Amendment ID: S2739-21-R1
Redraft Amendment 21
Corrective Amendment
Mr. Rodrigues moves that the proposed new text be amended in section 6, by striking out, in line 63, the words “veteran health care and long-term care facilities” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “veterans’ homes”; and
in said section 6, in proposed subsection (c) of section 222 of chapter 6, by striking out the last sentence; and
in section 6, in proposed subsection (d) of said section 222 of said chapter 6, by striking out, in line 79, the first time it appears, the word “and”.; and
in section 7, by inserting after the word “transportation”, in line 144, the following words:- “and public works”; and
in section 9, by striking out, in line 165, the words “the city of Washington” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “Washington, D.C.”; and
by striking out section 14 and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sections:-
“SECTION 14. Section 62 of chapter 22C of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 1 to 3, inclusive, the words “the board of trustees of the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, or the Soldiers’ Home in Massachusetts located in the city of Chelsea, as the case may be” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- the superintendent of a state-operated veterans’ home.
SECTION 14A. Said section 62 of said chapter 22C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 7, the words “said boards of trustees” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- the superintendents”; and
by striking out section 51 and inserting in place thereof the following 3 sections:-
“SECTION 51. Said section 6 of said chapter 115A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 11, 13 and 14 and 20, the words “said Home” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- the home.
SECTION 51A. Said section 6 of said chapter 115A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 16 and 17, the words “trustees of said Home” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- superintendent of the home.
SECTION 51B. Said section 6 of said chapter 115A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 22 and 24, the words “trustees” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- superintendent.”; and
by striking out section 53 and inserting in place thereof the following 5 sections:-
“SECTION 53. Said section 7 of said chapter 115A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 3, 4 and 11, the word “Home” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following word:- home.
SECTION 53A. Said section 7 of said chapter 115A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 8 and 31, the words “chairman of the board of trustees of such Homes” and inserting in place, thereof in each instance, the following words:- superintendent of the home.
SECTION 53B. Said section 7 of said chapter 115A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 20 and 24, the words “trustees of such Home” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following word:- superintendent of the home.
SECTION 53C. Said section 7 of said chapter 115A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 23, the words “such chairman” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- the superintendent.
SECTION 53D. Said section 7 of said chapter 115A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 26, the words “board of trustees of such Home” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- the superintendent of such home”; and
by striking out section 55 and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sections:-
“SECTION 55. Said section 8 of said chapter 115A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 2, the words “trustees of the respective Homes” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- respective superintendent.
SECTION 55A. Said section 8 of said chapter 115A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 4, 9, 11 and 13, the word “trustees” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- superintendent.”; and
in section 60, by inserting after the figure “50,” the following words:- “the word “commandant””; and
by striking out section 64 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
“SECTION 64. Section 11 of said chapter 115A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 1, the words “trustees of the Soldiers’ Home in Massachusetts” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- superintendent of the state-operated veterans’ home in the city of Chelsea.”; and
in section 71, by striking out, in line 425, the figure “115” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “115A”; and
in said section 71, by inserting after the word “home”, in line 528, the following words:- “in private”; and
in said section 71, by striking out, in line 557, the word “office” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- “department”; and
in said section 71, by striking out, in line 573, the words “secretary of veterans’ services” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- “ombudsperson”; and
in said section 71, by striking out, in line 576, the word “office” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- “department”; and
in said section 71, in proposed subsection (f) of section 16 of chapter 115A, by striking out the third sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- “The ombudsperson shall hire staff necessary and appropriate to fulfill the duties of the emergency hotline and such staff shall report to the ombudsperson.”; and
in said section 71, by striking out, in lines 582 and 600, the words “for each state-operated veterans’ home”.
in said section 71, by inserting after the word “certification”, in line 617, the following words:- “in the department of public health”; and
in section 73, by striking out, in line 641, the word “home” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- “homes”; and
by striking out section 85; and
by inserting before the enacting clause the following emergency preamble:-
“Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to forthwith modernize the governance of state-operated veterans’ homes and ensure the health, safety and welfare of veterans, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health.”.