SENATE DOCKET, NO. 194        FILED ON: 1/10/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1907

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bruce E. Tarr

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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 requiring fiscal responsibility.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 194        FILED ON: 1/10/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1907

By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1907) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to require fiscal responsibility.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1770 OF 2017-2018.]

 

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 requiring fiscal responsibility.

 

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, rule or regulation to the contrary, any agency that approves a state grant in excess of $500,000 to a person or a public or private entity shall submit a detailed cost benefit analysis to the joint committee on state administration and regulatory oversight no later than 30 days after authorization of said grant. The analysis shall contain: a detailed explanation of the process used for the selection of the grantee; the number of applications for the grant; an accounting of an expectation that the issuance of the grant will create or maintain existing jobs in the Commonwealth, if any; and an account of all grants received by the grantee during the present fiscal year from all other state agencies.