Budget Amendment ID: FY2017-S4-608-R1

Redraft EHS 608

TAFDC Caretaker Exemption

Mr. Barrett, Ms. L'Italien, Ms. Creem, Messrs. Eldridge, Wolf, Donnelly, Brady, Moore and Lewis, Ms. Forry, Messrs. Joyce, Brownsberger and McGee, Ms. Chang-Diaz and Mr. Montigny moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section 52 the following section:-

“SECTION 52A.   Subsection (e) of said section 110 of said chapter 5 is hereby amended by striking out clause (2), as appearing in section 24 of chapter 158 of the acts of 2014, and inserting in place thereof the following clause:-

(2) recipients who must care for a child, spouse, sibling or half-sibling, parent, grandparent, child’s other parent or parent or grandparent of the recipient’s spouse or child’s other parent with a disability; provided, however, that a recipient who requests an exemption under this clause shall apply for supplemental security income benefits under Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1381-1383f, on behalf of the child, spouse, sibling or half-sibling, parent, grandparent, child’s other parent or parent or grandparent of the recipient’s spouse or child’s other parent with a disability if directed to do so by the department.”.