Consolidated Amendment #C to H.4400

Consolidated Amendment "C" to H4400

Social Services and Veterans

Fiscal Note: $2,829,000

Amendments from Veteran Services and Soldiers Homes: 7, 32, 77, 81, 84, 90, 93, 111, 127, 141, 142, 167, 173, 176, 244, 251, 276, 293, 309, 311, 369, 392, 468, 471, 501, 520, 537, 574, 657, 903, 918, 1065, 1134, 1261, 1272, 1314, 1345

Amendment 945 has been re-categorized from Legislation, Non-Budget

Amendments from Social Services: 39, 101, 106, 107, 115, 138, 171, 188, 218, 233, 283, 323, 341, 344, 383, 396, 399, 473, 505, 569, 624, 689, 702, 704, 724, 733, 755, 806, 833, 837, 849, 899, 909, 937, 939, 943, 945, 948, 975, 1006, 1027, 1056, 1083, 1084, 1087, 1156, 1196, 1274, 1351, 1361

Mr. Sánchez of Boston and others move to amend H.4400 in section 2, in item 1410-0010, by inserting after the words “department of veterans’ services” the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be allocated for Heidrea for Heroes; provided further, that not less than $85,000 shall be expended for the NEADS Assistance Dogs for Veterans program to train assistance dogs for veterans; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Gaudette-Kirk Post 138 district 4 American Legion 100th anniversary celebration; and provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the Somerset Veterans Department for the implementation of veteran grave identification software;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$3,364,275” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $3,634,275;

And further amend said section 2, in item 1410-0012, by striking out the words “and provided further, that centers shall provide services to veterans who were discharged after September 11, 2001 and the families of those veterans” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- ; provided further, that centers shall provide services to veterans who were discharged after September 11, 2001 and the families of those veterans; provided further, that the department shall make a payment equal to the amount appropriated for each outreach center funded by this item in fiscal year 2018; provided further, that each outreach center receiving funds under this item shall report to the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 15, 2019 on: (a) the numbers of veterans served annually; (b) the cost and types of programs, including evidence based programs, offered to veterans; and (c) a 5-year spending plan or outline that shall include a discussion of the implementation or further development of evidence-based programs and program evaluation; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for Nathan Hale Outreach Centers; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the Veterans Oral History project at the Morse Institute Library in Natick; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the Cape & Islands Veterans Outreach Center for the purpose of the Grace Veterans Program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Disabled American Veterans Department of Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Vietnam Veterans of America organization in Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $124,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center women’s housing program; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to Home Base, for education and training in veterans' mental and behavioral health issues, including suicide prevention and substance misuse and treatment; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Springfield chapter of NABVET’s Veteran’s First Outreach Center to provide outreach services to veterans in Hampden county;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$3,100,000” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $4,224,000;

And further amend said section 2, in item 1410-0250, by inserting after the words “in fiscal year 2018” the following words:- ; and provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for transitional services at Our Neighbors’ Table in the city of Amesbury”;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$3,202,655” and inserting in place thereof the figure: - $3,232,655;

And further amend said section 2, in item 1410-1616, by inserting after the words “war memorials” the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the Korean War Memorial in Charlestown’s Navy Yard; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the construction of a Veterans' Memorial Parkway in the city known as the town of Franklin; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the creation of a Vietnam War Veterans Memorial in the city of Beverly; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Vietnam Wall that Heals project in the city of Fitchburg;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$150,000” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $280,000;

And further amend said section 2, in item 4400-1004, by striking out the figure “3,500,000” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $4,000,000;

And further amend said section 2, in item 4401-1000 by inserting after the words “employment services program” the following words:- ; provided that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Ascentria Care Alliance;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$14,164,226” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $14,239,226;

And further amend said section 2, in item 4800-0038, by striking out the words “and provided further, that the department may contract with provider agencies for the coordination and management of services, including flex services” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- provided further, that the department may contract with provider agencies for the coordination and management of services, including flex services; provided further, that programs in substantial regulatory and contractual compliance shall receive not less than the same level of funding in fiscal year 2019 as received in fiscal year 2018; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Suffolk County Children’s Advocacy Center; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended on the Weymouth Teen Center; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended on the Children’s Cove Cape and Islands Child Advocacy Center; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a Teen Center in Milton; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Italian Home for Children; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Rick’s Place of Wilbraham; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Treehouse Foundation of Easthampton for planning to expand the Intergenerational Treehouse Community model in the Boston MetroWest; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended on the North Andover Youth Center; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for New England Community Services’ Mentoring Emerging Youth Adults program;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$297,006,577” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $297,706,577.

And further amend the bill, after section 19, by inserting the following section:-

SECTION 19A. The first paragraph of section 2 of chapter 118 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- Notwithstanding chapter 5 of the acts of 1995 or any other general or special law to the contrary, aid shall be provided for each such child or children without regard to whether the child was conceived or born after the parent began receiving aid under this chapter.

And further moves to amend the bill, after section 23, by inserting the following 6 sections:-

SECTION 23A. Subsection (a) of section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995, as amended by section 21 of chapter 158 of the acts of 2014, is hereby further amended by striking out the definition of “Child of record.”

SECTION 23B. Said section 110 of said chapter 5 of the acts of 1995 is hereby further amended by striking out subsection (c).

SECTION 23C. Clause (3) of subsection (e) of said section 110 of said chapter 5, as amended by section 25 of chapter 158 of the acts of 2014, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “recipients with a child of record under the age of two years or any child other than the child of record who is under the age of three months” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- recipients with a child under the age of 2 years.

SECTION 23D. The first paragraph of subsection (j) of said section 110 of said chapter 5, as appearing in section 218 of chapter 149 of the acts of 2004, as amended by section 27 of chapter 158 of the acts of 2014, is hereby further amended by striking out the second sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The program shall require that the head of household in each such family, or both parents in a 2-parent family, shall participate in work-related activities for 20 hours each week if the youngest child in the family is between the age of 2 and the age at which full-time schooling is mandatory, and for 30 hours each week if the youngest child in the family is the age at which full-time schooling is mandatory or older.

SECTION 23E. Said subsection (j) of said section 110 of said chapter 5, as amended by section 528 of chapter 26 of the acts of 2003, is hereby further amended by striking out the last paragraph.

SECTION 23F. The second sentence of section 130 of said chapter 5 is hereby amended by striking out the words “; the ineligibility of children born after the child of record for assistance”.

And further amend the bill, after section 24, the following section:-

SECTION 24A. Section 21 of chapter 158 of the Acts of 2014 is hereby repealed.

And further amend the bill, after section 45, by inserting the following section:-

SECTION 45A. Sections 19A, 23A, 23B, 23C, 23D, 23E, 23F, and 24A shall take effect on July 1, 2019.