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SUMMARY:PFAS Interagency Task Force Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The PFAS Interagency Task Force will hold its third meeting to review and investigate water and ground contamination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances across the commonwealth. The purpose of this hearing is to identify the various impacts of PFAS chemicals on public health and the environment\, testing and detection methods and tools for PFAS chemicals in ecosystems\, and the threat PFAS chemicals pose when measured at different levels. The Task Force will also receive a briefing from the Department of Environmental Protection on the recent release of a USGS River Study\, conducted in November 2020. \nThese topics will be covered by Dr. Phil Brown\, University Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Health Sciences\, and Director of the Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute at Northeastern University\, Dr. Laurel Schaider\, Senior Scientist with the Silent Springs Institute\, Dr. Rainer Lohmann\, Professor of Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography\, and Marc Nascarella\, the Massachusetts State Toxicologist for the Department of Public Health. \n Written comments will be accepted by email. \n This Task Force meeting will be held virtually and livestreamed for the public via www.malegislature.gov. \nWith questions\, please contact  Griffin Tighe (griffin.tighe@mahouse.gov) in Chair Hogan’s office or Jeffrey Soares (jeffrey.soares@masenate.gov) in Chair Cyr’s office.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/pfas-interagency-task-force-meeting-3/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
CATEGORIES:Public Hearing/Meeting
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SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Education Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Education will will hold a virtual hearing on the bills listed here\, including the below bill sponsored by Senator Comerford. \n\n\n\nBILL\nBILL TITLE\nSPONSOR\n\n\n\n\nS.295\nAn Act establishing a Special Education Funding Reform Commission\nJo Comerford\n\n\n\nWe invite you to submit testimony and/or testify on bills you care about. Testimony on bills in this hearing should be addressed to Committee Co-Chairs Senator Jason Lewis and Representative Alice Peisch. \nTo sign up to offer live remote testimony\, please fill out this form by 12:00 p.m. Thursday\, July 1. Registration is required for oral testimony and late registrants will not be accepted. Once registered\, you will receive further instructions via email. Testimony will be limited to 3 minutes. \nWritten testimony can be emailed to House Chair Alice Peisch at Alice.Peisch@mahouse.gov and Senate Chair Jason Lewis at Jason.Lewis@masenate.gov\, and please copy Sen. Comerford (jo.comerford@masenate.gov). When sending written testimony\, the subject line should read “Education Committee Testimony\, [Bill Number]”. \nThis hearing will be conducted via Microsoft Teams and livestreamed on the Legislature’s website. This hearing will be recorded and archived. By registering to submit testimony\, you agree to release to the public all information you have included. All written and oral testimony submitted to the Committee is public information provided upon request. The Committee will make reasonable efforts to ensure the email address or other contact information provided will not be published. Do not include any information you do not intend to make public\, such as medical or other personally identifiable information. \nBills will not be heard in the order in which they appear here; rather\, they will be heard in an order determined by the Chairs.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-education-hearing-12/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
CATEGORIES:Bill Hearing
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