Budget Amendment ID: FY2018-S3-16

OTH 16

Earned Income Tax Credit

Messrs. Eldridge, Cyr and Brady, Ms. Chang-Diaz and Mr. O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section XX the following new sections:-

SECTION  XX. Section 6(h) of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 239 and 243, the number “23” and inserting in place thereof the following number:- 30.

SECTION XX. Section 6(h) of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition is amended by adding the following paragraph:-

(3)  In order to ensure the widest possible dissemination the state and federal earned income credit , the  department shall:  (i) provide all employers with a multilingual poster and a notice that sets forth the rights to the earned income credit under this chapter; (ii) require that all employers doing business in Massachusetts post information about the earned income credit  in a conspicuous location at the place of employment; (iii) coordinate a notification system by the commonwealth to applicants for and recipients of unemployment insurance under chapter 151A, applicants for and recipients of transitional assistance benefits, including food stamps, under chapter 18, and to recipients of subsidized health insurance under chapter 118E; and (iv)  collaborate  with labor organizations,  chambers of commerce, municipalities, community-based organizations, and taxpayer advocates. The multilingual notice requirement in clause (i) shall comply with the language requirements for employer’s unemployment notices under section 62A(d)(iii) of chapter 151A.