HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1982        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 678

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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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 establishing an affordable housing qualification commission.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/19/2017

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

10/23/2017

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

10/23/2017

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

2/3/2017

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

10/23/2017

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

10/23/2017

Donald H. Wong

9th Essex

10/23/2017

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

10/23/2017

Geoff Diehl

7th Plymouth

10/23/2017

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

10/23/2017

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

10/23/2017

Nicholas A. Boldyga

3rd Hampden

10/23/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1982        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 678

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 678) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to low and moderate income housing qualifications and recertification.  Housing.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1120 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act establishing an affordable housing qualification commission.

 

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. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary there is hereby established a special commission and study on low and moderate income housing qualifications and recertification, which shall investigate and document the levels and impacts of recertification management and practices within local housing authorities, and develop a strategy and recommendations to reduce, minimize or eliminate recertification fraud. The commission shall review the policies that underlay existing publicly financed and funded housing development programs and practices of low income and moderate income housing recertification in the commonwealth.

The commission shall consist of the secretary of housing and economic development or a designee, 1 members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; 1 members of the senate appointed by the senate president; 1 member of the house of representatives appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; 1 member of the senate appointed by the senate minority leader; 2 members appointed by the governor; 1 of whom shall be a commissioner of a local housing authority and 1 of whom shall be an individual with expertise in low income and moderate income housing.

The executive office of housing and economic development and its subdivisions shall provide technical support to the commission.

The commission shall file its report, together with recommendations for changes to improve recertification management with clerks of the house and senate, the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on housing and the joint chairs, and the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on municipalities and regional government.