HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2367        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 102

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Marjorie C. Decker

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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 reduce deep poverty among kids.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/15/2019

Michael J. Moran

18th Suffolk

1/22/2019

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

1/22/2019

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/23/2019

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

1/23/2019

Bud L. Williams

11th Hampden

1/23/2019

Gerard J. Cassidy

9th Plymouth

1/23/2019

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

1/23/2019

Daniel Cahill

10th Essex

1/23/2019

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

1/23/2019

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

2/1/2019

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

1/24/2019

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

1/25/2019

John Barrett, III

1st Berkshire

2/1/2019

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

1/29/2019

David Biele

4th Suffolk

1/30/2019

Paul Brodeur

32nd Middlesex

2/1/2019

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

1/24/2019

Peter Capano

11th Essex

1/30/2019

Daniel R. Carey

2nd Hampshire

1/31/2019

Harriette L. Chandler

First Worcester

1/30/2019

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Brendan P. Crighton

Third Essex

1/30/2019

Daniel R. Cullinane

12th Suffolk

1/29/2019

Michael S. Day

31st Middlesex

1/28/2019

Diana DiZoglio

First Essex

1/31/2019

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

1/31/2019

Daniel M. Donahue

16th Worcester

1/29/2019

Paul J. Donato

35th Middlesex

1/25/2019

William J. Driscoll, Jr.

7th Norfolk

1/31/2019

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

1/30/2019

Lori A. Ehrlich

8th Essex

2/1/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/29/2019

Nika C. Elugardo

15th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Dylan A. Fernandes

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

1/25/2019

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/26/2019

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

1/30/2019

Carlos González

10th Hampden

1/24/2019

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

1/31/2019

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

2/1/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

1/25/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

1/24/2019

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Christopher Hendricks

11th Bristol

1/29/2019

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

1/31/2019

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

1/29/2019

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

1/31/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/28/2019

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/29/2019

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

1/24/2019

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

1/31/2019

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

2/1/2019

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

1/25/2019

Jay D. Livingstone

8th Suffolk

1/31/2019

Adrian C. Madaro

1st Suffolk

1/24/2019

John J. Mahoney

13th Worcester

1/29/2019

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

1/25/2019

Paul W. Mark

2nd Berkshire

1/31/2019

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

1/26/2019

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

1/30/2019

Joan Meschino

3rd Plymouth

1/30/2019

Christina A. Minicucci

14th Essex

1/28/2019

Liz Miranda

5th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Rady Mom

18th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Frank A. Moran

17th Essex

1/24/2019

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

1/28/2019

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

1/30/2019

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

1/27/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/24/2019

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

1/30/2019

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

1/31/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

1/25/2019

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

1/28/2019

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

1/29/2019

Jon Santiago

9th Suffolk

1/31/2019

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

1/28/2019

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/25/2019

Paul F. Tucker

7th Essex

1/28/2019

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

1/24/2019

Andres X. Vargas

3rd Essex

1/31/2019

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

2/1/2019

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

1/29/2019

Susannah M. Whipps

2nd Franklin

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2367        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 102

By Ms. Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 102) of Marjorie C. Decker and others relative to the monthly benefits for certain recipients of the aid to parents with dependent children and emergency aid programs.  Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act to reduce deep poverty among kids.

 

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 fourth paragraph of section 2 of chapter 118 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking said paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following new paragraph:-

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the payment standards for monthly benefits for the program not including the rental allowance shall be increased effective July first of each year beginning with July 1, 2019 by 10 percent above the payment standard in effect in the previous fiscal year until the payment standard for the household size equals 50 percent of the federal poverty level for the household size; provided further, that once the payment standard for the household size equals 50 percent of the federal poverty level for the household size, the payment standard shall be increased effective July first of each year in order that the payment standard shall be no less than 50% of the poverty level for the household size as determined by the federal Department of Health and Human Services;

provided further, that the need standard and the payment amounts shall be further increased by the amount of a clothing allowance in the month for which it is paid and by the rental allowance for households incurring a rent or mortgage expense and not residing in public or subsidized housing.

SECTION 2. Section 1 of chapter 117A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following new paragraph:-

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the payment standards for monthly benefits for the program shall be increased effective July first of each year beginning with July 1, 2019 by 10 percent above the payment standard in effect in the previous fiscal year until the payment standard for the household size equals 50 percent of the federal poverty level for the household size; provided further, that once the payment standard for the household size equals 50 percent of the federal poverty level for the household size, the payment standard shall be increased effective July first of each year in order that the payment standard shall be no less than 50% of the poverty level for the household size as determined by the federal Department of Health and Human Services.