Amendment #58 to H4000

Establishing a Homeless Veteran Housing Priority Commission

Representatives Jones of North Reading, Peterson of Grafton, Hill of Ipswich, Poirier of North Attleborough and deMacedo of Plymouth move to amend the bill by adding at the end thereof the following new section:-

“SECTION XX. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there is hereby established a special commission for the purposes of determining the cost, feasibility and effects of designating ten percent of public housing in the commonwealth with preference given to combat veterans. The commission shall include the chairs of the joint committee on housing to serve as chairs; the chairs of joint committee on veterans and federal affairs, or their designees; the commissioner of housing and economic development or their designee;  1 member of the senate, appointed by the senate president; 1 member of the senate, appointed by the senate minority leader; 1 member of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house; and 1 member of the house, appointed by the house minority leader, 1 member from the New England Center for Homeless Veterans, and 1 member from the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials. The commission shall submit its report and findings, along with any draft of legislation, to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on housing, and the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate on or before June 1, 2015.”.