Amendment #809 to H4000

Out of state spending of taxpayer funded programs

Representatives O'Connell of Taunton, Cole of Peabody, Diehl of Whitman, Fattman of Sutton, Kuros of Uxbridge and Lombardo of Billerica move to amend the bill by adding the following section:

“SECTION XXXX: Cash assistance may not be accessed or used in states other than Massachusetts and border states. The department of transitional assistance shall track, on a monthly basis, out of state card usage, excluding border states. The department of transitional assistance shall investigate and contact a recipient, whose card has been used out of state, excluding border states. Border states shall include New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont and New York.  The department of transitional assistance shall promulgate other necessary regulations in accordance with this section.”