Bill Text: MA S72 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Promote self-sufficiency
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-04 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the Senate Committee On Ways and Means [S72 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S72-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tarr, Bruce (SEN)
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act to promote self-sufficiency
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Tarr, Bruce (SEN) |
First Essex and Middlesex |
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Richard R. Tisei |
Middlesex and Essex |
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Michael R. Knapik |
Second Hampden and Hampshire |
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Robert L. Hedlund |
Plymouth and Norfolk |
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Scott P. Brown |
Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S00116 OF .]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act to promote self-sufficiency.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 110 (d) of Chapter 5 of the Acts of 1995 is hereby amended by inserting after the end of the first paragraph the following paragraph: -
“Notwithstanding any law or provision to the contrary, families ineligible for cash assistance may be considered recipients for purposes of eligibility for employment support program funded services, including child care, provided that such services are made available for the purpose of enabling recipients to begin and/or maintain employment, and that a sliding scale is used to administer those benefits in a manner consistent with facilitating economic independence.”
SECTION 2. The Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Administration and Finance, and the Commissioner of the Department of Transitional Assistance are hereby authorized and directed to develop a methodology for the implementation of Section 1 above, by which employment support program funded services are provided to recipients for the purposes of encouraging them to begin or maintain employment without suffering a disadvantage as compared to remaining unemployed in order to receive any and all available benefits.
SECTION 3. The provisions of Section 1 shall become effective one year following the passage of this Act. The methodology required by Section 2 shall be developed not later than six months following the passage of this Act.
