Legal unit general counsel opinion files, <[197- -ongoing]>.

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Legal unit general counsel opinion files, <[197- -ongoing]>.

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In its statutory role (MGLA c 28A) as advocate for services to children in Massachusetts, specifically in coordinating services to children in public and privately funded programs and in regulating provision of day care and substitute care for children, the Office for Children must set policy; propose and interpret legislation; and promulgate and implement regulations. Series is created by the office's legal unit to provide the office director (commissioner from 1987) and staff with legal background needed to carry out these activities.

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St 1972, c 785 established the Office for Children within the Executive Office for Human Services, with a director appointed by the governor (by the secretary of human services per St 1985, c 737, s 30; title changed to commissioner per St 1987, c 553, s 6), and supported by a Statewide Advisory Council (which see). Its functions include serving as an advocate for the needs of children and disseminating information on children's services; promoting development of programs and servic...