Budget Amendment ID: FY2020-S3-774-R1

Redraft ECO 774

Home and Healthy for Good

Messrs. Feeney, Moore, Welch, Eldridge, Brady, Keenan, Collins, Timilty and O'Connor, Ms. Lovely, Mr. Cyr and Ms. Rausch moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7004-0104, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not later than January 2, 2020 the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance, Inc. shall file a report with the clerks of the house of representatives and senate, the department of housing and community development and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) the number of people served, including available demographic information; (ii) the average cost per participant; (iii) whether participants have previously received services from the department; and (iv) any cost-savings to the commonwealth associated with this program; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for a statewide permanent supportive housing program to serve people experiencing long-term homelessness and who have complex medical and behavioral health needs for the purpose of ending homelessness, promoting housing stability and reducing costly utilization of emergency and acute care; provided further, that the Massachusetts Alliance for Supportive Housing LLC shall be solely responsible for the administration of this program; provided further, that not later than January 2, 2020 the Massachusetts Alliance for Supportive Housing LLC shall file a report with the clerks of the house of representatives and senate, the department of housing and community development and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (a) the number of people served, including available demographic information; (b) the average cost per participant; (c) whether participants have previously received services from the department; and (d) any projected cost-savings associated with the program for the department or in the utilization of emergency and acute care"; and

in said section 2, in said item 7004-0104, by striking out the figure "$2,390,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$2,890,000".