Text of MA H 1099 (2012)
Relative to LGBT awareness training for aging services providers
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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 01796 FILED ON: 01/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 01099
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Elizabeth A. Malia
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to LGBT awareness training for aging services providers.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:
DISTRICT/ADDRESS:
Elizabeth A. Malia
11th Suffolk
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.
12th Hampden
William N. Brownsberger
24th Middlesex
Frank I. Smizik
15th Norfolk
Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.
34th Middlesex
Sarah K. Peake
4th Barnstable
Cory Atkins
14th Middlesex
Kay Khan
11th Middlesex
James B. Eldridge
Middlesex and Worcester
Tom Sannicandro
7th Middlesex
Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.
26th Middlesex
Jeffrey Sánchez
15th Suffolk
Gloria L. Fox
7th Suffolk
Patricia D. Jehlen
Second Middlesex
Denise Provost
27th Middlesex
Denise Andrews
2nd Franklin
Kate Hogan
3rd Middlesex
Byron Rushing
9th Suffolk
Alice K. Wolf
25th Middlesex
Richard J. Ross
Norfolk, Bristol, and Middlesex
Paul J. Donato
35th Middlesex
Sean Garballey
23rd Middlesex
Louis L. Kafka
8th Norfolk
Ellen Story
3rd Hampshire
Gale D. Candaras
First Hampden and Hampshire
Cleon H. Turner
1st Barnstable
Sonia Chang-Diaz
Second Suffolk
Linda Dorcena Forry
12th Suffolk
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 01099
By Ms. Elizabeth A. Malia of Boston, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 01099) of Sean
Garballey and others relative to Department of Elder Affairs prevention and elimination of
discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression.. Joint Committee
on Elder Affairs.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven
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An Act relative to LGBT awareness training for aging services providers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Chapter 19A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 official edition, is
2 hereby amended by adding the following new section:-
3 Section 6A: The department shall focus on the prevention and elimination of discrimination
4 based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression, as well as on improving access to
5 services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender elders and caregivers. To that end, the
6 department shall work to ensure that a curriculum is developed that will support the training for
7 the delivery of services. The department shall require that over a period of time such training be
8 completed by all providers of services who contract with or receive funding from the department,
9 from Aging Service Access Points and/or from the MassHealth Office of Long Term Care, or
10 whose services are certified by the department.
11 The department shall develop a process and timeframe for completing such trainings by those
12 who deliver services.