Amendment ID: S2789-14-R1

Redraft Amendment 14

Taunton State Hospital

Mr. Pacheco moves that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section 50 the following 2 sections:-

“SECTION 50A. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the executive office of health and human services and the department of mental health shall maintain not less than the same number of beds, employees and administrative hospital services at the Taunton state hospital as was in place on June 30, 2020.

SECTION 50B. Section 50A is hereby repealed.”; and

by adding the following section:-

“SECTION 53. Section 50B shall take effect on June 30, 2021.”.