Amendment ID: S2622-14

Amendment 14

Language Justice Provisions

Ms. DiZoglio and Mr. O'Connor move that the proposed new text be amended in Section 2A, in item 1599-0080, in line 48, by inserting after the words “geographic equity” the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $10,000,000 shall be expended for a multilingual communications outreach plan to disseminate information in the top ten most frequently spoken languages in the commonwealth through print, radio, digital and television media to inform the public regarding: (i) the purpose and public health benefits of frequent rapid antigen testing; (ii) where and how to access free 2019 novel coronavirus rapid antigen tests; (iii) how to use such tests at home, in school, in the workplace and in other settings; and (iv) what to do if the test result is positive”; and in line 51, by striking out the figure “$30,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$40,000,000”.