SECTION 1. Subsection (a) of section 190 of chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting before the definition of “Domestic worker” the following definition:-
“Au pair”, a foreign national who has been granted a J-1 visa solely for participation in the federal Department of State-designated exchange visitor program governed by 22 CFR section 62.31.
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (j), (k), (l) and (m) of said section 190 shall not apply to an au pair on or before June 30, 2020.
SECTION 3. Subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (j), (k), (l) and (m) of said section 190 shall be in effect with relation to an au pair beginning on July 1, 2020.
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