Amendment ID: S2325-22-R1

Redraft Amendment 22

Preserving Local Oversight

Messrs. Humason, Lesser, Welch and O'Connor move to amend the amendment in section 10, in subsection (a), by striking out the second sentence; and

in said section 10, in said subsection (a), by adding the following sentence:- “The executive director shall have access to all property of the commonwealth under the oversight of the department of veterans services in order to carry out the duties of the office; provided, however, the board of trustees of the Soldiers’ Home in Massachusetts or the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke shall not be subject to the control of the executive director; and provided further the executive director shall not have control over the day-to-day operations of the Soldiers’ Home in Massachusetts or the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, including but not limited to personnel and admissions decisions.”