Amendment ID: S2292-15.2

Further Amendment 15.2

Housing prefence study

Mr. Donnelly moves to further amend amendment #15 by striking the words "Section 32 of chapter 121B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

Notwithstanding any general or special law or regulation to the contrary, an applicant for assisted housing under this chapter who is not eligible for federal assisted housing under 42 U.S.C. section 1436a or 8 U.S.C. section 1641 shall not displace or be given priority over any applicant who is so eligible." and inserting in place thereof the following:-

The department of housing and community development shall determine and report the costs and benefits of determining preference for state assisted public housing based upon individuals status under the terms and conditions of 42 U.S.C. § 1436a or 8 U.S.C. § 1641. The report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the estimated number of documented aliens currently eligible for state assisted public housing that will be denied housing by implementing preference limited to the terms and conditions of 42 U.S.C. § 1436a or 8 U.S.C. § 1641, including, but not limited to, aliens documented under a temporary protected status; (ii) the costs to other state programs as a result of implementing the limitation on state assisted public housing preference or eligibility; and (iii) the costs to the department and to the office of the attorney general of adjudicating appeals, grievances and defending legal challenges of decisions based upon the immigration status of applicants. The department shall submit its report to the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means and the chairs of the joint committee on housing not later than October 31, 2014.