An Act to assure quality foster care
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill proposes to recognize foster parents in Massachusetts as public employees, granting them certain rights typically associated with public sector employment. Specifically, it seeks to establish collective bargaining rights for foster parents, allowing them to negotiate terms and conditions of their employment with unions. The goal is to improve the support and compensation for individuals providing foster care services.
Key provisions
- Recognizes foster parents as public employees.
- Grants foster parents collective bargaining rights.
- Allows foster parents to form unions.
- Aims to improve the working conditions and compensation for foster parents.
- Related to a study order (H4883) regarding foster care quality.
Who is affected
- Foster parents
- Children in foster care
- The Department of Children and Families
- Union organizations
Notable changes
- This bill would establish a new category of public employee for foster parents.
- It differs from previous bills with similar titles (H.213, H.155, S.131, H.271, S.109) which may have proposed different approaches.
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