Budget Amendment ID: FY2017-S4-831

ECO 831

Emergency Assistance Family Shelters

Messrs. deMacedo, Tarr and Lesser moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7004-0101, by striking out the following: -

“provided further, that temporary emergency assistance shall be provided to families who on the date of application for emergency assistance have no other feasible alternative housing, as defined in 760 CMR 67.06.1(b), and who, but for not having spent 1 night in a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, including but not limited to a car, park, abandoned building, medical facility, bus or train station, airport or camping ground, would be eligible for emergency assistance under clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv); provided further, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 1, 2017 detailing expenditures under the previous proviso, including the number of families who received emergency assistance;”

and provided further, by striking the figure “$155,058,948” and inserting in place thereof the following figure: -  “$191,893,512”.