occupational classifications of each mechanic, apprentice, laborer or other employee employed in the performance of such work, the hours worked by, and wages paid to, each such employee.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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[{'Id': 'JNR1', 'Name': 'Jeffrey N. Roy', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JNR1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T12:13:57.2466667'}]
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By Representative Roy of Franklin, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1944) of Jeffrey N. Roy relative to clarifying the process for paying the wages of dismissed employees. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Section 150 of chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the word “him”, in the second sentence, the following:-
“or the payment of demanded wages pursuant to section 204 of this chapter,”
SECTION 2. Chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 203 the following section:-
Section 204. Right to Cure
(a) After termination of a person’s employment, claims that are brought to recover unpaid employment-based compensation resulting from a violation of sections 33E, 52E, 148, 148A, 148B, 148C, 150C, 152, 152A, 159C or 190 or section 19 of chapter 15 and that seek treble damages under section 150 of chapter 149 shall be preceded by a written demand for relief to the employer specifying those sums due and the reasons therefor. Upon receipt of such a demand for relief, the employer shall have fifteen business days to cure any asserted deficiency by making payment in full to the aggrieved claimant. The employer shall have no liability for attorneys’ fees or for treble damages under section 150 of chapter 149 should the employer cure the violation by paying, within fifteen days of receiving the written demand, any deficiency in such compensation payments: (i) that are indisputably due; or (ii) upon a showing that the violation was the result of a good faith miscalculation, error or reliance on erroneous information from a third party.
(b) In any action that is brought to recover unpaid employment-based compensation resulting from a violation of sections 33E, 52E, 148, 148A, 148B, 148C, 150C, 152, 152A, 159C or 190 or section 19 of chapter 151 and that seeks treble damages under section 150 of chapter 149, if the employer shows to the satisfaction of the court that the employer’s act or omission giving rise to such action was in good faith, and that the employer had reasonable grounds for believing that its act or omission was not a violation of such laws, the court may, in its sound discretion, award no statutory or treble damages.
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{'Id': 'djr1', 'Name': 'Daniel J. Ryan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/djr1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T16:04:17.84'}
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[{'Id': 'djr1', 'Name': 'Daniel J. Ryan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/djr1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T16:04:17.84'}]
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By Representative Ryan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1945) of Daniel J. Ryan relative to apprenticeship programs. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Section 44D of chapter 149 of the Massachusetts General Laws as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting the following subsection after subsection (b):
(c) This section shall apply to any request for bids or request for proposals for contracts set forth herein which are issued more than ninety days after the date this section becomes effective. This section shall further apply to any contract for the construction, reconstruction, installation, demolition, maintenance or repair of any building that is subject to sections 26 through 27D of Chapter 149 inclusive, regardless of whether the project is not otherwise subject to sections 44A to 44H of Chapter 149 inclusive.
For all such contracts, all trade contractors and subcontractors working under the contract shall, within thirty calendar days of award of the contract, maintain or participate in an apprentice training program registered and approved pursuant to Sections 11E through 11W of Chapter 23 inclusive, or registered and approved as a registered apprenticeship program by the U.S. Department of Labor pursuant to 29 C.F.R. Section 29. Said contractors and subcontractors shall employ apprentices registered and approved through said programs on said contract throughout the duration of said contract. Effective January 1, 2023, to be eligible as an apprenticeship program under this section, said registered and approved apprenticeship program must have graduated apprentices to journey worker status for at least three of the past five years.
Within forty-five calendar days of award of the contract, each contractor and subcontractor shall provide written certification of compliance with this section and documentation identifying the apprenticeship program which it maintains or in which it participates to the attorney general.
SECTION 2. Chapter 149A of the Massachusetts General Laws as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition is hereby amended by adding the following section:
Section 22. (a) This section shall apply to any request for bids or request for proposals for contracts set forth herein which are issued more than ninety days after the date this section becomes effective.
For all such contracts, all trade contractors and subcontractors working under the contract shall, within thirty calendar days of award of the contract, maintain or participate in an apprentice training program registered and approved pursuant to Sections 11E through 11W of Chapter 23 inclusive, or registered and approved as a registered apprenticeship program by the U.S. Department of Labor pursuant to 29 C.F.R. Section 29. Said contractors and subcontractors shall employ apprentices registered and approved through said programs on said contract throughout the duration of said contract. Effective January 1, 2023, to be eligible as an apprenticeship program under this section, said registered and approved apprenticeship program must have graduated apprentices to journey worker status for at least three of the past five years.
Within forty-five calendar days of award of the contract, each contractor and subcontractor shall provide written certification of compliance with this section and documentation identifying the apprenticeship program which it maintains or in which it participates to the attorney general.
SECTION 3. Section 39M of chapter 30 of the Massachusetts General Laws as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting the following subsection after subsection (e):
Section 39M. (f) This section shall apply to any request for bids or request for proposals for contracts set forth herein which are issued more than ninety days after the date this section becomes effective.
For all such contracts, all trade contractors and subcontractors working under the contract shall, within thirty calendar days of award of the contract, maintain or participate in an apprentice training program registered and approved pursuant to Sections 11E through 11W of Chapter 23 inclusive, or registered and approved as a registered apprenticeship program by the U.S. Department of Labor pursuant to 29 C.F.R. Section 29. Said contractors and subcontractors shall employ apprentices registered and approved through said programs on said contract throughout the duration of said contract. Effective January 1, 2023, to be eligible as an apprenticeship program under this section, said registered and approved apprenticeship program must have graduated apprentices to journey worker status for at least three of the past five years.
Within forty-five calendar days of award of the contract, each contractor and subcontractor shall provide written certification of compliance with this section and documentation identifying the apprenticeship program which it maintains or in which it participates to the attorney general.
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[{'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-09T17:47:55.64'}, {'Id': 'PWM0', 'Name': 'Paul W. Mark', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PWM0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-09T17:48:32.9266667'}, {'Id': 'MOM0', 'Name': 'Michael O. Moore', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MOM0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-15T15:20:56.5733333'}]
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By Representative Sabadosa of Northampton and Senator Mark, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1946) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa, Paul W. Mark and Michael O. Moore relative to wrongful discharge from employment. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 150A of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following in Section 2-
(13) "Constructive discharge" means the voluntary termination of employment by an employee because of a situation created by an act or omission of the employer which an objective, reasonable person would find so intolerable that voluntary termination is the only reasonable alternative. Constructive discharge does not mean voluntary termination because of an employer's refusal to promote the employee or improve wages, responsibilities, or other terms and conditions of employment.
(14) "Discharge" includes a constructive discharge as defined in subsection (1) and any other termination of employment, including resignation, elimination of the job, layoff for lack of work, failure to recall or rehire, and any other cutback in the number of employees for a legitimate business reason.
(15) "Employee" means a person who works for another for hire. The term does not include a person who is an independent contractor.
(16) "Fringe benefits" means the value of any employer-paid vacation leave, sick leave, medical insurance plan, disability insurance plan, life insurance plan, and pension benefit plan in force on the date of the termination.
(17) “Good cause” means reasonable job-related grounds for dismissal based on a failure to satisfactorily perform job duties, disruption of the employer’s operation, or other legitimate business reason. The legal use of a lawful product by an individual off the employer’s premises during nonworking hours is not a legitimate business reason, unless otherwise proscribed by law.
(18) “Lost wages” means the gross amount of wages that would have been reported to the internal revenue service as gross income on form W-2 and includes additional compensation deferred at the option of the employee.
SECTION 2. Chapter 150A of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section-
Section 3B. Wrongful discharge from employment
(a) A discharge is wrongful only if:
(i) It was in retaliation for the employee’s refusal to violate public policy or for reporting a violation of public policy;
(ii) The discharge was not for good cause and the employee had completed the employer’s probationary period of employment; or
(iii) The employer violated the express provisions of its written personnel policy.
(b) (i) During a probationary period of employment, the employment may be terminated at the will of either the employer or the employee on notice to the other for any reason or for no reason.
(ii) If an employer does not establish a specific probationary period or provide that there is no probationary period prior to or at the time of hire, there is a probationary period of six months from the date of hire.
(c) (i) If an employer has committed a wrongful discharge, the employee may be awarded lost wages and fringe benefits for a period not to exceed 4 years from the date of discharge, together with interest on the lost wages and fringe benefits. Interim earnings, including amounts the employee could have earned with reasonable diligence, must be deducted from the amount awarded for lost wages. Before interim earnings are deducted from lost wages, there must be deducted from the interim earnings any reasonable amounts expended by the employee in searching for, obtaining, or relocating to new employment.
(ii) The employee may recover punitive damages otherwise allowed by law if it is established by clear and convincing evidence that the employer engaged in actual fraud of actual malice in the discharge of an employee in violation of Section 3B(a)(i).
(iii) There is no right under any legal theory to damages for wrongful discharge under this part for pain and suffering, emotional distress, compensatory damages, punitive damages, or any other form of damages, except as provided in this section.
(iv) An action under this part must be filed within one year after the date of discharge.
(d) This part does not apply to a discharge:
(i) That is subject to any other state or federal statute that provides a procedure or remedy for contesting the dispute. The statutes include those that prohibit discharge for filing complaints, charges, or claims with administrative bodies or that prohibit unlawful discrimination based on race, national origin, sex, age, disability, creed, religion, political belief, color, marital status, and other similar grounds;
(ii) An employee covered by a written collective bargaining agreement or a written contract of employment for a specific term;
(iii) Except as provided in the section, no claim for discharge may arise from tort or express or implied contract.
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By Representative Sabadosa of Northampton and Senator Mark, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1947) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Paul W. Mark relative to unemployment compensation and labor disputes. Labor and Workforce Development.
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Section 25 of Chapter 151A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out section (b) and inserting in place thereof the following:-
(b) Any week with respect to which the commissioner finds that his unemployment is due to a stoppage of work which exists because of a labor dispute at the factory, establishment or other premises at which he was last employed for a period of 30 days following the commencement of the unemployment caused by the labor dispute, except that the period without benefits shall not apply if the employer hires a permanent replacement worker for the claimant’s position. A replacement worker shall be presumed to be permanent unless the employer certifies in writing that the claimant will be permitted to return to their prior position upon conclusion of the dispute. If the employer does not permit the return, the claimant shall be entitled to recover any benefits lost as a result of the 30 day waiting period before receiving benefits; however, no waiting period or disqualification under this subsection (b) shall apply if the labor dispute is caused by the failure or refusal of the employer to comply with an agreement or contract between the employer and the claimant, including a collective bargaining agreement with a union representing the claimant, or a state or federal law pertaining to hours, wages, or conditions of work; provided, however, that nothing in this subsection shall be construed so as to deny benefits to an otherwise eligible individual (1) who becomes involuntarily unemployed during the period of the negotiation of a collective bargaining contract, in which case the individual shall receive benefits for the period of his unemployment but in no event beyond the date of the commencement of a strike; or (2) who is not recalled to work within one week following the termination of the labor dispute; and provided, further, that this subsection shall not apply if it is shown to the satisfaction of the commissioner that:
(1) The employee is not participating in or financing or directly interested in the labor dispute which caused the stoppage of work; and that
(2) The employee does not belong to a grade or class of workers of which, immediately before the commencement of the stoppage, there were members employed at the premises at which the stoppage occurs, any of whom are participating in or financing or directly interested in the dispute, except that an individual for whom no work is available and who is not a member of or eligible to membership in the group or organization which caused the stoppage, shall not be considered as belonging to the same grade or class of workers as those who are responsible for the stoppage of work; provided, further, that if, in any case, separate branches of work which are commonly conducted as separate businesses in separate premises are conducted in separate departments of the same premises, each such department may, for the purposes of this subsection, be deemed a separate factory, establishment or other premises.
(3) For the purposes of this chapter, the payment of regular union dues or assessments shall not be construed as participating in or financing or being directly interested in a labor dispute.
(4) The individual has, subsequent to his unemployment because of a labor dispute, obtained employment, and has been paid wages of not less than the amount specified in clause (a) of section twenty-four; provided, however, that during the existence of such labor dispute the wages of such individual used for the determination of his benefit rights shall not include any wages such individual earned from the employer involved in such labor dispute.
In addition to the foregoing, an employee shall not be denied benefits as the result of an employer's lockout, whether or not there is a stoppage of work, if such employees are ready, willing and able to work under the terms and conditions of the existing or expired contract pending the negotiation of a new contract unless the employer shows by a preponderance of evidence that the lockout is in response to: (a) acts of repeated and substantial damage to the employer's property, or (b) repeated threats of imminent, substantial damage; provided, however, that such damage or threats of damage are caused or directed by members of the bargaining unit with the express or implied approval of the officers of such unit, and the employer has taken all reasonable measures to prevent such damage to property and such efforts have been unsuccessful.
A lockout, as used in this subsection, shall exist whether or not such action is to obtain for the employer more advantageous terms when an employer fails to provide employment to his employees with whom he is engaged in a labor dispute, either by physically closing his plant or informing his employees that there will be no work until the labor dispute has terminated.
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By Representative Sabadosa of Northampton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1948) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa and others for legislation to establish a paid pregnancy loss leave program for employers to provide paid leave to certain workers experiencing a pregnancy loss. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 175M of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 12. (a) As used in this section the following terms shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:
“Assisted reproductive technology procedure”, as defined in 42 U.S.C. 263a-7.
“Covered employer”, any individual, corporation, partnership or other private or public entity, including any agent thereof, who engages the services of an employee for wages, remuneration or other compensation for each working day during each of 20 or more calendar workweeks in the current or preceding year; provided, that covered employer shall include any person who acts, directly or indirectly, in the interest of a covered employer to any of the employees of such covered employer and any successor in interest of a covered employer.
“Domestic partner”, (1) the person recognized as the domestic partner of an unmarried employee under any domestic partnership or civil union law of a state or political subdivision of a state; or (2) an unmarried, adult person who is in a committed, personal relationship with the employee, who is not in such a relationship with any other person and who is designated to the employee’s employer by such employee as that employee’s domestic partner.
“Employee”, any person whose primary place of employment is in the commonwealth and who performs services for an employer for wages, remuneration or other compensation, including employees employed by the commonwealth, its departments, sub-divisions, quasi-public agencies or a municipality, district, political subdivision or its instrumentalities.
“Employer”, (i) a covered employer; (ii) the commonwealth, its departments, sub-divisions or quasi-public agencies; or (iii) a municipality, district, political subdivision or its instrumentalities; provided, however, that the United States government shall not be considered an “employer”.
“Employment benefits”, all benefits provided or made available to employees by an employer, including, but not limited to, group life insurance, health insurance, disability insurance, sick leave, annual or vacation leave, educational benefits and pensions.
“Paid pregnancy loss leave”, paid time-off that is compensated by an employer at the employee’s regular rate of pay, and with the same employment benefits to which the employee is entitled from such employer as a term of the employee’s employment, for the purposes described in subsection (c); provided, however, that in no case shall the employee’s hourly compensation be less than that provided under section 1 of chapter 151.
“Spouse”, a person who is married to the employee.
(b)(1) An employer shall grant to each employee employed by the employer 24 hours of paid pregnancy loss leave on the employee's first workday of each calendar year. The employee shall use the paid pregnancy loss leave as needed during that calendar year for the purposes described in subsection (c). The employee shall be compensated by the employer while maintaining the same employment benefits to which the employee is entitled as a term of employment by an employer to an employee.
(2) Paid pregnancy loss leave granted pursuant to this section shall not carry over from 1 year to the next.
(3) Any employer with a paid pregnancy loss leave policy who makes available an amount of paid pregnancy loss leave that is sufficient to meet the requirements of this section and that is made available for all stated reasons and under all stated conditions that are the same as the purposes and conditions outlined in subsection (c) shall not be required to grant an employee additional paid pregnancy loss leave under this section.
(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring financial or other reimbursement to an employee from an employer upon the employee's termination, resignation, retirement or other separation from employment for granted paid pregnancy loss leave that has not been used.
(5) An employer may not require, as a condition of providing paid pregnancy loss leave pursuant to this section, that the employee involved search for or find a replacement employee to cover the hours during which the employee is using paid pregnancy loss leave.
(c) Paid pregnancy loss leave granted pursuant to this section may be used by an employee for:
(1) An absence resulting from any of the following:
(i) a pregnancy loss;
(ii) an unsuccessful round of intrauterine insemination or of an assisted reproductive technology procedure;
(iii) a failed adoption match or an adoption that is not finalized because it is contested by another party;
(iv) a failed surrogacy arrangement; or
(v) a diagnosis or event that impacts pregnancy or fertility.
(2) An absence to care for a spouse or domestic partner who experiences a circumstance described in paragraph (1).
(d) Paid pregnancy loss leave shall be provided upon the oral or written request of an employee. The request shall include the expected duration of the period of the time and be provided as soon as practicable after the employee is aware of the need for the period.
(e)(1) The department shall reimburse a covered employer that who engages the services of 1 to 5 employees for each working day during each of 20 or more calendar workweeks in the current or preceding year for 100 per cent of the wages paid by the covered employer to an employee for the employee’s paid pregnancy loss leave.
(2) The department shall reimburse a covered employer that who engages the services of 6 to 20 employees for each working day during each of 20 or more calendar workweeks in the current or preceding year for 75 per cent of the wages paid by the covered employer to an employee for the employee’s paid pregnancy loss leave.
(3) The department shall reimburse a covered employer that who engages the services of 21 to 50 employees for each working day during each of 20 or more calendar workweeks in the current or preceding year for 50 per cent of the wages paid by the covered employer to an employee for the employee’s paid pregnancy loss leave.
(4) An employer eligible for reimbursement under this subsection shall apply for reimbursement in a form to be prescribed by the department. No employer shall require an employee to submit information to the department related to the employee’s paid pregnancy loss leave.
(f)(1) The executive office of labor and workforce development, in consultation with the executive office for administration and finance, shall prepare and provide to employers notice of this section in English and in other languages required under clause (iii) of subsection (d) of section 62A of chapter 151A. Employers shall post this notice in a conspicuous location accessible to employees in every establishment where employees with rights under this section work and shall provide a copy to their employees; provided, however, that in cases where the employer does not maintain a physical workplace, or an employee teleworks or performs work through a web-based platform, notification shall be sent via electronic communication or a conspicuous posting in the web-based platform.
(2) Any employer who willfully violates the posting requirements of this subsection shall be subject to a civil fine in an amount not to exceed $100 for each separate offense.
(g) Nothing in this section shall be construed to state or imply that the scope of the activities prohibited by section 105 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, codified as 29 U.S.C. 2615, or the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000a et seq., is less than the scope of the activities prohibited by this section or is otherwise altered by the activities prohibited by this section.
(h) (1) It shall be unlawful for any employer to interfere with, restrain or deny an employee’s ability to take paid pregnancy loss leave, including, but not limited to, using an employee’s taking of paid pregnancy loss leave as a negative factor in any employment action, such as an evaluation, promotion, disciplinary action or termination, or otherwise subjecting an employee to discipline or taking any other adverse action against an employee for the use of paid pregnancy loss leave.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any employer to take any adverse action against an employee because the employee opposes practices believed to be in violation of this section, or because the employee supports the exercise of rights of another employee under this section, including, but not limited to: (i) filing an action, or instituting or causing to be instituted any proceeding under or related to this section; (ii) providing or intending to provide any information in connection with any inquiry or proceeding related to this section; or (iii) testifying or intending to testify in any inquiry or proceeding related to this section.
(i) Nothing in this section shall be construed to: (i) discourage employers, including the commonwealth, its departments, sub-divisions or quasi-public agencies or a municipality, district, political subdivision or its instrumentalities from adopting or retaining job-protected paid time off policies that are more generous than policies mandated in this section; (ii) diminish or impair the obligation of an employer to comply with any contract, collective bargaining agreement or any employment benefit program or plan in effect on the effective date of this section that provides to employees greater job-protected paid time off rights than the rights established under this section; or (iii) pre-empt the power of a municipality, district, political subdivision or its instrumentalities from adopting or retaining job-protected paid time off policies consistent with or more generous than policies that comply with the requirements of this section.
(j) The executive office of labor and workforce development, in consultation with the executive office for administration and finance and the executive office of health and human services, shall develop and implement a multilingual outreach program to inform employers, employees and health care providers about the availability of paid pregnancy loss leave.
(k) The secretary for labor and workforce development, or any department or agency thereof designated by the secretary, may promulgate regulations or other guidance necessary for the implementation of this section.
SECTION 2. The executive office of labor and workforce development, in consultation with the executive office for administration and finance, shall prepare and provide to employers the notice described in paragraph (1) of subsection (f) of section 12 of chapter 175M of the General Laws not later than 7 days after the effective date of this act.
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An Act relative to worker compensation protections for certified medical cannabis patients and their caregivers
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[{'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-11T13:40:41.8266667'}]
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By Representative Sabadosa of Northampton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1949) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa relative to worker compensation protections for certified medical cannabis patients and their caregivers. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Section 6 of Chapter 94I of the General Laws is hereby amended by deleting after the existing text “This chapter shall not: (i)” the following text:- "require any health insurance provider, or any government agency or authority, to reimburse any person for the expenses of the medical use of marijuana; (ii)” and, by deleting “(iii)” and substituting therefor “(ii)”
SECTION 2. Section 30 of Chapter 152 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting, after the text
“Where services are provided to employees under this section, the reasonable and necessary cost of such services shall be paid by the insurer.”, the following text: Such reasonable and necessary service costs may include reimbursement for medical cannabis provided to injured employees who are qualifying patients, or their personal caregiver, certified by a healthcare professional pursuant to G.L. c. 94I as a qualifying patient, or serving as a qualifying patient's personal caregiver under that chapter.
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[{'Id': 'DAL1', 'Name': 'David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DAL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-12T13:55:28.6066667'}, {'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T14:36:42.2666667'}, {'Id': 'BLW1', 'Name': 'Bud L. Williams', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BLW1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T04:19:11.2666667'}]
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By Representative LeBoeuf of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 195) of David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf, Bud L. Williams and Vanna Howard relative to educational support for children in foster care. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
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Chapter 18B of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 26. (a) The department of children and families, in consultation with the department of elementary and secondary education, the office of the child advocate, the Service Employees International Union, Local 509, the Massachusetts Alliance for Families and the Massachusetts Court Appointed Special Advocates, Inc., shall:
(i) complete a review of all departmental policies relative to the education of children under the custody, care or responsibility of the department, including children placed under the care of foster families;
(ii) develop streamlined guidance for all department area offices relative to the responsibilities, policies, agreements and procedures in place regarding the education of children under the custody, care or responsibility of the department;
(iii) develop and promulgate regulations relative to the responsibilities and duties of foster parents, social workers, department area offices and school districts regarding the education of children under the custody, care or responsibility of the department; provided, that the department shall develop regulations that allow the department to monitor the education of each child and allow the department to easily provide information regarding each child’s educational history with any person authorized by law to make educational decisions for the foster child and the child’s teacher or teachers, school and school district that the child is enrolled in; and
(iv) develop a program for new foster parents to inform the foster parents about their responsibilities and department services relative to the education of the child.
(b) The department shall annually, not later than February 1, file a report, which shall include aggregate data relative to the education of children under the custody, care or responsibility of the department, with the governor, the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities and the joint committee on education.
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By Representative Santiago of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1950) of Jon Santiago relative to physician assistant non-compete contracts. Labor and Workforce Development.
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Chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 9K the following section:-
Section 9L. Any contract or agreement which creates or establishes the terms of a partnership, employment, or any other form of professional relationship with a physician assistant registered to practice as a physician assistant pursuant to section 9E which includes any restriction of the right of such physician assistant to practice as a physician assistant in any geographical area for any period of time after the termination of such partnership, employment or professional relationship shall be void and unenforceable with respect to said restriction. Nothing in this section shall render void or unenforceable any other provision of any such contract or agreement.
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By Representative Scanlon of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1951) of Adam Scanlon and Bruce E. Tarr relative to the structure of the Commonwealth Employment Relations Board. Labor and Workforce Development.
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Section 1. Subsection (a) of Section 9R of Chapter 23 of the General Laws is hereby repealed and replaced with the following:-
(a) There shall be in the department of labor relations a commonwealth employment relations board, in this and the following 5 sections called the ''board,'' consisting of 3 members to be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be a representative of organized labor chosen from a list of 3 candidates provided by the president of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO, 1 of whom shall be a representative of municipal management chosen from a list of 3 candidates provided by the Massachusetts Municipal Association, and 1 of whom shall be neutral. The board shall in no respect be subject to the jurisdiction of the executive office of labor and workforce development except to the extent of compliance with reasonable requests from the secretary for the sharing of information which does not interfere with the efficient and independent functioning of the board. Each member of the board shall be appointed for a term of 5 years; provided, however, that a term of appointment shall be shortened, if necessary, to ensure that the members' terms are staggered such that a term expires every 2 years. Any vacancy in the board shall be filled by appointment in like manner. No more than 2 members shall be from the same political party. Upon the expiration of the term of any member, her successor shall be appointed in like manner. Any member may be removed by the governor for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, but for no other cause.
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[{'Id': 'AJS1', 'Name': 'Adam Scanlon', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/AJS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T10:38:48.28'}, {'Id': 'A_G0', 'Name': 'Adam Gomez', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/A_G0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T12:07:28.5966667'}, {'Id': 'JKH1', 'Name': 'James K. Hawkins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JKH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-27T15:25:46.6333333'}, {'Id': 'PJK1', 'Name': 'Patrick Joseph Kearney', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PJK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-16T17:02:46.11'}, {'Id': 'BLW1', 'Name': 'Bud L. Williams', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BLW1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T04:20:41.4333333'}]
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By Representative Scanlon of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1952) of Adam Scanlon and others relative to expanding the community college training incentive program. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Section 15F of chapter 15A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “not-for-credit”, in lines 11 and 12, 21, 22 and 23, 28 and 29, 31 and 35, each time it appears, the following words:- and credit-bearing.
SECTION 2. Said section 15F of said chapter 15A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 24, the words “not for-credit” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- not-for-credit and credit-bearing.
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[{'Id': 'MJS3', 'Name': 'Michael J. Soter', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MJS3', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-10T13:59:32.0133333'}, {'Id': 'FJB1', 'Name': 'F. Jay Barrows', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/FJB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-13T12:05:48.43'}, {'Id': 'DFD1', 'Name': 'David F. DeCoste', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DFD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-05T16:51:52.6933333'}, {'Id': 'BHJ1', 'Name': 'Bradley H. Jones, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BHJ1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T14:56:28.79'}, {'Id': 'JDM1', 'Name': 'Joseph D. McKenna', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JDM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-11T21:24:31.1133333'}, {'Id': 'DKM1', 'Name': 'David K. Muradian, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DKM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-06T10:05:33.6966667'}, {'Id': 'KWP1', 'Name': 'Kelly W. Pease', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KWP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T14:30:25.54'}, {'Id': 'MSV1', 'Name': 'Marcus S. Vaughn', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MSV1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T10:25:10.9966667'}]
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By Representative Soter of Bellingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1953) of Michael J. Soter and others relative to a youth training wage. Labor and Workforce Development.
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Section 1 of chapter 151 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end of the first paragraph the following:-
This section shall not apply to workers under the age of 18 who work 20 hours or less per week and require a work permit, for the first 120 hours of employment with a new employer. Said 120-hour period shall be referred to as a training period. Said workers under the age of 18 who are in the training period shall be subject to a minimum wage no less than $10 per hour.
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By Representative Turco of Winthrop, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1954) of Jeffrey Rosario Turco relative to labor rights of chief probation officers. Labor and Workforce Development.
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Section 3 of Chapter 150E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the phrase “, or chief probation officer or acting chief probation officer of any court or region, including without limitation of the term, any division or department of the trial court”.
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[{'Id': 'C_T1', 'Name': 'Chynah Tyler', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/C_T1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T10:32:56.2766667'}, {'Id': 'DAL1', 'Name': 'David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DAL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-14T12:27:55.6233333'}]
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By Representative Tyler of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1955) of Chynah Tyler and David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf relative to prohibiting employment discrimination based on the legal use of cannabis. Labor and Workforce Development.
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Section 4 of chapter 151B of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-
Section 1. Definitions
For the purposes of this Act, the term
"(1) "Marijuana" shall mean all parts of any plant of the genus cannabis, not excepted below and whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; and resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of the plant, its seeds or resin including tetrahydrocannabinol as defined in section 1 of chapter 94C.
"(2) "Qualifying patient" shall have the same meaning as provided in Section (K) of Chapter 369 of the Acts of 2012
"(3) "Employer" means the any business or employer operating in the Commonwealth and the government of the Commonwealth and municipalities
“(4) "Prospective employee" means any individual applying for employment with an employer.
"(5) "Safety sensitive position" means a position with duties that, if performed while under the influence of drugs or alcohol could lead to a lapse of attention that could cause actual, immediate, and permanent physical injury or loss of life to self or others.
Section 2. Restriction on pre-employment marijuana testing and employment conditional on marijuana testing.
(a) An employer may only test a prospective employee for marijuana use after a conditional offer of employment has been extended, unless otherwise required by law. Further, no employer or agent of an employer may directly or indirectly solicit or require an employee or prospective employee to submit to testing for the presence of marijuana in his or her system as a condition of employment
(b) Nothing in this act shall be construed to:
(1) Affect employee compliance with employer workplace drug policies for any substance other than marijuana as defined in Section 1 of this Act;
(2) Require an employer to permit or accommodate the use, consumption, possession, transfer, display, transportation, sale, or growing of marijuana in the workplace or at any time during employment; or
(3) Interfere with federal employment contracts
(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to safety sensitive positions or if compliance would cause the public employer to commit a violation of a federal law, regulation, contract, or funding agreement.
Section 3. Patient protections.
"(a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an employer may not refuse to hire, terminate from employment, penalize, fail to promote, or otherwise take adverse employment action against an individual based upon the individual's status as a qualifying patient unless the individual used, possessed, or was impaired by marijuana at the individual's place of employment or during the hours of employment.
"(2) A qualifying patient's failure to pass an employer-administered drug test for marijuana components or metabolites may not be used as a basis for employment-related decisions unless reasonable suspicion exists that the qualified patient was impaired by marijuana at the qualifying patient's place of employment or during the hours of employment.
"(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to safety sensitive positions or if compliance would cause the public employer to commit a violation of a federal law, regulation, contract, or funding agreement."
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An Act relative to establishing a prevailing wage for security officers
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{'Id': 'C_T1', 'Name': 'Chynah Tyler', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/C_T1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T10:56:26.34'}
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[{'Id': 'C_T1', 'Name': 'Chynah Tyler', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/C_T1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T10:56:26.34'}]
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By Representative Tyler of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1956) of Chynah Tyler for legislation to establish a prevailing wage for security officers. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Section 27H of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 1 and 2, the words “the cleaning and maintenance of” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- cleaning and maintenance or security guard services in.
SECTION 2. Said section 27H of said chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 6, the words “maintenance or cleaning” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- cleaning and maintenance or security guard.
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An Act relative to an eight hour work day
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{'Id': 'E_U1', 'Name': 'Erika Uyterhoeven', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/E_U1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T12:07:53.753'}
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[{'Id': 'E_U1', 'Name': 'Erika Uyterhoeven', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/E_U1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T12:07:53.7533333'}]
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By Representative Uyterhoeven of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1957) of Erika Uyterhoeven relative to an eight hour work day. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Section 1A of chapter 151 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the words “for a work week longer than forty hours, unless such employee receives compensation for his employment in excess of forty hours” and inserting in place thereof the following: -
for a work week longer than forty hours or for a work day longer than eight hours, unless such employee receives compensation for his employment in excess of forty hours per week or in excess of eight hours per day.
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An Act relative to consolidating multiple definitions of employee
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[{'Id': 'E_U1', 'Name': 'Erika Uyterhoeven', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/E_U1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T12:08:55.3433333'}, {'Id': 'PDJ0', 'Name': 'Patricia D. Jehlen', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PDJ0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T09:14:24.5233333'}]
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By Representative Uyterhoeven of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1958) of Erika Uyterhoeven and Patricia D. Jehlen relative to multiple definitions of employee. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Section 148B of Chapter 149, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the words “chapter 151”, in line 2, and inserting in place thereof the following: -
“chapters 151 and 152,”
SECTION 2. Section 1 of Chapter 152, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding after paragraph 6 after the word “payable”, in line 111, the following paragraph:-
“Any reference to an employee shall have the same meaning as in section 148B of Chapter 149 of the General Laws.”
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An Act expanding worker ownership training opportunities
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{'Id': 'E_U1', 'Name': 'Erika Uyterhoeven', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/E_U1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T13:06:55.153'}
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[{'Id': 'E_U1', 'Name': 'Erika Uyterhoeven', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/E_U1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T13:06:55.1533333'}]
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By Representative Uyterhoeven of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1959) of Erika Uyterhoeven relative to worker ownership training opportunities. Labor and Workforce Development.
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Chapter 23H, Section 7, Subsection (i) of the General Laws is amended by inserting after the phrase “regional workforce needs of the Commonwealth” the following:-
The board shall ensure that worker-owners of employee-owned businesses, as defined in chapter 23D Section 1, including worker-owned limited liability companies taxed as partnerships as such term is used in such chapter, are eligible for opportunities to learn business ownership and development skills through training programs offered under the Workforce Investment Opportunity Act.
The Training Opportunities Program coordinated by the Department of Unemployment Assistance shall approve competent providers to offer training in business ownership skills to eligible unemployed workers.
Owners of Limited Liability Companies and independent contractors shall be permitted to be eligible for training funds under the On-The-Job program.
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An Act relative to public accommodations for individuals with verbal communication impairments
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{'Id': 'DAL1', 'Name': 'David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DAL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-13T16:00:36.43'}
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[{'Id': 'DAL1', 'Name': 'David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DAL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-13T16:00:36.43'}, {'Id': 'CMG1', 'Name': 'Colleen M. Garry', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CMG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-16T13:02:14.2466667'}, {'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T14:35:31.2766667'}]
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By Representative LeBoeuf of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 196) of David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf, Vanna Howard and Colleen M. Garry relative to public accommodations for individuals with verbal communication impairments. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
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Chapter 140 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 6B the following section:-
Section 6C. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:
“Department”, the department of public health.
“Photographic or visual menu”, a menu that contains a written description accompanied by a photograph each food and drink item to assist individuals with communication impairments with ordering food and drink.
(b) A person licensed as an innholder or common victualler, when serving food, shall: (i) maintain on the premises for availability upon customer request a set of photographic or visual menus and (ii) include on all menus a notice to customers informing them of the availability of a photographic or visual menu for customers with communication impairments, the language of the notice shall be developed by the department in consultation with the department of developmental services, the Massachusetts Restaurant Association and Arc Massachusetts, Inc..
(c) The department shall develop a program for restaurants to be designated as “Communication Impairment Friendly” and shall maintain a listing of restaurants receiving that designation on its website. Participation in the program shall be voluntary and the department, in consultation with the Massachusetts Restaurant Association, shall issue guidelines and requirements for restaurants to receive the designation; provided that the requirements shall include, but not be limited to, maintaining on the premises and making available to the public, a set of photographic or visual menus.
(d) The department may adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this section.
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An Act relative to the prevention of unemployment fraud
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{'Id': 'MSV1', 'Name': 'Marcus S. Vaughn', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MSV1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T11:07:20.12'}
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[{'Id': 'MSV1', 'Name': 'Marcus S. Vaughn', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MSV1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T11:07:20.12'}]
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By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1960) of Marcus S. Vaughn for legislation to establish a special commission (including members of the General Court) to study and report on the policies and procedures of the Department of Unemployment Assistance to prevent and address unemployment fraud. Labor and Workforce Development.
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Notwithstanding any general or special laws to the contrary, there shall be established a commission to study and report on the policies and procedures of the department of unemployment assistance to prevent and address unemployment fraud. The commission shall: (1) identify and review current policies to prevent and address fraudulent unemployment claims; (2) compile and review data concerning the frequency and extent of unemployment fraud that has occurred during the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic, also known as COVID-19; (3) evaluate the effectiveness of current policies to prevent unemployment fraud; and (4) recommend evidence-based strategies or policies that can be established to prevent future fraudulent unemployment claims.
The commission shall be composed of 8 members as follows: the secretary of labor and workforce development or a designee, who shall serve as chair; the speaker of the house of representatives or a designee; the president of the senate or a designee; the house minority leader or a designee; the senate minority leader or a designee; the director of the department of unemployment assistance or a designee; the state auditor or a designee; and the attorney general or a designee.
The commission shall submit a final report with its findings and any recommendations to the clerks of the house of representative and the senate and the joint committee on labor and workforce development not later than December 31, 2021.
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An Act relative to bereavement leave
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{'Id': 'CJW1', 'Name': 'Christopher J. Worrell', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CJW1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-11T15:09:58.18'}
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[{'Id': 'CJW1', 'Name': 'Christopher J. Worrell', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CJW1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-11T15:09:58.18'}]
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By Representative Worrell of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1961) of Christopher J. Worrell relative to bereavement leave. Labor and Workforce Development.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after Section 52E, the following section:-
Section 52F. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:-
“Bereavement”, leave from employment taken to grieve or make arrangements necessitated by the death of a family member.
“Family member,” the child, parent, guardian, sibling, spouse or person in a substantive dating or engagement relationship with an employee and who resides with that employee.
(b) An employer shall permit an employee to take bereavement leave following the death of a family member for up to 10 business days, used consecutively or non-consecutively, within any 12 month period to:
(1) Make arrangements necessitated by the death of the family member, including, but
not limited to, funeral arrangements, estate preparation, or other legal arrangements;
(2) Attend the funeral or equivalent to a funeral of a family member; or
(3) Grieve the death of a family member.
(4) Attend or prepare for legal proceedings related to the death of a family member.
(c) Leave permitted under this section must be initiated within 30 days of the date on which an employee receives notice of the death of a family member.
(d) An employer shall have the sole discretion to determine whether any leave taken under this section shall be paid or unpaid.
(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to affect any bargaining agreement, company policy, or other federal, state, or municipal law which provides for greater or additional rights to leave than those provided for by this section.
(f) An employer may require proof of death in the form of a medical record or police report.
(g) Notwithstanding subsection (b), an employer employing fewer than 10 employees in the commonwealth shall not be required to comply with this section.
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An Act relative to non-opioid alternatives in pain treatment
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[{'Id': 'J_A1', 'Name': 'James Arciero', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/J_A1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T12:54:04.9166667'}, {'Id': 'MMD1', 'Name': 'Michelle M. DuBois', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MMD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-07T20:21:03.1866667'}, {'Id': 'RME1', 'Name': 'Rodney M. Elliott', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RME1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T16:05:13.6266667'}, {'Id': 'PJK1', 'Name': 'Patrick Joseph Kearney', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PJK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-16T14:35:09.6533333'}, {'Id': 'WFT0', 'Name': 'Walter F. Timilty', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/WFT0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-08-23T16:41:49.7866667'}]
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{'Id': 'WFT0', 'Name': 'Walter F. Timilty', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/WFT0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T15:51:33.54'}
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By Representative Arciero of Westford and Senator Timilty, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1962) of James Arciero, Walter F. Timilty and others relative to non-opioid alternatives in pain treatment. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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Section 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, The Massachusetts Department of Public Health shall develop and publish on its website an educational pamphlet regarding the use of non-opioid alternatives for the treatment of pain. The pamphlet shall include, but not be limited to, (i) information on available nonopioid alternatives for the treatment of pain, including non-opioid medicinal drugs or drug products and non-pharmacological therapies, (ii) the advantages and disadvantages of the use of non-opioid alternatives.
Section 2. Except when a patient is receiving care in a hospital critical care unit or emergency department or a patient is receiving hospice services under Part I, Title XVI, Chapter 111, Section 227 of Massachusetts General Law, before providing care requiring the administration of anesthesia involving the use of an opioid drug listed as a Schedule II controlled substance in s. 893.03 or 21 U.S.C. s. 812, or prescribing or ordering an opioid drug listed as a Schedule II controlled substance in s. 893.03 or 21 U.S.C. s. 812 for the treatment of pain, a health care practitioner who prescribes or orders an opioid drug shall (i) inform the patient or the patient’s representative of available nonopioid alternatives for the treatment of pain, which may include non-opioid medicinal drugs or drug products, interventional procedures or treatments, acupuncture, chiropractic treatments, massage therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, or any other appropriate therapy as determined by the health care practitioner, (ii) discuss with the patient or the patient’s representative the advantages and disadvantages of the use of non-opioid alternatives, including whether the patient is at a high risk of, or has a history of, controlled substance abuse or misuse and the patient’s personal preferences, (iii) provide the patient or the patient’s representative with a printed copy of the educational pamphlet described in section 1, (iv) document the non-opioid alternatives considered in the patient’s record.
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[{'Id': 'J_A1', 'Name': 'James Arciero', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/J_A1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-11T15:42:36.3466667'}]
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By Representative Arciero of Westford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1963) of James Arciero for legislation to promote high value and evidence-based behavioral health care. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 6A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after Section 18Z the following new section:
Section 19. The executive office of health and human services shall coordinate an interagency statewide planning committee to annually study the need for behavioral health care services across the commonwealth, beginning with inpatient psychiatric units and department of mental health beds. The study shall utilize data collected from census reporting by inpatient facilities and data collected through the expedited psychiatric admissions process. The study shall identify the total number of units currently in operation in the commonwealth by geographic region, including capacity to serve special populations, which shall include but not be limited to: children; geriatric patients; individuals with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disabilities, and developmental disabilities; individuals with co-occurring substance use disorder; individuals with co-occurring medical conditions; individuals who present with high level of acuity, including severe behavior and assault risk; and individuals with eating disorders. The study shall estimate the need for total units/beds by geographic region, estimate the need for special population capacity by geographic region, and estimate the cost to operate each unit at the needed capacity. The committee should consult with stakeholders on performing this analysis and on developing recommendations for how to achieve the needed services and capacity. The committee shall publish an annual report by December 31 of each year that includes recommendations for reducing boarding in the emergency departments, and any suggested legislation to implement those recommendations and shall submit a copy the to the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery and the joint committee on health care financing.
SECTION 2. Chapter 6A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after Section 19 the following new section:
Section 19A. The executive office shall convene a special commission charged with expanding access to specialty behavioral health care inpatient beds for adults and youth, addressing funding for said beds and making recommendations for a potential rate structure to fund high intensity specialty behavioral health beds.
The commission shall consist of the following members or their designees: the commissioner of the department of mental health, who shall serve as chair; the commissioner of the department of public health; the commissioner of the division of insurance; the director of the bureau of substance addiction services within the department of public health; the assistant secretary for MassHealth; the executive director of the group insurance commission; the executive director of the health policy commission; the executive director of the center for health information and analysis; and 6 members to be appointed by the chair: 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Association for Behavioral Healthcare, Inc.; 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Association of Behavioral Health Systems, Inc.; 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association; 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health, Inc.; 1 of whom shall be a representative of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc.; and 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans, Inc..
The commission’s review shall include, but not be limited to: (i) data collected through the EPIA program, or other sources on the availability of specialty behavioral health inpatient beds; (ii) data on the populations that are more likely to face longer wait times, which may include but not be limited to specialty beds to treat adults and youth with autism spectrum disorder, specialty beds to treat adults and youth with higher levels of acuity, specialty beds to treat adults and youth with developmental disabilities, specialty beds to treat adults and youth with aggressive behavior, and specialty beds to treat adults and youth with complex medical needs; (iii) data on the number of beds to serve the populations listed in (ii), including the difference between the differences between licensed and operational beds and the reasons for any differences; (iv) how services are funded today, including payer mix and payment models utilized; (v) the feasibility of developing alternative payment models, including global payments, bundled payments, or payments based on risk adjustment and predictive modeling to ensure that services are funded based on the population served; and (vi) the feasibility of developing a multi-payer equitable rate structure designed to fund and ensure an adequate supply of high intensity specialty behavioral health beds in the commonwealth.
Not later than 1 year after the effective date of this act, the commission shall submit its findings and recommendations, together with drafts of legislation or regulations necessary to carry those recommendations into effect, to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives and the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery.
SECTION 3. Section 15 of Chapter 6D of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking paragraph (b) in its entirety and replace it with the following new language:-
(b) The commission shall establish minimum standards for certified ACOs. A certified ACO shall: (i) be organized or registered as a separate legal entity from its ACO participants; (ii) have a governance structure that includes an administrative officer, a medical officer, and patient or consumer representation; (iii) receive reimbursements or compensation from alternative payment methodologies; (iv) have functional capabilities to coordinate financial payments amongst its providers; (v) have significant implementation of interoperable health information technology, as determined by the commission, for the purposes of care delivery coordination and population management; (vi) develop and file an internal appeals plan as required for risk-bearing provider organizations under section 24 of chapter 176O; provided, that said plan shall be approved by the office of patient protection; provided further, that the plan shall be a part of a membership packet for newly enrolled individuals; (vii) provide medically necessary services across the care continuum including behavioral and physical health services, as determined by the commission through regulations, internally or through contractual agreements; provided, that any medically necessary service that is not internally available shall be provided to a patient through services outside the ACO; (viii) develop guidelines for the delivery of evidence-based delivery of behavioral health services, including but not limited to, 24/7 access to treatment and services, 24/7 admissions and discharges, treatment and discharge planning, adherence to evidence-based standards of care, compliance with quality and outcome measures, and communication and coordination with all treating providers and payers; (ix) implement systems that allow ACO participants to report the pricing of services, as defined by the commission through regulations; further provided that ACO participants shall have the ability to provide patients with relevant price information when contemplating their care and potential referrals; (x) submit a report to the commission detailing the percentage of total health care expenditures that are paid to behavioral health providers; (xi) obtain a risk certificate from the division of insurance under chapter 176U; and (xii) shall engage patients in shared decision-making, including, but not limited to, shared-decision making on palliative care and long-term care services and supports.
SECTION 4. Said Chapter 6D of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after Section 19 the following new section:-
Section 20. Study on Evidence-Based Practice.
The commission, in consultation with the center for health information and analysis, the department of public health, and the department of mental health, shall conduct a study on the variation of the practice of behavioral health providers in the commonwealth, across the full continuum of care, and shall issue a report, not later than December 31, 2018. The review shall be posted on the commission’s website and shall be filed with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, and the joint committee on mental health and substance abuse.
In measuring adherence to evidence-based standards, the analysis shall include, but not be limited to: (i) adherence to evidence-based standards of care, as appropriate for each level of care, (ii) performance on quality and outcome measures, and (iii) patient access to appropriate discharge planning and transitions throughout the full continuum of care. The report shall include an examination of any gaps in the availability of data, quality metrics, or other means of measuring provider performance related to outcomes and quality. The report shall make recommendations for improving the availability of data collection and the measurement of behavioral health quality and outcomes, and recommendations related to improving quality and outcomes for patients.
SECTION 5. Chapter 19 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 19, the following new section:-
Section 19A. Requirements for licensed facilities
(a) The department shall establish clinical competencies and additional operational standards for care and treatment of patients admitted to facilities licensed pursuant to 104 CMR 27.00, including for specialty populations identified by the department. Clinical competencies and operational standards established by the Department shall incorporate national and local standards of practice where such standards of practice exist, and to the extent deemed appropriate by the Department. In establishing the clinical competencies, the department shall utilize all data collected to identify the needs of the commonwealth and consult with relevant stakeholders, including but not limited to, inpatient psychiatric facilities, emergency departments, emergency service providers, Medicaid managed care organizations, and commercial carriers. The department shall update the clinical competencies on a biennial, or as needed basis.
(b) The department shall issue regulations requiring free-standing facilities licensed pursuant to 104 CMR 27.00 to have a clinical affiliation with a medical facility to ensure access by patients to medical services. Such affiliation shall include, but not be limited to patient care, testing, and patient diagnostics.
(c) The department shall develop requirements for reporting of quality and outcome measures by facilities to ensure compliance with this section.
(d) The department shall promulgate regulations to enforce the requirements of this section and shall require hospitals to provide remedies for any failure to meet the requirements of said regulations. Remedies may include remediation plans or financial penalties. The amount of any penalty imposed shall be $100 for each day in the noncompliance period with respect to each patient to whom such failure relates; provided however that the maximum annual penalty under this subsection shall be $500,000.
SECTION 6. Chapter 19 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 19A, the following new section:-
Section 19B.
(a) The department shall promulgate regulations instituting a policy to prohibit a facility from refusing to admit a patient who meets the general admission criteria for the facility, including all clinical competencies, pursuant to Section 19A of this chapter, where such admission would not result in a census exceeding the facility’s operational capacity.
(b) The department shall require facilities to collect and report data to the department on the facility’s total number of admission requests, admissions, admission denials, and the reasons for the rejected admissions.
(c) A facility may deny admission to a patient whose needs have been determined by the facility medical director to exceed the facility's capability at the time admission is sought. The determination shall include the factors justifying denial of admission and why mitigating efforts, such as utilization of additional staff, would have been inadequate to admit the patient. This determination must be recorded in writing. The facility shall submit a monthly report to the Department detailing the number of admissions that have been denied by the facility and the reasons for such denials; provided however, that such written determination shall not contain patient-identifiable information.
(d) Facilities shall keep data on patients referred for admission in a form and format and containing data elements as determined by the Department; provided however, that facilities shall not be required to maintain patient-identifiable data on individuals not accepted for admission. The department shall require that facilities report said data to the department on a monthly basis.
(e) The department shall promulgate regulations to enforce the requirements of this section and shall require facilities to provide remedies for any failure to meet the requirements of said regulations. Remedies may include remediation plans or financial penalties. The amount of any penalty imposed shall be $100 for each day in the noncompliance period with respect to each patient to whom such failure relates; provided however that the maximum annual penalty under this subsection shall be $500,000.
SECTION 7. Section 25C of Chapter 111 is hereby amended by striking paragraph (k) in its entirety and replacing it with the following new language:
(k) Determinations of need shall be based on the written record compiled by the department during its review of the application and on such criteria consistent with sections 25B to 25G, inclusive, as were in effect on the date of filing of the application. In compiling such record the department shall confine its requests for information from the applicant to matters which shall be within the normal capacity of the applicant to provide. In reviewing an application, the department shall take into consideration the report of the statewide planning committee pursuant to section 19 of chapter 6A of the general laws. In each case the action by the department on the application shall be in writing and shall set forth the reasons for such action; and every such action and the reasons for such action shall constitute a public record and be filed in the department.
SECTION 8. Section 25C of Chapter 111 of the General Laws is amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following new paragraph:
The Department, working with the department of mental health, shall conduct a statewide planning initiative for the purposes of studying and coordinating the availability and delivery of acute inpatient psychiatric beds across the commonwealth. The initiative shall utilize data collected through the expedited psychiatric inpatient admissions program, from the department of mental health pursuant to section 19B of chapter 19 of the general laws, from the center for health information and analysis, and other data collected by the department. The department shall analyze the number of individuals who are waiting for placement, including the patient demographic information, geographic disparities, the diagnosis, the types of services that such patients need, and identify gaps in the supply of licensed and operational psychiatric beds. The department shall consider this analysis when making determinations of need pursuant to this section.
The department shall publish an annual acute psychiatric inpatient bed report by December 31 of each year that identifies the types of and location of services that are in need and where may be oversupply of services. A copy of the report shall be provided to the health policy commission, the joint committee on mental health substance use and recovery and the joint committee health care financing.
SECTION 9. Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding after section 51K the following new section:
Section 51L. Standards for Delivery of Behavioral Health Care in Hospitals
(a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings: -
''Acute-care hospital'', any hospital licensed under section 51 that contains a majority of medical-surgical, pediatric, obstetric, and maternity beds, as defined by the department, and the teaching hospital of the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
(b) An acute-care hospital or a satellite emergency facility (hereinafter “facility”) shall ensure that all policies and protocols developed by the facility shall be applied and implemented on a nondiscriminatory basis such that such policies and protocols do not discriminate between patients presenting with a mental health or substance use condition and those patients with presenting with a medical/surgical condition.
(c) An acute-care hospital or a satellite emergency facility shall annually review its policies and procedures to ensure that such policies and procedures do not discriminate between patients presenting with a mental health or substance use condition and those patients with presenting with a medical/surgical condition and are applied and implemented on a nondiscriminatory basis. Following the review, the acute-care hospital or a satellite emergency facility must submit a certification to the department of public health and the department of mental health signed by the hospital’s chief executive officer and chief medical officer that states that the hospital has completed a comprehensive review of the policies and procedures of the hospital for the preceding calendar year for compliance with this section and any accompanying regulations.
(d) As part of the review outlined in the preceding paragraph, an acute-care hospital or a satellite emergency facility shall review its policies and procedures in the following areas:
1. Administrative policies and procedures, which may include but not be limited to, acquiring and maintaining equipment, policies on vendor requirements, licensing and credentials, and records requirements.
2. Operational policies and procedures, which may include, but not be limited to, information technology, physical plant maintenance, safety and security, food preparation, emergency management/disaster plans, and milieu.
3. Patient care policies and procedures, which may include, but not be limited to, patient admission and discharge policies and decision-making, patient flow policies, patient discharge planning, consultation, clinical competencies, charting processes, and patient rights, patient and staff security, and infection prevention.
4. Medication policies and procedures, which may include, but not be limited to, paperwork requirements for medicine, inventory control, dose distribution systems, and disposing of expired drugs.
5. Human Resources and Staffing policies and procedures, which may include, but not be limited to, staff hiring decisions, training, patient care ratios, scheduling, staffing for emergency management/disaster plans
6. Payment and Financial policies and procedures, which may include, but not be limited to, investment and resource allocation, billing and payment policies, and staff salaries and reimbursement.
(e) The department, in conjunction with the department of mental health, shall establish a process by which complaints regarding alleged non-compliance with the requirements of this section may be submitted. The department must provide a telephone number and address to be used to submit complaints, a standard form that can be used to submit complaints, and timeline for resolving the complaints. The department shall publish the information on its website to notify individuals how to submit a complaint to the department.
(f) The department, in conjunction with the department of mental health, shall promulgate regulations necessary to carry out this section, including the development of reporting procedures and a standard format for facility self-reporting.
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By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1964) of Ruth B. Balser for legislation to provide that network hospitals be compensated for behavioral health services to certain MassHealth patients. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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SECTION 1. Section 16 of chapter 6A, as appearing in the 2008 Official edition of the General Laws, is amended by adding, at the end thereof, the following new paragraph:
"And provided further that the secretary of the executive office of health and human services shall ensure that network hospitals are compensated at their full negotiated rate for behavioral health services provided to MassHealth patients who are also clients of agencies within the executive office of health and human services and for whom no appropriate alternative placement is available. Provided however, such compensation shall only be provided if the hospital can document that it has engaged in good faith efforts to place said clients in any appropriate alternative setting."
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By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1965) of Ruth B. Balser and Lindsay N. Sabadosa relative to quality mental health services in state correctional facilities. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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SECTION 1: Section 1 of Chapter 19 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding after the third paragraph:
The commissioner of mental health shall have supervision over the provision of mental health services to prisoners in the custody of the department of correction, including review and approval of any contract between the department of correction and any other entity concerning the provision of mental health services, and shall establish minimum standards for the effective delivery of such services. At least once each six months the commissioner shall audit each state correctional facility to determine compliance with the minimum standards.
SECTION 2: Section 17A of Chapter 127 of the General Laws is hereby amended in paragraph (a) by inserting after the words “qualified mental health professional”, the following:- “, and shall be under the supervision of the department of mental health”
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Vargas', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/AXV1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-03T12:52:29.6066667'}, {'Id': 'J_S2', 'Name': 'Jon Santiago', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/J_S2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-06T16:17:25.77'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-10T09:29:49.8433333'}, {'Id': 'S_M1', 'Name': 'Samantha Montaño', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-10T09:29:49.8433333'}, {'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-10T09:29:49.8433333'}, {'Id': 'JMC0', 'Name': 'Joanne M. Comerford', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JMC0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-10T09:29:49.8433333'}, {'Id': 'JBE0', 'Name': 'James B. Eldridge', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JBE0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-10T16:29:45.4333333'}, {'Id': 'JRT1', 'Name': 'Jeffrey Rosario Turco', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JRT1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-13T12:22:54.3866667'}, {'Id': 'MTL1', 'Name': 'Marc T. Lombardo', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MTL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-14T11:46:22.8'}, {'Id': 'DAS1', 'Name': 'Danillo A. Sena', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DAS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-17T11:27:30.1366667'}, {'Id': 'SCO1', 'Name': 'Steven Owens', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SCO1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-17T11:27:30.1366667'}, {'Id': 'MRS1', 'Name': 'Margaret R. Scarsdale', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MRS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-17T11:27:30.1366667'}, {'Id': 'E_U1', 'Name': 'Erika Uyterhoeven', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/E_U1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-22T10:29:14.3166667'}, {'Id': 'M_C2', 'Name': 'Michelle L. Ciccolo', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_C2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-06T09:13:09.7133333'}, {'Id': 'N_H1', 'Name': 'Natalie M. Higgins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/N_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-22T15:21:12.3866667'}, {'Id': 'T_V1', 'Name': 'Tommy Vitolo', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/T_V1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-22T15:21:12.3866667'}, {'Id': 'C_H1', 'Name': 'Christopher Hendricks', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/C_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-22T15:21:12.3866667'}, {'Id': 'K_K1', 'Name': 'Kay Khan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/K_K1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-28T12:53:20.2933333'}, {'Id': 'CLG1', 'Name': 'Carmine Lawrence Gentile', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CLG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-01T12:20:31.1133333'}, {'Id': 'K_D1', 'Name': 'Kate Donaghue', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/K_D1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-03T12:10:21.9466667'}, {'Id': 'MCD1', 'Name': 'Marjorie C. Decker', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MCD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-03T11:32:39.8466667'}, {'Id': 'SPK1', 'Name': 'Sally P. Kerans', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SPK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-06-02T11:06:32.07'}, {'Id': 'PMO', 'Name': "Patrick M. O'Connor", 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PMO', 'ResponseDate': '2023-09-11T10:19:36.12'}]
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By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1966) of Ruth B. Balser and others relative to access to addiction services. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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SECTION 1: Section 35 of Chapter 123 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the definition of “facility,” and inserting in place thereof the following definition:-
''Facility'', a public or private facility that provides care and treatment for a person with an alcohol or substance use disorder. For the purpose of this section, a "facility" or "secure facility" shall not include any jail or correctional facility or any other facility funded, controlled, or administered by a county sheriff, the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS), or any agency under EOPPS' jurisdiction.
SECTION 2: Section 35 of Chapter 123 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 74 to 104, inclusive, the words “If the department of public health” through “treating persons on a voluntary basis,” and inserting in place thereof the following:-
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall ensure an adequate supply of beds for the treatment of alcohol or substance use disorders at facilities licensed or approved by the Department of Public Health or the Department of Mental Health for persons ordered to be committed under M.G.L. c. 123, s. 35.
If the court makes a specific finding that the only appropriate setting for treatment for the person is a secure facility, then the person may be committed to a secure facility licensed or approved by the Department of Public Health or the Department of Mental Health; provided further, that such secure facilities licensed or approved by the Department of Public Health or the Department of Mental Health shall be geographically distributed throughout the Commonwealth so as to provide access to treatment in all regions of Massachusetts.
A person committed under this section shall, upon release, be encouraged to consent to further treatment and shall be allowed voluntarily to remain in the facility for such purpose. The department of public health shall maintain a roster of public and private facilities available, together with the number of beds currently available and the level of security at each facility, for the care and treatment of alcohol use disorder and substance use disorder and shall make the roster available to the trial court.
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By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1967) of Ruth B. Balser and others for legislation to provide medication for addiction treatment to certain incarcerated persons. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 127 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the definition of “Medication-assisted treatment” and replacing it with the following definition:-
“Medication for addiction treatment”, treatment for a substance use disorder or alcohol use disorder that: (i) is determined to be clinically indicated by a qualified addiction specialist; (ii) involves the use of medication that is approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for treatment of a substance use disorder; and (iii) is offered in accordance with a treatment plan that is reviewed by a qualified addiction specialist at a frequency consistent with appropriate clinical standards. “Medication for addiction treatment” is sometimes referred to as “medication-assisted treatment”, or “MAT”.
SECTION 2. Section 16 of said chapter 127, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out in the second paragraph the words “who is committed for a term of 30 days’ imprisonment or more.” and inserting in place thereof the following:-
within 24 hours of admission to the facility. Regardless of whether the individual was receiving medication for addiction treatment immediately prior to admission to the facility, the examination shall include an assessment for treatment with medication for addiction treatment.
SECTION 3. Said chapter 127, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out section 17B and replacing it with the following:-
Section 17B. Medication-assisted treatment for substance use conditions for state detainees or prisoners at correctional facilities.
(a) All correctional facilities, jails and houses of correction, in consultation with the commissioner of public health, shall offer all medications for addiction treatment to a detained, committed or incarcerated person, upon the recommendation of a qualified addiction specialist. All correctional facilities, jails and houses of correction shall maintain or provide for the capacity to possess, dispense and administer all medications for addiction treatment; provided however, that such facilities shall not be required to maintain or provide a medication for addiction treatment that is not also a MassHealth covered benefit.
(b) No detained, committed or incarcerated person shall be denied medication for addiction treatment on the basis of a positive drug screening upon entering custody or at any time during the incarceration, detention or commitment of the person; nor shall any detained, committed or incarcerated person receive a disciplinary infraction for a positive drug screening. The medication for addiction treatment of a detained, committed or incarcerated person shall not be discontinued due to any disciplinary infraction. A detained, committed or incarcerated person may request medication for addiction treatment at any time during the incarceration, detention or commitment of such detained, committed or incarcerated person.
(c) The commissioner and county sheriffs shall ensure that each detained, committed or incarcerated person who was receiving medication for addiction treatment immediately preceding incarceration, detention or commitment continues to have such treatment available as soon as practicable, and in any event within 24 hours of admission to the facility, unless such person voluntarily discontinues the treatment or unless a qualified addiction specialist determines, based on individual medical need, that maintaining the same treatment is no longer clinically indicated. Each detained, committed or incarcerated person shall receive the same dose of the same medication that the person was receiving before incarceration, commitment or detention, unless a qualified addiction specialist determines, based on individual medical need and in consultation with the person, that a change in dose or medication is clinically indicated.
(d) The commissioner and county sheriffs shall ensure that each detained, committed or incarcerated person who was not receiving medication for addiction treatment immediately preceding incarceration, detention or commitment, and for whom medication for addiction treatment is clinically indicated, shall be offered such medication within 24 hours of the assessment required by section 16. The determinations of which medication to prescribe and the dosage shall be made based on individual medical need in consultation with the patient. Detained, committed or incarcerated persons shall be authorized to receive the medication for as long as clinically indicated.
(e) All state and county correctional facilities shall ensure consistent and ongoing access to a qualified addiction specialist by a detained, committed or incarcerated person.
(f) Treatment established under this section shall include behavioral health counseling for individuals diagnosed with substance use disorder or substance use-related needs; provided, however, that counseling services shall be consistent with current therapeutic standards for these therapies in a community setting and shall not be a substitute for medication for addiction treatment. The commissioner and county sheriffs may make such treatment available by directly engaging qualified providers of substance use services, through collaboration with other agencies, and by utilizing volunteers from community recovery programs.
(g) No incentives, rewards or punishments shall be used to encourage or discourage a detained, committed or incarcerated person’s decision to receive or decline medication for addiction treatment, or any particular such medication.
(h) The commissioner of public health may promulgate regulations and guidelines necessary to implement the treatment program under this section.
SECTION 4. Section 17C of said chapter 127, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph and replacing it with the following:-
Not later than 120 days prior to the expected discharge date of a person detained, committed or incarcerated in a state prison or county facility, or within a reasonable timeframe if the length of incarceration, detention or commitment is less than 120 days, but in any event no less than 30 days prior to such expected discharge date, a qualified addiction specialist shall establish a medically appropriate re-entry treatment plan for the person. A re-entry treatment plan may include any treatment upon discharge that the qualified addiction specialist shall recommend and deem appropriate, which may include, but shall not be limited to, any medication for addiction treatment. A re-entry treatment plan shall ensure that a detained, committed or incarcerated person is directly connected to an appropriate provider or treatment site in the geographic region to which the person shall reside upon release. The detained, committed or incarcerated person shall receive information on available treatment facilities in their area, information on available housing and employment resources and any other information that will assist the individual in continued recovery once released. The commissioner and county sheriffs shall further ensure that, for a person with a re-entry treatment plan under this section, the facility shall request reinstatement or apply for MassHealth benefits for the person at least 30 days prior to release or shall use best efforts to request such reinstatement of or apply for MassHealth benefits or other public assistance for the person within a reasonable timeframe if the person’s sentence, detention or commitment is less than 30 days. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this section shall authorize a state prison or county facility to extend a person’s sentence, detention or commitment to comply with this section. In the event the expected discharge date of a detained, committed or incarcerated person serving a sentence to a state prison or county facility is less than 30 days following the start date of said detained, committed or incarcerated person’s sentence, detention or commitment, a qualified addiction specialist shall use best efforts to establish a medically appropriate treatment plan for the person prior to the expected discharge date.
SECTION 5. Said chapter 127, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out section 17D and replacing it with the following:-
(a) Every six months, on a schedule to be established by the department of public health, the commissioner and the administrator of each county correctional facility shall report, in a format determined by the commissioner of public health, to the commissioner of public health, the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery, the joint committee on public safety and homeland security and the joint committee on the judiciary the following information for the prior six months: (i) at the time of the report, the number of persons in the custody of the facility receiving each medication for addiction treatment, in total and disaggregated by dosage; (ii) the number of persons in the custody of the facility, in any status, who continued to receive the same medication for addiction treatment as they received prior to incarceration, detention or commitment, by medication type; (iii) the number of persons in the custody of the facility, in any status, who discontinued medication for addiction treatment that they received prior to incarceration, detention or commitment by medication type; (iv) the number of persons in the custody of the facility, in any status, who received a different medication for addiction treatment than they received prior to incarceration, detention or commitment, by medication type; (v) the number of persons in the custody of the facility, in any status, who received medication for addiction treatment who did not receive such treatment prior to incarceration, detention or commitment, by medication type; (vi) a summary of facility practices and any changes to those practices related to medication for addiction treatment; (vii) the number of persons who were connected to treatment after release; (viii) the number of nonfatal and fatal overdoses in the facility; (ix) the number of nonfatal and fatal overdoses within 1 year of release from the department of correction and each county facility, provided, however, that the commissioner, the sheriffs, and the commissioner of public health shall coordinate to provide such information; (x) the number of persons who received a re-entry treatment plan under section 17C and were subsequently enrolled in MassHealth upon discharge; provided, however, that the commissioner, the sheriffs, the commissioner of medical assistance and the commissioner of public health shall coordinate to provide such information; and (xi) any other information requested by the commissioner of public health related to the provision of medication for addiction treatment.
(b) Every 2 years, not later than April 30, the commissioner of public health shall prepare a report, pursuant to section 237 of chapter 111, regarding outcomes for the treatment programs established under sections 17B and 17C to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery, the joint committee on public safety and homeland security and the joint committee on the judiciary. The department of correction and county correctional facilities shall provide, upon request from the commissioner of public health, information necessary to prepare the report. The report shall, to the extent possible, provide a comparison between the detained, committed and incarcerated persons who did not receive medication for addiction treatment and those who did, reported separately for each medication type, in order to determine the impact of the treatment programs on the following: (i) treatment retention after release; (ii) substance use after release; (iii) rates of recidivism; (iv) rates of nonfatal and fatal overdose; and (v) other outcome measures identified by the commissioner of public health.
SECTION 6. As soon as practicable, and in any event within 30 days of passage of this legislation, all state and county correctional facilities shall assess for treatment with medication for addiction treatment all detained, committed or incarcerated persons in their respective institutions who have substance use-related needs but who are not currently receiving medication for addiction treatment. Detained, committed or incarcerated persons for whom such medication is clinically indicated shall be offered such medication within 24 hours of such assessment, and such medication shall be prescribed and provided in a manner consistent with the provisions of section 17B of chapter 127.
SECTION 7. Section 98 of chapter 208 of the acts of 2018 is hereby repealed.
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By Representative Capano of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1968) of Peter Capano relative to the labeling of opioid prescriptions. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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The first paragraph of section 21 of chapter 94C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:-
The pharmacist filling a written, electronic or oral prescription for an opiate in schedule II or III shall affix to the container a label a clear, concise warning that the opiates dispensed can cause dependence, addiction and overdose.
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By Representatives Cataldo of Concord and Donaghue of Westborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1969) of Simon Cataldo, Kate Donaghue and Margaret R. Scarsdale relative to the establishment of and payments into an opioid stewardship fund. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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SECTION 1. Over the past few years across the state we have become all too aware of the prevalence of opioid use disorders. Despite increased public awareness and prevention efforts, all of our communities have been impacted by the ongoing opioid epidemic.
Law enforcement and first responders have had much success reviving people who have overdosed with the use of nasal naloxone. Naloxone has been credited as a significant factor in the decrease in the number of fatal overdoses in the last year in the Commonwealth.
Recognizing the impact that access to this drug has on saving lives, now people across the state can go to a pharmacy and get naloxone. Having access is not enough, however, if-- even with insurance--the cost of the co-pay is prohibitive.
Every overdose death is the loss of someone’s child, someone’s parent, someone’s brother or sister, someone’s friend; and it need not happen. We must work to get naloxone into the hands of everyone who needs it.
SECTION 2: Chapter 94C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following new section 50:
(a) Naloxone Co-Pay Assistance Program.
The department of public health shall establish and promulgate regulations for administration of a Naloxone Co-Pay Assistance Program, a program to improve access to those who seek to obtain naloxone and other medications approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that, when administered, negates or neutralizes in whole or in part the pharmacological effects of an opioid in the body. The program shall supplement the cost of insurance copayments so that the cost of Naloxone is greatly reduced or free of charge to those who need it.
(b)(1) There shall be established in the Commonwealth a separate trust fund to be known as the Opioid Stewardship Fund to support the Naloxone Co-Pay Assistance Program established in subsection 50(a).
(b)(2) Monies in the Opioid Stewardship Fund shall be kept separate and shall not be commingled with any other monies in the custody of the State Comptroller and the Commissioner of Administration and Finance. The fund shall be maintained by the Commissioner of Public Health or a designee. The monies shall be expended under the direction of the department of public health, without prior appropriation. Any balance in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall be available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years and shall not be transferred to any other fund or revert to the General Fund. The Commissioner of Public Health or a designee shall annually report the amount of funds collected and any expenditures made from the fund to the clerks of the house of representatives and senate to be forwarded on to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on public health and the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on health care financing.
(b)(3) The Opioid Stewardship Fund shall consist of the opioid stewardship payments made by each manufacturer and distributor as directed in subsection 50(c)(3), monies appropriated for the purpose of such fund, and monies transferred to such fund pursuant to law.
(c)(1) Definitions:
(i) "Opioid stewardship payment" shall mean the total amount to be paid into the Opioid Stewardship Fund for each state fiscal year as set forth in subsection (d)(4);
(ii) "Ratable share" shall mean the individual portion of the opioid stewardship payment to be paid by each manufacturer and distributor registered with the Commissioner of Public Health pursuant to section 7(a) of this chapter or registered with the board of registration in pharmacy pursuant to section 12(a) of this chapter (hereinafter "registrants") that sells or distributes or delivers opioids in the Commonwealth;
(c)(2) Reports and records of Registrants. Annually each registrant shall provide to the Commissioner of Public Health a report detailing all opioids sold or distributed by such manufacturer or distributor in the Commonwealth. Such information shall be reported to the department of public health in such form as designed by the Commissioner, provided however that the initial report provided upon the establishment of the Opioid Stewardship Fund shall report all opioids sold or distributed by the registrant in the Commonwealth for the 2019 calendar year, and must be submitted by August 1, 2020. Subsequent annual reports shall be submitted on April first of each year based on the actual opioid sales and distributions of the prior calendar year.
Such report shall include:
(i) the manufacturer's or distributor's name, address, phone number, federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration number and controlled substance registration number issued by the department of public health or board of registration in pharmacy;
(ii) the name, address and DEA registration number of the entity to whom the opioid was sold or distributed;
(iii) the date of the sale or distribution of the opioid;
(iv) the gross receipt total, in dollars, of all opioids sold or distributed;
(v) the name and National Drug Code (NDC) of the opioid sold or distributed;
(vi) the number of containers and the strength and metric quantity of controlled substance in each container of the opioid sold or distributed;
(vii) the total number of morphine milligram equivalents (MMEs) sold or distributed; and
(viii) any other elements as deemed necessary by the commissioner.
For the purpose of such annual reporting, MMEs shall be determined pursuant to a formulation to be issued by the department of public health and updated as the department deems appropriate.
(c)(3) Determination of ratable share. Each registered manufacturer and distributor that sells or distributes opioids in the Commonwealth shall pay a portion of the total opioid stewardship payment amount. The department shall notify the registrant in writing annually on or before October fifteenth of each year of the registrant’s ratable share, based on the report of opioids sold or distributed for the prior calendar year. The ratable share shall be calculated as follows:
(i) The total amount of MMEs sold or distributed in the Commonwealth by the registrant for the preceding calendar year, as reported by the registrant pursuant to subsection (c)(2), shall be divided by the total amount of MME sold or distributed in the Commonwealth by all registrants to determine the registrant payment percentage. The registrant payment percentage shall be multiplied by the total opioid stewardship payment. The product of such calculations shall be the registrant's ratable share. The department of public health shall have the authority to adjust the total number of a registrant's MMEs to account for the nature and use of the product, as well as the type of entity purchasing the product from the registrant, when making such determination and adjust the ratable share accordingly.
(ii) The registrant’s total amount of MME sold or distributed, as well as the total amount of MME sold or distributed by all registrants under this chapter, used in the calculation of the ratable share shall not include the MME of those opioids which are: (a) manufactured in the Commonwealth, but whose final point of delivery or sale is outside of the Commonwealth; (b) sold or distributed to entities certified to operate pursuant to section 5 of chapter 111E, or section 57D of chapter 111; or (c) the MMEs attributable to buprenorphine, methadone or morphine.
(c)(4) Opioid stewardship payment imposed on manufacturers and distributors. All registered manufacturers and distributors that sell or distribute opioids in the Commonwealth shall be required to pay an opioid stewardship payment. On an annual basis, the Commissioner of Public Health shall certify to the State Comptroller the amount of all revenues collected from opioid stewardship payments and any penalties imposed. The amount of revenues so certified shall be deposited quarterly into the opioid stewardship fund established pursuant to subsection 50(b).
(c)(5). Payment of ratable share. The registrant shall make payments of the ratable share quarterly to the department of public health with the first quarter’s due on January 1 following the annual notice as set forth in subsection (d)(3); additional quarterly payments shall be due and owing on the first day of every quarter thereafter.
(c)(6). Rebate of ratable share. In any year for which the Commissioner of Public Health determines that any registrant has failed to make a timely report of required information pursuant to subsection (c)(2), then those registrants who comply by making a timely report pursuant to subsection (c)(2) shall receive a reduced assessment of their ratable share in the following year equal to the amount in excess of any overpayment in the prior year’s payment.
(c)(7). Registrant’s opportunity to appeal. A registrant shall be afforded an opportunity to submit information to the department of public health to justify why the ratable share calculated for the registrant pursuant to subsection (c)(3), or amounts paid thereunder, are in error or otherwise not warranted. If the department determines thereafter that all or a portion of such ratable share, as determined by the Commissioner pursuant to subsection (c)(3), is not warranted, the department may: (a) adjust the ratable share; (b) adjust the assessment of the ratable share in the following year equal to the amount in excess of any overpayment in the prior payment period; or (c) refund amounts paid in error.
(c)(8) Penalties.
(i) The department may assess a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars per day against any registrant that fails to comply with subsections (d)(2) or (d)(5).
(ii) In addition to any other civil or criminal penalty provided by law, where a registrant has failed to pay its ratable share in accordance with subsection (d)(5), the department may also assess a penalty of no less than ten percent and no greater than three hundred percent of the ratable share due from such registrant.
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{'Id': 'DAL1', 'Name': 'David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DAL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T15:22:05.103'}
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[{'Id': 'DAL1', 'Name': 'David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DAL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T15:22:05.1033333'}, {'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T14:37:07'}]
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By Representative LeBoeuf of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 197) of David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf and Vanna Howard for legislation to establish a special commission to study the current refugee resettlement infrastructure and ensure the successful integration of refugees in Massachusetts. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
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SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there is hereby established a special commission to study and make recommendations concerning the infrastructure of refugee resettlement agencies in the Commonwealth, their breadth of services, where services are lacking, and how the Commonwealth can best work in conjunction with the federal government to rebuild and support an infrastructure of refugee resettlement agencies that promotes sustainable long-term integration.
SECTION 2. The commission shall consist of no less than 18 members: the Executive Director of the Office for Refugees and Immigrants or their designee, the Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services or their designee, the Commissioner of the Department of Transitional Assistance or their designee, the Undersecretary of the Department of Housing and Community Development or their designee, the Commissioner of the Department of Children and Families or their designee; 1 representative of the International Institute of New England; 1 representative of Ascentria Care Alliance; 1 representative of Jewish Family Service Metrowest; 2 additional representatives of refugee resettlement agencies within the Commonwealth; 1 individual of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition, 3 individuals with lived experience as refugees; 1 representative of an employer or labor union that directly employs refugees; 1 representative of a job training program that works directly with refugees; and 2 individuals with expertise in one or more of the following areas: public and affordable housing, federal immigration law and regulation, emergency management, the needs of forcibly displaced individuals.
SECTION 3. The commission shall, at a minimum, investigate, collect data and make recommendations on the following topics:
The state of the existing reception and placement (R&P) structure in Massachusetts, including but not limited to:
Current efforts to resettle refugees, including efforts to assist refugees in obtaining adequate housing, healthcare, education, transfer of professional licensure and workforce development training;
Any failures or gaps in resources that exist in the current system of services for refugees and recently resettled individuals, and where funds should be allocated to strengthen current systems or address gaps in services;
Any failures or gaps that exist due to the systematic dismantling of the federal refugee program over the previous 5 years; and how the Commonwealth can support the rebuilding of a strong refugee resettlement structure.
The state of the current integration system in place for refugees in the Commonwealth, including but not limited to:
A study of the current integration pipeline, and the systems in place to assist refugees from time of arrival through end of services;
Identification of gaps that exist in the current system, including a study of any potential “cliff effect” that exists in the structure as it stands currently;
Public policy and funding structures that the Commonwealth should support to ensure the successful long-term integration of refugees into our society and workforce.
SECTION 4. The commission may create committees and working groups to inform the commission’s investigation of the topics referenced in SECTION 3. The commission, its committees and its working groups may procure services, including consulting services, and otherwise involve experts, stakeholders, and members of the public. The commission shall be supported by staff from the Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants.
SECTION 5. Members of the commission shall be named and the commission shall commence its work within 60 days of the effective date of this act. The commission shall report to the general court and governor the results of its study, together with any draft legislation, regulations or administrative procedure necessary to better serve refugees resettling in the Commonwealth by filing the same with the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives and the director of the office of refugees and immigrants not more than 1 year after the effective date of this act.
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[{'Id': 'T_C1', 'Name': 'Tackey Chan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/T_C1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T17:37:35.7533333'}]
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By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1970) of Tackey Chan for legislation to develop training programs to inform prescribers of non-opioid alternative care options. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 94C Sec 18 (e) of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following: The Boards shall consult with Massachusetts Chiropractic Society during the process of developing the training programs, in order to insure that those programs include education for the prescribers that includes accurate information about chiropractic as an alternative form of care instead of opioids.
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[{'Id': 'T_C1', 'Name': 'Tackey Chan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/T_C1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T11:27:45.6066667'}]
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By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1971) of Tackey Chan for legislation to enhance patient education and informed consent before issuance of opioids. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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SECTION 1. MGL 94C sec 18A (b) of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding, in the first sentence after the word “department” the following: and the agreement shall also address alternative forms of care that could be used instead of opioids, specifically including chiropractic. The department shall consult with the Massachusetts Chiropractic Society in developing those guidelines, in order to insure that those guidelines are consistent with CDC guidelines and include the recommendation of CDC that nonpharmacological therapy and non-opioid pharmacologic therapy are preferred for chronic pain including chiropractic.
SECTION 2. MGL 94C Sec 18C of the General Laws is hereby amended by deleting subsection (ii) and adding in its place the following “(ii) inform the patient of the risks, including the percentage of risk of addiction as set forth by the Center for Disease Control, and the expected benefits associated with the opioid prescribed and the risks and benefits of non-opioid and non-pharmacologic therapies, including chiropractic.”
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[{'Id': 'JSC1', 'Name': 'Josh S. Cutler', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JSC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T14:59:02.46'}, {'Id': 'KPL1', 'Name': 'Kathleen R. LaNatra', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T15:54:12.1733333'}, {'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-30T16:49:09.0166667'}, {'Id': 'AXV1', 'Name': 'Andres X. Vargas', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/AXV1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-07-25T14:45:06.1266667'}]
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By Representatives Cutler of Pembroke and LaNatra of Kingston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1972) of Josh S. Cutler, Kathleen R. LaNatra and Vanna Howard relative to expanding access to mental health services and strengthening risk assessment protocols. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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SECTION 1. Section 12 of chapter 123 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (a) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-
(a) A physician who is licensed pursuant to section 2 of chapter 112, an advanced practice registered nurse authorized to practice as such under regulations promulgated pursuant to section 80B of said chapter 112, a qualified psychologist licensed pursuant to sections 118 to 129, inclusive, of said chapter 112, a licensed independent clinical social worker licensed pursuant to sections 130 to 137, inclusive, of said chapter 112, or a licensed mental health counselor licensed pursuant to section 165 of chapter 112 who, after examining a person and evaluating the risk of serious harm, has reason to believe that failure to hospitalize such person would create a likelihood of serious harm to themselves or others by reason of mental health issues may restrain or authorize the restraint of such person and apply for the hospitalization of such person for a 3-day period at a public facility or at a private facility authorized for such purposes by the department. If an examination is not possible because of the emergency nature of the case and because of the refusal of the person to consent to such examination, the physician, qualified psychologist, qualified advanced practice registered nurse, licensed independent clinical social worker or licensed mental health counselor on the basis of the facts and circumstances may determine that hospitalization is necessary and may therefore apply. In an emergency situation, if a physician, qualified psychologist, qualified advanced practice registered nurse, licensed independent clinical social worker or licensed mental health counselor is not available, a police officer who believes that failure to hospitalize a person would create a likelihood of serious harm to self or others may restrain such person and apply for an evaluation of the need for hospitalization of such person for a 3-day period at a public facility or a private facility authorized for such purpose by the department. An application for an evaluation of the need for hospitalization shall state the reasons for the referral and possible restraint of such person and any other relevant information related to the degree of risk for serious harm to self or others that may assist the admitting physician or qualified advanced practice registered nurse. Whenever practicable, prior to transporting such person, the applicant shall telephone or otherwise communicate with a facility to describe the circumstances and known clinical history and to determine whether the facility is the proper facility to receive such person and to give notice of any restraint to be used and to determine whether such restraint is necessary.
SECTION 3. Section 22 of said chapter 123, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “police officers” in line 3 the following words:- , licensed mental health counselors.
SECTION 4. Said section 22 of said chapter 123, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “police officer” in line 9 the following words:- licensed mental health counselor.
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[{'Id': 'JSC1', 'Name': 'Josh S. Cutler', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JSC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T15:14:22.9133333'}, {'Id': 'KPL1', 'Name': 'Kathleen R. LaNatra', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T16:13:57.6333333'}, {'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-27T10:26:30.92'}]
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{'Id': 'KPL1', 'Name': 'Kathleen R. LaNatra', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T15:44:35.417'}
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By Representatives Cutler of Pembroke and LaNatra of Kingston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1973) of Josh S. Cutler, Kathleen R. LaNatra and Vanna Howard for legislation to further enhance behavioral health workforce development. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, the Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) shall direct the Commissioners of the Department of Mental Health (DMH), the Department of Youth Services (DYS), the Department of Children and Families (DCF), the Department of Public Health (DPH), and the Department of Personnel Administration, to update the official Job Classification Specifications to include Licensed Mental Health Counselors(LMHCs) and Licensed Supervised Mental Health Counselors (LSMHCs) to the full extent of their scopes’ of practice.
SECTION 2. Said revisions to the Job Classification Specifications must be completed by September 1, 2023. All relevant behavioral health job postings for positions in the aforementioned Departments under the jurisdiction of EEOHS will reflect these revisions by September 1, 2023.
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[{'Id': 'JSC1', 'Name': 'Josh S. Cutler', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JSC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-16T11:14:45.8833333'}, {'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-27T10:26:19.56'}]
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By Representative Cutler of Pembroke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1974) of Josh S. Cutler and Vanna Howard relative to the use of artificial intelligence in mental health services. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 123 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 36C the following section:
Section 1: Purpose
The purpose of this act is to regulate the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in providing mental health services in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in order to ensure the safety and well-being of individuals seeking mental health treatment, while also allowing for the responsible use of AI in mental health services.
Section 2: Definitions
(a) "Artificial Intelligence" or "AI" means any technology that can simulate human intelligence, including but not limited to, natural language processing, training language models, reinforcement learning from human feedback and machine learning systems.
(b) "Mental health services" means any service provided by a licensed mental health professional for the purpose of diagnosing, treating, or preventing mental illness or emotional or behavioral disorders.
(c) "Licensed mental health professional" means any individual who is licensed by the state of Massachusetts to provide mental health services, including but not limited to, psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed mental health counselors (LMHCs), licensed independent clinical social workers (LICSWs) and other professional counselors.
Section 3: Regulation of AI in Mental Health Services
(a) Any licensed mental health professional who wishes to provide mental health services through the use of AI shall first seek approval from the relevant professional licensing board.
(b) Any AI system used to provide mental health services must be designed to prioritize the safety and well-being of individuals seeking treatment and must be continuously monitored by a licensed mental health professional to ensure its safety and effectiveness.
(c) Any licensed mental health professional providing mental health services through the use of AI shall inform patients of the use of AI in their treatment and provide them with the option to receive treatment from a licensed mental health professional.
(d) Any licensed mental health professional providing mental health services through the use of AI shall disclose the use of AI to patients in advance and obtain their informed consent.
Section 4: Penalties
(a) Any licensed mental health professional who violates the provisions of this act shall be subject to disciplinary action by the relevant professional licensing board.
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[{'Id': 'JSC1', 'Name': 'Josh S. Cutler', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JSC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T09:23:23.7466667'}, {'Id': 'jml0', 'Name': 'Jason M. Lewis', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/jml0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-24T20:03:03.0133333'}, {'Id': 'BJA1', 'Name': 'Bruce J. Ayers', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BJA1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-01T16:06:51.2733333'}, {'Id': 'DFD1', 'Name': 'David F. DeCoste', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DFD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-05T17:06:18.7233333'}, {'Id': 'CAD1', 'Name': 'Carol A. Doherty', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CAD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-02T16:40:16.38'}, {'Id': 'TFB1', 'Name': 'Tricia Farley-Bouvier', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/TFB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-08T14:40:38.1633333'}, {'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-27T10:26:42.11'}, {'Id': 'PJK1', 'Name': 'Patrick Joseph Kearney', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PJK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-16T17:01:24.9733333'}, {'Id': 'P_M1', 'Name': 'Paul McMurtry', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/P_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-20T10:56:13.9933333'}, {'Id': 'BWM1', 'Name': 'Brian W. Murray', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BWM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T00:30:29.8133333'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T20:13:38.5266667'}]
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By Representative Cutler of Pembroke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1975) of Josh S. Cutler and others that the Department of Mental Health and Department of Education use established clinical criteria developed by the PANS/PANDAS Consortium available through the PANDAS Physicians Network. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, the Department of Mental Health, in conjunction with the Department of Education shall conduct a study of pediatric and adolescent psychiatric hospital settings and therapeutic day schools to determine if any children within these settings have root causes in missed or known neuroimmune issues or pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome.
(b) In conducting the study, the Department of Mental Health and Department of Education shall use established clinical criteria developed by the PANS/PANDAS Consortium available through the PANDAS Physicians Network, and other experts specializing in the treatment and diagnosis of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome. The Departments shall interview children and families who had previously been misdiagnosed and subsequently found to have pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome while they were accessing support through the Department of Mental Health. Further, the departments shall consult with the Department of Public Health’s PANDAS/PANS Advisory Council and professionals in pediatric and adolescent psychiatric hospital settings and therapeutic day schools.
(c) The findings of the study shall include, but no limited to, the following: (i) Identify the prevalence of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome in pediatric and adolescent psychiatric hospital settings and therapeutic day schools. (ii) Report outcomes of interviewed children & families who had been previously misdiagnosed and subsequently found to have pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome.
(d) By December 31, 2023, the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Education shall report the findings of the study to the Joint Committee on Public Health, the Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use and Recovery, the Department of Public Health, the PANDAS/PANS Advisory Council and the Clerk of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives.
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By Representative Day of Stoneham (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1976) of Vincent L. Dixon for legislation to improve the quality of mental health services and rights of patients by providing for sufficient privacy. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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SECTION 1. The Massachusetts General Laws are hereby amended by inserting the following new chapter:
1.) An Act to improve the quality of mental health services, and rights of patients, by providing for sufficient privacy.
2.) All individuals, who present themselves, for mental health services, and/or are admitted for such services, and/or assessment, shall be entitled to a specific private intake room, or physical space, where only they, medical staff, and relevant security, may hear any intake, and/or treatment conversations.
3.) These provisions, may not be waivered, except in extreme emergency circumstances; which shall be specifically noted, and recorded in a medical record, and the reasons therefore, by responsible medical, and intake staff.
4.) In the context, of significant, and substantial reductions in funding, for various medical services, including mental health services, it has occurred that patients being seen for intake, and/or treatment, have been seen in open wards, and/or emergency general settings, without privacy. This can have various effects, in denying privacy, diminishing the provision of needed information between medical staff, and actual or potential patients, compromising important treatment discussions; and/or discouraging various forms of intake, by individuals, who are concerned about risks of disclosure.
5.) It is in the interests of public policy, that such inherent violations, of needed confidentiality, be reduced, and/or eliminated to the extent possible, by various measures.
6.) The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH), and its Public Health Council (PHC), are hereby authorized to develop, establish, and enforce the needed regulations, to carry out the intent of this legislation.
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[{'Id': 'MCD1', 'Name': 'Marjorie C. Decker', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MCD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-10T16:14:20.4533333'}, {'Id': 'APR1', 'Name': 'Adrianne Pusateri Ramos', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/APR1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-06-06T12:15:59.5266667'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T17:08:06.2166667'}]
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By Representative Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1977) of Marjorie C. Decker and Lindsay N. Sabadosa relative to reporting requirements to identify and eliminate racial and sexual orientation and gender identity disparities in mental health. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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Chapter 6D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following section:—
Section 20. (a) The commission shall issue an annual report that shall include data designed to assist in identifying and eliminating disparities in behavioral health treatment. The report shall examine the prevalence of behavioral health and substance use disorders and suicide among different populations of individuals in the commonwealth, such populations’ access to services and evidence-based treatments, the availability of information to various populations regarding access to treatment, the level of diversity in the behavioral health workforce, and payment systems or methodologies for behavioral health treatments. The report shall examine differences in the prevalence of mental illness, substance use disorders and suicide between various groups based on (i) race and ethnicity; (ii) sexual orientation and gender identity; (iii) income levels; (iv) age; (v) place of residence; (vi) homelessness; (vii) disability; (viii) primary language; and (ix) incarceration status. The commission shall investigate and study the accessibility of behavioral health and substance use disorder services in the commonwealth, including but not limited to: (i) the geographic distribution and availability to various populations described in this section of inpatient and outpatient, emergency, and hospital diversionary behavioral health and substance use disorder services; (ii) how such diversionary behavioral health and substance use disorder services are reimbursed; and (iii) the adequacy of the geographic distribution of such services to address the needs of the different populations described in this section. The report shall also address the use, availability and reimbursement of evidence-based practices among different communities and populations. Evidence-based practices shall include collaborative or integrated care, the program for assertive community treatment, early psychosis programs, comprehensive trauma services, medication-assisted treatment for addictions and dual recovery crisis intervention.
(b) The report shall include a review of the behavioral health and substance use disorder workforce in the commonwealth. The review shall address : (i) the demographic makeup of such workforce; (ii) existing workforce pipelines, incentives and training and the adequacy of such pipelines to support the development of a culturally diverse and competent workforce; (iii) workforce models to address social determinants of health including but not limited to the use of community health workers, recovery coaches, healthcare navigators, and care coordinators; (iv) methods of reimbursement that will support services and decrease workforce turnover; and (v) adequacy of health care insurance payments.
(c) The report shall examine: (i) the respective roles of the department of mental health and the department of public health in monitoring mental health disparities and providing for intervention; (ii) methods and funding mechanisms available to address primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of mental health conditions; (iii) the role of the criminal justice system in diverting those with mental illness and substance use disorder from jails and prisons; (iv) the availability of jail diversion programs in different regions of commonwealth; (v) the adequacy of existing civil commitment and guardianship laws support mental health and addiction recovery in an equitable and trauma-informed manner; and (vi) and the demographic makeup of incarcerated individuals in the commonwealth.
(d) The commission shall issue and provide such report, on or before July 1 of each year, to the secretary of health and human services, the commissioner of public health, the commissioner of mental health, the commissioner of insurance, the attorney general, the senate president, the speaker of the house, the house and senate committees on ways and means, and the chairs of the joint committees on health care financing, public health, and mental health, substance use and recovery.
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[{'Id': 'MCD1', 'Name': 'Marjorie C. Decker', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MCD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-10T16:17:34.6533333'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T22:17:21.66'}, {'Id': 'BLW1', 'Name': 'Bud L. Williams', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BLW1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-22T06:04:31.8133333'}]
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By Representative Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1978) of Marjorie C. Decker, Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Bud L. Williams for legislation to authorize the Commissioner of Mental Health to have supervision over the provision of mental health services to prisoners. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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Section 1 of chapter 19 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the third paragraph the following paragraph:-
The commissioner of mental health shall have supervision over the provision of mental health services to prisoners in the custody of the department of correction or any House of Correction, including review and approval of any contract between the department of correction and any other entity concerning the provision of mental health services, and shall establish minimum standards for the effective delivery of such services. At least once each six months the commissioner shall audit each state correctional facility and House of Correction to determine compliance with the minimum standards. In exercising its supervisorial authority, the commissioner shall collect data regarding the provision of mental health services as necessary to promote improvements in such provision, including such data as may be required in order to obtain funding from the federal government for services to prisoners with mental health needs.
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[{'Id': 'MCD1', 'Name': 'Marjorie C. Decker', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MCD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T16:24:32.1866667'}, {'Id': 'DPL1', 'Name': 'David Paul Linsky', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-13T16:27:33.56'}, {'Id': 'S_M1', 'Name': 'Samantha Montaño', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-13T16:27:33.56'}, {'Id': 'N_H1', 'Name': 'Natalie M. Higgins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/N_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-14T16:50:14.2966667'}, {'Id': 'S_G1', 'Name': 'Sean Garballey', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_G1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-07-31T13:29:25.0633333'}]
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By Representative Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1979) of Marjorie C. Decker relative to establishing a child and adolescent behavioral health implementation coordinating council. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 19 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 23 the following section:-
Section 23A
a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Comprehensive school based behavioral health system”, a collaboration between school professionals and community partners to create a positive school climate, foster social and emotional development, and promote mental health and wellbeing, while reducing the prevalence and severity of mental illness by providing a range of behavioral health promotion, prevention and intervention programs and interventions.
“Multi-tiered system of supports”, a framework for providing behavioral health promotion and prevention programs, services and support for the entire student population and providing more acute intervention and support for the students that need them.
b) The department shall, in collaboration with the department of elementary and secondary education and the Behavioral Health Integrated Resources for Children Project within the University of Massachusetts at Boston, establish a child and adolescent behavioral health implementation coordinating council, hereinafter referred to as the “council,” within, but not subject to control of, the Children’s Behavioral Health Research Center. The council shall advise the governor, the general court, the secretary of education and the secretary of health and human services, and provide guidance to districts on the implementation of a statewide comprehensive behavioral health system utilizing a multi-tiered system of supports framework to provide equitable access to behavioral health promotion, prevention, and intervention services and supports in each school district.
(i) The council shall be comprised of 10 members, who shall serve ex officio: the commissioner of mental health or their designee, who shall serve as co-chair; the commissioner of elementary and secondary education or their designee, who shall serve as co-chair; and a representative of the school behavioral health technical assistance center established pursuant to Chapter 6A, Section 16FF. In addition, 1 representative of each of the following shall be appointed by the co-chairs: school based behavioral health professionals; school administrators; teachers; school nurses; pediatricians; community-based child behavioral health providers; and parents and caregivers of students with behavioral health needs.
The co-chairs shall make an effort to ensure that to the extent possible the council members represent the diversity of children in the commonwealth including race, ethnicity, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation and geographic region.
(ii) The term for nongovernmental members shall be 3 years. Upon the expiration of a term, the co-chairs may appoint the member to an additional term at their discretion, provide further that a governmental member who resigns or is not appointed to a new term may serve until a successor has been appointed;
(iii) the co-chairs may appoint other state agency staff or community members on a permanent or ad hoc basis as necessary to fulfill the purpose of the council.
(c) Within 6 months of its first meeting, the council shall develop a 3 year statewide plan for rapidly implementing a comprehensive school based behavioral system through a multi-tiered system of supports framework. The plan should put forth goals and benchmarks for key elements of comprehensive school based behavioral system implementation, including workforce expansion and retention, access to training and professional development, use of evidence-based practices and evaluation, and outcome data specifications to include measures for identifying disparities in access for particular subgroups of students. The plan shall also include strategies for cross sector engagement and mechanisms for leveraging and coordinating funding and resources across agencies and sectors. The council shall update the plan every 3 years, or more frequently as needed, to ensure quality, promote use of current best practices, and address issues of access including persistent disparities.
(d) The council shall assist with the development of guidance documents to support schools in operationalizing the comprehensive school based behavioral health statewide plan and to broadly inform school behavioral health policy and practice.
(e) Annually on or before January 1, the council shall a issue a report of its activities and statewide progress toward implementation of comprehensive school based behavioral health systems and shall make recommendations for addressing barriers to implementation and for addressing persistent disparities in access to to behavioral health services and supports in schools, to the governor, the secretary of health and human services, the secretary of education and the general court, by filing them with the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives, the joint committee on mental health, substance abuse and recovery, the joint committee on education and the senate and the house committees on ways and means.
(f) Meetings of the council shall comply with chapter 30A, except that the council may hold executive sessions. No action of the council shall be taken in an executive session.
(g) The members of the council shall not receive a salary or per diem allowance for serving as members of the council.
SECTION 2: Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 98 the following section:-
Section 99. On or before September 1, 2026, each school district shall implement a comprehensive school based behavioral health system within a multi-tiered system of supports framework. The department shall collaborate with the department of mental health, the school behavioral health technical assistance center established pursuant to Chapter 6A, Section 16FF and the school based behavioral health implementation coordinating council to provide guidance and technical assistance to inform and assist implementation. Districts shall report annually on the status of implementation in a manner and form prescribed by the department of elementary and secondary education.
SECTION 3
Chapter 69 of the Generals Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 1T the following section:-
Section 1U. The department of elementary and secondary education shall provide school districts with a format and metrics and deadline for annually reporting progress toward implementing a comprehensive school based behavioral health system within a multi-tiered system of supports framework. Not later than September 1 of each year, the department shall provide submitted reports and an aggregate summary of the reports to the school based behavioral health implementation coordinating council established in section 23A of chapter 19.
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By Representative Lewis of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 198) of Jack Patrick Lewis and others that investigations of applications for adoption or foster parenting conducted by the Department of Children and Families include veterinary records of animals maintained on the premises. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
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SECTION 1. Section 42 of Chapter 19A, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 52, the words “During any investigation or evaluation reported under section 18, any” and replacing with the following word: -
Any
SECTION 2. Section 14 of Chapter 19C, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 1, the words “During any investigation or evaluation reported under section 5, any” and replacing with the following word: -
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SECTION 3. Section 85 of Chapter 119, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 1, the words “During any investigation or evaluation reported under section 51A, any” and replacing with the following word: -
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SECTION 4. Chapter 119, as appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following new section:-
Section 26D.
The Department reserves the right to request that a foster/pre-adoptive parent applicant or foster/pre-adoptive parent obtain and provide a copy of a behavior/temperament assessment and/or provide veterinary records on any animal maintained on the premises used as a foster/pre-adoptive home. The cost of the behavior/temperament assessment will be borne by the foster/pre-adoptive parent or applicant. The Department shall not restrict placement of a child solely based on the presence of any particular breed of dog in the home. The department may consider:
(a) The age, size, and sex of the child;
(b) Any prior incidents of dangerous behavior between child and animals in previous placements;
(c) Dog is free from disease and parasites and licensed and vaccinated as prescribed by law;
(d) The age, sex, and size of the dog;
(e) Whether the dog has been neutered;
(f) A copy of a behavior/temperament assessment, the cost of which should be borne by the foster/pre-adoptive parent or applicant;
(g) Veterinary records and contact information of veterinarian of any animal on the premises used as a foster/pre-adoptive home;
(h) Any prior incidents of dangerous behavior/incidents by the dog;
(i) Behavioral aspects of the child(ren);
(j) Number of dogs on the premises; and
(k) Whether the dog is penned or caged at any time, and if so, under what circumstances and for what purpose.
The Department reserves the right to request that the foster/pre-adoptive parent applicant or foster/pre-adoptive parent obtain and provide any other information deemed necessary to the safety and well-being of the children as it relates to the status of animals in the home.
SECTION 5. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of children and families may promulgate regulations for the purpose of implementing this Act.
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By Representative Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1980) of Marjorie C. Decker and Lindsay N. Sabadosa relative to the involuntary hospitalization of individuals if no less restrictive alternatives exist to reduce the likelihood of serious harm by reason of mental illness. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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SECTION 1. Section 12 of chapter 123 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (a) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-
(a) (i) For the purposes of this subsection, “mental health professional” shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, mean a physician who is licensed pursuant to section 2 of chapter 112; a qualified psychologist licensed pursuant to sections 118 to 129, inclusive, of said chapter 112; a qualified psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist authorized to practice as such under regulations promulgated pursuant to section 80B of said chapter 112; a nurse authorized to practice in advanced practice nursing by the board of registration in nursing pursuant to said section 80B of said chapter 112; a licensed independent clinical social worker licensed pursuant to sections 130 to 137, inclusive, of said chapter 112; or other less restrictive and voluntary community mental health services.
(ii) A mental health professional may only seek involuntary hospitalization of an individual if no less restrictive alternative exists to reduce the likelihood of serious harm by reason of mental illness, as defined in section 1. To prevent unnecessary hospitalization, a mental health professional shall exhaust community-based treatment alternatives, including, but not limited to: (i) the nationally-mandated 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline; (ii) the Behavioral Health Help Line of the Roadmap for Behavioral Health Reform; (iii) services offered through Community Behavioral Health Centers including mobile crisis intervention, behavioral health urgent care, and community crisis stabilization; (iv) peer respite and other peer-run alternatives to emergency department visits and hospitalization; (v) Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI) or Behavioral Health Services for Children and Adolescents (BHCA) services; (v) family supports; and (vi) technologically-supported behavioral health services, prior to seeking involuntary transportation, restraint and hospitalization pursuant to this section. The mental health professional shall document on the application for hospitalization that the mental health professional has exhausted community-based alternatives, the reasons for the restraint of such person and any other relevant information that may assist the admitting physician or physicians.
If the mental health professional has exhausted all community-based alternatives to reduce the likelihood of serious harm by reason of mental illness, the mental health professional, after examining a person or, in the event that examination is not possible because of the emergency nature of the case and because of the refusal of the person to consent to such examination, based on the facts and circumstances, may complete an application for evaluation and treatment, which shall authorize law enforcement officers, as defined in section 1 of chapter 6E, or emergency medical technicians to transport the individual to the regional crisis stabilization program.
In an emergency if a mental health professional is not available to evaluate the individual for involuntary hospitalization, a law enforcement officer, who believes that failure to restrain a person would create a likelihood of serious harm by reason of mental illness shall take the individual directly to the nearest Community Behavioral Health Center for evaluation and treatment. If the director of the Community Behavioral Health Center or designee determines and documents, after a personal evaluation, that the Community Behavioral Health Center is unable to prevent the individual from harming themself or others, or if the individual does not agree to accept treatment voluntarily through the crisis stabilization program, the law enforcement officer or emergency medical technician may transport the person directly to the nearest inpatient psychiatric facility with a bed available, utilizing the centralized database established pursuant to section 12A. The individual may only be transported to a hospital emergency department if there is no availability within a 30-mile radius of the initial restraint.
If there is no availability at an inpatient psychiatric facility, and the individual is transported to an emergency department of a general hospital, then within 12 hours of arrival at the emergency department, the person shall be informed of their right to speak with an attorney and to request a probable cause hearing. The emergency department staff shall provide the individual with notice of their rights pursuant to this section and, if the person requests counsel, shall promptly contact the mental health litigation division of the committee for public counsel services to request appointment of counsel in accordance with chapter 211D. The committee for public counsel services shall appoint counsel forthwith.
Any individual who remains in an emergency department for 48 hours from the time of arrival shall be entitled to a probable cause hearing upon request to determine if the person meets the criteria for emergency detention. The hearing shall be held by the district or municipal court with jurisdiction over the hospital no later than the next business day. The hearing shall be conducted at the hospital where the individual is admitted, with all participants attending either in-person or virtually.
SECTION 2. Said section 12 of said chapter 123, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding the following subsection:-
(f) The department shall collect information regarding all applications pursuant to this section. The department shall annually, not later than July 31, report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, joint committee on public health and the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery the number of applications pursuant to said section 12, such other information as may be relevant, and any actions the department has taken in response to the information it has received, including any licensing actions.
SECTION 3. Said chapter 123 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 12 the following section:-
Section 12A. The department shall establish and maintain a database of inpatient psychiatric facilities licensed pursuant to section 19 of chapter 19 within the Commonwealth for use by law enforcement officers, as defined in section 1 of chapter 6E, emergency medical technicians and healthcare professionals. The database shall be updated daily and show available capacity at all inpatient psychiatric facilities.
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Comerford', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JMC0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-03T09:28:10.43'}, {'Id': 'DAL1', 'Name': 'David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DAL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-03T09:28:10.43'}, {'Id': 'JPL1', 'Name': 'Jack Patrick Lewis', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-03T09:28:10.43'}, {'Id': 'S_G2', 'Name': 'Steven Ultrino', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_G2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-03T09:28:10.43'}, {'Id': 'SCO1', 'Name': 'Steven Owens', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SCO1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-03T09:28:10.43'}, {'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-03T09:28:10.43'}, {'Id': 'DPL1', 'Name': 'David Paul Linsky', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-03T09:28:10.43'}, {'Id': 'K_K1', 'Name': 'Kay Khan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/K_K1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-03T09:28:10.43'}, {'Id': 'E_U1', 'Name': 'Erika Uyterhoeven', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/E_U1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-03T09:28:10.43'}, {'Id': 'KPL1', 'Name': 'Kathleen R. 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By Representatives Fernandes of Falmouth and Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1981) of Dylan A. Fernandes, Marjorie C. Decker and others relative to preventing overdose deaths and increasing access to treatment. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there shall be a 10-year pilot program establishing overdose prevention centers that utilize harm reduction tools, including clinical monitoring of the consumption of pre-obtained controlled substances in the presence of trained staff, for the purpose of reducing the risks of disease transmission and preventing overdose deaths.
The department of public health shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the operation of an overdose prevention center, including but not limited to, establishing a process to apply for licensure. Entities that provide health and social services, including private organizations and municipal departments, shall be eligible to apply for licensure to operate an overdose prevention center. Approval from the local board of health to participate in the pilot program shall be required before an entity may apply for licensure to operate an overdose prevention center.
The department of public health shall send notification and an explanation of the department’s approval or denial of licensure, in writing, within 45 days of a completed application to the applicant and to the local board of health where the overdose prevention center would be located. A denial of licensure shall not prohibit an entity from submitting a future application at any time.
To be considered for licensure, an overdose prevention center shall, at a minimum:
(1) provide a hygienic space where participants may consume pre-obtained controlled substances;
(2) provide adequate staffing by healthcare professionals or other trained staff or volunteers;
(3) provide sterile injection supplies, collect used hypodermic needles and syringes, and provide secure hypodermic needle and syringe disposal services;
(4) provide education on safe consumption practices, proper disposal of hypodermic needles and syringes, and overdose prevention;
(5) monitor participants for potential overdose and administer first aid, if needed;
(6) provide access or referrals to addiction treatment;
(7) educate participants on the risks of contracting HIV and viral hepatitis, and provide access or referrals to prevention, screening, and treatment services;
(8) provide access to naloxone or referrals to obtain naloxone for participants;
(9) ensure the confidentiality of participants using an anonymous unique identifier, if needed;
(10) provide trainings for staff members to deliver services offered by the overdose prevention center or make available any trainings provided by the department of public health, if required;
(11) establish standard security procedures in consultation with local law enforcement; and
(12) establish standard policies that facilitate communication and education with local businesses, community members, local law enforcement, and first responders.
A licensed overdose prevention center shall be authorized as a needle exchange program under section 215 of chapter 111 of the General Laws.
Notwithstanding any general or special law or rule or regulation to the contrary, the following persons shall not be arrested, charged, or prosecuted for any criminal offense, including, but not limited to, charges pursuant to sections 13, 32I, 34, 43 or 47 of chapter 94C of the General Laws, or be subject to any civil or administrative penalty, including seizure or forfeiture of data records, assets or property or disciplinary action by a professional licensing board, credentialing restriction, contractual liability, and action against clinical staff or other employment action, or be denied any right or privilege, solely for participation or involvement in an overdose prevention center licensed by the department of public health pursuant to this section: (i) a participant; (ii) a staff member or administrator of a licensed overdose prevention center, including a health-care professional, manager, employee, or volunteer; (iii) a property owner who owns property at which a licensed overdose prevention center is located and operates, (iv) the entity operating the licensed overdose prevention center. Entering or exiting a licensed overdose prevention center cannot serve as the basis for, or a fact contributing to the existence of, reasonable suspicion or probable cause to conduct a search or seizure.
The department of public health shall submit a report to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives and to the senate and house chairs of the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery. The report shall include site-specific and aggregate data for all licensed overdose prevention centers including but not limited to: (i) number of participant visits; (ii) number of overdoses reversed; (iii) number of referrals to addiction treatment and (iv) number of hypodermic needles and syringes collected and distributed. The report shall be submitted no later than 18 months after implementation of the pilot program, and annually thereafter.
SECTION 2. The department of public of health shall promulgate regulations to implement section 1 within 6 months of the effective date of this act.
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By Representative Fiola of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1982) of Carole A. Fiola and others relative to behavioral health workforce loan repayment eligibility. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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SECTION 1. Item 1599-2026 of section 2A of chapter 102 of the acts of 2021 is hereby amended by striking out the words “hospital or an in-patient psychiatric hospital” and inserting in place thereof the following:- hospital, an in-patient psychiatric hospital, or an acute care hospital that received enhanced Medicaid payments under section 63 of chapter 260 of the acts of 2020 in calendar year 2022.
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By Representative Fiola of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1983) of Carole A. Fiola and others for legislation to require certain practitioners to provide education on the potential adverse risks of prescription opioids. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 94C of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 18C the following new section:-
Section 18D. In the event that a practitioner issues a prescription for an opioid contained in Schedule II of section 3, the practitioner shall also provide education on the potential adverse risks of the prescription opioid to include, the need to also obtain an opioid overdose reversal agent, such as naloxone, if one of the following conditions is present: (i) the patient is prescribed an opioid which individually or in aggregate with other medications is more than equal to 50 morphine milligram 7 equivalents per day; (ii) the patient is prescribed any dose of an opioid when a benzodiazepine has been prescribed in the past 30 days or will be prescribed at the visit; or (iii) the patient has a prior history of opioid use disorder or overdose or has a history of substance use disorder. If the practitioner does not provide this education on an opioid antagonist at the time said prescription for an opioid is issued, the practitioner shall document in the patient’s medical record why an opioid antagonist was not appropriate for the patient.
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Carey', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DRC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-14T15:11:18.4066667'}, {'Id': 'M_C2', 'Name': 'Michelle L. Ciccolo', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_C2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T10:43:26.7033333'}, {'Id': 'JSC1', 'Name': 'Josh S. Cutler', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JSC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-27T17:25:36.07'}, {'Id': 'M_D2', 'Name': 'Mindy Domb', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_D2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T22:00:48.22'}, {'Id': 'MMD1', 'Name': 'Michelle M. DuBois', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MMD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-07T20:52:44.9033333'}, {'Id': 'PAD1', 'Name': 'Patricia A. 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Galvin', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/WCG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-06T10:01:29.3333333'}, {'Id': 'S_G1', 'Name': 'Sean Garballey', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_G1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-24T14:08:04.4'}, {'Id': 'CLG1', 'Name': 'Carmine Lawrence Gentile', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CLG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T10:43:14.09'}, {'Id': 'JAG1', 'Name': 'Jessica Ann Giannino', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JAG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-27T12:42:57.64'}, {'Id': 'C_G1', 'Name': 'Carlos González', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/C_G1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-02T10:52:15.6466667'}, {'Id': 'JKH1', 'Name': 'James K. 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Keefe', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MSK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-02T12:22:08.5166667'}, {'Id': 'MPK1', 'Name': 'Michael P. Kushmerek', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MPK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-02T14:56:21.4666667'}, {'Id': 'KPL1', 'Name': 'Kathleen R. LaNatra', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-28T18:31:13.0533333'}, {'Id': 'JPL1', 'Name': 'Jack Patrick Lewis', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-07-13T15:09:54.2666667'}, {'Id': 'J_L1', 'Name': 'Jay D. Livingstone', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/J_L1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-14T15:34:09.5233333'}, {'Id': 'JBL0', 'Name': 'Joan B. 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By Representative Fluker Oakley of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1984) of Brandy Fluker Oakley and others for legislation to expand equitable perinatal mental health services. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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Section 1. Chapter 6A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 16CC the following section:-
Section 16DD. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:-
“Health professional shortage area”, a specific geographic area, specific population group or specific facility federally designated as having a critical shortage of primary, dental, or mental health care providers.
“Medically underserved populations”, federally designated populations that have too few primary care providers, high infant mortality, high poverty or high elderly population.
“Mental or behavioral health care provider”, a health care provider in the field of mental or behavioral health, including substance use disorders, acting in accordance with the laws of the commonwealth.
“Perinatal”, the period of time from pregnancy up until one year following birth.
“Perinatal healthcare desert”, a region where the population has inadequate access to
perinatal healthcare.
“Perinatal mental and behavioral health care workforce”, mental or behavioral health care providers who focus on perinatal health in biological parents, birthing persons, adoptive parents, foster parents, and any other individuals involved in the gestation, birth, and custodial care of an infant.
“Secretary”, the secretary of health and human services.
(b) The secretary may award grants to entities to establish or expand programs to grow and diversify the perinatal mental and behavioral health care workforce.
(c) Recipients of grants under this section shall use the grants to grow and diversify the perinatal mental and behavioral health care workforce by:
(1) establishing schools or programs that provide education and training to individuals seeking appropriate licensing or certification as mental or behavioral health care providers who will specialize in perinatal mental health conditions or substance use disorders; or
(2) expanding the capacity of existing schools or programs described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, for the purposes of increasing the number of students enrolled in those schools or programs, including by awarding scholarships for students.
(d) In awarding grants under this section, the secretary shall give priority to any entity that:
(1) has demonstrated a commitment to recruiting and retaining students and faculty from medically underserved populations or perinatal health care deserts;
(2) has developed a strategy to recruit and retain a diverse pool of students into the perinatal mental and behavioral health care workforce program or school supported by funds received through the grant, particularly from medically underserved populations;
(3) has developed a strategy to recruit and retain students who plan to practice in a health professional shortage area;
(4) has developed a strategy to recruit and retain students who plan to practice in an area with significant racial, ethnic and rural disparities in perinatal health outcomes, to the extent practicable;
(5) includes in the standard curriculum for all students within the perinatal mental and behavioral health care workforce program or school a bias, racism or discrimination training program that includes training on implicit bias and racism; or
(6) is operated by or employs providers with past lived-experience with perinatal mental health conditions or substance use disorders.
(e) The period of a grant awarded to an entity under this section shall be up to 5 years.
(f) To seek a grant under this section, an entity shall submit to the secretary an application at such time, in such manner and containing such information as the secretary may require.
(g) The secretary shall provide, directly or by contract, technical assistance to entities seeking or receiving a grant under this section on the development, use, evaluation and post grant period sustainability of the perinatal mental and behavioral health care workforce programs or schools proposed, established or expanded through the grant. The secretary shall advertise or promote technical assistance for potentially eligible programs to raise awareness about the grants and the technical assistance, particularly to encourage small providers to apply.
(h) The secretary shall collaborate with the executive office of labor and workforce development to develop perinatal mental and behavioral health care workforce standards to measure the efficacy of grants awarded pursuant to this section.
(i) As a condition of receipt of a grant under this section for a perinatal mental and behavioral health care workforce program or school, a recipient of funds shall agree to submit to the secretary an annual report on the activities conducted through the grant. The report shall include:
(1) the number and demographics of students participating in the program or school;
(2) the extent to which students in the program or school are entering careers in health professional shortage areas designated by the commonwealth, areas with significant racial and ethnic disparities in perinatal health outcomes and perinatal health care deserts to the extent such data are available; and
(3) whether the program or school has included in the standard curriculum for all students a bias, racism or discrimination training program that includes training on implicit bias and racism, and if so data on perinatal mental and behavioral health care outcomes for patients belonging to medically underserved populations who receive treatment from such students.
(j) Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this section, the secretary shall
prepare and submit to the governor, the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, and make publicly available on the department’s website a report on the effectiveness of the grant program under this section, including information about:
(1) recruiting students from medically underserved populations;
(2) increasing the number of mental or behavioral health care providers specializing in perinatal mental health conditions or substance use disorders from medically underserved populations;
(3) increasing the number of mental or behavioral health care providers specializing in perinatal mental health conditions or substance use disorders working in health professional shortage areas; and
(4) increasing the number of mental or behavioral health care providers specializing in perinatal mental health conditions or substance use disorders working in areas with significant racial and ethnic disparities in perinatal health outcomes, as well as perinatal health care deserts and rural areas, to the extent such data are available.
(5) supporting and increasing the number of providers with past lived-experience with perinatal mental health conditions or substance use disorders.
Section 2. Chapter 6A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 16DD the following section:-
Section 16EE. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:
“Culturally congruent care”, care that is in agreement with the preferred cultural values, beliefs, worldview, language and practices of the health care consumer.
“Eligible entity”, a: (1) community-based organization serving perinatal individuals, including organizations serving individuals from medically underserved populations and other underserved populations; (2) non-profit or patient advocacy organization with expertise in mental and behavioral health of perinatal individuals; (3) maternity care provider; (4) mental or behavioral health care provider who treats mental health conditions or substance use disorders in perinatal individuals; (5) public health agencies, including the department of public health or a local public health department; (6) federally recognized Indian tribe or tribal organization; (7) non-profit organizations with expertise in early relational health; (8) non-profit or community organizations serving perinatal individuals experiencing pregnancy or infant loss; or (9) public health agencies or non-profit or community organizations providing home visiting services for perinatal individuals; or (10) domestic violence shelter.
“Freestanding birth center”, a health facility: (1) that is not a hospital; (2) where childbirth is planned to occur away from the pregnant person’s residence; (3) that is licensed or otherwise approved by the commonwealth to provide prenatal labor and delivery or postpartum care; and (4) that complies with other requirements established by the commonwealth relating to the health and safety of individuals provided services by the facility.
“Maternity care provider”, a health care provider who: (1) is a physician, physician assistant, certified nurse-midwife, nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist; and (2) has a focus on maternal or perinatal health.
“Medically underserved populations”, federally designated populations that have too few primary care providers, high infant mortality, high poverty or high elderly population.
“Mental or behavioral health care provider”, a health care provider in the field of mental or behavioral health, including substance use disorders, acting in accordance with the laws of the commonwealth.
“Perinatal”, the period of time from pregnancy up until one year following birth.
“Perinatal individuals”, biological parents, birthing persons, adoptive parents, foster parents, and any other individuals involved in the gestation, birth, and custodial care of an infant.
“Secretary”, the secretary of health and human services.
(b) The secretary shall establish a program to award grants to eligible entities to address mental health conditions and substance use disorders with respect to perinatal individuals, with a focus on medically underserved populations.
(c) To receive a grant under this section an eligible entity shall submit to the secretary an application at such time, in such manner and containing such information as the secretary may require, including how the entity will use funds for activities described in subsection (e) that are culturally congruent.
(d) In awarding grants under this section, the secretary shall give priority to an eligible entity that:
(1) is partnering, or will partner, with a community-based organization to address mental health conditions or substance use disorders in perinatal individuals described in subsection (a); and
(2) is operating in an area with high rates of adverse perinatal health outcomes or significant racial or ethnic disparities in perinatal health outcomes.
(e) An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall use funds for the following:
(1) establishing or expanding maternity care programs to improve the integration of perinatal mental health and behavioral health care services into primary care settings where perinatal individuals regularly receive health care services;
(2) establishing or expanding group prenatal care programs or postpartum care programs; (3) expanding existing programs that improve mental health and behavioral health for perinatal individuals, with a focus on perinatal individuals from medically underserved populations;
(4) providing services and support for perinatal individuals with perinatal mental health conditions and substance use disorders, including referrals to addiction treatment centers that offer evidence-based treatment options;
(5) addressing stigma associated with perinatal mental health conditions and substance use disorders, with a focus on medically underserved populations;
(6) raising awareness of warning signs of perinatal mental health conditions and substance use disorders, with a focus on perinatal individuals from medically underserved populations;
(7) establishing or expanding programs to prevent suicide or self-harm among perinatal individuals;
(8) offering evidence-aligned programs at freestanding birth centers that provide perinatal mental and behavioral health care education, treatments, and services, and other services for perinatal individuals;
(9) establishing or expanding programs to provide education and training to maternity care providers with respect to identifying potential warning signs for mental health conditions or substance use disorders in perinatal individuals, with a focus on individuals from medically underserved populations. In the case where such providers identify such warning signs, offering referrals to mental or behavioral health care professionals;
(10) publicizing information about health care providers who treat perinatal mental health conditions and substance use disorders;
(11) establishing or expanding programs in communities to improve coordination between maternity care providers and perinatal mental or behavioral health care providers who treat mental health conditions and substance use disorders in perinatal individuals, including through the use of toll-free hotlines;
(12) establishing or expanding programs with services for individuals suffering pregnancy or infant loss;
(13) establishing or expanding programs with services to address the perinatal risks of domestic violence;
(14) establishing or expanding programs that provide home visits to address perinatal mental health conditions and substance use disorders;
(15) establishing or expanding programs that improve early relational health;
(16) carrying out other programs aligned with evidence-based practices for addressing mental health conditions and substance use disorders for perinatal individuals, with a focus on medically underserved populations; or
(17) other similar programs.
(f) The period of a grant awarded to an entity under this section shall be up to 5 years. .
(g) The secretary shall provide, directly or by contract, technical assistance to entities seeking or receiving a grant under this section on the development, use, evaluation and post-grant period sustainability of the program proposed, established or expanded through the grant. The secretary shall advertise or promote technical assistance for potentially eligible programs to raise awareness about the grants and the technical assistance, particularly to encourage small providers to apply.
(h) An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall submit annually to the secretary, and make publicly available, a report on the activities conducted using funds received through a grant under this section. Such reports shall include quantitative and qualitative evaluations of such activities, including the experience of perinatal individuals who received health care through such grant.
(i) Not later than the end of each fiscal year that grants are awarded, the secretary shall submit to the governor, the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, and make publicly available on the department’s website a report that includes:
(1) a summary of the reports received under subsection (h);
(2) an evaluation of the effectiveness of grants awarded under this section;
(3) recommendations with respect to expanding coverage of evidence-based screenings and treatments for perinatal mental health conditions and substance use disorders; and
(4) recommendations with respect to ensuring activities described under subsection (e) continue after the end of a grant period.
Section 3. The executive office of health and human services in consultation with the executive office of labor and workforce development shall promulgate regulations for the implementation of sections 16DD and 16EE within 90 days of enactment.
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By Representative Fluker Oakley of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1985) of Brandy Fluker Oakley and others for legislation to establish a grant program for increased mental health needs in nonprofit organizations at high risk of hate crimes. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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Section 1. There shall be a mental health capacity grant program established within the department of mental health for the purpose of addressing increased mental health needs in nonprofit organizations at high risk of hate crimes, as defined in section 32 of chapter 22c of the General Laws.
The program shall make grants available to nonprofit organizations at high risk of hate crimes, as defined in section 32 of chapter 22c of the General Laws, to increase behavioral health competency of staff who have frequent interactions with targeted communities and to expand supportive programming to the same populations. The grants shall be used to support programming determined by an organization’s specific needs to address mental health including but not limited to (a) mental health first aid training, (b) culturally responsive referral programs, (c) community education and destigmatization of mental health supports, (d) and any other programming shown to effectively impact positive mental health.
Subject to appropriation, the department shall promulgate regulations to develop provisions around grantmaking including that the grants shall be distributed in a geographically equitable manner across the commonwealth and distributed in a manner that correlates with bias types included in the preceding year’s annual hate crime report by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security.
No later than 6 months from the distribution of the first grant, the commissioner shall file a report with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery, the joint committee on racial equity, civil rights, and inclusion, and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the grant program, which shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the number of applications received; (ii) the number of grants awarded; (iii) the dollar amount per grant; (iv) the organizational mission of each grantee; and (v) the type of programming supported by each grant.
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By Representative Garlick of Needham, a petition (accompanied by resolve, House, No. 1986) of Denise C. Garlick and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) to promote safe social media use, identify best practices for social media platforms to safeguard children’s mental health, and develop guidelines for safe social media use. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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Resolved, that there shall be a special commission on children’s mental health and social media to investigate the risks of social media to children, recommend a legal framework for the commonwealth to promote safe social media use, identify best practices for social media platforms to safeguard children’s mental health, and develop guidelines for safe social media use.
The commission shall consist of the following persons, or their designees: the secretary of health and human services, who shall serve as chair; the commissioner of public health; the commissioner of elementary and secondary education; the attorney general; 2 members of the house of representatives, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the house minority leader; 2 members of senate, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the senate president and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the senate minority leader; a representative of the Massachusetts chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics; a representative of the Children’s Mental Health Campaign; a representative of the Massachusetts School Nurse Organization; a representative of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Inc.; a representative of the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health; and 10 persons to be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be a representative of a nonprofit organization that advocates for the prevention of online harms including, cyberbullying, sexual exploitation and access to content that is harmful to children; 1 of whom shall be a representative of a research or academic institution with experience in artificial intelligence and information technology; 1 of whom shall be a representative of a behavioral health services program housed at a community hospital; 1 of whom shall have experience in addiction; 1 of whom shall be someone with clinical experience working with children; 1 of whom shall be an organization that deals with child-targeted marketing; 1 of whom shall be a parent of a child who has experienced cyberbulling and has engaged a school system regarding cyberbullying; 1 of whom shall be a youth who has experienced cyberbulling by their peers; 1 of whom shall have experience working for a social media platform; and 1 of whom shall have experience conducting independent audits of social media platforms and social media algorithms.
The commission shall:
(i) investigate, assess, advise and report on the risk of harm or actual harms children encounter on social media platforms, including but not limited to:
(1) the effect of social media on children’s mental health, including but not limited to the promotion or exacerbation of self-harm, suicide, eating disorders, addiction and substance use disorder; physical violence, online bullying and harassment; sexual exploitation, including enticement, sex trafficking, and sexual abuse of minors and trafficking of online child sexual abuse material; promotion and marketing of narcotic drugs, tobacco products, gambling, or alcohol to a child; or predatory, unfair, or deceptive marketing practices, or other financial harms; and
(2) the use and impact on children of online design features that increase, sustain, or extend use of covered platforms, such as the automatic playing of media, the use of infinite scrolling, rewards for time spent, paid ad placement and notifications;
(ii) study, review, advise and recommend a legal framework for the commonwealth to receive and review independent algorithm audits of social media platforms likely to be accessed by children, including but not limited to:
(1) the information that a state agency may require a social media platform submit in an independent algorithm audit, including but not limited to: (A) transparency audits; (B) system risk assessments; and (C) mitigation accounting and planning;
(2) criteria for vetting and approving professional auditors to conduct independent third-party algorithm audits of social media platforms;
(3) criteria for defining what social media platforms may be reasonably required to submit an independent algorithm audit;
(4) organizational and fiscal models that would ensure effective operations of a state agency tasked with receiving and reviewing independent algorithm audits; and
(5) definitions for key terms not already defined in the General Laws, including algorithm, social media platform, likely to be accessed;
(iii) identify best practices social media platforms may implement to promote the health and safety of children using social media platforms, including but not limited to:
(1) acceptable standards for the mitigation or elimination of harms children may encounter on social media platforms;
(2) methods to ensure privacy in age verification;
(3) data management best practices to mitigate the unauthorized access of a child’s personal information or data; and
(4) tools and features that social media platforms may provide to prevent children from harm while using the covered platform and that ensure the privacy of children, especially the privacy of children between the ages of 13 and 18;
(iv) Develop recommendations to encourage the safe social media use of children, including:
(1) recommendations for parents relative to the safe use of social media platforms among children;
(2) model guidelines for school districts on the use of social media by students during school hours and how to address issues that arise inside schools due to the use of social media outside of school hours; and
(3) public awareness campaigns the department of public health may conduct to promote the above recommendations.
The commission may solicit public input through public hearings and testimony.
Not later than December 31, 2024, the commission shall submit a detailed report with its findings and recommendations, along with drafts of legislation necessary to carry out its recommendations, to the governor, the joint committee on public health; the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery; the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities; and the house and senate committee on ways and means.
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An Act establishing a special commission on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, including but not limited to investigation of PTSD caused by the COVID 19 Pandemic
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By Representative Garry of Dracut, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1987) of Colleen M. Garry relative to establishing a commission on post traumatic stress disorder. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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Chapter 6A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 104, the following section: --
Section 105. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services shall establish a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Commission. The Special Commission shall consist of: the Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, or a designee, who shall serve as Chair; the Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health, or a designee and 17 persons to be appointed by the Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services: 2 of whom shall be experts in the field, 1 from Massachusetts General Hospital and 1 from Harvard University PTSD Research Laboratory in consultation with their relevant specialty chapters, 1 of whom shall be representative from the Secretary of Massachusetts Veterans’ Affairs, 1 of whom shall be representative of the American Legion Department of Massachusetts, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Massachusetts, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Federal Veterans Administration, 1 of whom shall be representative of the Department of Children and Families, 1 of whom shall be representative of Boston Children's Hospital, 1 of whom shall be representative of New England Police Benevolent Association, 1 of whom shall be representative of the Massachusetts Police Association, 1 of whom shall be representative of Jane Doe, Inc., 1 of whom shall be representative of the immigrant/refugee population, 1 of whom shall be a representative of Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts, 1 of whom shall be a representative of an Emergency Medical Services program, 1 from the Massachusetts Nurses Association and 2 of whom shall be representative of a research advocacy, or support organization primarily serving individuals with PTSD.
(b) The Commission shall: (1) develop and annually update a summary of the advances made in research on and treatment and diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; (2) develop and annually update a summary of the advances made in access to care for individuals with a diagnosis Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; (3) monitor Post Traumatic Stress Disorder research services, and support activities across the commonwealth, including coordination of the commonwealth's activities and programs with respect to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; (4) develop and annually update a comprehensive strategic plan to improve health outcomes for individuals with a diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder including recommendations to (a) advance research on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, (b) improve the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, (c) improve public awareness and recognition of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, (d) improve mental health care delivery for individuals with a diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, (e) improve the early and accurate diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and (f) systematically advance the full spectrum of biomedical research on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; (5) investigate the PTSD diagnoses and treatment successes as the result of the COVID 19 Pandemic; (5) develop and annually update the progress made in implementing such comprehensive strategic plan.
(c) The Commission shall submit its recommendations to the Governor and the Clerks of the House of Representatives and Senate annually on or before December 31.
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By Representative Haddad of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1988) of Patricia A. Haddad and others relative to creating a pilot program to transfer high acuity behavioral health and dual diagnosis patients away from overcrowded emergency departments. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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Chapter 19 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sections at the end thereof: -
Section XX. For the purposes of this section, the term “dual diagnosis” shall mean a mental illness and a substance abuse problem occurring simultaneously.
There shall be, on the campus of Taunton State Hospital, a Behavioral Health Emergency Department Relief Pilot Program to accept medically stable, high acuity behavioral health and dual diagnosis patients from emergency departments in the Southeast region. Medically stable patients presenting in an Emergency Department with a high acuity behavioral health condition or who have a dual diagnosis should be transferred to this pilot program if another appropriate setting cannot be located within four hours of admission to the emergency department. Patients admitted to the pilot program will be cared for until an appropriate placement is found that meets the patients’ needs, which shall be no more than fourteen days following admission to the pilot program. The program shall be operated by the department and staffed by the department registered nurses, psychiatrists and other staff as needed to provide appropriate care, with program protocols and a staffing plan to be developed during the first six months following passage of this legislation by a committee including the department, the department of public health, the national alliance on mental illness, the Massachusetts Nurses Association and the emergency nurses association. For the purposes of this pilot program, Taunton State Hospital shall be allowed to accept patients classified under Section 12 of Chapter 123 of the General Laws. The pilot program shall operate for a period of two years, with a report to be filed by the department with the Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery during year two of the program, to evaluate the success of the program in decreasing emergency department overcrowding in the Southeast Region, and the quality of care provided in the program. The report shall be drafted by an independent entity, utilizing data from the department and the local hospitals in the Southeast Region.
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By Representative Haddad of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1989) of Patricia A. Haddad and others relative to creating intensive stabilization and treatment units within the Department of Mental Health. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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SECTION 1: Chapter 19 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following section at the end thereof: -
Section 25. There shall be, within the department of mental health, at least two intensive stabilization and treatment units for patients who exhibit persistently aggressive or self-destructive behavior or exhibit atypically, intensively violent behavior that requires specialized care. One unit shall be designated for men and one unit shall be designated for women. Said units shall be located at a specific and central location and be secured and physically separate from other units. These units shall provide comprehensive evaluation, stabilization and psychiatric treatment which shall include, but not be limited to: violence assessments, behavioral management consultation, interpersonal conflict resolution strategies, critical incident de-briefings and transfer evaluations. These units shall include appropriate staffing levels to address the needs of the patient population with an interdisciplinary staff, including but not limited to registered nurses, clinical social workers, mental health workers, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and rehabilitation specialists, who have undergone specialized training to work effectively with this patient population. Upon behavior stabilization, the staff on the unit shall develop a plan for the safe and timely transfer of the patient out of the intensive stabilization and treatment unit.
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