Budget Amendment ID: FY2022-S3-689-R1

Redraft ECO 689

Home Works Program

Ms. Lovely, Ms. DiZoglio, Messrs. Eldridge, Crighton and Moore, Ms. Moran, Messrs. Timilty and Gomez moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7004-0101, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $800,000 shall be expended for the Home Works program; provided further, that the Home Works program shall provide opportunities for children in the emergency housing assistance program to attend out-of-school time and summer programming run by youth serving organizations; provided further, that a youth serving organization shall apply to contract with the department of housing and community development to receive contract slots to serve children in the program; provided further, that youth serving organizations shall obtain criminal offender record information for each staff member employed by the program with responsibilities that include direct care for children pursuant to section 172H of chapter 6 of the General Laws and sex offender registry information pursuant to section 178I of said chapter 6 as well as information that is publicly available from a registry of sex offender information that is operated or coordinated by the federal government; provided further, that the department may expend funds for the administration and implementation of the Home Works program"; and

in said section 2, in said item 7004-0101, by striking out the figure "$195,885,750" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$196,685,750".