A communication from the Office of the Child Advocate (see Section 10 of Chapter 18C of the General Laws) submitting its annual report of the office’s accomplishments and activities for fiscal year 2024

This is a procedural bill (HD 4589) that requires the Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) to submit its annual report of accomplishments and activities for fiscal year 2024. It does not create new laws or policies - it simply transmits the OCA’s existing annual report to the legislature. The report details the OCA’s work, including data on child welfare cases, critical incidents, and outreach efforts (e.g., 98,647 parents/caregivers served by DCF in FY23). No individuals or entities are directly affected by this procedural submission, as it only formalizes the OCA’s routine reporting obligation under M.G.L. c. 18C § 5.