Amendment #1031 to H4219

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Representatives O'Day of West Boylston and Khan of Newton move to amend the bill in Section 2A, in item 1599-2023 by adding at the end thereof the following: “provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to establish and implement a process to streamline access to and provide Massachusetts identification cards to persons who are experiencing homelessness, including adults and youth experiencing homelessness, at no cost to such applicants; provided further, said funds shall be used to provide the identification cards, to support staff at the Registry of Motor Vehicles to establish and implement such process, and for the Registry and Department of Housing and Community Development to evaluate the impact of such process on homelessness status, housing stability, health outcomes, and racial equity at six months, twelve months, and twenty-four months after passage of this act; provided further, in order to facilitate the establishment of said process, Section 8E of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 6, after the word “cards”, the following:-

“; provided, however, that the registrar’s regulations shall include a process for a person who is homeless or is an unaccompanied homeless youth to apply for a Massachusetts identification card and to waive any fees associated with obtaining the identification card; provided further, that said process shall allow for a person who is homeless or is an unaccompanied homeless youth to submit proof of residency by providing documentation satisfactory to the registrar (i) from entities that provide services in the commonwealth, including, but not limited to, homeless service providers, or (ii) of services received from a department, division, office or agency of the executive office of health and human services. For the purposes of this section, the term “homeless”, shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 103 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, 42 U.S.C. § 11302(a), as amended from time to time, and the term “unaccompanied homeless youth”, shall mean a person 24 years of age or younger who is not in the physical custody or care of a parent or legal guardian and who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence.”

and in said item by striking out the figures "150,000,000" and inserting in place thereof the figures "$150,200,000".

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #1031 to H4219

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