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§ 1 — Establishment

Massachusetts § 1
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title IIEXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
Ch. 18BDEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 18B, § 1 (2026).

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[The Department of Social Services was changed to the Department of Children and Families by 2008, 176, Sec. 25.] Section 1. There shall be a department of children and families, in this chapter called the department.

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