SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1467        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1906

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Harriette L. Chandler

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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 provide identification to homeless youth and families.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Harriette L. Chandler

First Worcester

 

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/25/2017

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/25/2017

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

1/27/2017

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

1/31/2017

Jennifer L. Flanagan

Worcester and Middlesex

2/1/2017

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

2/3/2017

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

2/3/2017

William N. Brownsberger

Second Suffolk and Middlesex

11/28/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1467        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1906

 

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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

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An Act to provide identification to homeless youth and families.

 

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. The third sentence of the first paragraph of section 8E of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as amended by section 57 of chapter 133 of the acts of 2016, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "cards" the following words:– 

"including an exceptions process by which a person who is homeless, an unaccompanied homeless youth, or a person who is otherwise unable to meet the established criteria may apply for a Massachusetts identification card and have the fee, for the same, waived.  For the purposes of this section, the term "homeless", shall mean a person as defined by the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, § 103(a), 42 U.S.C. § 11302(a), as amended from time to time, and the term "unaccompanied homeless youth", shall mean a person 24 years of age or younger who is not in the physical custody or care of a parent or legal guardian and who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence."