SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1764        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 70

 

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

1/31/2017

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/1/2017

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

2/3/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1764        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 70

By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 70) of Marc R. Pacheco, Antonio F. D. Cabral, James B. Eldridge and Michael D. Brady for legislation to ensure accountability in the Department of Transitional Assistance.  Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 98 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 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.