SENATE DOCKET, NO. 516        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 98

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Marc R. Pacheco

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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 to ensure accountability in the Department of Transitional Assistance.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Marc R. Pacheco

First Plymouth and Bristol

 

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

 

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

 

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

 

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

 

Stephen Kulik

1st Franklin

 

Claire D. Cronin

11th Plymouth

 

Jose F. Tosado

9th Hampden

 

James T. Welch

Hampden

 

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

 

Thomas P. Kennedy

Second Plymouth and Bristol

3/4/2015


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 516        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 98

By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 98) of Marc R. Pacheco, Antonio F. D. Cabral, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Colleen M. Garry and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure accountability in the Department of Transitional Assistance.  Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

 

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 to ensure accountability in the Department of Transitional Assistance.

 

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. Subsection (B) of said section 2 of said chapter 18 of the General Laws, as amended by Chapter 5 of the Acts of 1995, is hereby amended by inserting the following new clause:- (j) not delegate to other than to its own employees the administration, determination of eligibility, or supervision of the state plan which are currently being performed by department employees.