Amendment #603 to H4100

Amendment to 7004-0101 - Emergency Shelter Assistance

Representatives Wolf of Cambridge, Rushing of Boston, Fox of Boston, Canavan of Brockton, Aguiar of Fall River, Sullivan of Fall River, Hecht of Watertown, Schmid of Westport, Turner of Dennis, Kocot of Northampton, Provost of Somerville, Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, Cabral of New Bedford, Basile of Boston, Brady of Brockton, Ross of Attleboro, Smizik of Brookline, Swan of Springfield, Atkins of Concord, Lawn of Watertown, Forry of Boston, Malia of Boston, Andrews of Orange, Khan of Newton, Balser of Newton, Sciortino of Medford and Campbell of Methuen moves to amend the bill in item 7004-0101 in section 2 by striking out the words “for a period of no more than 8 months”, and further

by inserting after the words “(d) families who are in a housing situation where they are not the primary lease holder and pursuant to the state sanitary code there is a material health and safety risk that would likely result in a significant detriment should the family remain in the housing situation” the following new words: --

“and families who do not have access to any feasible alternative housing and are staying in or are at imminent risk of having to stay in a situation not meant for human habitation, such as a car, emergency room, or on the streets;

and by adding at the end, the following: -

“provided further, that, notwithstanding any provision of any general or special law or of this item to the contrary, the rules governing eligibility for the emergency assistance program funded by this item and item 7004-0103 shall remain the same as in fiscal year 2012 at least until January 1, 2013 in order to provide time for a full evaluation of the impact of increased housing and prevention resources on demand for emergency shelter.”