Chapter 105 of the Acts of 2007, An Act Regulating the Placement of Certain Children
An Act Regulating the Placement of Certain Children – Outline
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
- Chapter 105 of the Acts of 2007
- H. 5253 History
- S. 70 Westlaw
- S. 75
- S 1651 History
- S. 2340 Westlaw
- S. 2712
- S. 2776
- An Act Regulating the Placement of Certain Children
- Bill Draft
2. Committee Documents
- House Journals:
- Senate Journals:
- The Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Hearing 4-4-7
3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents
- APAM Email Memo
- Catherine Anderson Email
- Charles Consulting – A Lobbying success story
- Charles Consulting Group Debrief
- Charles Consulting Memo on H. 4663
- Charles Glick email 5-15-07
- Charles Glick email 12-14-06 1
- Charles Glick Email 12-14-06 2
- Charles Glick Email 04-15-08
- Sen. Creem Letter to Sen. Panagiotakos
- Sen. Creem Letter to Sen. Spilka and Rep. Coakley Rivera
- Testimony 1 Adoption Professionals Association of Massachusetts
- Testimony 2 Adoption Professionals Association of Massachusetts
- Testimony 3 Adoption Professionals Association of Massachusetts
- Testimony Amy Cohen, Adoption Professionals Association of Massachusetts, in Opposition to H. 86
- Testimony Nancy Rosenhaus in Support of H. 3776
- Testimony Nancy Rosenhause in Support of S. 75
- Testimony Nancy Rosenhause, Associate Director, Adoptions with Love, Inc.
- Testimony of Amy S. Cohen, Executive Director, Adoptions with Love, Inc.
- Testimony of the Massachusetts Association of Jewish Federations
- Testimony of the Massachusetts Association of Jewish Federations in Support of S. 75 4-4-7
- Testimony of the Massachusetts Association of Jewish Federations on S. 75
- Testimony Rep. Shirley Owens-Hick, Chair, Committee on Children and Families
- Testimony Karen B. Cheyney, Director, Bright Futures Adoption Center
4. Executive Action Documents
- Governor’s Amendment (H4139) (Attachment H)
5. Press Reports (links only)
- The Boston Globe: For-Profits to Compete in Child Placements, by Patricia Wen, September 17, 2006
- The Boston Globe: Concern Over For-Profit Groups Handling Adoption, September 24, 2006
- State House News Service: House Session – Tuesday, July 31, 2007
- State House News Service: House Session – Monday, August 20, 2007
- State House News Service: Senate Session – Wednesday, May 9, 2007
- State House News Service: Senate Session – Thursday, May 10, 2007
- State House News Service: Senate Session – Thursday, August 23, 2007
- State House News Service: State Capitol Briefs – Thursday, August 23, 2007
- Youth Today, Volume 15, Issue 10