HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 878 FILED ON: 1/19/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 367
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kevin G. Honan
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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:
An Act excluding payments for foster care in computing rent and determining eligibility for subsidized housing.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Kevin G. Honan | 17th Suffolk |
Michael J. Moran | 18th Suffolk |
Frank I. Smizik | 15th Norfolk |
Sonia Chang-Diaz |
[District]
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James J. Dwyer | 30th Middlesex |
Cory Atkins | 14th Middlesex |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex |
Gloria L. Fox | 7th Suffolk |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 878 FILED ON: 1/19/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 367
By Mr. Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 367) of Kevin G. Honan and others for legislation to exclude payments for foster care in computing rent and determining eligibility for subsidized housing. Housing. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 3576 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act excluding payments for foster care in computing rent and determining eligibility for subsidized housing.
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 32 of Chapter 121B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the sixth paragraph the following new paragraph:- In determining the net income of the tenant family for the purpose of computing the rent and determining eligibility for admission and continued occupancy, adoption assistance payments in excess of $480 per year per adopted child shall be excluded from income. In determining the net income of the tenant family for the purpose of computing the rent and determining eligibility for admission and continued occupancy, payments received for the care of foster children or foster adults shall be excluded from income.
