Massachusetts. General Court. Joint Committee on Human Services and Elderly Affairs

The Joint Committee on Social Welfare was first constituted as a standing committee of the General Court as of 1968, and was renamed Joint Committee on Human Services and Elderly Affairs, effective 1975.

From the description of Committee files, 1971-1987. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86123364

The Joint Committee on Social Welfare was first constituted as a standing committee of the General Court as of 1968 (Senate Journal, Jan 24/Feb 2, l967; House Journal, Jan 25/Jan 30, 1967). It was renamed Joint Committee on Human Services and Elderly Affairs, effective 1975 (Senate Journal, June 19, l974; House Journal, July 23, l974). The committee considers all matters concerning public welfare, children, the elderly, the handicapped, mental health, drug rehabilitation and control, veterans benefits, alcoholism, the correction system (including administration, prisoners' rights, furloughs, work release, probation, rehabilitation, and parole), other social service programs, and other matters referred.

NAME AUTHORITY NOTE. Series relating to the agencies described above can be found by searching the following access points for the time period stated: 1968-1974--Massachusetts. General Court. Joint Committee on Social Welfare; 1975-present--Massachusetts. General Court. Joint Committee on Human Services and Elderly Affairs.

From the description of Agency history record. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122521142