Amendment #4 to H4047

Autism commission to study affordable supportive housing

Mr. Sannicandro of Ashland moves to amend the bill by striking out Section 29 in its entirety and replacing it with the following:-

The Massachusetts commission on autism as established by Section 217 of Chapter 6 shall make an investigation and study of the present, and anticipated future, statewide affordable supportive housing needs for the commonwealth's population of persons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The commission shall develop and conduct a statewide housing survey to determine the current status of affordable supportive housing stock for adults with ASD, and shall make recommendations in regard thereto. Additionally, the commission shall review the rise in the prevalence of ASD diagnoses among children in the past 30 years and shall make estimates of the number of children, aged 21 or younger with ASD who will become adults in the coming decades and the resulting need for affordable supportive housing for those ASD adults, and shall recommend a plan-of-action for the commonwealth in regard thereto. The commission shall report to the General Court the results of its investigation and study and its recommendations by filing the same with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives on or before June 30, 2015.