General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 18A Department of Youth Services
- Massachusetts General Laws - Department of youth services; commissioner; powers and duties; federal funds - Chapter 18A, Section 1
There shall be a department of youth services, in this chapter called the department, which shall be under the supervision and control of a commissioner...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Delinquency prevention programs - Chapter 18A, Section 2
The department shall provide a comprehensive and coordinated program of delinquency prevention and services to delinquent children and youth referred or committed to the department...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Deputy commissioner - Chapter 18A, Section 3
The commissioner shall appoint, with the approval of the secretary of health and human services, a deputy commissioner who shall not be subject to the...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Bureaus - Chapter 18A, Section 4
There shall be in the department the following bureaus: the bureau of clinical services; the bureau of after-care, delinquency prevention and community services; the bureau...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Bureau of clinical services; duties; detention centers; assistant commissioner - Chapter 18A, Section 5
The bureau of clinical services shall review, upon commitment or referral, the social histories and diagnostic data concerning all persons referred or committed to the...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Bureau of after-care, delinquency prevention and community services; duties; assistant commissioner - Chapter 18A, Section 6
The bureau of after-care, delinquency prevention and community services shall be responsible for the noninstitutional programs of the department, including but not limited to foster...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Bureau of educational services; duties; assistant commissioner - Chapter 18A, Section 7
The bureau of educational services shall establish and maintain programs and curricula for the educational service functions of each institution of the department and for...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Bureau of institutional services; duties; assistant commissioner - Chapter 18A, Section 8
The bureau of institutional services shall operate the Residential Treatment Unit, Oakdale, the Lyman School for Boys at Westborough, the Industrial School for Boys at...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Advisory committee - Chapter 18A, Section 9
There shall be in the department an advisory committee consisting of the commissioner of youth services, the commissioner of welfare, the commissioner of the department...
Last modified: September 11, 2015