HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3196        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3431

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Shaunna L. O'Connell

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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to securing public housing.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

1/16/2015

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

4/8/2015

Robert L. Hedlund

Plymouth and Norfolk

4/8/2015

Marc T. Lombardo

22nd Middlesex

4/8/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3196        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3431

By Mrs. O’Connell of Taunton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3431) of Shaunna L. O’Connell and others relative to the public housing application process.  Housing.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to securing public housing.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 23B of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-

Section 31.  All applicants and household members over the age of 18 shall provide a social security number upon application for public housing. All legal non-resident applicants and household members shall provide an alien registration number; provided that immigration status and alien registration number of all non-citizens applicants and household members shall be checked through the federal Immigration and Naturalization Service.  No applicants shall be given temporary placeholder social security numbers, unless under lawfully protected status.

The alien registration number and immigration status of non-citizen applicants and household members shall be checked through the federal Immigration and Naturalization Service and re-verified upon expiration of their alien registration documents.

All applicants and household members 14 years of age and older shall have their criminal offender record information checked prior to admission to housing; provided that all applicants shall provide a social security number for this purpose. Applicants who do not provide a social security number shall not be eligible for housing. Housing authorities shall have full access to criminal offender record information.