Amendment #324 to H3400

DEDS-DDS

[Sponsors] Mr. Linsky of Natick, Ms. Benson of Lunenburg, Mr. Brodeur of Melrose, Mr. McMurtry of Dedham, Mr. Scibak of South Hadley, Ms. Khan of Newton, Mr. Swan of Springfield, Mr. Hecht of Watertown, Mr. Winslow of Norfolk, Mr. Dwyer of Woburn, Mr. C. Walsh of Framingham, and Ms. Nyman of Hanover move that the bill be amended in section 2 in item 7061-0012, in line 13, striking out the language “the department shall make funds available to the department of developmental services for the voluntary residential placement program administered by that department” and inserting in place thereof the language  "the department shall make no less than $6,500,000 available to the department of developmental services for the voluntary residential placement prevention program administered by that department;”