Amendment ID: S2842-183

Amendment 183

Coordinating benefits programs for families

Ms. Jehlen, Messrs. Eldridge, Welch, Moore, Feeney, Brady and O'Connor and Ms. Moran move that the proposed new text be amended by adding the following section:--

"SECTION XX Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Department of Transitional Assistance shall identify beneficiaries of Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children benefits and/or SNAP benefits who reported earnings from employment at any time in calendar year 2020 and shall notify them by means of text message and email that they may be eligible for benefits through the Department of Unemployment Assistance, the typical amounts for which they might be eligible, and how to apply for said benefits; provided further, the Department of Transitional Assistance shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Ways and Means on a monthly basis the number of Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children cases that close because of receipt of benefits through said Department of Unemployment Assistance and the approximate savings to the Commonwealth from those closings."