Amendment #609 to H4100

Employment Services Amendment

Representatives Michlewitz of Boston, Cabral of New Bedford, Aguiar of Fall River, Balser of Newton, Schmid of Westport, Collins of Boston, O'Day of West Boylston, Kaufman of Lexington, Andrews of Orange, Coakley-Rivera of Springfield, Lawn of Watertown, Henriquez of Boston, Hecht of Watertown, Khan of Newton, Kocot of Northampton, Malia of Boston, Walsh of Boston, Forry of Boston, Kane of Holyoke, Conroy of Wayland and Ehrlich of Marblehead move to amend the bill in Section 2 by striking out line item 4401-1000 in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following:

4401-1000              For employment and training services for recipients of benefits provided under the transitional aid to families with dependent children program; provided, that funds from this item may be expended on former recipients of the program for up to 1 year after termination of their benefits; provided further, that no less than $5,000,000 shall be expended for providers with whom the department entered into service agreements with in fiscal year 2011 as procured under the Competitive Integrated Employment Service program; provided further, that no less than $3,550,000 shall be expended on the Young Parents Program; provided further, that certain parents who have not yet reached the age of 18 years, including those who are ineligible for transitional aid to families with dependent children and who would qualify for benefits under chapter 118 of the General Laws but for the deeming of the grandparents’ income shall be eligible to receive services; provided further, that no less than $50,000 shall be expended for the DTA Works internship program; provided further, that funds shall be provided for learning disability assessments through the University of Massachusetts; provided further, that the department may expend funds for vocational specialists staffed by the university of Massachusetts; and provided further, that funds may be expended for trauma informed employment services, including Project SAFE; provided further, that no less than $794,000 shall be expended for programs operated through the Massachusetts Office of Refugee and Immigrants; provided further that no less than $615,000 shall be expended for transportation benefits for recipients of temporary aid to families with dependent children;  and provided further that no less than $60,000 shall be expended on GED testing services.

$11,028,035